Another reporter with a fixation

David Pugliese of the Ottawa Citizen liked the story so much he wrote it twice in five days--with a shift in emphasis.

February 03, 2007:

Conservatives to boost Arctic defence
Promised port, armed icebreakers not in new plan

February 08, 2007:

O'Connor denies abandoning defence of North
Promised icebreakers become 'patrol ships'

As far as I can see the only really new material in the second story is about MND O'Connor's poor spelling.

...in his e-mail, Mr. O'Connor says the defence strategy is not yet finished and it is inaccurate to claim the Conservatives are changing their views on the Arctic. "Defending Artic [sic] Sovereignty is part of Canada's New Government's Canada First Defence Strategy," adds Mr. O'Connor. In his e-mail he misspells the word Arctic several times...

Also as a matter of reporting priorities, I wonder why the possibility of using new Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers to assert Arctic maritime sovereignty is not mentioned.