OTTAWA—Canada’s Minister of National Defence Anita Anand announced the opening of Defence Policy Update (DPU) consultations to all Canadians and the awarding of a $15.8 million contract for the building of a microsatellite project at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence on March 9.
Anand provided the opening keynote address to defence industry partners, stakeholders, and defence experts at the 91st annual conference.
Canada’s current national defence policy “Strong, Secure, Engaged” has been in existence since 2017 and updating it to reflect modern realities of conflict has long been pondered.
A new digital platform has been launched and Anand invited all Canadians to contribute online and provide feedback on issues including how to recruit talented Canadians and how to respond to natural catastrophes….