Canada's "Shocking" Defence Outlook with David Perry

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS , as well as CN Rail , Saab Canada , and the Public Service Alliance of Canada . Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! The way we’re thinking about defence in Canada is not the same as it was 5 years ago. 1 year ago. Or even 6 months ago. The wars in Ukraine and Iran have dramatically demonstrated the impact of new technologies. And in February, the Carney government committed more than 80 billion NEW dollars over 5 years to rebuild and rearm our forces. 340 billion in total. It’s more than defence spending. It’s a whole new defence industrial strategy. I want to know: How do we spend that money? What kind of defence capacity do we build? Who and what are we defending ourselves against? How have war innovations changed thinking about what we produce, or procure? What will our North look like in 10 years? This is just some of what I covered with our guest, David Perry , today. Including ... shockingly ... his opinion that we should be buying American jets! And my debate with him on that. David is making his 2nd appearance with us on the pod. He’s the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, a non-partisan, independent think tank. Thank you for joining us on podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes , Spotify , or your favourite podcast app. Watch episodes of The Herle Burly via Air Quotes Media on YouTube . The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.

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This episode was published on Apr 24, 2026.

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