Liberals attempting to push defence file out of spotlight with Blair appointment, say analysts

'I don’t think there’s any evidence that this government wants national defence issues to be front and centre in the election at all,' says former chief of staff Eugene Lang.

Bill Blair, left, is sworn in by Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford as the third defence minister under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Rideau Hall on July 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

August 2, 2023

The surprise appointment of Bill Blair as Canada’s newest defence minister has some questioning the Liberal government’s commitment to the file, while others see a path to success for Toronto’s former top cop.

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