Use it or lose it - Defending Arctic soverignty

Canada has simply not done enough to truly claim its sovereignty in the Arctic. Harper's Canada First Defense Strategy looks impressive, however, there is not much that has been invested to truly stake a claim to its sovereignty, unless there is significant investment in the near future, for example, instead of spending so much money on the F35 fighter jets, more ice-breakers could have purchased to shore up our defense in the Arctic.