Canada to Invest $4.9B Over Six Years to Modernize Aging North American Defence Systems

Canada to Invest $4.9B Over Six Years to Modernize Aging North American Defence Systems
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand departs Ottawa on June 7, 2022, as she joins Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (not pictured) to visit Norad headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Defence Minister Anita Anand says the federal government will invest $4.9 billion over the next six years to modernize North America’s aging defence systems.

Anand said the decision was made to protect Canadians from “new and emerging threats” from autocratic regimes that threaten rule-based international order, and new weapons developed by other countries.