Trudeau’s naive approach on defence on full display

Trudeau's consecutive budget cuts to our military, amounting to more than $12-billion, are a slap in the face to our NATO allies.

National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and the rest of the Trudeau government are neglecting Canada's international military obligations, writes James Bezan.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CONSERVATIVE MP JAMES BEZAN

May 29, 2017

As global leaders gathered in Brussels at the NATO heads of state meeting to compare notes on how each will contribute to the alliance’s collective security, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showed up empty-handed. His Liberal government continuously promised the release of their defence policy revi...

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