Former PM Harper says military spending can address Arctic infrastructure gap

From CTV News

Former prime minister Stephen Harper says the best way to build much-needed infrastructure in the Arctic is through military spending.

Speaking at an Arctic security conference in Iqaluit on Friday, Harper said leveraging military spending can build roads and runways to create supply chains and lower the cost of living.

Canada has committed to NATO’s new military spending target of five per cent of GDP and federal officials have spoken in recent years about linking northern infrastructure to defence spending.