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2 weeks ago | 
globalresearch.ca | Michael Welch |Tamara Lorincz |Theodore A. Postol
“The era of the peace dividend is long gone. The security architecture that we relied on can no longer be taken for granted. Europe is ready to step up. We must invest in defence, strengthen our capabilities, and take a proactive approach to security.” – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, March 18, 2025“The Government will protect Canada’s sovereignty by rebuilding, rearming, and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
rabble.ca | Tamara Lorincz
The “guns versus butter” debate over how the federal government allocates funding between the military and social programs requires serious scrutiny as the stakes increase. At the recent G20 meeting in Brazil, Prime Minister Trudeau said Canada plans to “invest significantly more in defence” to meet the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) two per cent gross domestic product (GDP) target.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
rabble.ca | Tamara Lorincz
Tamara Lorincz is PhD candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University and fellow with the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
thespec.com | Tamara Lorincz
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
globalresearch.ca | Michael Welch |Eva Bartlett |Tamara Lorincz
“Canada is literally arming Nazis in Ukraine who are bombing civilians in Donbass, and I have been there under the bombs. Canada is not there to protect me.” – Eva BartlettThe following interview took place on October 16. Two Canadian individuals on separate occassions in Canada were stopped after returning to Canada after spending time in Russia, and subjected to intense scrutiny by members of the Canada Security Intelligence Service.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
globalresearch.ca | Michael Welch |Eva Bartlett |Tamara Lorincz |Vanessa Beeley
“ It is clear that such a major campaign against Germany’s peace and security cannot go unanswered.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
canadiandimension.com | Tamara Lorincz
Defence Minister Bill Blair and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly were recently in Nunavut to promote Canada’s new defence policy update, titled Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada’s Defence. The policy change will expand the military presence of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the Arctic.
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May 15, 2024 | 
thecanadafiles.com | Tamara Lorincz
By 2030, Canadian military spending will climb from 1.3 to 1.7 per cent of GDP, moving closer to the NATO two per cent GDP target. With its current military spending, Canada is ranked sixth among NATO members according to the NATO Defence Expenditures Account. Canada is also ranked 16th highest in the world for military spending, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) latest report - Trends on World Military Expenditures.
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May 13, 2024 | 
saltwire.com | Tamara Lorincz
By Tamara LorinczThe latest defence policy update and federal budget recklessly put Canada on a warpath. They prioritize investments in weapons production over peacekeeping and the use of armed force over diplomacy. On April 8, at the Canadian Armed Forces base in Trenton, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Bill Blair released Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada’s Defence. It is a major update to the Liberal government’s 2017 Strong Secure Engaged defence policy.
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May 7, 2024 | 
therecord.com | Tamara Lorincz
The new defence policy update (DPU) and federal budget recklessly put Canada on a warpath. They prioritize investments in weapons production over peacekeeping and the use of armed force over diplomacy. On April 8, at the Canadian Armed Forces base in Trenton, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Bill Blair released Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada's Defence. It is a major update to the Liberal government's 2017 Strong, Secure, Engaged defence policy.
