Now is not the time to pull back on the Indo-Pacific Strategy
With a goal to cut $15-billion from government spending, planning will be critical if the government wants to keep its credibility both domestically and internationally.
Questions for Irving Shipbuilding Industries and the National Shipbuilding Strategy: Alan Williams
In the Aug. 28 edition of The Hill Times, Irving Shipbuilding Industries attempted to respond to what they considered to be “inaccurate and misleading articles published about the National Shipbuilding Strategy and the Halifax Shipyard.” But it did not respond to the actual criticisms. Nevertheless, I do think we would all benefit from a response […]
Recent cyber-attacks show that we need to get on with Bill C-26
Canada needs to raise the baseline level of cybersecurity across the systems we rely on most before we find ourselves making laws in the middle of a national cybersecurity crisis.
Out of the room and irrelevant: Canada needs a coherent policy on ballistic missile defence
No nation is truly sovereign unless it can defend and control its borders. Russia and China are active in the Arctic in new ways. Unless Canada has robust participation, our response to provocations will be weak and meaningless.
‘Complete abdication of responsibility’: group that visited Syrian detainees says pressure building on feds to act
The Canadian government has long held that its ability to provide consular assistance in the Syrian detention camps are ‘extremely limited’ due to the security situation on the ground.
Officer’s charges could test chain-of-command trust
Those who closely follow the history of the Canadian Armed Forces will note that this is not the first time a senior officer has faced hunting-related charges.
Firearms legislation about ‘preventing harms,’ says Senate committee chair ahead of fall discussions
Bill C-21, the Liberal government’s firearms legislation, will be up for consideration by the Senate’s Defence Committee this fall.
Tug of war: defence budget caught between feds’ plans for cuts and calls for increased military spending
Historically, when Canadian governments have sought to reduce federal spending, the defence budget has been a frequent target for savings.
Canada can do more to address lack of funding and attention on Rohingya crisis in Myanmar
Stranded in refugee camps and apartheid villages, the Rohingya have been abandoned by the international community while other issues took priority.
Amidst worsening climate disasters, feds need to consider emergency response department
Wildland fire management is a patchwork of federal, provincial, and territorial responsibilities, and too often, federal support only arrives once the wildfires have overwhelmed existing resources.
