Shipbuilding industry pushes for new federal icebreakers to be built in Canada, not bought used

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The Canadian Coast Guard is actively seeking a used icebreaker that could be converted for their use on the Great Lakes. They issued a request for proposals to acquire an existing light icebreaker in mid-September. However, the shipbuilding industry has indicated that this will represent a loss of domestic jobs and at least $250 million in federal spending that could have gone into the Canadian economy.

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