Modern day veterans: changed faces, changed needs
Veterans of all genders, ages, and expressions who felt compelled to wear the maple leaf on their shoulder should be acknowledged and given attention societally, and at a government and policy level.
Canada’s leaders need to do more to avoid our soldiers sacrificing in vain
We owe it to all those who serve Canada in uniform to ensure that our politicians only put them at risk when it is truly in our country’s interest.
If Canada’s already at war, our military is far from battle ready
Given the sorry state of our military, let’s hope the chief of defence staff is wrong when he says we are already at war with China and Russia.
Where are we after the military’s ‘MeToo’ moment?
Some might argue the string of incidents resulted in few tangible outcomes in terms of formal punishments, but the institution itself has been changed for the foreseeable future.
Sexual assault can’t be brushed off as a mere byproduct of foreign service
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 to ‘cultural differences.’
It’s not the size of the defence budget, but how it’s spent that matters
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 arbitrary fraction of GDP.
Canada’s top general needs to apologize for honouring a Nazi SS soldier
Even if one gives Gen. Wayne Eyre the benefit of the doubt for applauding in the moment, once the story broke, it became incumbent upon him to apologize for his misplaced tribute.
Standing with Ukraine requires sound training, not scrapyard leftovers
Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?
PM’s plane saga begs the question: why is the Air Force in the airline business?
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?
Federal government should champion, not hinder, Canadian aerospace with aircraft procurement
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 to give us a fair shot?
