Canada Defence Policy

• Ottawa set to unveil long-awaited update to defence policy

  Defence Minister Bill Blair is set to release the long-awaited update to Canada's defence policy Monday morning in Trenton, Ont. 

  Canada

  Apr 8
  
• Long-delayed defence policy update is being recrafted again, Blair says

  Blair told a defence industry summit that the group helped him realize the current plans would not adequately answer questions raised by defence companies.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2023
  
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• Ignored and Ignited: lack of discussion about defence ‘surprising and disappointing’

  Several Canadians told us that they don't think the military is getting much attention during this election campaign. As it turns out, experts feel the same way.

  Politics

  Oct 18, 2019
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• Sajjan speaks on Afghanistan police trainers, new warships in Halifax

  Overall, the new defence policy commits Canada to spending an extra $14 billion over the next 10 years on defence matters - a 70 per cent increase for the department's budget.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2017