Madam Chair, frankly, talk is cheap.
My colleague from Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman stated in a recent article:
“The Russian government is opening military bases in the Arctic and the Chinese Communist regime is expanding its Arctic naval fleet beyond the capabilities of Canada and the United States combined,”....
The article continues:
[The member] slammed the federal government’s “naïve and dangerous approach to Arctic sovereignty,” accusing the government of mismanaging the Nanisivik project, which he says remains vital to Canada’s security in the Far North.
Has the minister spoken with the Russian and Chinese foreign ministers to discuss their growing presence in the Arctic?