Canadians have been spooked by China’s assertiveness and the seeming inevitability of Cold War Two, and DND’s budget might prove resilient during the coming fiscal storm \u000D\u000A
Much will depend on Justin Trudeau’s response to events in Asia Pacific. Does Canada want to join allies like Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the U.S. in playing an ongoing part in security arrangements in the Western Pacific?
Even if Canada decides to limit its involvement in the Western Pacific, there is growing great power interest in the Arctic. As one defence strategist put it, “We would do well to keep an eye on the edge of the ice-pack, which may recede in years ahead and allow more foreign vessels to transit, including from China, which calls itself a ‘near-Arctic state’.”Article content continued
But as the naval arms build up continues in Asia-Pacific, and Canada leads calls to uphold the rules of international law, there are few more useful assets than submarines.
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