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- Canada last had a permanent military presence in Europe during the Cold War.
- Canada last had a permanent military presence in Europe during the Cold War.
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- Supporting veterans and their families in every aspect of their transition to civilian life is both a moral duty and a strategic necessity.
- Supporting veterans and their families in every aspect of their transition to civilian life is both a moral duty and a strategic necessity.
- Supporting veterans and their families in every aspect of their transition to civilian life is both a moral duty and a strategic necessity.
- If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the
- If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the
- If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the
- Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed $2-billion in spending for the Canadian Armed Forces, a part of the $9-billion announced in June for defence and
- Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed $2-billion in spending for the Canadian Armed Forces, a part of the $9-billion announced in June for defence and
- Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed $2-billion in spending for the Canadian Armed Forces, a part of the $9-billion announced in June for defence and
- Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.
- Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.
- Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.
- This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.
- This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.
- This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.
- Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime

- Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime
- Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime

- The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
- The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
- The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
- Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
- Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
- Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
- The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
- The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
- The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
- Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual
- Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual
- Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual
- Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
- Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
- Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
- The most immediate challenge will be to ensure that the defence acquisitions currently in the pipeline aren’t ground to a halt as the government
- The most immediate challenge will be to ensure that the defence acquisitions currently in the pipeline aren’t ground to a halt as the government
- The most immediate challenge will be to ensure that the defence acquisitions currently in the pipeline aren’t ground to a halt as the government
- Defence procurement does not exist in a vacuum, and must be consistent with the government’s overall foreign and defence policy.
- Defence procurement does not exist in a vacuum, and must be consistent with the government’s overall foreign and defence policy.
- Defence procurement does not exist in a vacuum, and must be consistent with the government’s overall foreign and defence policy.
- Government, industry, and the Armed Forces need consistency and predictability in a geopolitical environment that has neither.
- Government, industry, and the Armed Forces need consistency and predictability in a geopolitical environment that has neither.
- Government, industry, and the Armed Forces need consistency and predictability in a geopolitical environment that has neither.
- During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the
- During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the
- During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the
- National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.
- National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.
- National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.
- If we want to retain service members, ensuring that they can afford to stay in the military, and that they think their organization puts
- If we want to retain service members, ensuring that they can afford to stay in the military, and that they think their organization puts
- If we want to retain service members, ensuring that they can afford to stay in the military, and that they think their organization puts