As Bill Blair ramps up his warnings about the state of the military, Trudeau sticks to his script

It would be a gross overstatement to say there's a wedge developing between Defence Minister Bill Blair and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on defence spending. But recent polls suggest there may be a wedge opening up between federal politicians and average Canadians alarmed at the state of this country's military.

As Bill Blair ramps up his warnings about the state of the military, Trudeau sticks to his script
National Defence Minister Bill Blair speaks during the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

It would be a gross overstatement to say there's a wedge developing between Defence Minister Bill Blair and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on defence spending. But recent polls suggest there may be a wedge opening up between federal politicians and average Canadians alarmed at the state of this country's military.