Thousands respond to false message promoting 1,400 jobs with Department of National Defence
The department says it’s investigating the matter, confirming the promotion came from an ‘unknown and unapproved source,’ resulting in more than 3,500 responses from public servants and external applicants.
Reliance on IT contractors exposes feds to risk of foreign interference, experts say, as RCMP warns against North Korean infiltration
‘The point is, you have got to know who’s doing the work, and you got to know who you’re paying. It’s not splitting an atom; it’s basic due diligence,’ says the Centre for International Governance Innovation’s Aaron Shull.
Internal documents detail costs piling up for prison dairy program
The alleged justification for this prison agribusiness investment is reducing recidivism by instilling ‘transferable’ skills in prisoners, but only 12-16 positions have been created by the tens of millions of dollars spent, and CSC says it ‘does not track’ the post-release employment outcomes.
Forest fire travel ban backlash demonstrates lack of investment in trust post-COVID, says public health expert
The type of outrage seen against the actions in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will reappear against any collective public health and safety measure proposed by any level of government until officials ‘reinvest in the public trust,’ says Raywat Deonandan.
Arctic deserves more than promises for improved security
While southern Canada debates the purchase of drones and submarines, the North still waits for basic investments in safety, predictability, and connectivity.
The case for making national service mandatory
If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the floundering CAF.
No one appears able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from uprooting one million people from Gaza City
With both the Israeli PM and the U.S. president ignoring public opinion, it’s time for a political leader in the West to tell Benjamin Netanyahu you can’t crush the rights of a million people without serious consequences. Canada should stand up.
A defence industrial policy is a good offence
Canada could revisit its industrial policy and consider a new defence, dual-use, industrial policy. This would take advantage of the government’s already-announced commitment to ramp defence spending up to five per cent of GDP over the next decade.
‘We don’t have a choice here’: SecState for defence procurement Fuhr pledges to move ‘quicker,’ take more risks
‘We’re going to build out the Canadian defence industrial complex at a speed and magnitude we just haven’t done before,’ Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr told defence industry leaders on Aug. 8.
When will Canada embrace Indigenous-led wildfire solutions that we know work?
Indigenous Fire Guardians are year-round, community-based experts focused on land stewardship, cultural burning, fire prevention, emergency response, and post-fire recovery.
