Defence Minister Bill Blair to Release Canada’s Long-Awaited Defence Policy Update

National Defence Minister Bill Blair rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 18, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

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

The policy has been in the works since shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.