Why two per cent makes perfect sense

Doing our share to contribute to collective security and global stability benefits Canada and Canadians.
Defending Canada in a rapidly evolving world

Our defence policy update makes investments that are specifically tailored to meet new and emerging challenges.
Canada’s focus on protecting sovereignty in the North and in the Arctic is critical

Due to global warming, the fastest route by sea between Europe and East Asia could be right through Canada’s North by 2050.
Prison-reform advocate calls on feds to permanently kill the Joyceville slaughterhouse

The Joyceville Institution abattoir closed in 2022, and despite thousands of dollars in maintenance, getting the facility back up and running may no longer be economically feasible.
Let’s mobilize our veterans

Let the CAF focus on rebuilding its ranks, and expand on the existing veteran-led humanitarian organization Team Rubicon Canada.
Foreign interference registry should include more explicit contact with leadership candidates and nominations, says Democracy Watch

With misinformation and disinformation tied to foreign interference under the spotlight, a government think tank named “people cannot tell what is true and what is not” as the most likely of 35 potential future ‘disruptions’ for which Canada needs to be prepared.
Time to enforce the Polar Code in Canada’s Arctic waters

It is time to enforce the seven-year-old Polar Code, which aims to reduce the risk of an accident and loss of life in regions which are still isolated and very challenging.
Canada’s newest defence policy has vision, but lacks prioritization to strengthen Canadian Armed Forces

The new defence policy should have created a strategy that would see our military structured as a maritime force, prioritizing the CAF’s sea and air domains supplemented by space and cyber capabilities.
BOIE approves new security funding, expanded MP-protection programs

Altogether, the Board of Internal Economy gave the nod to new funding totalling almost $24.6-million related to security earlier this spring.
Foreign influence registry’s lack of legal carve-out undermines ‘sacred’ relationship, say lawyers

Unlike similar foreign influence registries in the U.K., U.S., and Australia, Canada’s version would not exempt legal advice from triggering an obligation to report.