Greenland tensions sharpen focus on Arctic infrastructure gaps in Canada – Eye on the Arctic – Radio-Canada
February 4, 2026
TROMSØ, Norway — Geopolitical tensions around Greenland and Russian activity in the North have refocused political attention on Arctic Canada, exposing long-standing infrastructure gaps that are undermining community well-being and national security, the president of Canada’s national Inuit organization said.
“Many times the rhetoric completely excludes Indigenous peoples and Inuit in our homeland,” Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, said in an interview Wednesday in Tromsø, Norway.
Rather than investing in stand-alone military installations, Obed said, Ottawa should invest in dual-use infrastructure such as airstrips and ports that would serve northern communities and also support Canada’s military when needed.
