Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report
In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal.
Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links
‘Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,’ says procurement expert David Perry.
Carney’s CAF spending spree
Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges
Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime minister. What comes next will be harder. But it’s needed, and overdue.
Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada
There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.
Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit
The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.
All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world
The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile the list of the top 50 foreign policy influencers.
Public safety or public suppression?
We are entering into a dystopian future that will not keep us safe—it will keep us compliant.
Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts
Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn’t matter who’s in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move ‘with urgency’ to meet the overdue NATO commitment.
Highlights from ‘fast-track’ Carney’s major defence pledge
Prime Minister Mark ‘fast-track’ Carney says the government will be shelling out over $9.3-billion in more funding to hit NATO’s two-per-cent target this fiscal year. Not delaying it to 2032, or even to 2030, the target he had pledged during his election campaign. Nearly a year ago, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau announced at the NATO […]
