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June 2025

Defence bonanza will reshape the global economy
Days after Canada finally bumped its military spending to 2% of GDP, NATO allies have collectively agreed to raise that target to 5% of GDP by 2035.
Critical Systems, Combat Drones, and $121B
Nova Scotia cyberattack exposes Canada's infrastructure gaps while $121B defense contract analysis reveals vendor concentration issues. Canada pivots to…
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Guns, Butter, and GDP
PM Carney has articulated a transformation of Canada’s forced-by-Trumpian-threat defence spending from a reluctant - and overdue - NATO obligation, into…
Why should Canada ReArm Europe?
At this week’s G7 in Kananaskis, all of the oxygen has been sucked up by the outbreak of war between Israel and Iran. But German and French leaders have…
Canadians are all-in on defence
According to the Angus Reid Institute, Canadians are largely supportive of the federal government’s Monday announcement of its intent to spend two per…
The Evolving Tug-of-War on Sovereignty
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada will hit NATO’s 2% defence spending target this fiscal, five years ahead of his election campaign promissory…
0600 SITREP: "Alpha, Kilo, Hurricane-of-Cash"
Senior leaders at BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada) and EDC (Export Development Canada) are preparing to take custody of over $1 billion+ in new…
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