On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to The Hon. Bill Blair about reaching 2 per cent of GDP on defence spending, and what procurement reforms are needed to do so.

This episode is a recording from our Procurement conference, which took place on November 25, 2024 in Ottawa. This conference was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence’s MINDS Program, our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics and Hanwha Defence and Ocean, and our conference sponsors the Business Council of Canada, Raytheon, L3Harris Technologies, the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Canada, Amazon Web Services, Davie, and CAE.

Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding.

The Hon. Bill Blair is the Minister of National Defence

David Perry is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Music Credits: Drew Phillips.

Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine