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Is the promise of military icebreakers political theatre or sensible policy?

Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent (foreground) and United States Coast Guard Cutter Healy working together in the Arctic Ocean to acquire data to help map the seafloor.

There's a sense of déjà vu in the defence community over the proposal by both Liberals and Conservatives to give the navy heavy, militarized icebreakers. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government toyed with the idea almost 20 years ago and decided to opt for something more practical. Experts wonder what the government is trying to accomplish.



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