The military fix not everyone wants to hear
The approach Canadian Armed Forces leaders should consider is downsizing the military to keep pace with the diminished number of recruits.
‘Turn that act inside out’: CSIS to update 40-year-old legislation, PM’s former national security adviser says review ‘long overdue’
Enhancing CSIS’s capacity to be able to share data outside the federal government is being closely considered. But sharing intelligence with police forces ‘can be challenging,’ says former CSIS manager.
Time for Canadian soldiers to be untangled from foreign quagmires
Canada should cut its losses and end Operation Impact in Iraq ASAP, along with bringing home military trainers in Niger.
Is the West hanging Ukraine out to dry?
If the aim of the West was to prolong the war in order to further weaken Russia militarily, then this has apparently backfired.
As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024
The past season demonstrated challenges of the status quo fire management system in preparing for and dealing with wildfire conditions exacerbated by climate change, says Dr. Mike Flannigan, while the federal government has launched a plan to fund the training of 1,000 firefighters.
Canada hardly a laggard in defence spending
When one factors in actual capability and commitment, Canada can hardly be referred to as either ‘delinquent’ or a ‘freeloader,’ despite the magic NATO target.
Canada’s contributions to NATO should not be measured by percentage of GDP
Using a percentage of GDP to measure military readiness of nations is not an accurate method to gage the contribution of NATO members. This approach is meaningless as an expression of military effectiveness of nations and is certainly not an indicator of burden sharing or defence capabilities.
More evacuation operations for citizens will happen, Ottawa must act now to be prepared
The likelihood is increasing of Canadians being in harm’s way when they’re abroad. If Ottawa does not take action, the safety and well-being of our citizens will be in jeopardy.
Gaza: the bombed and the bombers
Palestinian civilians are having a much worse time now than civilians had during Second World War raids in Germany. But there is a real difference in the experience of those who did the killing then, and those who are doing it now.
Cracks in Ukrainian consensus have Conservatives on the defensive
At issue are five votes during which the Conservatives were the lone party to vote against a new modernized Canada-Ukraine trade deal and increased funding for Operation Unifier.
