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The hits keep coming for the CAF

  • If soldiers do know what the Nazi salute symbolizes and do it anyway, then they have no business wearing a Canadian uniform.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 25, 2025
Due to alleged soldier misconduct, Canada’s military has received three black eyes in rapid succession, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Brian Lindgren

The hits keep coming for the CAF

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 25, 2025
  • If soldiers do know what the Nazi salute symbolizes and do it anyway, then they have no business wearing a Canadian uniform.

The hits keep coming for the CAF

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 25, 2025
  • If soldiers do know what the Nazi salute symbolizes and do it anyway, then they have no business wearing a Canadian uniform.
Due to alleged soldier misconduct, Canada’s military has received three black eyes in rapid succession, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Brian Lindgren

The case for making national service mandatory

  • If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 18, 2025
A 12-month stint of required youth service with the military could be a much-enhanced version of the current Naval Experience Program, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Braden Trudeau

The case for making national service mandatory

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 18, 2025
  • If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the

The case for making national service mandatory

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 18, 2025
  • If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the
A 12-month stint of required youth service with the military could be a much-enhanced version of the current Naval Experience Program, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Braden Trudeau

It’s time to strike back at Trump’s tactics

  • Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has indeed whacked Canada with a whopping trade tariff, perhaps it's time to make sure that economic pain
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 11, 2025
There are downsides to cancelling the remainder of the F-35 purchase and operating a mixed fighter fleet into the future, but the savings may balance out, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo Sr.

It’s time to strike back at Trump’s tactics

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 11, 2025
  • Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has indeed whacked Canada with a whopping trade tariff, perhaps it's time to make sure that economic pain

It’s time to strike back at Trump’s tactics

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 11, 2025
  • Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has indeed whacked Canada with a whopping trade tariff, perhaps it's time to make sure that economic pain
There are downsides to cancelling the remainder of the F-35 purchase and operating a mixed fighter fleet into the future, but the savings may balance out, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo Sr.

The Armed Forces’ selective accountability

  • Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 4, 2025
Heads have begun to roll in the ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ scandal, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

The Armed Forces’ selective accountability

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 4, 2025
  • Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.

The Armed Forces’ selective accountability

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 4, 2025
  • Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.
Heads have begun to roll in the ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ scandal, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Sniffing out alleged terrorists in the military’s ranks

  • This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 28, 2025
The RCMP arrested four men on July 8 who were allegedly involved in activities intending to forcibly take possession of land in the Québec City area. Military-style training in which the accused took part. Photograph courtesy of the RCMP

Sniffing out alleged terrorists in the military’s ranks

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 28, 2025
  • This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.

Sniffing out alleged terrorists in the military’s ranks

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 28, 2025
  • This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.
The RCMP arrested four men on July 8 who were allegedly involved in activities intending to forcibly take possession of land in the Québec City area. Military-style training in which the accused took part. Photograph courtesy of the RCMP

Standing on ceremony

  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
Members of Lord Strathcona's Horse spent 10 days as the King’s Life Guard. Using regular force and reserve combat soldiers to parade in period costume is no longer necessary, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Standing on ceremony

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.

Standing on ceremony

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.
Members of Lord Strathcona's Horse spent 10 days as the King’s Life Guard. Using regular force and reserve combat soldiers to parade in period costume is no longer necessary, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump at the recent G7 Summit in Alberta. Carney has indicated that defence infrastructure investment could include things like the development of Canada's critical minerals, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump at the recent G7 Summit in Alberta. Carney has indicated that defence infrastructure investment could include things like the development of Canada's critical minerals, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Time to walk the walk

  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
There's an ongoing review of Canada’s acquisition of 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen

Time to walk the walk

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.

Time to walk the walk

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.
There's an ongoing review of Canada’s acquisition of 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen

Carney’s CAF spending spree

  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
In Europe, Defence Minister David McGuinty backed away from the word ‘immediate,’ noting the federal government will have more to say ‘very soon’ about its plans, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
David McGuinty
In Europe, Defence Minister David McGuinty backed away from the word ‘immediate,’ noting the federal government will have more to say ‘very soon’ about its plans, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The misadventures of Navy procurement

  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
Canadian and French helicopters sit on the flight deck of the Mistral off the coast of Gaspé, Que., on June 20, 2014. DND photograph by MCpl Patrick Blanchard

The misadventures of Navy procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.

The misadventures of Navy procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Canadian and French helicopters sit on the flight deck of the Mistral off the coast of Gaspé, Que., on June 20, 2014. DND photograph by MCpl Patrick Blanchard

Soldiers left out in the cold—again

  • Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
Perhaps we need to better highlight those multimillion-dollar contracts that just piss away money on equipment that is unusable in the North, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Sailor Dan Bard

Soldiers left out in the cold—again

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
  • Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our

Soldiers left out in the cold—again

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
  • Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our
Perhaps we need to better highlight those multimillion-dollar contracts that just piss away money on equipment that is unusable in the North, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Sailor Dan Bard

New defence minister, same old woes

  • Defence Minister David McGuinty is going to need a lot of support from Carney's Liberal government to truly right the CAF ship.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 21, 2025
David McGuinty brings a modicum of cabinet experience and a modicum of intelligence awareness to his new defence portfolio, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New defence minister, same old woes

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 21, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty is going to need a lot of support from Carney's Liberal government to truly right the CAF ship.

New defence minister, same old woes

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 21, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty is going to need a lot of support from Carney's Liberal government to truly right the CAF ship.
David McGuinty brings a modicum of cabinet experience and a modicum of intelligence awareness to his new defence portfolio, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Martial pride on parade

  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
Residents of our nation's capital are all-too aware of how threatening these geese can be during the spring mating season after they have laid their eggs, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Sunny

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.
Residents of our nation's capital are all-too aware of how threatening these geese can be during the spring mating season after they have laid their eggs, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Sunny

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

Federal election brings new crop of defence promises to break

  • Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
Whichever way you cast your vote in the coming election, do not believe the promises made regarding defence investment, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin

Federal election brings new crop of defence promises to break

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
  • Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.

Federal election brings new crop of defence promises to break

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
  • Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.
Whichever way you cast your vote in the coming election, do not believe the promises made regarding defence investment, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin

There goes the neighbourhood

  • If our old relationship with the U.S. ‘is over,’ then we can learn from our southernmost neighbour how to be creative in rethinking what
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 14, 2025
Mexican marines perform drills at Camp Pendleton, Calif., in June 2018. The Mexican military is structured almost entirely for internal defence and security, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by OS Justin Spinello

There goes the neighbourhood

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 14, 2025
  • If our old relationship with the U.S. ‘is over,’ then we can learn from our southernmost neighbour how to be creative in rethinking what

There goes the neighbourhood

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 14, 2025
  • If our old relationship with the U.S. ‘is over,’ then we can learn from our southernmost neighbour how to be creative in rethinking what
Mexican marines perform drills at Camp Pendleton, Calif., in June 2018. The Mexican military is structured almost entirely for internal defence and security, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by OS Justin Spinello

This isn’t the ‘Whisky War’: in defence of Greenland and Denmark

  • We cannot sit back as the Trump administration bullies Denmark into submission with false claims of neglected defence.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 7, 2025
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance used Pituffik Space Base as a podium to espouse his negative views of the Danish government and Greenland during a March 28 visit to the country. Screenshot courtesy of ABC News

This isn’t the ‘Whisky War’: in defence of Greenland and Denmark

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 7, 2025
  • We cannot sit back as the Trump administration bullies Denmark into submission with false claims of neglected defence.

This isn’t the ‘Whisky War’: in defence of Greenland and Denmark

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 7, 2025
  • We cannot sit back as the Trump administration bullies Denmark into submission with false claims of neglected defence.
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance used Pituffik Space Base as a podium to espouse his negative views of the Danish government and Greenland during a March 28 visit to the country. Screenshot courtesy of ABC News

Will the F-35 become a casualty as Trump’s trade war widens?

  • The U.S. president badgering Canada into spending more on American defence technology under threat of economic punishment does not sit well with most patriotic
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 31, 2025
Then-Air Force Commander Lt.-Gen. Yvan Blondin gets ready for a flight at Solenzara Air Force Base in Corsica, France, on Dec. 4, 2013. DND photograph by Master Seaman Steeve Picard

Will the F-35 become a casualty as Trump’s trade war widens?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 31, 2025
  • The U.S. president badgering Canada into spending more on American defence technology under threat of economic punishment does not sit well with most patriotic

Will the F-35 become a casualty as Trump’s trade war widens?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 31, 2025
  • The U.S. president badgering Canada into spending more on American defence technology under threat of economic punishment does not sit well with most patriotic
Then-Air Force Commander Lt.-Gen. Yvan Blondin gets ready for a flight at Solenzara Air Force Base in Corsica, France, on Dec. 4, 2013. DND photograph by Master Seaman Steeve Picard

Does the military have room to get its elbows up?

  • Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 24, 2025
Royal Canadian Air Force ground crew perform post flight checks on a CF-18 fighter jet in Kuwait on Nov. 3, 2014. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces Combat Camera/DND

Does the military have room to get its elbows up?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 24, 2025
  • Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.

Does the military have room to get its elbows up?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 24, 2025
  • Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.
Royal Canadian Air Force ground crew perform post flight checks on a CF-18 fighter jet in Kuwait on Nov. 3, 2014. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces Combat Camera/DND

Another major procurement project FUBAR

  • Buried in the fine print of the Canadian Surface Combatant announcement was the fact that the total cost to build these three warships is expected
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
Bill Blair
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair’s March 8 shipbuilding contract announcement was unsurprisingly dropped into a media void, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Another major procurement project FUBAR

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
  • Buried in the fine print of the Canadian Surface Combatant announcement was the fact that the total cost to build these three warships is expected

Another major procurement project FUBAR

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
  • Buried in the fine print of the Canadian Surface Combatant announcement was the fact that the total cost to build these three warships is expected
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair’s March 8 shipbuilding contract announcement was unsurprisingly dropped into a media void, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trumped again

  • For President Donald Trump to question Canada’s military resolve is an insult to the sacrifices which were made in support of the U.S.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 10, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump recently cast baseless aspersions on NATO's reliability, given its history in the wake of 9/11, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trumped again

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 10, 2025
  • For President Donald Trump to question Canada’s military resolve is an insult to the sacrifices which were made in support of the U.S.

Trumped again

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 10, 2025
  • For President Donald Trump to question Canada’s military resolve is an insult to the sacrifices which were made in support of the U.S.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump recently cast baseless aspersions on NATO's reliability, given its history in the wake of 9/11, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Casting a wider recruiting net

  • Why is the CAF trying to fix a problem that does not exist instead of addressing the issue of a lack of trainers in
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 3, 2025
Major-General Scott Malcolm was among the officials who announced changes to the CAF recruiting process on Feb. 19. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Casting a wider recruiting net

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 3, 2025
  • Why is the CAF trying to fix a problem that does not exist instead of addressing the issue of a lack of trainers in

Casting a wider recruiting net

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 3, 2025
  • Why is the CAF trying to fix a problem that does not exist instead of addressing the issue of a lack of trainers in
Major-General Scott Malcolm was among the officials who announced changes to the CAF recruiting process on Feb. 19. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Trump’s flip-flop on Ukraine

  • The lesson that Canadians need to take from the U.S. president’s complete reversal on Ukraine is that we could easily be next.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 24, 2025
Volodomyr Zelenskyy
Volodomyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been excluded from peace talks between the United States and Russia to end the war against his country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s flip-flop on Ukraine

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 24, 2025
  • The lesson that Canadians need to take from the U.S. president’s complete reversal on Ukraine is that we could easily be next.

Trump’s flip-flop on Ukraine

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 24, 2025
  • The lesson that Canadians need to take from the U.S. president’s complete reversal on Ukraine is that we could easily be next.
Volodomyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been excluded from peace talks between the United States and Russia to end the war against his country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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President Trump and the damage still being done

  • OTTAWA—These days it is almost impossible for Canadians to ignore the political circus that is being played out south of our border. Were the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 25, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured during a press conference on Nov. 5. Canada still has personnel assigned to the Iraq mission, which has parliamentary authorization until 2022. It's unclear how these latest Trump troop reductions will impact Canadian operations in that country, writes Scott Taylor. Official White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

President Trump and the damage still being done

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 25, 2020
  • OTTAWA—These days it is almost impossible for Canadians to ignore the political circus that is being played out south of our border. Were the

President Trump and the damage still being done

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 25, 2020
  • OTTAWA—These days it is almost impossible for Canadians to ignore the political circus that is being played out south of our border. Were the
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured during a press conference on Nov. 5. Canada still has personnel assigned to the Iraq mission, which has parliamentary authorization until 2022. It's unclear how these latest Trump troop reductions will impact Canadian operations in that country, writes Scott Taylor. Official White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

When the military dares to deceive, no one wins

  • OTTAWA—Late last week, it was reported in the media that the Department of National Defence had ordered a halt to its controversial program of
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 18, 2020
It is one hell of a stretch to compare elite special forces combat soldiers to a handful of public affair officers monitoring civilian Facebook posts, writes Scott Taylor. Unsplash photograph by Glen Carrie

When the military dares to deceive, no one wins

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 18, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Late last week, it was reported in the media that the Department of National Defence had ordered a halt to its controversial program of

When the military dares to deceive, no one wins

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 18, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Late last week, it was reported in the media that the Department of National Defence had ordered a halt to its controversial program of
It is one hell of a stretch to compare elite special forces combat soldiers to a handful of public affair officers monitoring civilian Facebook posts, writes Scott Taylor. Unsplash photograph by Glen Carrie

The good old days are gone–and were never really there

  • OTTAWA—In the months leading up to the U.S. presidential election, the campaign itself, and the post-election day chaos, the one point upon which media
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 11, 2020
The U.S. is deeply divided and President Donald Trump took every opportunity to pour gasoline on these glowing embers of longstanding divisiveness with his claims about the counting of mail-in ballots being some sort of anomaly, writes Scott Taylor. Flickr photograph courtesy of James McNellis

The good old days are gone–and were never really there

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 11, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In the months leading up to the U.S. presidential election, the campaign itself, and the post-election day chaos, the one point upon which media

The good old days are gone–and were never really there

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 11, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In the months leading up to the U.S. presidential election, the campaign itself, and the post-election day chaos, the one point upon which media
The U.S. is deeply divided and President Donald Trump took every opportunity to pour gasoline on these glowing embers of longstanding divisiveness with his claims about the counting of mail-in ballots being some sort of anomaly, writes Scott Taylor. Flickr photograph courtesy of James McNellis

The path towards dignity and respect in the military is a long and winding road

  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian military launched a new initiative to confront what the senior brass call a “wicked problem” in the form of sexual
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 4, 2020
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance acknowledged there are ‘no quick fixes for achieving culture change’ in the Canadian Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The path towards dignity and respect in the military is a long and winding road

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 4, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian military launched a new initiative to confront what the senior brass call a “wicked problem” in the form of sexual

The path towards dignity and respect in the military is a long and winding road

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 4, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian military launched a new initiative to confront what the senior brass call a “wicked problem” in the form of sexual
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance acknowledged there are ‘no quick fixes for achieving culture change’ in the Canadian Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The messenger is shooting itself in the foot

  • OTTAWA—These days it would seem that the public affairs branch of the Canadian Armed Forces is their own worst enemy. First, it was the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 28, 2020
The Canadian public does not want their military to modify their behaviour, fabricate phoney wolf threats, spy on the public’s social media, or keep files on individual journalists, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

The messenger is shooting itself in the foot

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 28, 2020
  • OTTAWA—These days it would seem that the public affairs branch of the Canadian Armed Forces is their own worst enemy. First, it was the

The messenger is shooting itself in the foot

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 28, 2020
  • OTTAWA—These days it would seem that the public affairs branch of the Canadian Armed Forces is their own worst enemy. First, it was the
The Canadian public does not want their military to modify their behaviour, fabricate phoney wolf threats, spy on the public’s social media, or keep files on individual journalists, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Wolves in Canadian military personnel’s clothing

  • OTTAWA—Last week, there was a bizarre little story in the Ottawa Citizen that, at first glance, appeared to be so ridiculous that it had
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 21, 2020
To date, no one from the Canadian Armed Forces has been able to offer any credible explanation about why information warfare specialists with the Halifax Rifles drafted a letter to Nova Scotia residents warning that wolves had recently been re-introduced to the region by the provincial government. Pexels photograh by Patrice Schoefolt

Wolves in Canadian military personnel’s clothing

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 21, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week, there was a bizarre little story in the Ottawa Citizen that, at first glance, appeared to be so ridiculous that it had

Wolves in Canadian military personnel’s clothing

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 21, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week, there was a bizarre little story in the Ottawa Citizen that, at first glance, appeared to be so ridiculous that it had
To date, no one from the Canadian Armed Forces has been able to offer any credible explanation about why information warfare specialists with the Halifax Rifles drafted a letter to Nova Scotia residents warning that wolves had recently been re-introduced to the region by the provincial government. Pexels photograh by Patrice Schoefolt

Better history lessons could stave off false pandemic claims

  • OTTAWA—During last week’s vice-presidential debate in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. VP Mike Pence made a rather outlandish reference to the swine flu epidemic
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 14, 2020
During the Oct. 7 debate, U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence claimed that the Democrats had done a worse job of handling the swine flu, in defence of the president’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite it never being considered to be anywhere as lethal as COVID-19, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot via YouTube/C-SPAN

Better history lessons could stave off false pandemic claims

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 14, 2020
  • OTTAWA—During last week’s vice-presidential debate in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. VP Mike Pence made a rather outlandish reference to the swine flu epidemic

Better history lessons could stave off false pandemic claims

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 14, 2020
  • OTTAWA—During last week’s vice-presidential debate in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. VP Mike Pence made a rather outlandish reference to the swine flu epidemic
During the Oct. 7 debate, U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence claimed that the Democrats had done a worse job of handling the swine flu, in defence of the president’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite it never being considered to be anywhere as lethal as COVID-19, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot via YouTube/C-SPAN

Potential Proud Boys proliferation in Canada’s military deserves a closer look

  • OTTAWA—At the Sept. 29 U.S. presidential election debate, Donald Trump propelled the hate group the Proud Boys into the international spotlight. When asked by
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 7, 2020
A right-wing rally in Columbus, Ohio, was held on Aug. 29. Members of the Proud Boys love U.S. President Donald Trump, and they love to fight, writes Scott Taylor. Flickr photograph by Paul Becker

Potential Proud Boys proliferation in Canada’s military deserves a closer look

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 7, 2020
  • OTTAWA—At the Sept. 29 U.S. presidential election debate, Donald Trump propelled the hate group the Proud Boys into the international spotlight. When asked by

Potential Proud Boys proliferation in Canada’s military deserves a closer look

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 7, 2020
  • OTTAWA—At the Sept. 29 U.S. presidential election debate, Donald Trump propelled the hate group the Proud Boys into the international spotlight. When asked by
A right-wing rally in Columbus, Ohio, was held on Aug. 29. Members of the Proud Boys love U.S. President Donald Trump, and they love to fight, writes Scott Taylor. Flickr photograph by Paul Becker

Canada should examine its moral failings in Libyan intervention

  • OTTAWA— Last week, the British Parliament was in a flap over the fact that during a heated debate, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace stated the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 30, 2020
A flypast of seven CF-18 and one CC-150 Polaris tanker takes place over Parliament to mark the end of Operation Mobile in Libya on Nov. 24, 2011. Canada celebrated its war ‘triumph’ with a victory parade on Parliament Hill, the only NATO ally to do so, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by MCpl Julie Bélisle

Canada should examine its moral failings in Libyan intervention

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 30, 2020
  • OTTAWA— Last week, the British Parliament was in a flap over the fact that during a heated debate, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace stated the

Canada should examine its moral failings in Libyan intervention

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 30, 2020
  • OTTAWA— Last week, the British Parliament was in a flap over the fact that during a heated debate, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace stated the
A flypast of seven CF-18 and one CC-150 Polaris tanker takes place over Parliament to mark the end of Operation Mobile in Libya on Nov. 24, 2011. Canada celebrated its war ‘triumph’ with a victory parade on Parliament Hill, the only NATO ally to do so, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by MCpl Julie Bélisle

Driving right-wing extremism out of the Canadian Armed Forces

  • OTTAWA—Last week Army Commander, Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre presided over the annual army council meeting. Although the sessions were held in Ottawa, the majority of
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 23, 2020
Army Commander Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre, left, and Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance are pictured on Aug. 20, 2019. In recent months there have been a number of separate high profile cases reported in the media wherein members of the Canadian Armed Forces were not only affiliated with right-wing extremists, but also involved in committing alleged illegal activities, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Driving right-wing extremism out of the Canadian Armed Forces

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 23, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week Army Commander, Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre presided over the annual army council meeting. Although the sessions were held in Ottawa, the majority of

Driving right-wing extremism out of the Canadian Armed Forces

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 23, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week Army Commander, Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre presided over the annual army council meeting. Although the sessions were held in Ottawa, the majority of
Army Commander Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre, left, and Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance are pictured on Aug. 20, 2019. In recent months there have been a number of separate high profile cases reported in the media wherein members of the Canadian Armed Forces were not only affiliated with right-wing extremists, but also involved in committing alleged illegal activities, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CAF still has far to go to address racism in its ranks

  • OTTAWA—On July 2, there was a bizarre incident at Rideau Hall when an armed intruder drove a pickup truck onto the premises and subsequently
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 16, 2020
After Corey Hurren allegedly crashed his truck through Rideau Hall's gates on July 2, it did not take CBC reporter Murray Brewster long to discover a rather disturbing story involving another member of his Ranger group, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

CAF still has far to go to address racism in its ranks

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 16, 2020
  • OTTAWA—On July 2, there was a bizarre incident at Rideau Hall when an armed intruder drove a pickup truck onto the premises and subsequently

CAF still has far to go to address racism in its ranks

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 16, 2020
  • OTTAWA—On July 2, there was a bizarre incident at Rideau Hall when an armed intruder drove a pickup truck onto the premises and subsequently
After Corey Hurren allegedly crashed his truck through Rideau Hall's gates on July 2, it did not take CBC reporter Murray Brewster long to discover a rather disturbing story involving another member of his Ranger group, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Security hits shaky ground when law and order become a catchphrase

  • OTTAWA—During his 2015 campaign for the Republican Party leadership, Donald J. Trump claimed that he was “the most militaristic person ever.” No sooner had
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 9, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on June 1 en route from the White House to St. John’s Episcopal Church after bringing in federal law enforcement officers and military police to clear protestors. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Security hits shaky ground when law and order become a catchphrase

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 9, 2020
  • OTTAWA—During his 2015 campaign for the Republican Party leadership, Donald J. Trump claimed that he was “the most militaristic person ever.” No sooner had

Security hits shaky ground when law and order become a catchphrase

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 9, 2020
  • OTTAWA—During his 2015 campaign for the Republican Party leadership, Donald J. Trump claimed that he was “the most militaristic person ever.” No sooner had
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on June 1 en route from the White House to St. John’s Episcopal Church after bringing in federal law enforcement officers and military police to clear protestors. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Navarro’s comments stung, but they weren’t untrue

  • OTTAWA—Last week, there was a brief, but intense, media feeding frenzy over Canada’s long-since discontinued contribution to the war in Afghanistan. The genesis for
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 2, 2020
Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s trade adviser, may have been misguided in telling a reporter his thoughts on whether Canada had been able to curry favour at the bargaining table by sending our troops to fight in Afghanistan, but he was simply telling the truth, writes Scott Taylor. U.S. Mission Geneva photograph by Eric Bridiers

Navarro’s comments stung, but they weren’t untrue

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 2, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week, there was a brief, but intense, media feeding frenzy over Canada’s long-since discontinued contribution to the war in Afghanistan. The genesis for

Navarro’s comments stung, but they weren’t untrue

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 2, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week, there was a brief, but intense, media feeding frenzy over Canada’s long-since discontinued contribution to the war in Afghanistan. The genesis for
Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s trade adviser, may have been misguided in telling a reporter his thoughts on whether Canada had been able to curry favour at the bargaining table by sending our troops to fight in Afghanistan, but he was simply telling the truth, writes Scott Taylor. U.S. Mission Geneva photograph by Eric Bridiers

Alleged Russian assassins keep going for style over substance

  • OTTAWA—I must admit that up until last week, I had never heard of Alexei Navalny. Now we are being told that Navalny is a
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 26, 2020
Russian politician Alexei Navalny became ill after what is being reported as a suspected poisoning. However, there would be easier ways for the Russian president to get rid of political opponents, writes Scott Taylor. Flickr photograph by Michał Siergiejevicz

Alleged Russian assassins keep going for style over substance

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 26, 2020
  • OTTAWA—I must admit that up until last week, I had never heard of Alexei Navalny. Now we are being told that Navalny is a

Alleged Russian assassins keep going for style over substance

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 26, 2020
  • OTTAWA—I must admit that up until last week, I had never heard of Alexei Navalny. Now we are being told that Navalny is a
Russian politician Alexei Navalny became ill after what is being reported as a suspected poisoning. However, there would be easier ways for the Russian president to get rid of political opponents, writes Scott Taylor. Flickr photograph by Michał Siergiejevicz

Move the Kandahar monument and give it a proper home

  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Kandahar cenotaph was back in the news as it was reported that the memorial hall built to house it had suffered
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 19, 2020
Then-Major-General Jonathan Vance places poppies on every plaque on the Memorial of the Fallen at Kandahar Airfield during the last Remembrance Day ceremony in Southern Afghanistan on Nov. 11, 2011. DND photograph by Sergeant Lance Wade

Move the Kandahar monument and give it a proper home

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 19, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Kandahar cenotaph was back in the news as it was reported that the memorial hall built to house it had suffered

Move the Kandahar monument and give it a proper home

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 19, 2020
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Kandahar cenotaph was back in the news as it was reported that the memorial hall built to house it had suffered
Then-Major-General Jonathan Vance places poppies on every plaque on the Memorial of the Fallen at Kandahar Airfield during the last Remembrance Day ceremony in Southern Afghanistan on Nov. 11, 2011. DND photograph by Sergeant Lance Wade

Recent revelations in Norman case highlight DND’s pattern of defiance

  • OTTAWA—There were a series of stories last week by Ottawa Citizen reporter David Pugliese which clearly illustrate the culture of defiance and invincibility that
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 12, 2020
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and his lawyer, Marie Heinen, are pictured outside court in Ottawa on May 8, 2019. That day, the Crown dropped its breach-of-trust charges against Norman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recent revelations in Norman case highlight DND’s pattern of defiance

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 12, 2020
  • OTTAWA—There were a series of stories last week by Ottawa Citizen reporter David Pugliese which clearly illustrate the culture of defiance and invincibility that

Recent revelations in Norman case highlight DND’s pattern of defiance

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 12, 2020
  • OTTAWA—There were a series of stories last week by Ottawa Citizen reporter David Pugliese which clearly illustrate the culture of defiance and invincibility that
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and his lawyer, Marie Heinen, are pictured outside court in Ottawa on May 8, 2019. That day, the Crown dropped its breach-of-trust charges against Norman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump wildly overstating the U.S. military retreat from Germany

  • OTTAWA—On July 29, U.S. Secretary of Defence Mark Esper announced plans for the withdrawal of 12,000 American military personnel from their current bases in
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 5, 2020
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sydney Warmley marshals out a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Sept. 17, 2019. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Patrick Evenson

Trump wildly overstating the U.S. military retreat from Germany

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 5, 2020
  • OTTAWA—On July 29, U.S. Secretary of Defence Mark Esper announced plans for the withdrawal of 12,000 American military personnel from their current bases in

Trump wildly overstating the U.S. military retreat from Germany

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 5, 2020
  • OTTAWA—On July 29, U.S. Secretary of Defence Mark Esper announced plans for the withdrawal of 12,000 American military personnel from their current bases in
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sydney Warmley marshals out a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Sept. 17, 2019. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Patrick Evenson

With Gen. Vance on his way out, the door is open for successor speculation

  • OTTAWA—It was announced on July 23 that Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance will be stepping down from his post as Canada’s
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 29, 2020
Gen. Jonathan Vance, chief of the defence staff, announced his pending resignation on July 23, kicking off speculation as to who will succeed him as the country’s top soldier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With Gen. Vance on his way out, the door is open for successor speculation

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It was announced on July 23 that Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance will be stepping down from his post as Canada’s

With Gen. Vance on his way out, the door is open for successor speculation

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 29, 2020
  • OTTAWA—It was announced on July 23 that Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance will be stepping down from his post as Canada’s
Gen. Jonathan Vance, chief of the defence staff, announced his pending resignation on July 23, kicking off speculation as to who will succeed him as the country’s top soldier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vandalism of private property was not a hate crime against Nazis

  • OTTAWA—In the wake of the high-profile Black Lives Matter movement, there has been a lot of soul searching into a North American history riddled
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 22, 2020
SS Galizien recruits wait as Kreishauptmann Hoffstetter of SS Galizien enters a Greek Catholic church in Sanok, Poland, in 1943. Wikimedia Commons photograph by Sanisław Potocki

Vandalism of private property was not a hate crime against Nazis

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In the wake of the high-profile Black Lives Matter movement, there has been a lot of soul searching into a North American history riddled

Vandalism of private property was not a hate crime against Nazis

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 22, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In the wake of the high-profile Black Lives Matter movement, there has been a lot of soul searching into a North American history riddled
SS Galizien recruits wait as Kreishauptmann Hoffstetter of SS Galizien enters a Greek Catholic church in Sanok, Poland, in 1943. Wikimedia Commons photograph by Sanisław Potocki

Rideau Hall rampage could have ended very differently

  • OTTAWA—In the early hours of Thursday, July 2, there was a bizarre incident in the nation’s capital. A pickup truck smashed through the security
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 15, 2020
A serving soldier on active duty assembles a small arsenal of loaded weapons and drives halfway across Canada to deliver a ‘wake-up’ call with an attack on Rideau Hall—that is serious stuff, far beyond a simple ‘mental health’ episode, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CTV News

Rideau Hall rampage could have ended very differently

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In the early hours of Thursday, July 2, there was a bizarre incident in the nation’s capital. A pickup truck smashed through the security

Rideau Hall rampage could have ended very differently

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 15, 2020
  • OTTAWA—In the early hours of Thursday, July 2, there was a bizarre incident in the nation’s capital. A pickup truck smashed through the security
A serving soldier on active duty assembles a small arsenal of loaded weapons and drives halfway across Canada to deliver a ‘wake-up’ call with an attack on Rideau Hall—that is serious stuff, far beyond a simple ‘mental health’ episode, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CTV News

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