Canada will spend $4.9 billion over the next six years to modernize continental defence, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Monday. Anand delivered the long-awaited announcement on the NORAD upgrade at the Canadian military's principal air base at Trenton, Ont. Anand said the government's overall investment in continental and northern defence will exceed $40 billion over the next two decades. WATCH: Defence Minister Anita Anand announces money for NORAD overhaulDefence minister announces $4.9 billion to modernize NORAD Duration 1:03 Defence Minister Anita Anand says the money will be used to overhaul the decades-old joint bi-national air defence command. Anand downplayed that aspect in her answers to a reporter's question, but defence expert Stefanie von Hlatky said the optics are significant.

Source: CBC News June 21, 2022 09:28 UTC