Canada doubles down on shipbuilding with $8.2bn Quebec icebreaker order

Canada has unveiled its biggest shipbuilding contract in Quebec’s history, committing C$11.3bn ($8.2bn) to six new Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers at Chantier Davie in Lévis. Prime minister Mark Carney said the programme would be carried out “on a scale that has not been seen in generations”, creating close to 5,000 jobs during construction and contributing … Read full article →