Seeing will be believing with Canada’s defence policy update
Perhaps the most important detail to remember is that this is a projected 20-year plan, which is unlikely to survive any change in government.
Feds, provinces and territories prepare as projections warn wildfire season could ‘be more explosive’ than 2023’s record fires
Dry conditions continue across much of the country, and above average temperatures are expected this spring, while modelling for rainfall is less certain.
Canada’s salute to militarism is sad
Mélanie Joly is heir to some great Canadians initiatives for peace: Lester Pearson on peacekeeping in the Suez Canal, Jean Chrétien in keeping Canada out of the Iraq war, Lloyd Axworthy in building the Landmines Treaty, Brian Mulroney in ending apartheid in South Africa, Joe Clark in bringing Vietnamese Boat People to Canada.
CSIS director did not tell PM Canada was ‘far slower’ than allies in responding to foreign interference despite briefing note, Trudeau says
The prime minister told the Foreign Interference Commission that, although foreign states had tried to interfere, the 2019 and 2021 elections were ‘free and fair’ and ‘decided by Canadians.’
Space systems are too important to leave unprotected against cyber attack
Canada has not designated space systems as part of the nation’s critical infrastructure, even though allies Australia, France, and the United Kingdom have done so.
Feds pledge faster and better defence procurement strategy, but experts say it all comes down to execution
The April 8 policy update acknowledged that ‘defence procurement takes too long in Canada and needs to be faster and more effective,’ but the initial steps outlined to fix things were met with mixed reviews.
As feds announce billions in new defence funding, opposition MPs pan backloaded plan that misses 2 per cent NATO target
Only 11 per cent of the new money announced in the much-anticipated defence policy update will be doled out in the first five years of the 20-year plan.
Defence policy update doesn’t meet the moment
Defence industry players and observers have been eagerly awaiting the Liberal government’s update to the 2017 Strong, Secure, Engaged policy for two years. First promised in the 2022 budget, the update was predicated on the shifting international landscape, noting that “recent events require the government to reassess Canada’s role, priorities, and needs in the face […]
Vimy anniversary highlights the myth of Canadian independence
To many Canadians, Vimy Ridge has become the symbolic birthplace of where and when Canada became a truly independent nation, and shed its colonial past.
NATO stands stronger together 20 years after its biggest expansion
March 29 marked 20 years since Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined NATO And as the alliance celebrates its 75th anniversary on April 4, it is key to protect that united front, say a group of ambassadors to Canada.
