What Canada needs now is more robust, visionary diplomacy, not more military spending

As the present front-runner in the election race, Mark Carney has a special responsibility to straightforwardly pledge support for a global recommitment to international cooperation based on respect for international law as the urgent security imperative for our time.
Prime Minister Mark Carney at his campaign office in Nepean, Ont., on March 29, 2025.

EDMONTON—In their election campaigns, Canadian political leaders are sidestepping the real issue of this country's security by insisting that more military spending will guarantee our safety. But more arms have rarely—if ever—advanced durable peace. What we urgently n...

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