Upgrading Basic Arctic Infrastructure and Protecting Canada’s Sovereignty Canada needs collaboration, strategic investment, learning from past mistakes, says former Iqaluit mayor Canada is facing greater security threats as interest in the Arctic grows and shipping routes open up. The situation is prompting Canada’s Arctic stakeholders to renew calls for significant infrastructure investments that they say would also go a long way toward protecting the country’s sovereignty in the region. “We can much better improve the quality of civilian infrastructure and provide options for our military to look at additional strategic asset development in communities throughout the region,” said Ryan Brain, president & CEO of WSP Canada. “[It’s] a great thing to do for our economy, our environment, and our national security.”