A defence policy update that pushes the problem down the road

At the end of the exercise, Canada will remain the only NATO country not only failing to reach two per cent, but also lacking a plan to do so.

Defence Minister Bill Blair speaks to the members of Operation Unifier’s U.K. training element in the southeast of England on Sept. 17, 2023. Unlike our allies, Canada seems to be the only one not grasping the magnitude of the current geopolitical situation, writes Bloc MP Christine Normandin. DND photograph by MCpl Nicolas Alonso

Opinion

BY BLOC MP CHRISTINE NORMANDIN

May 29, 2024

A little more than a month ago, the government announced its new defence policy update. The media highlighted that the budget would increase from 1.3 per cent to 1.76 per cent of GDP over the next five years, without, however, meeting NATO's demands for its members to alloca...

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