Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

[MilEME09]

What does everyone here think about this? Maybe a refueling station or other CFS for the RCN or RCAF might be feasible, but a full base as discussed in the article wouldn't make much sense as it's too far from the arctic and too far from major population centres.

Pierre Polievre wants a Churchill base, but experts debate northern Manitoba town's military capacity​

Would be very difficult to supply as well, roads, rail are not in the best shape, airport would need work to support heavy transports like a C17. Really what strategic value would a full base there even have?

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Would be very difficult to supply as well, roads, rail are not in the best shape, airport would need work to support heavy transports like a C17. Really what strategic value would a full base there even have?

we need to hold ground, and stake out our claim.

 

[MilEME09]

we need to hold ground, and stake out our claim.

And the best place for that is Churchil? Seems to be a status quo location and doesnt actually asset sovereignty any more on the arctic than cold lake does.

We we want presence in the arctic then aim for the territories. White horse or yellow knife for example.

 

[Quirky]

Politician making political promises, nothing else. We’re better off expanding existing locations - Yellowknife, Inuvik, Iqaluit.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Politician making political promises, nothing else. We’re better off expanding existing locations - Yellowknife, Inuvik, Iqaluit.

Agreed, of course, and I was a part of the analysis of ideal FOB and permanent basing options.

The Churchill option has a few benefits:

• It is indeed political theatre, but at least CPC is finally offering alternates or a least a concept of a plan.
• It has the benefit of being a "fresh announcement", vice the reams of promises and announcement made and remade by the Trudeau government - with very little action
• The signal is as much external (CPC means business wrt Arctic) as internal

I say we give PP the benefit of the doubt on this one, but ask to see the plan.....

 

[brihard]

Agreed, of course, and I was a part of the analysis of ideal FOB and permanent basing options.

The Churchill option has a few benefits:

• It is indeed political theatre, but at least CPC is finally offering alternates or a least a concept of a plan.
• It has the benefit of being a "fresh announcement", vice the reams of promises and announcement made and remade by the Trudeau government - with very little action
• The signal is as much external (CPC means business wrt Arctic) as internal

I say we give PP the benefit of the doubt on this one, but ask to see the plan.....

Asking out of ignorance, is there a realistic use case for an RCN port there?