Cancelling the F-35 deal would be ‘cutting our nose off to spite our face,’ says former senior military official
A former chief of the defence staff says ‘the ramifications of cancelling the F-35 purchase threatens to hurt Canada more than it would hurt the U.S.’
Another major procurement project FUBAR
Buried in the fine print of the Canadian Surface Combatant announcement was the fact that the total cost to build these three warships is expected to be a whopping $22.2-billion.
U.S. pressure ‘lighting a fire’ under Ottawa to get major defence procurement projects moving, says expert, as trade war escalates
Amid the tariff tiff with the U.S., ‘there’s a sudden realization that…Canada may actually be on its own,’ which may be speeding things up, says Adam Lajeunesse.
Trumped again
For President Donald Trump to question Canada’s military resolve is an insult to the sacrifices which were made in support of the U.S.
Are cracks forming in Canada’s military relationship with America?
Underinvestment in Canada’s defence has produced an overreliance on the U.S. military that will be hard to break, say national security observers.
Casting a wider recruiting net
Why is the CAF trying to fix a problem that does not exist instead of addressing the issue of a lack of trainers in the system?
Broken promises: the Trudeau government let down the world on UN peacekeeping
With the U.S. losing its moral compass, Canadian leadership is needed to revitalize this key tool for international mediation.
Trudeau still has time to cement his defence legacy
The tumult of Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office have underscored the wisdom of being strategic about which defence needs Canada should source at home.
Military applications up amid Trump threats, global uncertainty, new recruiting strategies
The Canadian Armed Forces is updating recruitment processes in an attempt to improve understaffing problems.
Canada should resist Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ fantasy
Aligning with space-based missile defence would contradict Canada’s commitment to responsible behaviour in space while triggering an arms race on Earth and in space.
