Bill Blair
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Ottawa hands Irving Shipbuilding $8B deal to start 3 new navy destroyersThe destroyer project will be the largest, most complex shipbuilding effort in Canada since the Second World War and will create more than 5,000 jobs across the country.CanadaMar 8, 2025
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Canada will build 3 Arctic military hubs as it ramps up regional footprintThe hubs are the cornerstone of the federal government's Arctic security strategy, which committed $2.67 billion over 20 years to building them.CanadaMar 6, 2025
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U.S. tariffs can be avoided if border progress shown: defence ministerBill Blair told Global News in Washington, D.C., that military members will not be deployed to the border, which was not requested by the Trump administration during negotiations.CanadaFeb 5, 2025
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Blair says Canada can hit NATO spending target sooner but doesn’t commitDefence Minister Bill Blair said while Canada can hit the two per cent of GDP target before 2032, his concern is about managing the spending in a 'responsible way.'PoliticsJan 24, 2025
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Blair defends Canada’s defence spending plan as ‘credible’ amid criticismDefence Minister Bill Blair says Canada's plan to hit its NATO spending target is 'realistic' despite a watchdog report that cast doubt and harsh words from a U.S. critic.CanadaNov 22, 2024
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Canada to send Ukraine more ammunition, arms in $65M military aid packageDefence Minister Bill Blair made the announcement at a NATO defence ministers' meeting in Brussels where Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia was a key topic.CanadaOct 18, 2024
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Politics not a factor in delay of warrant targeting Liberal powerbroker: BlairFormer public safety minister testifies that multiple top secret documents meant for his desk never made it to him as foreign interference probe continues.CanadaOct 11, 2024
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Blair says he ‘expected’ CSIS warrants to be dealt with ‘promptly’The former public safety minister said he approved a warrant to investigate longtime Liberal powerbroker the day he was presented it.CanadaOct 2, 2024
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Bill Blair says he’s ‘optimistic’ about Canada joining expanded AUKUSCanada has said it wants to join a second pillar of AUKUS that will collaborate on new military technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing.CanadaSep 13, 2024
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Canada plans to send Ukraine over 80K unarmed small rocketsCanada plans to send 80,840 surplus small unarmed air-to-surface rockets to Ukraine as well as 1,300 warheads in the coming months, Defense Minister Bill Blair said.CanadaSep 6, 2024
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