Billions of dollars for the military in Canada's fresh defence strategy

“This is about protecting our values, our sovereignty and our North,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a news conference at Trenton Air Force Base. He stressed that due to climate change, the Arctic ice is melting, and “the Northwest Passage could become the best way for ships between Europe and Asia by 2050. It's only 26 years.” precisely in the context of the coming changes in the Arctic, Trudeau announced a full amount of defence spending of CAD 73 billion over 20 years, including CAD 8.1 billion over the next 5 years.