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Security in the North counts for nothing though if these communities are not given every opportunity to live, work, and thrive.
Members of 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, prepare to support operations in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on March 23, 2019. The Canadian Rangers offer insight into how a community-based model of Arctic security can be effective, writes Sen. Marty Deacon.
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