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In Defence of Canada Briefing (Isue 7)

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Editor’s Note Welcome to the seventh briefing of In Defence of Canada. If there is a unifying theme to this week’s issue, it is the uncompromising necessity of strategic autonomy. For decades, the Canadian space and defence sectors have debated the economic merits of building a sovereign orbital infrastructure. As the newly released United States Space Force Future Operating Environment 2040 (PDF)...
The narrative presented here is a compelling case for Canada's urgent need to achieve strategic autonomy in space and defense, particularly in the face of escalating global competition and the U.S. Space Force's warnings about "Unrestricted Spectrum Warfare." The strongest version of this argument is that Canada's reliance on foreign launch capabilities and allied infrastructure is no longer tenable, given the geopolitical and technological shifts outlined in the USSF's 2040 report. The introduc...