CBC’s Front Burner Podcast recently featured a two-part series on Canada’s massive military buildup, looking at both the pros and the cons.
Producer Imogen Birchard spoke to many individuals in the defence community – including some who attended CANSEC 2026 – for her comprehensive report. I make a few brief appearances in both segments, which originally ran July 1 and July 2, 2026.
Here are a few ways to access the CBC podcasts:
Additional reading
On June 19, 2026, The Walrus published Inside Canada’s $500 Billion Defence Spending Gamble by Kyle Volpi Hiebert, in which I also provide a few quotes.
One of my Ottawa Citizen articles from May 21, 2026, looks at the push to buy Canadian: Canadians want defence dollars spent on Canadian-owned firms, not U.S. companies or their subsidiaries.
And for some more background reading, check out the explainer I did June 26, 2025, for the Ottawa Citizen: How will Canada reach its new defence spending commitments?