Quantum technology presents Canada a chance for national security and defence spending

Canada can advance on its NATO target to spend two per cent of GDP on defence by making investments in the research and development of quantum technologies.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the NATO summit to be held in Washington, D.C., from July 9 to 11, 2024.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TRACEY FORREST, PAUL SAMSON, RAYMOND LAFLAMME

July 8, 2024

What if Canada could simultaneously develop cutting-edge technologies, prepare for new national security threats, and progress on its NATO target of two per cent defence spending? A new generation of quantum technologies may provide this opportunity.

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