Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime minister. What comes next will be harder. But it’s needed, and overdue.

Defence Minister David McGuinty will be in charge of more than $9-billion in additional funding for the Canadian Armed Forces this fiscal year. A June 9 announcement said that funding would go towards better pay for Canada’s soldiers, new aircraft, and repairs for existing infrastructure among other purposes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY MATT GURNEY

June 16, 2025

TORONTO—The defence announcement made by the prime minister last week is—hands down—good news. It's good news for the Canadian Armed Forces, and it's good news for Mark Carney, who'll be able to head into the G7 and upcoming allied defence summits without having to wor...

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