Ottawa plans to spend big on defence. But is there a long-term vision for Canada’s military?

Ottawa plans to spend big on defence. But is there a long-term vision for Canada’s military?

Carney’s first budget has delivered the biggest increase in defence spending in decades – $84-billion over five years – but the windfall arrives without a fully fledged policy Steven Chase Senior parliamentary reporter Ottawa and toronto The Globe and Mail Published 16 minutes ago

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Mark Carney’s first budget has delivered the biggest increase in defence spending in decades, as the government seeks to rebuild the military at a time when the Prime Minister says Canada can no longer rely on the United States for protection.

The fiscal plan, tabled a week before Remembrance Day, includes $84-billion to the Department of National Defence over five years, bel