Nous n’avons pas besoin du NORAD pour voir la vraie menace

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The author contends that while geopolitical tensions highlight Arctic security, the most urgent threat to Northern Canada is climate change, which exacerbates existing infrastructure deficits. The text emphasizes that investing in adaptation and infrastructure—such as airports and ports—would benefit both local communities and national defense, while noting that current gaps in housing, food security, and water access leave Northern residents highly vulnerable.

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  • Climate change is identified as an unprecedented threat to Northern Canada's already fragile infrastructure, with the region warming significantly faster than the global average.
  • Northern Canada suffers from severe infrastructure gaps compared to the rest of the country, including a lack of safe housing, high food insecurity, and inadequate transport and health networks.
  • Infrastructure failures in the North can lead to dangerous and costly crises, exemplified by a two-month period in Iqaluit where thousands of residents lacked potable tap water due to gasoline contamination.
  • Investments in adaptation and infrastructure, such as improving airport reliability and developing functional ports, would simultaneously support local communities and the Department of National Defence.

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Canadian Climate Institute (2022). Nous n’avons pas besoin du NORAD pour voir la vraie menace. https://institutclimatique.ca/nous-navons-pas-besoin-du-norad-pour-voir-la-vraie-menace/
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Canadian Climate Institute. Nous n’avons pas besoin du NORAD pour voir la vraie menace. 2022. https://institutclimatique.ca/nous-navons-pas-besoin-du-norad-pour-voir-la-vraie-menace/.
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{{cite press release |author=Canadian Climate Institute |title=Nous n’avons pas besoin du NORAD pour voir la vraie menace |date=27 June 2022 |url=https://institutclimatique.ca/nous-navons-pas-besoin-du-norad-pour-voir-la-vraie-menace/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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@misc{canadianclimateinstitute2022nous, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Nous n’avons pas besoin du NORAD pour voir la vraie menace}}, publisher = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2022}, month = jun, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/nous-navons-pas-besoin-du-norad-pour-voir-la-vraie-menace/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }

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