Canada’s $88B Defense Build-Up: Are We Actually Ready?
Support for boosting Canada’s armed forces is at a 30-year high — and now Ottawa is talking about an $88B defense ramp-up. But is this a real plan… or just another committee cycle?
Jim is joined by Paul Micucci to break down what Canada’s “defense industrial strategy” actually means, what’s missing, and what Canadians should demand next.
In this episode, we cover:
• Why military housing + base infrastructure is a make-or-break issue for recruitment and readiness
• The push to build more defense capability in Canada (firms, R&D, manufacturing, procurement)
• How Canada can fix the procurement bottleneck and what a real “execution plan” would look like
• Why drones, surveillance, and sovereign capability are now top priorities
• The debate: do we need a single tough “finisher” leader to drive results fast?
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