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Andrea Riccardo Migone, Assistant Professor, Public Administration and Politics, Ryerson University

Ukraine war highlights the Canadian military's urgent need for a lifeline

A crew member throws a line ashore as the Royal Canadian Navy's newest Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, HMCS Harry DeWolf, docks in Victoria after arriving from Vancouver in October 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The Liberals have ignored the historic opportunity the war in Ukraine is presenting Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand to revitalize Canada’s military.

The $8 billion in additional funding announced for defence as part of the 2022 federal budget doesn’t come close to resolving the military’s funding crisis, let alone meet NATO’s two per cent funding minimum.

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