A defence budget that tops the two-per-cent goal? Look north

Whoever is running Canada in the months to come should be able to convince Donald Trump that an investment in Arctic infrastructure counts towards our defence budget.

Canada could and should commit to constructing northern transportation hubs, and labelling all of it an investment in the country’s defence, writes Scott Taylor.DND photograph by MCpl Louis Brunet

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

December 23, 2024

OTTAWA—As we have seen, United States president-elect Donald Trump is making veiled threats about annexing what he now calls “the great State of Canada” from “Governor Justin Trudeau.”

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