Armed Forces
- Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
- Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
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- 'We seem to be catching up on the old conversation just as it’s on the cusp of changing,' says defence expert David Perry on
- 'We seem to be catching up on the old conversation just as it’s on the cusp of changing,' says defence expert David Perry on
- 'We seem to be catching up on the old conversation just as it’s on the cusp of changing,' says defence expert David Perry on
- The U.S. president badgering Canada into spending more on American defence technology under threat of economic punishment does not sit well with most patriotic
- The U.S. president badgering Canada into spending more on American defence technology under threat of economic punishment does not sit well with most patriotic
- The U.S. president badgering Canada into spending more on American defence technology under threat of economic punishment does not sit well with most patriotic
- Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.
- Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.
- Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.
- A former chief of the defence staff says 'the ramifications of cancelling the F-35 purchase threatens to hurt Canada more than it would hurt
- A former chief of the defence staff says 'the ramifications of cancelling the F-35 purchase threatens to hurt Canada more than it would hurt
- A former chief of the defence staff says 'the ramifications of cancelling the F-35 purchase threatens to hurt Canada more than it would hurt
- Buried in the fine print of the Canadian Surface Combatant announcement was the fact that the total cost to build these three warships is expected
- Buried in the fine print of the Canadian Surface Combatant announcement was the fact that the total cost to build these three warships is expected
- Buried in the fine print of the Canadian Surface Combatant announcement was the fact that the total cost to build these three warships is expected
- Some might argue the string of incidents resulted in few tangible outcomes in terms of formal punishments, but the institution itself has been changed
- Some might argue the string of incidents resulted in few tangible outcomes in terms of formal punishments, but the institution itself has been changed
- Some might argue the string of incidents resulted in few tangible outcomes in terms of formal punishments, but the institution itself has been changed
- I cannot fathom a civilian position with the Department of National Defence that comes with the inherent risk of sexual assault—especially when chalked up
- I cannot fathom a civilian position with the Department of National Defence that comes with the inherent risk of sexual assault—especially when chalked up
- I cannot fathom a civilian position with the Department of National Defence that comes with the inherent risk of sexual assault—especially when chalked up
- A nation's defence commitment should be measured as a tangible combat capability based on a percentage of population and regional circumstances, not as an
- A nation's defence commitment should be measured as a tangible combat capability based on a percentage of population and regional circumstances, not as an
- A nation's defence commitment should be measured as a tangible combat capability based on a percentage of population and regional circumstances, not as an
- Even if one gives Gen. Wayne Eyre the benefit of the doubt for applauding in the moment, once the story broke, it became incumbent

- Even if one gives Gen. Wayne Eyre the benefit of the doubt for applauding in the moment, once the story broke, it became incumbent
- Even if one gives Gen. Wayne Eyre the benefit of the doubt for applauding in the moment, once the story broke, it became incumbent

- Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?
- Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?
- Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?
- In 1991, the government of the day decided the RCAF should not be a quasi-airline. So why are we still buying it passenger planes?
- In 1991, the government of the day decided the RCAF should not be a quasi-airline. So why are we still buying it passenger planes?
- In 1991, the government of the day decided the RCAF should not be a quasi-airline. So why are we still buying it passenger planes?
- If our own government won’t give Canadian firms a chance to compete for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project, how can we expect allied governments
- If our own government won’t give Canadian firms a chance to compete for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project, how can we expect allied governments
- If our own government won’t give Canadian firms a chance to compete for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project, how can we expect allied governments
- However, the Conservatives have been strong voices calling on the government to address sexual misconduct in the military, and 'they cannot go back on
- However, the Conservatives have been strong voices calling on the government to address sexual misconduct in the military, and 'they cannot go back on
- However, the Conservatives have been strong voices calling on the government to address sexual misconduct in the military, and 'they cannot go back on
- Despite the hype from the CBC, not every brush with the Chinese navy in open waters warrants a headline.
- Despite the hype from the CBC, not every brush with the Chinese navy in open waters warrants a headline.
- Despite the hype from the CBC, not every brush with the Chinese navy in open waters warrants a headline.
- Those who closely follow the history of the Canadian Armed Forces will note that this is not the first time a senior officer has
- Those who closely follow the history of the Canadian Armed Forces will note that this is not the first time a senior officer has
- Those who closely follow the history of the Canadian Armed Forces will note that this is not the first time a senior officer has
- Historically, when Canadian governments have sought to reduce federal spending, the defence budget has been a frequent target for savings.
- Historically, when Canadian governments have sought to reduce federal spending, the defence budget has been a frequent target for savings.
- Historically, when Canadian governments have sought to reduce federal spending, the defence budget has been a frequent target for savings.
- The CAF produces the best soldiers in the world, but actual combat experience cannot be substituted with live-fire ranges and scripted tactical exercises.

- The CAF produces the best soldiers in the world, but actual combat experience cannot be substituted with live-fire ranges and scripted tactical exercises.
- The CAF produces the best soldiers in the world, but actual combat experience cannot be substituted with live-fire ranges and scripted tactical exercises.
