Canadian Forces Base Resolute Bay is a better choice

Given the new adversarial relationship with the U.S. and our inability to trust any bilateral or international treaty they would sign, Canada would be wise to invest seriously in our own defence.

A Canadian CF-18 fighter aircraft, pictured. The Canadian Forces could use the Resolute Bay facility to support fighter operations, long-range maritime patrol aircraft and unmanned arial vehicles used for Arctic surveillance. A long-range air defence radar would add to the North Warning System, writes Pierre Leblanc. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces/DND

Opinion

BY PIERRE LEBLANC

March 15, 2025

OTTAWA—The leader of the Conservative Party has announced his intention to build a Canadian Forces base in Iqaluit, Nunavut, to increase our security in the Arctic. I am puzzled. Our present enemy is Russia. One of the Russian threats to NORAD is from the North. Iqaluit i...

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