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Prime Minister Mark Carney launched Canada’s first national security strategy in over 20 years. The plan presented five key priorities:

1. Strengthen Canada’s economic security and resilience against threats;
2. Advance a disciplined foreign policy that diversifies Canada’s partnerships and builds strategic capabilities;
3. Rebuild and strengthen the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to defend Canada and Canadian interests;
4. Protect Canadians and strengthen public safety against criminal and national security threats;
5. Modernise Canada’s intelligence capabilities to anticipate and counter emerging threats.

Members of the media may directly contact the following uOttawa academic experts:

Patrick Leblond (English and French)

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences.

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Professor Leblond's expertise concerns questions relating to global economic governance and international and comparative political economy, including topics dealing with international finance, international economic integration, and business-government relations. He can comment on the economic security dimension of the strategy.

Srdjan Vucetic (English and French)

Full Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences.

[email protected] (Please note that Professor Vucetic is in the GMT+2 time zone.)

Professor Vucetic’s research includes Canadian defence policy, Canada-U.S. relations, U.S. foreign policy, international security and global hierarchy.