The Honourable David J. McGuinty
Minister of National Defence
22 September 2025
The Pentagon, Washington
Gross neglect
Statutory duty to prepare for war: abandoned
Dossier
Obligation to perform the duty and to produce the plan for war: refusedNational Defence · 17 September 2026
Offices Minister of National Defencesince 13 May 2025Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness14 March – 13 May 2025
Duty Every minister shall include in an emergency management plan the measures to be taken in the case of war or other armed conflict.Emergency Management Act · s. 6(1), 6(2)(d) · National Defence Act · s. 4
Record War is absent from the national risk assessment of Canada.National Risk Profile · Public Safety Canada