Canada is a butter—not a gun—nation

Instead of being a NATO member, Canada should join the Partnership for Peace program.

Defence Minister Bill Blair. In addition to withdrawing from NATO, Canada should negotiate a bilateral North American defence agreement with the U.S., writes Roger Cyr.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ROGER CYR

November 6, 2024

The “Guns or Butter” model is a simple economics concept that describes the trade-off governments face in spending on national defence or on domestic programs. The model is meant to highlight the spending constraints faced by governments—they must choose between the tw...

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