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Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina
Opinion | BY SENATOR REBECCA PATTERSON | April 16, 2025
U.S. Coast Guards in the Arctic. The Arctic needs better critical infrastructure for both military and civilian use, including deep seaports, roads, and runways, writes CSG Senator Rebecca Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SENATOR REBECCA PATTERSON | April 16, 2025
Opinion | BY SENATOR REBECCA PATTERSON | April 16, 2025
U.S. Coast Guards in the Arctic. The Arctic needs better critical infrastructure for both military and civilian use, including deep seaports, roads, and runways, writes CSG Senator Rebecca Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY PETER RAUTENBACH | March 13, 2025
Victoria-class Submarine
Projecting a significant Arctic presence is important due to the rapid expansion of Russian Arctic military bases, writes Peter Rautenbach. Department of National Defence photograph by Kenneth Galbraith
Opinion | BY PETER RAUTENBACH | March 13, 2025
Opinion | BY PETER RAUTENBACH | March 13, 2025
Victoria-class Submarine
Projecting a significant Arctic presence is important due to the rapid expansion of Russian Arctic military bases, writes Peter Rautenbach. Department of National Defence photograph by Kenneth Galbraith
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 12, 2025
Our Arctic contains untold stores of minerals, oil, and gas, and holds a coveted shortcut across the top of the world, writes Andrew Caddell. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 12, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 12, 2025
Our Arctic contains untold stores of minerals, oil, and gas, and holds a coveted shortcut across the top of the world, writes Andrew Caddell. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin
Opinion | BY ERNIE REGEHR | February 26, 2025
Snowmobiles light the drop zone before a Canadian Armed Forces battalion parachute drop near Resolute Bay, Nunavut. DND photograph by Louis Brunet
Opinion | BY ERNIE REGEHR | February 26, 2025
Opinion | BY ERNIE REGEHR | February 26, 2025
Snowmobiles light the drop zone before a Canadian Armed Forces battalion parachute drop near Resolute Bay, Nunavut. DND photograph by Louis Brunet
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 19, 2025
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok says he and his fellow territorial leaders are working to present a 'united voice' to ensure any decisions about or for the North are made with northerners at the table. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 19, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 19, 2025
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok says he and his fellow territorial leaders are working to present a 'united voice' to ensure any decisions about or for the North are made with northerners at the table. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 17, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 17, 2025
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
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JENNIFER BRENNAN | January 2, 2025
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) president Nathan Obed. ITK is developing Inuit Nunangat University, which holds the promise to fundamentally transform the education system guided by the vision and values of Inuit, writes Jennifer Brennan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JENNIFER BRENNAN | January 2, 2025
Opinion | BY JENNIFER BRENNAN | January 2, 2025
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) president Nathan Obed. ITK is developing Inuit Nunangat University, which holds the promise to fundamentally transform the education system guided by the vision and values of Inuit, writes Jennifer Brennan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | December 31, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair. By adopting a focused and pragmatic strategy to protect its undersea cables, Canada can safeguard its national interests and contribute to the stability of the global order, writes Andrew Latham. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | December 31, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | December 31, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair. By adopting a focused and pragmatic strategy to protect its undersea cables, Canada can safeguard its national interests and contribute to the stability of the global order, writes Andrew Latham. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | December 9, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair. Ottawa must find the right fleet composition and capacity so the Navy can make more tactically informed decisions about its operations, writes Andrew Erskine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | December 9, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | December 9, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair. Ottawa must find the right fleet composition and capacity so the Navy can make more tactically informed decisions about its operations, writes Andrew Erskine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOHN POMEROY | December 4, 2024
Canada must prepare for minimal sea ice in the Arctic Ocean in the summer and sea level rise on all coasts as glacier melt raises sea levels, writes John W. Pomeroy, a snow and ice hydrologist at the University of Saskatchewan. Photograph courtesy of pasja1000, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY JOHN POMEROY | December 4, 2024
Opinion | BY JOHN POMEROY | December 4, 2024
Canada must prepare for minimal sea ice in the Arctic Ocean in the summer and sea level rise on all coasts as glacier melt raises sea levels, writes John W. Pomeroy, a snow and ice hydrologist at the University of Saskatchewan. Photograph courtesy of pasja1000, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 2, 2024
At first glance it would seem ludicrous to think we could deter the Russian or Chinese navies with a 7,000 ton Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship which mounts a single 25mm cannon, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal David Veldman
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 2, 2024
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 2, 2024
At first glance it would seem ludicrous to think we could deter the Russian or Chinese navies with a 7,000 ton Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship which mounts a single 25mm cannon, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal David Veldman
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | December 2, 2024
Natan Obed is president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national representative organization for Inuit in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | December 2, 2024
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | December 2, 2024
Natan Obed is president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national representative organization for Inuit in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 2, 2024
N.W.T Premier R.J. Simpson, left, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in West Block on Oct. 7. A delegation of territorial government representatives and 26 Indigenous leaders visited Ottawa to discuss issues facing people in northern Canada. Photograph courtesy of Cynthia Münster
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 2, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 2, 2024
N.W.T Premier R.J. Simpson, left, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in West Block on Oct. 7. A delegation of territorial government representatives and 26 Indigenous leaders visited Ottawa to discuss issues facing people in northern Canada. Photograph courtesy of Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY | December 2, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the 'college sector plays a crucial role' in supporting small and medium-sized firms as they adopt new technologies, in a Yukon University press release in May 2022, announcing $500,000 in research funding to support green power initiatives in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY | December 2, 2024
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY | December 2, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the 'college sector plays a crucial role' in supporting small and medium-sized firms as they adopt new technologies, in a Yukon University press release in May 2022, announcing $500,000 in research funding to support green power initiatives in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR MARTY DEACON | December 2, 2024
A 2022 report by Auditor General Karen Hogan found that found that some infrastructure investments for Arctic waters surveillance, such as the Nanisivik Naval Facility in Nunavut, did little to improve surveillance and the capacity to respond to incidents. The Hill Times photograph
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR MARTY DEACON | December 2, 2024
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR MARTY DEACON | December 2, 2024
A 2022 report by Auditor General Karen Hogan found that found that some infrastructure investments for Arctic waters surveillance, such as the Nanisivik Naval Facility in Nunavut, did little to improve surveillance and the capacity to respond to incidents. The Hill Times photograph