MPs questioned Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) officials today on recent reports of Russian long-range bomber planes and submarines encroaching on the North American Arctic, a topic which was addressed by a senior Canadian military official earlier this week.
Lt.-Gen. Alain Pelletier, deputy commander of the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), told the Senate defence committee on Nov. 21 that Russia has started ramping up its military presence close to the Canadian Arctic in both Atlantic and Pacific waters.
