A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is a senior advisor to Dentons LLP living in Ottawa, Canada and working with the Business Council of Canada. He is vice president and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and executive fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. He is a distinguished senior fellow at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/colin-robertson/rss en Geopolitics & Security Governance Mon, 22 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Colin Robertson https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/02/22/as-defense-pressures-rise-so-must-the-budget https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/02/22/as-defense-pressures-rise-so-must-the-budget Canada spends just one percent of GDP on defense, the least of any Arctic Council member. It is time to change that. Canada needs more icebreakers and surveillance aircraft, and we need to complete the as-yet-unfinished permanent northern base in Nanisivik, Nunavut.