From New York City: a day at a No Kings rally, and a hope for more than tepid politics
American mainstream politics may be offering little hope, but prayers and non-violence in the streets in great numbers offer signs of promise. I do think that’s what I witnessed at Central Park and in Times Square.
Drone warfare is here. Canada must prepare
As this technology evolves at breakneck speed, Canada risks being caught flat-footed.
Wildlife can be full of surprises
The feds’ new national money laundering enforcement agency may not be able to confront the illegal wildlife trafficking in Canada.
Bill aimed at protecting telecom infrastructure against cyberattacks strikes at privacy rights, say civil society groups
In beefing up cybersecurity, Bill C-8 ‘does not authorize warrantless access to Canadians’ personal data,’ says Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.
In bid to grow overseas, feds can’t forget to protect the people at home
As relations rebuild with the Indian and Chinese governments, the Canadian government should be working just as hard to fulfill promises to protect people at home from transnational repression.
Room for improvement in the CAF? Yeah, I’ll say
There is a time-honoured tradition when it comes to Canada’s defence procurement: seeing is believing.
MPs, Senators need a voice on Trump’s Golden Dome
A wildly expensive project that makes Canada more reliable on the currently unreliable U.S. administration requires parliamentary scrutiny.
‘Complex, blow-your-brains-out expensive, and extraordinarily technical’: MPs urged to study Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ as feds say they’re in talks with U.S.
‘What is desperately needed is a non-partisan statement in Parliament that all parties recognize the need to defend Canada as a core national interest,’ says Andrea Charron, director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies.
Shortlisted shipbuilders say Poland’s submarine pick won’t affect delivery on Canadian procurement
Poland is weighing buying submarines from a collection of offers including from the two shipbuilders shortlisted by Canada.
India is not the strategic partner Canada thinks it is
Artificially compartmentalizing Canada’s economic relationship with India, separate from the political relationship, is a fraught approach.
