I'm not going to get into any partisan politics, but what I would point out is that we have to be very careful how we define a threat from Russia. If we ask whether there is a threat that Russia would massively invade the Canadian north, that is not what is likely to happen.
We need to take a nuanced approach, and this is what's really essential. In many ways, Russia presents a spectrum of threats. This is why we have to have a response capability, one that is effective and one that does not present Canada as a soft or a tempting target. Those were the last parts of what I was going to say in my presentation.
Let me give you an example. Russia is claiming sovereignty over the waters above the Lomonosov and the Mendeleev ridges. This would cover an area of about 1.2 million square kilometres of the Arctic. What if they acted unilaterally? What would we do about that? Navigation through the northern sea route is becoming more possible with climate change. How would that impinge upon Canadian sovereignty?
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