The Epoch Times has a great story at this link:
http://www.theepochtimes.com/...
It may be wishful thinking, but there is hope that Obama and Harper will discuss the plight of caribou and salmon in Far North, as well as other issues.
As an Alaksan, I love my Canadian neighbors. The concept of Obama and Harper actually discussing the importance of healthy caribou herds and healthy salmon populations is about as endearing as any concept I've heard discussed lately.
Follow the link above to the Epoch Times story for a terrific read.
To expand...here's some relevant text from Cindy Chun's story in Epoch Times.
"...The issues relate to two Canada-U.S. conservation treaties, one signed in 1987 covering the caribou, and the other signed in 2002 covering the salmon.
Yukon Premier Dennis Fenti has urged Mr. Harper to raise the subject with Mr. Obama to ensure that both countries "are being very vigilant in making sure that all terms and conditions of those agreements are being met by both parties."
The Yukon River Salmon Agreement obliges Canada and the U.S. to coordinate management and conservation of the salmon that mostly spawn in Canadian waters but are fished by both countries.
Yukon First Nations have the right to subsistence harvest under their land claim agreements, but as good stewards of the land and wildlife they have voluntarily cut back on their harvest, Mr. Fenti said..."