IJF: A June 2025 briefing note prepared for a senior official in the federal housing ministry impresses the need to invest more in the Arctic — not just to address a longstanding housing shortage but to prevent foreign interests from doing it first.
“Safeguarding critical infrastructure in Canada’s North from foreign interests is a key part of securing Canada’s economic security,” the document said. It also noted that efforts to expand Canada’s military presence in the North would require constructing new homes…