Canada must ‘open our doors’ to other markets, diversify military procurement supply chains amid tariffs, says Minister Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says the U.S. tariffs ‘create a different business environment’ for defence procurement, so Canada must ‘open our doors’ to other markets.
Election without foreign interference is much more important than early election
Voters should seriously consider not voting for any party that prevents all the much-needed anti-foreign interference measures from passing before a federal election happens.
Time for Canada to strengthen its digital sovereignty
Canada must address our excessive dependence on the U.S. for critical national communication infrastructure.
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.
Trump-Zelenskyy clash delivers death blow to NATO
If NATO’s European members decide to build a new alliance free from the whims of a pro-Moscow America, they’ll have to figure out how to extend the modest British and French nuclear forces to protect itself.
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.
Trying to keep fear out of a fearful topic
Some 24 parliamentarians, including federal Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, sent a letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly on Feb. 25 urging Joly to participate in nuclear disarmament discussions at the UN this week.
U.S. ‘hacking away’ at world order means Canada must strengthen ties with allies, say foreign policy experts
World politics are undergoing a major power transition that only comes around once a century, says Aaron Ettinger. ‘We don’t know what a liberal world order looks like without the United States, and that is the great unknown in all of this.’
Canada’s foreign influence problem is about to escalate, here’s why
U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance has dismissed disinformation as a fabrication of ‘old entrenched interests hiding behind ugly Soviet-era words’ to justify censorship. Similarly, U.S. President Donald Trump is amplifying pro-Russian propaganda, blaming Ukraine for starting Russia’s war of aggression against itself.
