Having a defence industrial strategy is good, but we’ll also need to know what to do with it

Canada should leverage its geographic advantage—far from Europe’s front lines—along with its close relationship with Ukraine and its willingness to invest heavily to develop advanced drone and anti-drone capabilities that can be shared with and sold to allies.

Defence Minister David McGuinty, pictured, was with Prime Minister Mark Carney when he released Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy on Feb. 17 in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MATT GURNEY

February 23, 2026

TORONTO—Canada has a new Defence Industrial Strategy. Great. Truly. Great. It’s time to start taking defence serious...

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