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Former PM Harper says military spending can address Arctic infrastructure gap
- Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper stated that military spending is essential for building infrastructure in the Arctic at an Arctic security conference in Iqaluit.
- Harper emphasized that military funding can create roads and runways, improving supply chains and reducing the cost of living.
- Canada is committed to NATO's military spending target of five percent of GDP, linking northern infrastructure to defense spending.
- Harper noted that the threats Canada faces present an opportunity to develop the Arctic, similar to developments during the Second World War and Cold War.
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Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the best way to build critical infrastructure in the Arctic is to spend money on the military.
Winnipeg Free Press
Former PM Harper says military spending can address Arctic infrastructure gap
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
OTTAWA — Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper states that the best way to build critical infrastructure in the Arctic is to spend money on the military. Speaking on Friday at an Arctic security conference in Iqaluit, Mr. Harper said that optimising military spending would make it possible to build roads and airstrips, create supply chains and reduce the cost of living. "We need a full range of transportation and communication infrastructure.... …
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