Bill Blair
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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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Canada, Australia agree to bolster defence ties: ‘Preparing to avoid war’Defence Minster Bill Blair and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles announced an agreement to bolster their countries' relationships and collective response to threats.CanadaAug 8, 2024
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Sending Canadian ship to Cuba near Russian fleet was ‘carefully’ planned: ministerA spokesman for National Defence Minister Bill Blair's office said the visit to Havana's port 'was carefully and fulsomely planned.'CanadaJun 17, 2024
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Canada’s Arctic boost puts it on track to meet NATO target: ministerAfter Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014, NATO allies agreed to move toward spending two per cent of their gross domestic product on defence within a decade.CanadaJun 14, 2024
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Canada, China defence ministers discuss interference, Taiwan, RussiaCanada's defence minister met with his Chinese counterpart to discuss election interference, Taiwan and China's support for Russia.CanadaJun 3, 2024
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