Ottawa to Negotiate Schedule for New Icebreakers as Existing Fleet Nears End of Life

Ottawa to Negotiate Schedule for New Icebreakers as Existing Fleet Nears End of Life
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces major investments in shipbuilding at the Davie shipyard in Levis, Que., Apr. 4, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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The federal government says it doesn’t know when Quebec shipyard Chantier Davie will deliver a fleet of new icebreakers to the Canadian Coast Guard.

Officials say the schedule will depend on negotiations with the shipyard, which was formally added to Ottawa’s multibillion-dollar shipbuilding strategy last week.