The hidden costs of police body-worn cameras
It is indisputable that the proliferation of body-worn camera programs will greatly increase police budgets.
Conservative attacks ignore bail’s role as effective ‘tool of public safety,’ says NDP justice critic
Former police officer Gregory Brown says the lack of sufficient accountability and supervision of bail conditions are the criminal justice system’s ‘dirty little secret.’
South Korea visit a chance to dive into Canada’s submarine quagmire
Korean military analysts were quick to note that Korea’s KSS-III submarines would be a perfect fit for the Royal Canadian Navy’s future requirements.
Poilievre’s predictable response to David Johnston’s job
Canadians want political leaders to tackle this issue intelligently and forcefully. Unfortunately, Poilievre continues to cast it as nasty political game when it’s not a game at all. This is about Canada’s democracy, people’s lives, livelihoods, and should be about making our electoral process stronger.
Harjit Sajjan: see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
Whether at defence or international development, Harjit Sajjan has failed to distinguish himself, writes Nelson Wiseman.
Despite passport polemic, Canada wasn’t ‘born’ at Vimy Ridge
Canada first cut the umbilical cord to Mother Britain during the Chanak crisis of September 1922, but there are no monuments to the wars we didn’t fight.
Finding the silver lining in a cloudy Sudan evacuation operation
MV Asterix proved to be a very valuable asset to all those allied nations toiling to evacuate their nationals via the port of Sudan.
Prime minister should call a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections
In mid-March, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named former governor general David Johnston as a special rapporteur to decide whether an independent inquiry should be called into foreign interference in Canadian elections. Johnston will make his decision later this month. Since the appointment, a number of new stories have come out revealing troubling information about foreign […]
‘Long overdue’ update to whistleblower law should include veterans, says retired Air Force officer and accountability advocate
Bill C-290 is a Bloc private member’s bill to amend the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, the basis for the disclosure of misconduct in the public sector and protects whistleblowers. And it’s attracting attention.
In defence of Canada and abroad
A persistent challenge facing defence policy is that spending on equipment procurement becomes a political wedge issue. There have been promises to create an independent procurement agency, but no follow-up.
