Defence
Waiting for the new defence policy
So much more could have been done to provide Canadians with a clearer roadmap of defence and security issues as well as our place in the world in the time it has taken to produce the defence policy update.
Saving the Canadian Armed Forces: a missed opportunity
The government has had many years to restructure the CAF, but instead, on the domestic level, we are currently left with an underfunded, ill-equipped, and demoralized military.
Arctic disputes won’t all be solved with more arms
There are less militaristic and less costly ways to assert sovereignty over Canada’s North and enhance world peace.
Operational shortcomings, aging equipment, and culture in crisis: new DND report a ‘depressing reading’ of state of military, say MPs
For the first time, Canada’s Armed Forces is revealing its inability to fulfill its concurrent operations obligations set out in the Liberal government’s 2017 defence policy.
Canada’s military paying the price for service
It’s not a great time to be the Canadian military. As Neil Moss reports in the latest Hill Times, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces are unable to fulfill concurrent operations obligations set out in the Liberal government’s 2017 defence policy. The 2022-23 departmental results report outlines that Canada, “based on […]
Why are other agencies stepping in to protect Canadians from Air Force members?
In a pair of recent instances, the CBSA and the OPP are arresting senior officers in the RCAF on firearms infractions to ‘keep Canadians safe.’
Honour our soldiers by probing Canada’s Afghan engagement
Canada needs to establish a public inquiry to ask whether the U.S. officials who knew the war in Afghanistan was unwinnable shared that info with NATO allies.
Prayers should be part of Remembrance Day
Prayers have been part of the Remembrance Day service since the beginning. You cannot bring about inclusion by being exclusive, argues Tom MacGregor.
Modern day veterans: changed faces, changed needs
Veterans of all genders, ages, and expressions who felt compelled to wear the maple leaf on their shoulder should be acknowledged and given attention societally, and at a government and policy level.
