More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers
Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament ‘about as fast as he conceivably could have,’ says defence procurement expert David Perry.
NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets
Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable
The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who fail in ways that cost Canadians millions.
Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay
Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
Carney says Indigenous traditions are key to protecting nature—Métis climate leadership offers a path forward
As wildfires increasingly impact the Métis Homeland, drawing on the wisdom of our ancestors offers sustainable, culturally grounded solutions for the future.
Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts
The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to process and contextualize ‘fragmented’ intelligence leaks.
Capitalizing on the capital: Ottawa has defence hub potential
The need for economic renewal in Ottawa and defence modernization for Canada creates a generational opportunity to designate the city as Canada’s Defence Innovation Hub.
Time to walk the walk
A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.
Carney may have hoped for more, but he should take what he got at G7 Summit
Whatever problems the India reset may pose in the future, and however disappointing it may be to have not seen the G7 make any real progress on Ukraine or trade disputes, when Donald Trump left Alberta, the summit was not a fiasco.
‘It’s like a war zone’: Secretary of State Belanger says Saskatchewan wildfires are leaving ‘traumatic and depressing’ losses in their wake
As wildfires continue to ravage Northern Saskatchewan and Western Canada, Belanger says his constituents are demonstrating ‘incredible resilience’ as they continue to fight flames ‘with broken hearts.’
