February 24, 2026 | In an article published by Policy Magazine as part of the Emerging Voices program, MPP student Shane Joy examines the cultural and political foundations required to sustain Canada's planned defence expansion.
Joy argues that long-term legitimacy will depend on embedding a deeper national security culture, aligning industrial strategy with a coherent National Security Strategy. He writes that a transformation of this scale will require Canadians to view defence as a permanent component of sovereignty, rather than a discretionary one.
