Arctic disputes won’t all be solved with more arms

There are less militaristic and less costly ways to assert sovereignty over Canada’s North and enhance world peace.

A CC-177 Globemaster arrives in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on Feb. 13, 2016. The rapid pace of climate change means that mounting threats other than Russia and China need urgent attention, writes Erika Simpson. DND photograph by MCpl Louis Brunet

Opinion

BY ERIKA SIMPSON

November 22, 2023

Canada’s commitment to modernize NORAD, outlined in Strong, Secure, Engaged, through the Roadmap for a Renewed Canada-U.S. Partnership, and the Joint Statement on NORAD Modernization, explains the government intends to invest $3-billion over...

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