Time to admit the obvious: the CAF’s status quo isn’t working
The solution to the military’s woes will only come from senior leadership convincing the Liberal government of just how dire the circumstances currently are.
The Canadian Armed Forces: early quitters?
For Canada to be dismissed as an ‘early quitter’ by a former Australian prime minister might sting somewhat if those allies who continued the fight in Afghanistan had delivered an eventual victory.
Canada’s next submarine fleet likely to be foreign built as Navy faces timeline crunch, say defence experts
Canada faces a tight deadline to replace its aging fleet of submarines before it risks losing the crucial naval capability.
Feds’ rush vehicle purchase will do little to boost CAF’s battle readiness
Has no one in National Defence headquarters been watching the conflict in Ukraine for the past two years?
Defence spending push to reach NATO target coming in fall from business advocacy groups
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in July that Canada ‘fully expects’ to reach a spending target of two per cent of GDP on defence by 2032, but critics say the announcement ‘lacks any substance.’ It’s expected the government will be lobbied hard on this in the fall.
Let’s get creative: CAF can’t keep picking up emergency response shortfall
Given the reality of climate change, the demand for federal disaster assistance will only increase. The answer cannot always be ‘send in the military.’
Planned submarine buy will be ‘eye-wateringly expensive,’ but the Navy ‘desperately’ needs them, say defence experts
‘Finding the money for this weapon system will be the biggest hurdle,’ says Canadian Forces College professor Paul Mitchell.
The Royal Canadian Navy’s AOPS remains adrift
The news of a practically new warship breaking down and flooding will not send Canadian citizens flocking to the recruiting centres.
Canada downplays cost of meeting NATO spending mark as $60-billion projection will need to rise
In 2025, the figures NATO uses to calculate members’ GDP will no longer be based on the 2015 numbers it uses now, but would instead use 2020 as the base year, leaving Canada about $3.5-billion short of its 2032 target.
Cutting the CAF to the bone
The Liberals’ heady promises of shiny new equipment in the distant future may be a case of too little, too late.
