Defence Minister Blair redefines the word ‘urgent’

Canada has not had any air-defence capability whatsoever since 2012, and buying two new systems first announced more than a year ago is hardly moving with haste.

Defence Minister Bill Blair’s Feb. 15 announcement week was simply the result of a months’-long competition for a low-level air-defence system that began in January 2023, writes Scott Taylor.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

February 19, 2024

OTTAWA—On Feb. 15, Minister of National Defence Bill Blair used the occasion of a NATO ministers' meeting in Brussels to announce Canada's acquisition of two new air-defence systems for the Canadian Armed Forces. The total combined value of these two procurements is estima...

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