But of course: As CO2 allegedly overheats the world, the Northwest Passage will still be too icy but ice roads won't be icy enough

Canada has ‘more to lose than it realizes’: global warming report on Arctic

Canada’s fabled Northwest Passage will not open up to shipping anytime soon, according to a study that warns global warming is a double-edged sword for northern transportation.
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The Tibbitt-Contwoyto "diamond road" in the Northwest Territories, said to be the world’s most lucrative ice road, is projected to lose about 17 per cent of its eight to 10 week operating season by 2020.