Innovation as deterrence: how Canada’s new NATO target can thrive in a tech-driven world

A robust innovation economy can be a deterrent against the economic and security threats facing the country.

Defence Minister David McGuinty, left, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. Canada will need to put technologies with both potential civilian and military applications at the heart of its approach, write Tracey Forrest, Michael P. A. Murphy, and Paul Samson.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TRACEY FORREST, MICHAEL P.A. MURPHY, PAUL SAMSON

October 1, 2025

Canada’s entire defence system was disrupted over the summer through the unveiling of a sharp increase in defence spending, the proposal of a new defence procurement agency, and the rollout of

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