Canada’s defence spending: the free ride is over

Building defence industrial capacity at home, and supporting Canadian firms to export that expertise to the world must become a strategic priority rather than an afterthought.

Defence Minister Bill Blair. The mind boggles at ongoing and planned cuts to DND’s budgets which amount to $800- to $900-million per year, writes Christyn Cianfarani.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CHRISTYN CIANFARANI

November 20, 2024

“You’re riding a first-class carriage with a third-class ticket,” France’s Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet once said of this country’s approach to defence spending. That ride is about to come to a screeching halt.

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