Canadian defence: between promises and reality

National security is not measured in GDP percentages, but rather in the real capacity to protect our democracy and territory.

Defence Minister David McGuinty. If Canada genuinely intends to ensure its security and international role, it is time for strategy to replace showmanship, writes Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BLOC MP SIMON-PIERRE SAVARD-TREMBLAY

November 19, 2025

Ambitious yet improbable budgetary pledges, a procurement system mired in delays, an inability to match the pace of emerging threats, and an Arctic sovereignty more declared than exercised: by announcing much and delivering little, the government is undermining the country�...

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