For many years, there was no political payback for increasing defence expenditure, so governments in Ottawa didn’t bother.

But recent polls suggest voters are sufficiently spooked by events in Ukraine and the Middle East, not to mention by the prospect of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, to urge Ottawa to start taking defence seriously again.

Despite noting increased threats, this is a business-as-usual document, with most of the spending planned over a 20-year time horizon.{ai:summary}<p>Ottawa ignored defence spending until voters feared global turmoil and Trump's return. Now pressure mounts for government to prioritize security. #foreignaffairs</p>

John Ivison: The new Liberal defence policy's in no hurry to face dangerous global realities

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