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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine a Warning to Canada to Get Serious About Defence

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine a Warning to Canada to Get Serious About Defence
Members of the Ukrainian Military Forces patrol in the small town of Sievierodonetsk, Lugansk Oblast, on Feb. 27, 2022. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images
John Robson
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For the second time in my adult life a major shock seems to have made people serious about defence. It remains to be seen how serious. But like 9/11, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has blown away any number of comforting illusions. So now what do we do?

John Robson
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”
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