That might indeed be the case, but it's a discussion that we must have with our allies. We could learn that they would be in favour of making the Arctic our area of concern and having us protect the region on their behalf. If we work alongside the Danish, the Americans and others, they could say it makes sense to have Canada specialize in Arctic protection and surveillance. Then, it might be something the Canadian Forces could work on.
Conversely, if we learn that the military threat does not warrant investing in that capability and that the preference is for Canada to invest in the coast guard, for instance, that could change the dynamic and perhaps our investment priorities.
As I see it, there is no way around sitting down with our allies to discuss what kind of capability NATO wants to have in the Arctic. The discussion would also have to focus on what Canada would like its Arctic defence capability to be. It would also be necessary to figure out the best government agency to contribute to that mission.