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Fortune’s Wheel: defence spending impermanence

  • Defence spending has tended to surge in reaction to a crisis and fade just as quickly when optimism returns.
Opinion | BY DAN A. DORAN | February 25, 2026
Defence Minister David McGuinty. When institutions mistake activity for advancement, they often expend enormous energy without building durable capability, writes Dan Doran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fortune’s Wheel: defence spending impermanence

Opinion | BY DAN A. DORAN | February 25, 2026
  • Defence spending has tended to surge in reaction to a crisis and fade just as quickly when optimism returns.

Fortune’s Wheel: defence spending impermanence

Opinion | BY DAN A. DORAN | February 25, 2026
  • Defence spending has tended to surge in reaction to a crisis and fade just as quickly when optimism returns.
Defence Minister David McGuinty. When institutions mistake activity for advancement, they often expend enormous energy without building durable capability, writes Dan Doran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Seeing beyond the cave: bridging culture in defence and procurement

  • Both Public Services and Procurement Canada and the defence sector carry assumptions shaped by years of operating within their own institutional caves, and are
Opinion | BY DAN A. DORAN | November 25, 2025
Industry and the public service each see shadows on the wall and interpret them as the complete picture when it comes to defence procurement, writes Dan A. Doran. Unsplash photograph by Skyler Gerald

Seeing beyond the cave: bridging culture in defence and procurement

Opinion | BY DAN A. DORAN | November 25, 2025
  • Both Public Services and Procurement Canada and the defence sector carry assumptions shaped by years of operating within their own institutional caves, and are

Seeing beyond the cave: bridging culture in defence and procurement

Opinion | BY DAN A. DORAN | November 25, 2025
  • Both Public Services and Procurement Canada and the defence sector carry assumptions shaped by years of operating within their own institutional caves, and are
Industry and the public service each see shadows on the wall and interpret them as the complete picture when it comes to defence procurement, writes Dan A. Doran. Unsplash photograph by Skyler Gerald

Leadership and risk tolerance stymie fixing CAF recruitment, retention

  • A more flexible, learning-oriented leadership approach could help the Armed Forces remain attractive and effective in an increasingly complex security environment.
Opinion | BY DAN A. DORAN | April 2, 2025
While accountability is crucial in any military organization, an environment where failure is not an accepted part of learning and adaptation risks stifling innovation, writes Dan Doran. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Armed Forces

Leadership and risk tolerance stymie fixing CAF recruitment, retention

Opinion | BY DAN A. DORAN | April 2, 2025
  • A more flexible, learning-oriented leadership approach could help the Armed Forces remain attractive and effective in an increasingly complex security environment.

Leadership and risk tolerance stymie fixing CAF recruitment, retention

Opinion | BY DAN A. DORAN | April 2, 2025
  • A more flexible, learning-oriented leadership approach could help the Armed Forces remain attractive and effective in an increasingly complex security environment.
While accountability is crucial in any military organization, an environment where failure is not an accepted part of learning and adaptation risks stifling innovation, writes Dan Doran. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Armed Forces
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