Arctic Sovereignty & Security Summit

SHADIAN OPENING REMARKS: BUILDING MULTI-PURPOSE, MULTI- USER STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CANADIAN NORTH

Canada needs an Arctic strategy but specifically, an Arctic infrastructure strategy. Moreover, Canada must move away from a persistent approach of patchwork announcements that are often more defensive in posture than proactive, and seemingly unattached to any known rigorous analysis including a short, medium, and long-term strategy.

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