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Defence Policy Statement
This document articulates a vision for Canada's global engagement. Our first comprehensive, integrated international policy framework, the Statement delivers on the Government's commitment to invest in our international role.
Defence Policy Statement
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Table of Contents
- Message from the Minister
- Introduction
- The Canadian Forces in an Unpredictable World: Providing Security at Home and Abroad
- Force Expansion
- Transformation
- Looking Ahead
- The International Security Environment at the Beginning of the 21st Century
- A New Vision for the Canadian Forces
- Operational Tempo
- International Operations
- Recent Domestic Operations
- Looking to the Future: A New Vision for the Canadian Forces
- Implementing the Vision: Canadian Forces Transformation
- Protecting Canada and Canadians
- A New Domestic Context
- The Canadian Forces and Protecting Canada: A New Approach
- Future Tasks of the Canadian Forces
- The Canada-U.S. Defence Relationship in a Changing World
- A New North American Defence and Security Context
- The Canadian Forces and North American Defence: A New Approach
- Future Tasks of the Canadian Forces
- Contributing to a Safer and More Secure World
- A New International Security Context
- The Canadian Forces and International Security in the 21st Century: A New Approach
- Future Tasks of the Canadian Forces
- Conclusion
