So, Prime Minister Trudeau has just committed a very considerable amount of money for Icebreakers $200,000,000.00 and in the same breath he is stating that the polar icecap is melting and leaves the Northern East-West passage open as a shipping lane! Why do we need icebreakers?
Icebreakers will be needed even more if the North West Passage is to be operational as a shipping lane. Melting of the icecap makes the shipping lane possible BUT there will be regular need to deal with de-icing the lane. Climate Change is a gradual, inconsistent process of change, even for the polar ice.