The misadventures of Navy procurement

Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Defence
The building blocks for procurement progress

Government, industry, and the Armed Forces need consistency and predictability in a geopolitical environment that has neither.
Investing in first-person-view kamikaze drones is a practical move to help shut Canada’s artillery gap

During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the defensive.
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.