Absolutely. There's the era before superhuman AI, and the era after. Regarding national defence against drones, AI and others, in the short term, the government needs to increase investments in critical infrastructure to protect them against cyber-attacks. You are right that if we reach a point where AI can thwart all our plans, Canada won't be able to defend itself without help.
Our best strategy relies on one of Canada's strengths, which is to move talks along with international partners, because every other country faces the same issues. Neither the U.S., nor China or Russia can defend itself against a supersmart AI. Everyone should work together, because everyone is vulnerable.
I basically agree with you. There's a lot we can do in the short term that could lead to greater security resilience. That said, in the long term, an international solution is the only option to prevent these systems from being created, at least until we're able to control them.