The militarists’ narrative goes something like this: despite not facing any imminent conventional military threats to its Arctic, Canada must significantly bolster the defence of its northernmost borders, otherwise the Russians could cross more than a thousand kilometres of usually icy ocean to take ‘our’ land and resources. But whose land is it, anyway? And to whom do these resources belong?
Russian boogeyman to justify further militarization?
The arctic corridor is 100% a strategic asset that needs to be defended and monitored.
I’m all for defending inuit rights and lands, but this one is something we need to cooperate on