Canada is on track to spend tens of billions more on defence in the coming years. Here's where it's headedCanada is on track to spend tens of billions more on defence in the coming years, as the federal government points to climate change, increasingly aggressive international rivalries and new sovereignty risks in the high Arctic as key challenges to tackle.
Helicopters: $18.4 billion in new tactical helicopter capabilities to improve response time and coverage for natural disasters, emergencies and possible infringements on Canadian sovreignty.Global satellite networks: $5.5 billion toward efforts to access global satellite networks, with particular focus on protecting against communications jamming by adversaries.
Cyber operations: $2.8 billion toward a new, unified cyber-operations apparatus between the Canadian Armed Forces and the Communications Security Establishment , a Canadian intelligence agency. As Poilievre sides with Smith on trans restrictions, former Conservative candidate says he's 'playing with fire'
Canada's military will take a bigger role in the North over the next two decades as climate change and increasingly aggressive foes threaten Arctic sovereignty.Convicted of murdering a London, Ont. Muslim family with his pickup truck, Nathaniel Veltman, 23, has filed an Inmate Notice of Appeal with the court in an attempt to overturn the jury’s verdict.
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