Carney announces pay raises for Canadian Armed Forces members
Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed $2-billion in spending for the Canadian Armed Forces, a part of the $9-billion announced in June for defence and security.
Feds need to ‘rethink’ industrial benefits policy and refocus on defence capabilities, say former senior officials: it ‘needs to evolve’
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada needs ‘to go back to basics and make sure it’s using the policy to build defence capabilities in Canada,’ says former senior public servant Clem Srour.
As world marks 80 years since atomic anniversary, Canada has room to lead
Canadian diplomacy can and has had major impact on global affairs in the past, and the country is extremely well placed to take substantive action in support of the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
Major powers resorting to war more often, and doing so without even trying to justify it under the UN Charter rules
Maybe so much time has passed that some countries have forgotten what everybody’s objective was at the end of the Second World War: to replace the rule of war with the rule of law. If so, they should all be obliged to watch Chimp Empire, to remind them where we have come from and why we need to get to a better place.
The Armed Forces’ selective accountability
Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.
Sniffing out alleged terrorists in the military’s ranks
This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.
Buckle up, federal public service cuts expected to be deep
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to save $25-billion and to boost military spending significantly, but he and his government better make sure the cuts don’t affect vital services to Canadians, including at the Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada, and Citizenship and Immigration. That would create another other mess for the country, and no one wants that. The government is also setting itself up for another showdown with the public service unions.
Space: the critical link to Canada’s defence, sovereignty, and economic growth
At this moment of geopolitical transition and economic uncertainty, the Canadian government must lead boldly. We cannot afford to miss this moment, and Canada’s space ecosystem is ready to build and deliver.
Standing on ceremony
With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.
Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions
The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed ‘small p’ policy paradigm or update this policy regime.
