McGuinty wants to revive BATUS tank training programBy Lethbridge Herald on August 7, 2026. Photos courtesy Mackenzie Gendron Federal Minister of Defence David McGuinty tours CFB Suffield during a visit Thursday. Photos courtesy Mackenzie Gendron Federal Minister of Defence David McGuinty tours CFB Suffield during a visit Thursday. In an interview with Southern Alberta Newspapers at Suffield, McGuinty said he wants to renew the decades-long partnership as Canada looks to increase defence activity at home and abroad. He says his team has visited London twice, including a recent meeting between McGuinty and the new British defence minister.