Biden visit puts Canadian defence spending, Norad modernization back under microscope cdnpoli
“This is the work that I and our government are doing every day to ensure that the Canadian Armed Forces have what they need to fight and win,” she said while announcing $1.4-billion upgrade to the training facilities for the military’s Joint Task Force 2 special forces unit.
David Perry, president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute thank tank, said the government’s lack of commitment to hitting the target, “is increasingly conspicuous with NATO as the rest of the alliance moves in that direction.” “If you’re in Europe right now and you’re Japan, for myriad reasons, you’re looking at the world and you’re saying: ‘On the list of priorities I have to deal with right now, the threat of a neighboring power is significant. So I’m going to invest significantly in my defence,” he said.
Yet analysts say Canada’s failure to take defence issues seriously is one of the reasons it is now struggling to replace aging equipment. The commander of Norad, U.S. Gen. Glen VanHerck, also underscored the need for urgency during a recent defence conference in Ottawa, saying: “We need to move faster, with a sense of urgency to make sure that we field them as soon as possible.”Article content
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