Scant new funding on defence and foreign policy in budget

Budget 2023 pledges $13.5-million for creation of National Counter-Foreign Interference Office and $48.9-million to combat diaspora harassment.
Defence Minister Anita Anand and Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre appear before the House Defence Committee on March 7.

With Canada caught in a great global power competition, the government’s budget offers little new investment in the country’s defence and foreign policy.

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