Waiting for the new defence policy

So much more could have been done to provide Canadians with a clearer roadmap of defence and security issues as well as our place in the world in the time it has taken to produce the defence policy update.

With high expectations on the defence policy update, National Defence Minister Bill Blair definitely has his work cut out for him, writes David Pratt.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID PRATT

November 22, 2023

It is 19 months and counting as Canada awaits the release of the new updated version of Strong, Secure, Engaged, which was originally announced in Budget 2022. The Canadian Forces, Parliamentarians, the defence industry, our allies, and the media will be watching cl...

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