Investing in defence will keep Canadians safe and help the economy

According to forthcoming Statistics Canada simulations, every single dollar spent on defence in Canada creates at least $2 worth of Canadian economic activity and between 1.7 and two jobs.

Beyond pressing personnel concerns facing Defence Minister Anita Anand, massive defence investment decisions await if the re-elected Trudeau government still intends to deliver on its defence commitments, write Craig Stone and Dave Perry.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CRAIG STONE, DAVE PERRY

November 17, 2021

As the new minister of national defence has made clear, addressing the military conduct crisis will be the defence priority as Canada’s 44th Parliament convenes. But beyond these pressing personnel concerns, massive defence investment decisions await if the re-elected Trudeau government...

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