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Defense from a Canadian Perspective

This is one view from our neighbor to the north?

Not only are Americans trying to figure out which direction the Trump Administration will go, but the entire world is also waiting to see how things are going to play out. Usually you base your planning assumptions on what a candidate has indicated will be his courses of action once elected. I don't think that is a good assumption at this point with President Elect Trump. I think we'll have to wait and see.

Then to our North, our North American partner, Canada, is also playing the guessing game about their own future and how that intersects with the United States. This piece is mostly focused on national defense measures, but there is a cross over into homeland security. Check out how one author sees their relationship with the United States and how they might need to change their priorities and funding, The price of Canadian security is about to go up.

Matt Morrison shared the link above.

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.