Canadian icebreaker contract awarded to BC, Quebec in political move by Liberals

The Trudeau government is adding a second heavy icebreaker to its plans for the Canadian Coast Guard, a move that will boost the shipbuilding industry in two key provinces for the Liberals — and which could come at a hefty cost to taxpayers.

Liberal cabinet ministers announced Thursday the government has doubled the number of heavy icebreakers it will build over the next decade, with Vancouver’s Seaspan Shipyards and Quebec-based Chantier Davie being given one each.

Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan said the addition of a second vessel reflected the changing conditions in Canada’s increasingly accessible Arctic. Splitting the work between two yards was a prudent move to ensure both vessels arrive on time, she said.

David Akin explains how the decision was likely made with the next election in mind.

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