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Budget cuts in defence: an opportunity to align needs and outputs?

  • The concern around cuts revolves around resources, but we tend to underappreciate the cultural and structural impacts.
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | November 19, 2025
The cuts announced in the budget are an opportunity for Minister David McGuinty, centre left, and the Department of National Defence to escape deeply entrenched beliefs about resource concentration and valuable military labour, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget cuts in defence: an opportunity to align needs and outputs?

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | November 19, 2025
  • The concern around cuts revolves around resources, but we tend to underappreciate the cultural and structural impacts.

Budget cuts in defence: an opportunity to align needs and outputs?

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | November 19, 2025
  • The concern around cuts revolves around resources, but we tend to underappreciate the cultural and structural impacts.
The cuts announced in the budget are an opportunity for Minister David McGuinty, centre left, and the Department of National Defence to escape deeply entrenched beliefs about resource concentration and valuable military labour, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It is up to cabinet to fix military retention

  • If we want to retain service members, ensuring that they can afford to stay in the military, and that they think their organization puts
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | May 28, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
National Defence Minister David McGuinty should sit down with his colleagues and direct the public service to create policies aligned with the needs of service members, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It is up to cabinet to fix military retention

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | May 28, 2025
  • If we want to retain service members, ensuring that they can afford to stay in the military, and that they think their organization puts

It is up to cabinet to fix military retention

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | May 28, 2025
  • If we want to retain service members, ensuring that they can afford to stay in the military, and that they think their organization puts
David McGuinty
National Defence Minister David McGuinty should sit down with his colleagues and direct the public service to create policies aligned with the needs of service members, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting back through defence innovation

  • We owe it to ourselves to have sovereign defence capabilities that meet our needs, and can help contribute to the security of our allies
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | February 10, 2025
Bill Blair
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair. As long as our governments continue to have low tolerance to mistakes and refuse to reward outside-the-box thinking, we will fall behind, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting back through defence innovation

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | February 10, 2025
  • We owe it to ourselves to have sovereign defence capabilities that meet our needs, and can help contribute to the security of our allies

Fighting back through defence innovation

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | February 10, 2025
  • We owe it to ourselves to have sovereign defence capabilities that meet our needs, and can help contribute to the security of our allies
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair. As long as our governments continue to have low tolerance to mistakes and refuse to reward outside-the-box thinking, we will fall behind, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Throwing money at recruitment won’t fix the CAF’s personnel problems

  • The current offensive fails to address two important factors that have led the military to its worrisome personnel circumstances: systemic flaws in the recruitment
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | March 6, 2024
Sailor 1st Class Dave Eaglestick helps mentor members of the Naval Experience Program at Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam, Hawaii, on Dec. 11, 2023. We cannot say whether the current recruitment processes are fit for purpose, and capable of helping address the current shortage, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. DND photograph by Aviator Gregory Cole

Throwing money at recruitment won’t fix the CAF’s personnel problems

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | March 6, 2024
  • The current offensive fails to address two important factors that have led the military to its worrisome personnel circumstances: systemic flaws in the recruitment

Throwing money at recruitment won’t fix the CAF’s personnel problems

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | March 6, 2024
  • The current offensive fails to address two important factors that have led the military to its worrisome personnel circumstances: systemic flaws in the recruitment
Sailor 1st Class Dave Eaglestick helps mentor members of the Naval Experience Program at Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam, Hawaii, on Dec. 11, 2023. We cannot say whether the current recruitment processes are fit for purpose, and capable of helping address the current shortage, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. DND photograph by Aviator Gregory Cole

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
Opinion | BY STEPHEN NAGY, CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | September 11, 2023
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, left, Defence Minister Bill Blair, and the rest of the political class are in a difficult position, but many of Canada’s allies have welcomed the Indo-Pacific Strategy, and we can’t lose sight of the consequences if we walk back our promises, write Stephen Nagy and Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Now is not the time to pull back on the Indo-Pacific Strategy

Opinion | BY STEPHEN NAGY, CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | September 11, 2023
  • 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

Now is not the time to pull back on the Indo-Pacific Strategy

Opinion | BY STEPHEN NAGY, CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | September 11, 2023
  • 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
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, left, Defence Minister Bill Blair, and the rest of the political class are in a difficult position, but many of Canada’s allies have welcomed the Indo-Pacific Strategy, and we can’t lose sight of the consequences if we walk back our promises, write Stephen Nagy and Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Smart procurement needed to address crisis in Canada’s military

  • The current crisis in the Canadian military is not simply one of misconduct or leadership. What Canada’s Armed Forces are facing are the consequences
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | November 17, 2021
Corporal Jessica Everett inspects a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet prior to a flight at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base on Sept. 14. In a performance-oriented organization such as the military, proper equipment is a critical step for women and other minorities to have the opportunity to do their job as well as their white male counterparts, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. DND photograph by Aviator Avery Philpott

Smart procurement needed to address crisis in Canada’s military

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | November 17, 2021
  • The current crisis in the Canadian military is not simply one of misconduct or leadership. What Canada’s Armed Forces are facing are the consequences

Smart procurement needed to address crisis in Canada’s military

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | November 17, 2021
  • The current crisis in the Canadian military is not simply one of misconduct or leadership. What Canada’s Armed Forces are facing are the consequences
Corporal Jessica Everett inspects a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet prior to a flight at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base on Sept. 14. In a performance-oriented organization such as the military, proper equipment is a critical step for women and other minorities to have the opportunity to do their job as well as their white male counterparts, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. DND photograph by Aviator Avery Philpott

Operation Honour failed: will Sajjan’s new measures work?

  • The series of sexual misconduct allegations against high-profile general and flag officers of the Canadian military has renewed calls for action on sexual misconduct.
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | May 24, 2021
Operation Honour was demonstrably unable to change the military’s culture. Do Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s new measures suggest that any lessons have been learned? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Operation Honour failed: will Sajjan’s new measures work?

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | May 24, 2021
  • The series of sexual misconduct allegations against high-profile general and flag officers of the Canadian military has renewed calls for action on sexual misconduct.

Operation Honour failed: will Sajjan’s new measures work?

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | May 24, 2021
  • The series of sexual misconduct allegations against high-profile general and flag officers of the Canadian military has renewed calls for action on sexual misconduct.
Operation Honour was demonstrably unable to change the military’s culture. Do Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s new measures suggest that any lessons have been learned? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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