Economic resilience must be key component of national security strategy, say observers

The defence policy update released in April included a commitment to publish a national security strategy every four years.

Defence Minister Bill Blair said 'a more challenging and uncertain geopolitical context demands greater investment to protect Canada, work with allies, and defend the rules and principles that govern a peaceful and prosperous international order,' in April's defence policy update.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

May 29, 2024

Developing a national security strategy will require addressing a productive economy as a central pillar, which successive federal governments have previously overlooked as a component of defence, according to the vice-president of policy and legal counsel for the Business C...

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