Canada’s Defence Outlook: Minister Speaks on European Partnerships
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 5:20 am
Canada’s Defence Minister recently addressed industry stakeholders while outlining plans to join a major European defence procurement pact. The briefing, laced with bureaucratic charm, reflected a strategic reshaping of national security policy aimed at balancing tradition, international expectations, and modern military needs.
Le ministre de la Défense a évoqué des dépenses militaires en 2030 triplées par rapport aux niveaux de 2014.
The federal government will take "immediate and decisive action" to rebuild Canada's military, Defence Minister David McGuinty told an audience of military contractors in Ottawa.
McGuinty refused to answer any questions from reporters and ducked out through a back door — leaving the spotlight entirely to Carney
Just a day after the Liberal government confirmed plans to join a major European defence procurement pact, Defence Minister David McGuinty is set to deliver a state-of-the-union style speech to defence industry representatives.
David McGuinty is speaking today at the CANSEC trade show, just a week before he travels to Brussels to meet with his NATO counterparts
OTTAWA — Just a day after the Liberal government confirmed plans to join a major European defence procurement pact, Defence Minister David McGuinty is set to deliver a state-of-the-union style speech to defence industry representatives. McGuinty is speaking this morning at the CANSEC trade show in…
OTTAWA - Just a day after the Liberal government confirmed plans to join a major European defence procurement pact, Defence Minister David McGuinty is set to deliver a state-of-the-union style speech to defence industry representatives.
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