New defence policy lays out sustainable and ‘fully costed’ plan to meet ambitious goals for military: Sajjan

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Liberal government has outdone its predecessors by producing the country's first 'fully funded' defence policy to provide sustainable, long-term funding for the Canadian Armed Forces.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada's newly-unveiled defence policy will provide the Canadian Armed Forces with 'predictable funding' to ensure the federal government gets the 'right procurement products in place.'The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

September 11, 2017

Despite lingering questions on future missions, long-term funding, and big-ticket equipment purchases, Canada's federal Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is sticking to the plan. The former soldier spent the first 19 months as minister promising that long-term, strategic decisions on the future of the...

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