Canada’s Capital Region is the right choice to headquarter the new multilateral defence bank 

This is where policy is set, intelligence is co-ordinated, procurement decisions are made, and operations are directed, daily, in close co-ordination with allies.
The Defence, Security, and Resilience Bank, a once-in-a-generation institution, must be located in Ottawa-Gatineau where decisions drive day-one execution, writes Sonya Shorey.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY SONYA SHOREY
May 27, 2026

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