gCaptain has a Reuters report that discusses the apparent difficulties the Canadian Coast Guard is experiencing in dealing with the additional traffic in the Arctic.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog
gCaptain has a Reuters report that discusses the apparent difficulties the Canadian Coast Guard is experiencing in dealing with the additional traffic in the Arctic.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
The decision is a simple one for Canuck brethren, spend the money or don’t, it is expensive. All the technical problems concerning working up there have been solved; the only advancements will be in materials and they come along periodically as know.
I hope you’re not referring to Oden when you said that all technical problems concerning working up there have been solved. There has been a revolution in the world of icebreaking ships since Oden was built, in the form of diesel-electric azimuth thrusters. Luckily, that’s what the Canadians selected for their new polar icebreaker.
Report on Canada’s attempts to build capability the Arctic: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/weapons/2015/03/11/canada-arctic-navy-ships-transport-satellite-polar-surveillance/24318527/