F-35 fighter purchase takes flak
The Air Force brass can’t control public perception and the longer this Gripen versus F-35 debate continues, the more people become aware of the pros and cons of both aircraft types.
Despite unimaginable losses, Putin continues his relentless push into eastern Ukraine, town by town, village by village, body by body
In the event that Ukraine falls and Russian President Vladimir Putin wins this ugly and illegal war, U.S. President Donald Trump and his country will bear a heavy responsibility, and they will cover themselves in shame. That may sound like a hyperbolic claim, but the evidence is overwhelming.
Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister
Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez says the fight against international crime requires global solutions.
With even Conservatives conspiring to pass Carney’s budget, PM turns attention to the wider world
The prime minister is engaged in a series of strikingly ambitious undertakings from leveraging Canada’s status as a global middle power to launching a new post-NAFTA economy at home.
Gripen fighter jet purchase would allow Canada to assert sovereignty, says past chair of House Defence Committee McKay
The future success of trade talks with the U.S. will weigh heavily when Canada decides if it wants to buy the American F-35 plane, says consultant Eric Miller.
Never have 10 words so disgraced the United States
Despite U.S. intelligence reports, Donald Trump claims Mohammed bin Salman didn’t know about Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, and that the journalist was an ‘extremely controversial’ figure. ‘Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happened,’ said Trump.
‘Quiet buzz’ on Bay Street about Carney’s ‘nation-building’ major projects, says Tobin
The potential impact of these projects is up for debate as many are located in individual provinces or territories, and were previously approved by those jurisdictions. Meanwhile, the federal government wants to accelerate the construction of the Alto High-Speed Rail, Canada’s first high-speed railway from Toronto to Quebec City.
Fentanyl tariffs, U.S. air strikes avoided at G7 ministers’ discussion on drug trafficking
U.S. President Donald Trump placed tariffs on Canadian goods under the guise of addressing cross-border fentanyl trafficking, but those levies were not raised by the minister who oversees law enforcement and border security, citing the Canada-U.S. trade minister’s responsibility for the file.
CUSMA renewal a time to push for stable and predictable trade
The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement renegotiation is an opportunity to ensure tariff exemptions for Canadian goods are baked into the foundational trade agreement.
Why Canada should oppose Trump’s Golden Dome proposal
A comprehensive ballistic missile defence system is viewed by many defence analysts as potentially destabilizing as it could be perceived as enabling a nuclear first strike by one side.
