Bungling bureaucracy: CAF leadership dropping the ball on transparency
It is evident that Gen. Wayne Eyre and his advisers do not understand that the Access to Information Act is a federal law, not merely a suggestion.
Abandoned comrades: it’s our moral obligation to support the language and cultural advisers
After playing a crucial role in Canada’s mission in Afghanistan, cultural advisers face disparity in recognition and care.
Rethinking the NATO commitment
With a 75-year track record of 1-for-5, maybe NATO should have simply disbanded after they won the Cold War.
Info watchdog, Defence Minister Blair keep clashing in court cases over access law compliance
Canada’s information watchdog is resorting to ‘an extraordinary remedy’ before the federal bench to force Defence Minister Bill Blair to make his department follow the law and release records.
Canada and Kosovo: 25 years of ties
Operation Parasol represented a quick, efficient humanitarian response to a country in crisis.
Are we truly ‘laggards’ in spending?
Among all of these stakeholders clamouring for Canada to spend more on defence, no one is even discussing what they want that money spent on
A dressing down: the CAF’s dress code debacle
The military’s ‘new’ dress code is actually a sharp reversal of the controversial policy change announced in September 2022.
Amid focus on defence investments, advocates say diplomatic toolkit being ignored
‘Whether we get a few more airplanes or a few more submarines, it’s not the answer to world peace,’ says peace advocate Douglas Roche.
CAF’s toxic leadership exposed
It’s a true litmus test of how far morale in the CAF has plummeted when the senior individual representing the concerns of the non-commissioned ranks tells the higher ups their toxic leadership is to blame.
Pick a winner—pick defence
Imagine a sector of the Canadian economy that is not that large in the grand scheme of things, but that is very strong in all the determinants of innovation and productivity. We have it.
