Canada’s defence shifts from ‘we are in this together’ to ‘you are on your own’

Canadians can no longer assume that our main security partner will join us in the defence of North America.

Defence Minister Bill Blair. CAF competes for the best and the brightest. If the salaries are not competitive with the private sector, we will be short significant capabilities, write Liberal MP John McKay and Senator Tony Dean.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY, SENATOR TONY DEAN

February 17, 2025

It’s amazing how an existential threat will focus the mind. The blustering machinations of U.S. President Donald Trump have made Canadians aware that our American security umbrella has sprung some leaks.

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