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Overdue defence policy update must address changing international threats, inflation: defence experts

'The longer they delay, the further we are behind,' says NDP critic Lindsay Mathyssen of the wait for the now-overdue update to Canada's defence policy.

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT
November 22, 2023

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Overdue defence policy update must address changing international threats, inflation: defence experts

'The longer they delay, the further we are behind,' says NDP critic Lindsay Mathyssen of the wait for the now-overdue update to Canada's defence policy.

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