Defense Writers Group
13 May 2024
Moderator: I want to welcome everyone to a wonderful discussion today. We are honored to have The Honorable Bill Blair, Defense Minister of Canada. And we’re also fortunate to have Ambassador Kirsten Hillman with us as well, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States.
The ground rules are the same as always. We’re on the record. You can record for accuracy of quotes but there’s no rebroadcast of audio or video.
I will invite the Minister to make some opening comments. Four or five of you emailed in advance to be on the questions list. We’ll have time to go around the table for the full hour that we have here.
Once again, Mr. Minister, we’re honored to have you. The floor is yours, sir.
Minister Blair: First of all, thank you all for joining us here today. And thanks, Thom, for making this possible. It’s a great opportunity for me to meet with the Defense Writers Group. I very much appreciate the opportunity to speak to you all and to speak to your readership and listenership about some of the global issues that all of our nations are experiencing.
