To my mind, these are not two distinct issues. If certain zones are considered inland waters, we have the duty to protect all vessels that are present there. If vessels do not ask for our permission to come into those zones, we have to intercept them. In order to be able to do so, we need some sort of constabulary force.
Obviously, this is not the position of the United States, which is the biggest world power and our main ally. Marine traffic has been increasing for 25 years, and nothing leads us to believe that it is going to decrease in the coming years. If there is a conflict about this issue, that will create tension. If Canada wishes to have the unilateral power to intercept and detect vessels in this region, whether they be commercial or military, and needs that capacity, but the American fleet wants to navigate in those waters without asking the authorization of the Canadian Forces, that will create major disputes. Whatever our capacity is, will we use it against our main ally? That question is in itself the answer.