‘Flexing some legal muscle’: info watchdog takes Blair to court as DND eschews access law
The Department of National Defence is only the second governmental entity that Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard is taking to court to compel it to follow the law.
The Canadian military is in worse shape than the numbers indicate
Apologists will dismiss this crisis as a common challenge to maintain a peacetime army, but these can hardly be considered peaceful times.
Canada’s health system needs to be prepared to support the Armed Forces in this time of crises
Maintaining the health of fighting forces is critical to success on the battlefield, so Canada’s system needs to be prepared to support the CAF’s rising health-care needs should hostilities commence.
‘We want Canada to be on the ground’: Cypriot envoy calls for Ottawa to reopen high commission
Canada has been without an embassy in Cyprus since 1970, and is the only G7 country without a diplomatic presence on the island nation.
A trip to Sicily is a reminder of our sacrifice
As our world becomes more and more dangerous, do those that followed the ‘greatest generation’ have the strength to endure a terrible conflict like the Second World War?
Defence Minister Blair redefines the word ‘urgent’
Canada has not had any air-defence capability whatsoever since 2012, and buying two new systems first announced more than a year ago is hardly moving with haste.
The inability to house our soldiers is a national shame
One would think that every effort would be made to retain experienced members of the CAF at this critical juncture, and that would not include jacking up the rent on their housing.
Off course: the Canadian Armed Forces lack direction
When the much-anticipated defence policy update is finally released, it will undoubtedly fall short of what the CAF needs: a complete makeover.
Navy won’t send ships in annual West Africa deployment amid readiness woes
Since 2017, the Canadian Navy has deployed two Kingston-class vessels to West Africa annually as part of a naval forward presence mission, aside from a COVID-19-affected 2021.
The exploding cost of the war in Ukraine
Since 2014, Canada has donated more than $8.5-billion in military hardware and cash to support Ukraine’s government and build the capacity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
