Harper wants more than just about anything to expand our military forces. He is also wont to acknowledge the effects of global warming on our environment. With Vice-Admiral Paul Maddison admitting the existence of climate change as the prime reason for bolstering Canada's presence in our northern shipping lanes, he has put Harper and the Conservatives in an awkward position. Increased naval presence or admission of climate change? Hmm. What to choose?
Global warming is thought to be occurring faster in the North than anywhere else. The gradual disappearance of sea ice is opening up commercial shipping as well as previously inaccessible areas rich with oil, natural gas and mineral resources.
"From a naval perspective, climate change probably means there will be more open water, so the Arctic Ocean will really emerge as the Arctic Ocean," Vice-Admiral Paul Maddison, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, said in a recent interview.
"It also means ... that the circumpolar route will probably open to international shipping from Asia to Europe sometime in this century — probably a lot earlier than most people predicted a few years ago," he said.
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Its like buying F35 to fight China, the reason does not matter just the will
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