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So much to do and so little time for Canada to up its defence game

  • Chronic underfunding of defence, diplomacy, and development have left us on the geopolitical margins, unable to bring influence to bear when needed.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | November 22, 2023
Maj.-Gen. Darcy Molstad, deputy commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command, left; Jonathan Quinn, director general, Continental Defence Policy; and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre attend a House National Defence Committee meeting on March 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

So much to do and so little time for Canada to up its defence game

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | November 22, 2023
  • Chronic underfunding of defence, diplomacy, and development have left us on the geopolitical margins, unable to bring influence to bear when needed.

So much to do and so little time for Canada to up its defence game

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | November 22, 2023
  • Chronic underfunding of defence, diplomacy, and development have left us on the geopolitical margins, unable to bring influence to bear when needed.
Maj.-Gen. Darcy Molstad, deputy commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command, left; Jonathan Quinn, director general, Continental Defence Policy; and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre attend a House National Defence Committee meeting on March 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A dramatic change in the threat situation would leave Canada no time to react

  • If geopolitical conditions change, such as they did in the last fifteen months, Canada's preparedness is nowhere near where it should be.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | May 29, 2023
In spring 2022, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Canada’s NORAD Modernization Plan, which invests $38.6-billion to modernize Canadian NORAD capabilities. Canada’s current defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, launched in 2017, is intended to provide the Canadian Armed Forces with the capabilities and equipment to protect Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A dramatic change in the threat situation would leave Canada no time to react

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | May 29, 2023
  • If geopolitical conditions change, such as they did in the last fifteen months, Canada's preparedness is nowhere near where it should be.

A dramatic change in the threat situation would leave Canada no time to react

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | May 29, 2023
  • If geopolitical conditions change, such as they did in the last fifteen months, Canada's preparedness is nowhere near where it should be.
In spring 2022, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Canada’s NORAD Modernization Plan, which invests $38.6-billion to modernize Canadian NORAD capabilities. Canada’s current defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, launched in 2017, is intended to provide the Canadian Armed Forces with the capabilities and equipment to protect Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What more can Canada do to support Ukraine?

  • Talking a good sanctions game is not enough. We must execute sanctions as precisely as we do when shipping equipment or training soldiers.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | November 23, 2022
A Canadian Armed Forces soldier instructs members of the Security Forces of Ukraine on the Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon as part of Operation Unifier in the U.K. on Oct. 1. Canada supports Ukraine because if Ukraine succeeds, we all succeed, writes Liberal MP John McKay. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Eric Greico

What more can Canada do to support Ukraine?

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | November 23, 2022
  • Talking a good sanctions game is not enough. We must execute sanctions as precisely as we do when shipping equipment or training soldiers.

What more can Canada do to support Ukraine?

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | November 23, 2022
  • Talking a good sanctions game is not enough. We must execute sanctions as precisely as we do when shipping equipment or training soldiers.
A Canadian Armed Forces soldier instructs members of the Security Forces of Ukraine on the Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon as part of Operation Unifier in the U.K. on Oct. 1. Canada supports Ukraine because if Ukraine succeeds, we all succeed, writes Liberal MP John McKay. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Eric Greico

Time to adopt legislation to address the human cost of low prices

  • The COVID pandemic has been many things to many people: a catastrophe, an opportunity, a chance to reassess priorities. For millions of us, it
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE, LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | November 17, 2021
At a G7 Summit last month, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured Nov. 16, signed a statement promising action on forced labour. The issue is global, and too complex and structural to be fixed by any one country’s intervention, write Independent Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne and Liberal MP John McKay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to adopt legislation to address the human cost of low prices

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE, LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | November 17, 2021
  • The COVID pandemic has been many things to many people: a catastrophe, an opportunity, a chance to reassess priorities. For millions of us, it

Time to adopt legislation to address the human cost of low prices

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE, LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | November 17, 2021
  • The COVID pandemic has been many things to many people: a catastrophe, an opportunity, a chance to reassess priorities. For millions of us, it
At a G7 Summit last month, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured Nov. 16, signed a statement promising action on forced labour. The issue is global, and too complex and structural to be fixed by any one country’s intervention, write Independent Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne and Liberal MP John McKay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time for Canada and the G7 to make the fight against modern slavery a priority

  • The pandemic has exposed the extent to which our supply chains for consumer products of all kinds are tainted by forced and child labour
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE, LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | June 2, 2021
World Vision reports that $3.7-billion worth of food was imported into Canada in 2019 that may contain child labour. We can no longer turn a blind eye, because collectively we are benefiting from this shameless exploitation elsewhere in the world to obtain cheap products on our markets, write Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne and MP John McKay. Unsplash photograph by Charles Gao

It’s time for Canada and the G7 to make the fight against modern slavery a priority

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE, LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | June 2, 2021
  • The pandemic has exposed the extent to which our supply chains for consumer products of all kinds are tainted by forced and child labour

It’s time for Canada and the G7 to make the fight against modern slavery a priority

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE, LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | June 2, 2021
  • The pandemic has exposed the extent to which our supply chains for consumer products of all kinds are tainted by forced and child labour
World Vision reports that $3.7-billion worth of food was imported into Canada in 2019 that may contain child labour. We can no longer turn a blind eye, because collectively we are benefiting from this shameless exploitation elsewhere in the world to obtain cheap products on our markets, write Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne and MP John McKay. Unsplash photograph by Charles Gao
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