In an Open Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Quebec Premier François Legault has urged the Canadian government to accelerate the purchase of “several” new polar icebreakers to defend Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic amid rising Russian and Chinese ambitions and to appease certain concerns expressed by US President Donald Trump. It would also demonstrate to NATO allies that Canada was playing a crucial role in preserving Arctic security while defending its territory in the Arctic and the North West Passage.
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