Arctic warships necessary? Defence Minister Peter MacKay was recently in town trumpeting the Conservative government's desire for more military resources to boost Canada's claim of sovereignty over the Arctic. Is buying more submarines and warships a reasonable way to pursue this claim or is it just a waste of taxpayers' money? Agree? Disagree? Can you add more information to the discussion? E-mail - editorial@nnsl.com. You can sign your own name or make one up. Your email address must be real but it will be keptconfidential.