Think tank promoting second Hudson Bay port

A Maritime security think tank is promoting a second port along the Hudson Bay, calling it a relief valve as Port of Churchill operations ramp up.

The proposed NeeStaNan project — roughly 15 hours by boat from the Port of Churchill — has gained support from the National Centre of Excellence and Innovation in Maritime Security.

“The hardest point, I think, that people need to get their head around is that shift in culture away from the competitive to the cooperative,” said Allan McDougall, who wrote a discussion paper titled “The Case for NeeStaNan” on behalf of the centre.

McDougall has written books on transportation systems and formerly held management roles with the feds, including as Transport Canada’s senior inspector for ports.

He and a group of academics and past federal managem