Cutting the CAF to the bone

The Liberals' heady promises of shiny new equipment in the distant future may be a case of too little, too late.

There is little to no chance Defence Minister Bill Blair and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will still be steering the government’s defence spending agenda eight years from now, so recent promises aren’t worth much, writes Scott Taylor.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

July 22, 2024

OTTAWA—Following the recent NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Bill Blair sheepishly returned to Ottawa after being thoroughly chastised by their allied counterparts.

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