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For many NATO allies, something as ubiquitous as trucks and jeeps for the army are not purchased on a batch basis every couple of decades.

For some unknown reason, Canada persists with buying a whole fleet of vehicles at once, and then waiting until the maintenance costs are at their highest for the entire fleet before scraping up the money to replace them, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Chase Miller

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

August 3, 2026

OTTAWA—Defence spending has been making a steady stream of headlines recently with the Carney Liberals announcing a number of major acquisition promises.

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