A couple of weeks ago, I was frustrated that the major parties had not articulated Defence platforms so I wrote one for the Liberals and then one for the NDP, and then the Liberals came out with their statement.
I left the Conservative platform for last. Why? Because it is the hardest to write. Why? Because it could simply be “more of the same” but the government has been beaten up many times over the past nine years for procurement problems and for never developing a significant defence review despite changing world circumstances.
The (imagined) Conservative defence platform:
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Source: Canadian International Council