Kevin Page & Mark Carney

Kevin Page: Kevin Page, a former budget watchdog, highlighted the federal government's past practice of quietly eliminating defense spending line-items from the annual budget.

Mark Carney: Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed policies to boost domestic defense spending and prioritize 'Buy Canadian' initiatives, influencing the current boom in the defense tech sector and the focus of the CANSEC expo.

Kevin Page: As a former federal spending watchdog, Kevin Page>>> is a key critic of the Canadian government's lack of transparency regarding its NATO defense spending plans.

Kevin Page: As a former parliamentary budget officer, Kevin Page criticized Canada's government for lacking a clear financial plan for elevated defense spending, adding a domestic perspective to the defense debate.