Cutting the CAF to the bone
The Liberals’ heady promises of shiny new equipment in the distant future may be a case of too little, too late.
Canadian politics is ‘not safe’ right now, and MPs ‘are in harm’s way’: former public safety minister
‘Many’ MPs work ‘in a perpetual state of fear,’ says Liberal MP Marco Mendicino. NDP MP Charlie Angus was recently accosted at a beach in his riding. House Sgt.-at-Arms Patrick McDonell said harassment of MPs has increased almost 800 per cent in the last five years. Countless MPs, cabinet ministers, party leaders, and the prime minister have been subjected to threats and death threats. This should not be normal.
Bottom line? We’re procuring ships for two-to-three times their real costs
In addition to the ships’ more than doubled price tag, delivery will take twice as long. Worse, to date no one has been held accountable for this fiasco.
Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role
Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment. “The priority is to make sure that we welcome a whole range of Canadian expertise and quality people to ensure that we have the people we need to render our forces ready,” she told […]
NATO nagging? Defence spending takes heat from allies
The Americans have accused Canada of riding their defence coattails—which is ripe, given our shared military history.
Stepping up for Afghan-Canadian language and cultural advisers and their families
Since LCAs are considered contractors, they aren’t eligible for mental health services from Veterans Affairs Canada, unlike the soldiers they accompanied in Afghanistan.
Canada needs a fresh approach on innovation
Innovation is about bringing new ideas to market. This, built on technological progress and investment in intangibles, is the key source of productivity-boosting economic growth.
If NATO is not useful for democracy or to win wars, what purpose does it serve?
NATO may have lost all of its actual, on-the-ground wars, but armed with its scare tactics and access to top political decision-makers, it is winning all the budgetary battles of Canadian fiscal policy.
Amplifying Canadian voices: the role of an independent Senate
Without a party line to toe, local voices can tell local stories, and apply the guiding principles of Senators’ home communities.
New parliamentary affairs head for Veterans Minister Petitpas Taylor
Other fresh faces in the veterans affairs minister’s office include a new senior policy adviser and special assistant for the Atlantic.
