Don’t ignore Russian threat amid Israel-Hamas war, urges visiting Finnish MP

The West’s support for Ukraine has shown some signs of fracture as Canada says support for Kyiv is at a ‘critical’ point.
Honour our soldiers by probing Canada’s Afghan engagement

Canada needs to establish a public inquiry to ask whether the U.S. officials who knew the war in Afghanistan was unwinnable shared that info with NATO allies.
Canada must partner with allies, private sector to better protect against growing cyber attacks

It is imperative that Canada leaves legacy IT solutions behind, and moves to automated solutions. This is long overdue.
Prayers should be part of Remembrance Day

Prayers have been part of the Remembrance Day service since the beginning. You cannot bring about inclusion by being exclusive, argues Tom MacGregor.
Modern day veterans: changed faces, changed needs

Veterans of all genders, ages, and expressions who felt compelled to wear the maple leaf on their shoulder should be acknowledged and given attention societally, and at a government and policy level.
Canadian funding for Haiti ‘just as good’ as boots on the ground, says Bahamian envoy

In a wide-ranging interview Bahamian High Commissioner V. Alfred Gray talks about the first Canada-CARICOM summit, hope for Haiti’s future, and the battle against climate change.
Canada’s leaders need to do more to avoid our soldiers sacrificing in vain

We owe it to all those who serve Canada in uniform to ensure that our politicians only put them at risk when it is truly in our country’s interest.
‘Our whole sense of national security is changing,’ says former executive manager of CSIS operations after rare Five Eyes public meeting

National security expert Thomas Juneau says five or 10 years ago ‘it would have been inconceivable for the CSIS director to go on national American TV on one of the most popular news shows.’
Gun control advocates ask Senators to pass Liberals’ ‘incomplete’ firearms bill ‘as quickly as possible’

Gun rights group says it will likely appeal a Federal Court ruling upholding the government’s May 2020 ban on 1,500 specific models of ‘assault-style firearms’
Evidence points to the future success of Bill C-21

The bill, currently under study at a Senate committee, would make permanent a May 2020 regulatory ban on the use, purchase, and sale of more than 1,500 types of firearms, and bring into law several other gun control measures.