Global security challenges better met with a military command with nation-building experience

While the Liberals have thus far been more interested in playing politics than in working with our allies to address our common security issues, we can only hope that a new year will bring a new perspective.

‎If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa on Dec. 8, 2016, with U.S. vice president Joe Biden and U.S. ambassador Bruce Heyman, is serious about the Canada-U.S. relationship, his government must take a different approach to the Canadian Armed Forces than it has to date, writes Conservative MPJames Bezan. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY CONSERVATIVE MP JAMES BEZAN

January 9, 2017

Whenever a new administration assumes office in the United States, Canada must be prepared to respond accordingly. President-elect Donald Trump is already on record saying that NATO members must be prepared to do more. This includes Canada. ‎If Prime Minister Trudeau is serious about the Canada-...

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