Next defence policy review unlikely to alter dated Strong, Secure, Engaged approach: Q&A with Kim Richard Nossal

The budget’s $8-billion over five years represents a ‘fairly small increase in the defence budget,’ says the Queen’s University procurement expert.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured on Feb. 22, 2022, with Defence Minister Anita Anand, Deputy Prime Minister Chyrstia Freeland, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly at a press conference on the Canadian government's response to the Russian war in Ukraine.
The next defence policy review is unique in Canadian history, representing the first time a prime minister has conducted a review twice in their tenure, but it’s unlikely to achieve different results than the past, says procurement expert Kim Richard Nossal. “Wha...

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