Government’s defence policy review an opportunity to leverage Canada’s industrial strengths

We cannot afford to overlook the broad array of challenges facing our defence and security. However, the review also presents a major opportunity to proactively strengthen our defence capabilities.

The government should work closely with the private sector to ensure that the defence industrial base is prepared to meet the requirements of this once-in-a-generation modernization effort, writes Gaphel Kongtsa, a Policy Advisor at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.Photograph by Tyler Brenot, distributed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license

Opinion

BY GAPHEL KONGTSA

May 29, 2023

The world today is much less secure and certain than it has been in many years. A confluence of disruptive forces—ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic to Russia’s war in Ukraine to worsening climate crises—have drastically altered the international security environment. ...

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