John Robson: There Are More Vital Uses for Our Navy Than Researching Climate Change in Antarctica

The HMCS Margaret Brooke is docked for its commissioning ceremony in Halifax on Oct. 28, 2022. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan

Commentary

Since Canada’s state propaganda machine churns out endless “Minister concludes successful visit to Ruritania” press releases, it’s easy to sleep through “HMCS Margaret Brooke returns from historic Operation PROJECTION.” Unless you also recall the April 30 headline, “Mould found in nearly half the Royal Canadian Navy’s frigates.” In which case you might think the Department of National Defence should be, um, cleaning up its act.