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Is Canada Ready for a Massive Defence Surge? | The Rundown

Canada is about to spend big on defence. According to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, hitting NATO’s 5 per cent target will call for 159 billion dollars in core defence spending by 2035. And Prime Minister Mark Carney has made it clear that’s his goal. But how do we get there? And where should all that money go? The Rundown breaks down what Canada’s defence spending and priorities could look like and whether the country's manufacturers are ready to ramp up to meet the need. Guests: Ann Fitz-Gerald, director of the Balsillie School International Affairs and professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier University Philippe Lagassé, associate professor and Barton Chair at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs Brendan Sweeney, managing director of the Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing 00:00 Intro 01:02 What Smart Defence Spending Looks Like 01:31 Why the F‑35 Decision Is Taking So Long 02:42 Strategic Factors Behind Jet Procurement 03:55 What’s Really Driving the Delay 04:24 Canada’s “Unstrategic” Defence Policy 05:28 Canada’s Procurement System Problems 07:07 Is Defence Spending Just for Show? 08:48 Can Defence Grow Canada’s Economy? 10:14 What Should Be in the Defence Industrial Strategy 11:33 Building Value‑Add in Canada 12:36 The Coming Deficit Impact 14:12 How Canada Can Pay for Defence 15:09 Funding Defence Without Social Cuts 15:45 Is NATO Still United? 17:20 Alliance Trust, the Arctic & Future Challenges 19:28 Are Canadian Manufacturers Ready? 19:48 How Many Companies Can Supply Defence? 20:42 York Region’s Defence Cluster 21:24 What Canada Already Makes for Defence 22:33 Do We Have Enough Skilled Workers? 23:56 Can Auto Plants Shift to Defence Today? 25:44 Why Industry Needs the Defence Policy 26:54 What Government Wants to Know About The Rundown: The Rundown is your nightly half-hour deep dive into just one headline. With host Jeyan Jeganathan, we’ll cover everything from housing and health care to climate and AI. We’ll break down why each topic matters, who’s living it, and what’s being done to make things better – starting right here in Ontario. Slow down. Tune in. Make sense of the moment. And tell us what you think.