Canada’s new defence policy will put our people at the centre

When a member deploys, they and their families make great sacrifices on our behalf. This is why, as part of the new defence policy, our government decided that the salaries of military personnel deployed on named international operations will be exempt from federal income tax, up to the pay level of lieutenant colonel.

Roméo Dallaire said we need 'an unambiguous statement of what is expected of the Armed Forces. How the Forces will be structured. What resources will be available to them, and how the government will guarantee that it will be sustained in the future.' Canada’s new defence policy will be that plan, writes Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY HARJIT SAJJAN

May 29, 2017

Canada’s new defence policy began with an open, honest assessment of where we’re starting from, and an acknowledgement that our military members require resources and care to get the job done. I will announce our new defence policy on June 7, and it will provide a plan for the next 20 years that...

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