Liberal MP John McKay and David Pratt

Liberal MP John McKay, who represents Scarborough-Guildwood, Ont., chairs the House National Defence Committee, and is the Canadian co-chair of the Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence. David Pratt was the Liberal Member of Parliament for Nepean-Carleton, Ont., from 1997 until 2004 and served as the minister of national defence. He is the principal of David Pratt & Associates, a government relations and strategic consultancy firm located in Ottawa.

Out of the room and irrelevant: Canada needs a coherent policy on ballistic missile defence

No nation is truly sovereign unless it can defend and control its borders. Russia and China are active in the Arctic in new ways. Unless Canada has robust participation, our response to provocations will be weak and meaningless.

opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY AND DAVID PRATT | September 7, 2023