In a dramatically shifting landscape, it’s time to highlight Canada’s strengths in security and defence
We have smart business leaders, valuable resources, advanced technological and security capacity, and experience in the fields of defence and security.
Trump 2.0 means Canada needs to get serious about spending two per cent of GDP on defence
Our NATO statistics have been tracking in the wrong direction since Donald Trump left the White House in 2021.
Trump, China, Russia and national security threats to Canada
The election of Donald Trump as America’s next president may finally shake Canadians out of their complacency.
NATO spending targets, and the government’s credibility gap
After successive unrealistic Liberal promises, there is no indication that the government will suddenly become interested in our Armed Forces.
Telling the whole story about boosting Canada’s defence spending
Current polling should be viewed with a level of skepticism when questions relating to defence spending are not constructed with tradeoffs in mind.
Trump adds pressure to increase defence spending, but MPs and others consider U.S. NATO withdrawal unlikely
‘There’s no question’ Trump’s return as U.S. president puts more focus on Canada to reach a NATO defence spending target, says Liberal MP John McKay.
Appeasing Donald Trump with defence dollars
Many of the hawkish pundits are self-flagellating in anticipation of facing Trump’s wrath, but we need to look at the situation from a detached perspective.
Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated
The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government accountability has resulted in ‘non-answers,’ says Senator Salma Ataullahjan.
Stonewalled committee shows limits of Parliament’s prosecutorial powers: former CSIS analyst
As the Public Safety Committee digs into Russian interference, it has to use all the tools at its disposal to get answers, says NDP MP Alistair MacGregor.
Asking the right questions to safeguard our sovereignty
The top issue in the next election will surely be the economy, but the second matter of public discourse should be protecting our national sovereignty.
