Defence policy of the Trudeau government: missing the targets

The Trudeau government's defence decisions, or rather non-decisions, further enhance policy instability and fails to provide the necessary assurance that the capabilities needed to safeguard and protect our country will be in place.

The government promised to increase defence spending from $18.9-billion in 2016-17 to $32.7 billion in 2026-27. Photo by Corporal Ryan Moulton, courtesy of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Opinion

May 28, 2018

In June 2017, the Trudeau government unveiled its defence policy (Strong, Secure, and Engaged, or SSE). The government has self-descried SSE as “a bold new vision...

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