Critics attack long timelines in defence plan as military awaits a budget boost
There will be money set aside in today’s federal budget for the Department of National Defence — much of it linked to the implementation of the new defence policy released with great fanfare last week by the Liberal government after more than two years of study.
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There will be money set aside in today’s federal budget for the Department of National Defence — much of it linked to the implementation of the new defence policy released with great fanfare last week by the Liberal government after more than two years of study.