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Nicholas Dahir


Getting the job done on bolstering Canada’s defence requires difficult financial decisions

Meeting this new goalpost of five per cent of GDP will fundamentally reshape federal finances, and force a reconsideration of what Ottawa spends—and how it pays for it.

opinion | BY COLIN BUSBY, NICHOLAS DAHIR | April 21, 2026

Responsible governments don’t present late budgets

We should not be used to governments treating Parliament like an afterthought, in financial management or anything else.

opinion | BY WILLIAM ROBSON, NICHOLAS DAHIR | March 25, 2024