EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 21 MIN
What are the threats behind all this military spending?
from The North · host Cabin Radio
Canada says it's spending $35 billion on Arctic defence. Yellowknife and Inuvik expect billions in investment over the next decade. We know that.But why?P Whitney Lackenbauer, one of Canada's leading experts in northern defence policy, thinks we're sometimes quite vague about the actual threats underpinning that spending. Here's how he thinks about it.
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Canada says it's spending $35 billion on Arctic defence. Yellowknife and Inuvik expect billions in investment over the next decade. We know that.But why?P Whitney Lackenbauer, one of Canada's leading experts in northern defence policy, thinks we're sometimes quite vague about the actual threats underpinning that spending. Here's how he thinks about it.
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What are the threats behind all this military spending?
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