If NATO is not useful for democracy or to win wars, what purpose does it serve?
NATO may have lost all of its actual, on-the-ground wars, but armed with its scare tactics and access to top political decision-makers, it is winning all the budgetary battles of Canadian fiscal policy.
Amplifying Canadian voices: the role of an independent Senate
Without a party line to toe, local voices can tell local stories, and apply the guiding principles of Senators’ home communities.
New parliamentary affairs head for Veterans Minister Petitpas Taylor
Other fresh faces in the veterans affairs minister’s office include a new senior policy adviser and special assistant for the Atlantic.
It’s worth two per cent: NATO is Canada’s grand strategy
Instead of a plan that binds itself to specific population goals or political parties, NATO binds us to the collaborative consensus-building and problem-solving of the alliance.
Armed Forces under new management, but new CDS faces tough challenges
CAF senior leadership needs to regain the trust of the rank and file, which won’t be easy without the political will to effect major changes.
Quantum technology presents Canada a chance for national security and defence spending
Canada can advance on its NATO target to spend two per cent of GDP on defence by making investments in the research and development of quantum technologies.
Canada ‘catching up’ with NATO allies by bolstering air defence systems since ‘wake-up call’ in Ukraine, experts say
The war in Ukraine has informed NATO allies and Canadian procurement strategies in ‘all kinds of ways,’ says defence expert David Perry.
‘Historic,’ first female chief of defence staff Carignan has steep road ahead in recruiting and procurement, say military experts
With both internal and external pressures on the Canadian Armed Forces, this is an ‘extremely challenging’ time for any new chief of defence staff regardless of background, says Mount Saint Vincent University professor Maya Eichler.
Bungling bureaucracy: CAF leadership dropping the ball on transparency
It is evident that Gen. Wayne Eyre and his advisers do not understand that the Access to Information Act is a federal law, not merely a suggestion.
House National Defence Committee floats idea of permanent workforce, engineering corps to reduce reliance on military during natural disasters
The increase in domestic operations has strained CAF resources and reduced operational readiness for global threats, the House National Defence Committee report said.Among the 16 recommendations in the report were calls for the government to consider creating a civilian corps of engineers within CAF, similar to the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
