Future planning needed amid Canada’s defence budget boost

If we truly wish to provide a deterrent to Russian aggression, we need to learn from the ongoing war in Europe.

Members of a CH-147F Chinook medical team with Operation Presence in Mali in 2018. With 14 CH-147F Chinooks remaining in RCAF service, Canada possesses a considerable aviation asset, but one suited to wage a counter-insurgency against a poorly equipped foe, writes Scott Taylor.Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces Combat Camera/MCpl. Jennifer Kusche

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

September 15, 2025

OTTAWA—There is a lot of buzz around Canada's defence budget these days after our nation's lack of military spending drew the personal ire of United States President Donald Trump when he launched his tariff war.Since the 2014 NATO Summit, successive Canadian government...

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