The federal government is now planning to build two heavy icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard over the next decade. It originally promised only one vessel. B.C.-based Seaspan Shipyards and Quebec-based Chantier Davie will split a contract to each build one. David Akin explains how the decision was likely made with the next election in mind.
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