The misadventures of Navy procurement
Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Defence
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.
Carney’s defence industrial agenda: two steps forward, one step back
The most immediate challenge will be to ensure that the defence acquisitions currently in the pipeline aren’t ground to a halt as the government works its way through the thicket of hurdles.
