The CIA on Canadian Defence Policy

Authors

J.L. Granatstein

Abstract

At the request of the Pentagon, in the spring of 1985 the Central Intelligence Agency prepared an assessment of Canadian defence policy. Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives had formed the government in the election of 4 September 1984 and, in the CIA’s view, the new administration was likely to be more interested in defence than the Liberals. Even so, the assessment observed that “Canadians generally think little about defense and when they do, reject outright the idea of giving defense priority over maintaining the social welfare system.”

Recommended Citation

Granatstein, J.L. "The CIA on Canadian Defence Policy." Canadian Military History 29, 1 (2020)