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
- Recruits are hesitant to enlist, and this will continue while the government prioritizes words over actions.
- Recruits are hesitant to enlist, and this will continue while the government prioritizes words over actions.
- Recruits are hesitant to enlist, and this will continue while the government prioritizes words over actions.
- At the end of the exercise, Canada will remain the only NATO country not only failing to reach two per cent, but also lacking

- At the end of the exercise, Canada will remain the only NATO country not only failing to reach two per cent, but also lacking
- At the end of the exercise, Canada will remain the only NATO country not only failing to reach two per cent, but also lacking

- Canada’s defence needs will not be solved by aiming for an arbitrary target, even if it would lift the ignominy of being a laggard.

- Canada’s defence needs will not be solved by aiming for an arbitrary target, even if it would lift the ignominy of being a laggard.
- Canada’s defence needs will not be solved by aiming for an arbitrary target, even if it would lift the ignominy of being a laggard.

- Multi-partisan consensus on matters of national security would ensure continuity, predictable funding, and an altogether more functional approach to how it engages in the
- Multi-partisan consensus on matters of national security would ensure continuity, predictable funding, and an altogether more functional approach to how it engages in the
- Multi-partisan consensus on matters of national security would ensure continuity, predictable funding, and an altogether more functional approach to how it engages in the
- Imagine a sector of the Canadian economy that is not that large in the grand scheme of things, but that is very strong in
- Imagine a sector of the Canadian economy that is not that large in the grand scheme of things, but that is very strong in
- Imagine a sector of the Canadian economy that is not that large in the grand scheme of things, but that is very strong in
- The outgoing CDS leaves behind some significant challenges that his successor is going to have to deal with and show demonstrable progress.
- The outgoing CDS leaves behind some significant challenges that his successor is going to have to deal with and show demonstrable progress.
- The outgoing CDS leaves behind some significant challenges that his successor is going to have to deal with and show demonstrable progress.
- Doing our share to contribute to collective security and global stability benefits Canada and Canadians.
- Doing our share to contribute to collective security and global stability benefits Canada and Canadians.
- Doing our share to contribute to collective security and global stability benefits Canada and Canadians.
- Our defence policy update makes investments that are specifically tailored to meet new and emerging challenges.
- Our defence policy update makes investments that are specifically tailored to meet new and emerging challenges.
- Our defence policy update makes investments that are specifically tailored to meet new and emerging challenges.
- Let the CAF focus on rebuilding its ranks, and expand on the existing veteran-led humanitarian organization Team Rubicon Canada.
- Let the CAF focus on rebuilding its ranks, and expand on the existing veteran-led humanitarian organization Team Rubicon Canada.
- Let the CAF focus on rebuilding its ranks, and expand on the existing veteran-led humanitarian organization Team Rubicon Canada.
- The Liberal government should put out the call for former service members to return to duty on an emergency call-up basis to enrol and
- The Liberal government should put out the call for former service members to return to duty on an emergency call-up basis to enrol and
- The Liberal government should put out the call for former service members to return to duty on an emergency call-up basis to enrol and
- The initial decision to not include the securing device on the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships limits the ability for big helicopters to be
- The initial decision to not include the securing device on the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships limits the ability for big helicopters to be
- The initial decision to not include the securing device on the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships limits the ability for big helicopters to be
- As the bottom falls out of the CAF at the rank-and-file level, the top offices remain filled to the brim.
- As the bottom falls out of the CAF at the rank-and-file level, the top offices remain filled to the brim.
- As the bottom falls out of the CAF at the rank-and-file level, the top offices remain filled to the brim.