The rapidly changing array of global powers, coupled with contested territories like the Arctic and coveted new frontiers like outer space, has dramatically influenced Canadian foreign policies. Old controversies like the demarcation of Canadian and international waters also stifle Canada's justification to protect political power over its borders. Foreign policies to protect Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic and ensure a spot in the race for orbital and celestial appropriation are a few examples of issues at the center of the Canadian geopolitical agenda.