Conservative government has placed Canada on dangerous defence trajectory

We must define our national interest. We have very real responsibilities to maintain our extensive coastlines with much better communications, monitoring and we must equip an agile military to assist in global hot spots, writes Elizabeth May.

Under the Conservatives, Canada’s defence posture is inconsistent with our traditional role. Defence expenditures in particular seem to be guided by little long-term national interest, principle or purpose. Canada’s defence expenditures are headed to an unprecedented low: 0.89 per ce...

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