Poilievre’s Arctic follies

Canada has the ability to rapidly deploy military personnel to Iqaluit, so what could possibly be gained through having troops stationed there permanently?

The Conservatives’ plan for the North includes doubling the size of the Canadian Arctic Rangers, but it will hardly serve as a deterrent to those ‘hostile powers’ they want to thwart, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Sgt Jean-François Lauzé

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

February 17, 2025

OTTAWA—I am not sure exactly who is providing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre with his military advice, but whoever it is needs a better understanding of the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces.

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