National defence is a key component of the economic strategy
National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.
No amount of defence spending will satisfy Trump
The proper questions are: what are Canada’s national interests, and in what order of priority?
It is up to cabinet to fix military retention
If we want to retain service members, ensuring that they can afford to stay in the military, and that they think their organization puts its people first is a critical step.
Minister McGuinty faces challenge to modernize military under unstable U.S. relationship: defence experts
Canada’s multibillion-dollar defence modernization plans are ‘predicated on the assumption of an increasingly tight, integrated working relationship with the United States,’ says CGAI president David Perry.
Carney is already short-changing transparency
The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of information in Ottawa.
Feds can’t continue to delay ‘heavy lifting’ on foreign interference response, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan
The promised foreign agents’ registry failed to materialize before the election, and the continued wait is frustrating, says Jenny Kwan.
How to preserve NORAD? All action, and absolutely no talk
NORAD modernization discussions should prevent the American president from noticing that his country is part of an alliance that offers Canada special treatment.
Soldiers left out in the cold—again
Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our northern climate.
Carney should reject Trump’s Star Wars production
Canada’s possible participation in the Americans’ Golden Dome would overturn decades of resistance to southern neighbour’s often extraordinary missile plans.
Readying the country to ‘defend against help’
Canada must focus on what we can do on our own without American assistance—and perhaps in opposition to Washington’s desires in the Arctic.
