Canada is falling behind on delivering strategic power for Arctic defence

At a moment when Canada is committing to a generational rebuild of its northern defence strategy, the foundational question of how we power our defensive capabilities demands a serious and urgent answer.
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson recently announced $40-million to 'assess the potential' of Canadian-deployed micro-reactors for northern DND and Canadian Armed Forces facilities.

When a diesel resupply convoy fails to reach a northern Canadian base, delayed by weather or some other supply chain error, the consequences can be enormous. In a part of the world growing more contested every day, an interrupted power supply is a vulnerability that our adve...

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