Canada’s military procurement: a laundry list of broken promises
Only a foolish military analyst would hail the recent defence policy update as a solid building block upon which to rebuild our badly depleted CAF.
Canada’s updated defence policy muted on UN peacekeeping as historic low contributions persist
Observers are expressing growing doubt over whether Canada will ever deploy the quick reaction force pledged in 2017.
Seeing will be believing with Canada’s defence policy update
Perhaps the most important detail to remember is that this is a projected 20-year plan, which is unlikely to survive any change in government.
Feds pledge faster and better defence procurement strategy, but experts say it all comes down to execution
The April 8 policy update acknowledged that ‘defence procurement takes too long in Canada and needs to be faster and more effective,’ but the initial steps outlined to fix things were met with mixed reviews.
As feds announce billions in new defence funding, opposition MPs pan backloaded plan that misses 2 per cent NATO target
Only 11 per cent of the new money announced in the much-anticipated defence policy update will be doled out in the first five years of the 20-year plan.
Defence policy update doesn’t meet the moment
Defence industry players and observers have been eagerly awaiting the Liberal government’s update to the 2017 Strong, Secure, Engaged policy for two years. First promised in the 2022 budget, the update was predicated on the shifting international landscape, noting that “recent events require the government to reassess Canada’s role, priorities, and needs in the face […]
Vimy anniversary highlights the myth of Canadian independence
To many Canadians, Vimy Ridge has become the symbolic birthplace of where and when Canada became a truly independent nation, and shed its colonial past.
U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy
Current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, and insiders weigh in on who has influence over Canadian foreign policy for The Hill Times‘ annual list.
Making the Canadian military fighting fit again
The architects of restructuring the Canadian Armed Forces should look to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict for the future blueprint of Canada’s military.
Tom Cruise isn’t going to save our skies
No one in Air Force leadership is willing to admit that they have dropped so far below a sustainable personnel level that they can no longer train the next-generation fighter pilots.
