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.’
Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic
Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in Arctic policy is swiftly closing. The problems endemic to the Arctic region are so extensively documented they risk becoming a cliché—warming four to six times faster than the rest of the world; […]
Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat
Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell for it before. However, the U.S. president now can’t resist the opportunity to strut around emoting on the stage.
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.
