LAV story: Canada’s armoured vehicle leadership is a pipe dream

What has proven effective in Ukraine is long-range artillery with precision munitions, but unfortunately Canada does not produce such ordnance.

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces prepare their light armoured vehicles for operations during an exercise in Wainwright, Alta., on May 9. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

November 7, 2022

OTTAWA—Earlier this month, Defence Minister Anita Anand boasted that Canada is regarded as a “leader” in the provision of modern armoured fighting vehicles to Ukraine. In an interview with Global News, Anand stated “in terms of vehicles, I’ve told my colleagues across the NATO alliance to...

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