Wildfires burning, and Canada still needs a national response agency
The argument still stands today: there are jurisdictional issues over emergency responses in Canada, but there needs to be better coordination between the federal, provincial and municipal governments and a better emergency preparedness plan. The federal government needs to establish one central emergency management agency for the entire country. As well, there should be one central agency for all volunteer organizations, as Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux suggested in last week in the House.
CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’
CADSI’s Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada’s new relationship the U.S. would look like from the American side.
Foreign interference didn’t damage our democratic institutions—our institutions did it to themselves
The needless secrecy, selective leaks, political theatre, dark undertone of racism, and the gullible media who ate it up stoked the fears of foreign interference and did harm.
Tech versus traffickers: closing Canada’s border security gaps
The failure to recognize trafficking network links results in missed opportunities to dismantle entire criminal enterprises.
It’s not us, it’s you: America’s guns kill Canadians
A ‘Canada First’ approach needs domestic measures and border controls.
Action required to make up for time lost on foreign interference
The time for analysis has passed. Let’s get to work on fixing the gaps in our system.
Solitary confinement still happening, but ‘under a new name,’ says now-disbanded panel formed to track Liberals’ new system
Canada’s correctional investigator says the 2019 law was flawed, leading to an increase of poorly monitored segregation-like conditions.
Canada must strengthen border security in face of Trump threats
Without adequate staffing, we risk creating bottlenecks that could further strain our economic relationships, and compromise our national security.
Canada’s ‘long-term vision’ for border security should include input from people already doing the job: CBSA union president
CBSA training, knowledge, and expertise is underused in current border-security plans, says union head Mark Weber.
Trump’s tariffs could require pandemic-style public service mobilization, say observers
Donald Trump’s month-long delay pushes talks closer to the date of the Liberal leadership contest, the end to prorogation, and a potential federal election.
