Canadian Defence Strategy More Important Than Increased Spending, Experts Tell Committee

Canadian Defence Strategy More Important Than Increased Spending, Experts Tell Committee
Canadian soldiers wait to meet Minister of Defence Anita Anand in Adazi, Latvia, on Feb. 3, 2022. Gints Ivuskans/AFP via Getty Images
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Canada’s defence spending has come under the spotlight with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but experts say the issue is more complicated than simply meeting the NATO benchmark of 2 percent GDP to solve the issue.

For the experts testifying before the Standing Committee on National Defence on March 21, increasing the budget without a defence review and an articulated strategy will not solve Canada’s military deficiencies.

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