The consumer industrial complex
The war in Ukraine heralds a new future for killing machines—and that future belongs to China and Ukraine.
Budget 2025 could have enhanced Canada’s military mobility by investing in roads and rails
Without key defence infrastructure, the task of deterring, confronting, and combatting adversaries that pose a threat will be insurmountably difficult.
Defence focus in budget signals turning point, but some defence experts wary about lack of detail
Defence spending promises in the 2025 budget are ‘seizing the moment,’ but lack previous specificity, says Conference of Defence Associations Institute director of research Kevin Budning.
Budget cuts in defence: an opportunity to align needs and outputs?
The concern around cuts revolves around resources, but we tend to underappreciate the cultural and structural impacts.
Opening the pathway for greater Indigenous inclusion in the Armed Forces
The CAF must position itself as an employer of choice for Indigenous Peoples by improving cultural safety, and supporting long-term career development and leadership.
We better start thinking of a UN-centred global peace system
What’s missing is a coherent plan to develop a unity of purpose and effort, and a sequence of viable policy options to deliver on it.
Canadian defence: between promises and reality
National security is not measured in GDP percentages, but rather in the real capacity to protect our democracy and territory.
Canada’s ZEV mandate will leave 450,000 drivers stranded
The legal and economic constraints of the zero-emission vehicle mandate could reduce supply by thousands of vehicles, leaving significant consumer demand unmet.
The modern-day malady of modern-day veterans
Given the mental health struggles many veterans face, the truth is we continue to lose those who have served to their injuries, but it is not as easy to find the number after they’ve left the Forces.
Emissions cap may ‘no longer be required’ as Ottawa favours carbon capture, critical minerals: budget
The controversial oil and gas emissions cap would have ‘marginal value in reducing emissions,’ says Carney’s first federal budget, which focuses on tax credit incentives and methane regulations to reach net zero.
