Operational shortcomings, aging equipment, and culture in crisis: new DND report a ‘depressing reading’ of state of military, say MPs
For the first time, Canada’s Armed Forces is revealing its inability to fulfill its concurrent operations obligations set out in the Liberal government’s 2017 defence policy.
Overdue defence policy update must address changing international threats, inflation: defence experts
‘The longer they delay, the further we are behind,’ says NDP critic Lindsay Mathyssen of the wait for the now-overdue update to Canada’s defence policy.
Canada’s military paying the price for service
It’s not a great time to be the Canadian military. As Neil Moss reports in the latest Hill Times, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces are unable to fulfill concurrent operations obligations set out in the Liberal government’s 2017 defence policy. The 2022-23 departmental results report outlines that Canada, “based on […]
Not so far out, man: Senators urge research into psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans
A large-scale research program on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is a moral imperative to help former soldiers affected by PTSD.
Waiting for the new defence policy
So much more could have been done to provide Canadians with a clearer roadmap of defence and security issues as well as our place in the world in the time it has taken to produce the defence policy update.
Setting the record straight on the firearms legislation
Canadians concerned about gun violence and the encroachment of American-style ‘right to bear arms’ attitudes should pay attention as Bill C-21 works it way through the Senate.
Troubles with disinformation? Ukrainians know what to do
Motion 102 outlines the exact steps in which Ukrainian fact checkers can help Canada strengthen its battle against disinformation, and how Canada can help Ukraine take it to the next level.
Why are other agencies stepping in to protect Canadians from Air Force members?
In a pair of recent instances, the CBSA and the OPP are arresting senior officers in the RCAF on firearms infractions to ‘keep Canadians safe.’
With deep divisions on Israel-Hamas war, could foreign policy become a ballot-box issue?
‘I think foreign policy will be a bigger issue in this election than it has been in the last several elections,’ says pollster Frank Graves.
Prevent, protect, prosecute, partnership: go back to basics on fighting hate, says Cotler
Elected officials also have a role to play in lowering the temperature when it comes to the spread of hate and inflamed tensions, says a university student who was caught in a social-media firestorm.
