The reviews are in

The Star Phoenix editorial board:

The commitment looks impressive on paper: The government will procure new Arctic patrol vessels, build the largest icebreaker in the Canadian fleet, set up a deep-sea port, establish military bases and bolster the historic -- and historically underfunded -- Canadian Rangers.

It is fortunate that it looks good on paper, in three official languages including English, French and Inuktitut -- because on paper is the only place where the commitment exists.
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It is telling that the three ministers who made the announcement about the latest installment of Canada's Arctic sovereignty commitment did so at a museum in Gatineau rather than anywhere near the territory they so eloquently defended. Given that the Arctic still lacks adequate infrastructure, it presumably would have been extremely difficult for the ministers to get there with enough media in tow and return in time for the Conservatives' mid-summer caucus in Ottawa, where party members are being prepped for an imminent federal election.