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Are we offering human bait in Ukraine?

  • Canada would need to acquire modern battlefield necessities before it can send any soldiers into Ukraine.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 1, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
If Prime Minister Mark Carney intends to actually put Canadian boots on the ground in Ukraine, he needs to make some tough decisions, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of X

Are we offering human bait in Ukraine?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 1, 2025
  • Canada would need to acquire modern battlefield necessities before it can send any soldiers into Ukraine.

Are we offering human bait in Ukraine?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 1, 2025
  • Canada would need to acquire modern battlefield necessities before it can send any soldiers into Ukraine.
Mark Carney
If Prime Minister Mark Carney intends to actually put Canadian boots on the ground in Ukraine, he needs to make some tough decisions, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of X

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
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The West judges Putin with a double standard

  • OTTAWA—Sometimes it is important to take a good look in the mirror and judge ourselves by the same yardstick by which we judge others.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 19, 2018
Russia—under the direction of President Vladimir Putin, pictured at Argentina’s G20 leaders’ summit last month—recently built a bridge to connect its annexed territory of Crimea to the Russian mainland. Photograph courtesy of G20 Argentina

The West judges Putin with a double standard

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 19, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Sometimes it is important to take a good look in the mirror and judge ourselves by the same yardstick by which we judge others.

The West judges Putin with a double standard

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 19, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Sometimes it is important to take a good look in the mirror and judge ourselves by the same yardstick by which we judge others.
Russia—under the direction of President Vladimir Putin, pictured at Argentina’s G20 leaders’ summit last month—recently built a bridge to connect its annexed territory of Crimea to the Russian mainland. Photograph courtesy of G20 Argentina

Afghanistan a failed war, 17 years after declaring victory

  • Last Tuesday, a senior U.S. military official gave some startling testimony before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. According to Lt.-Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 12, 2018
Brigadier-General Dean Milner, left, and Colonel Hercule Gosselin, right, sign the Task Force Kandahar closing ceremony document in Kandahar, Afghanistan on July 6, 2011. DND photograph by Sgt. Matthew McGregor

Afghanistan a failed war, 17 years after declaring victory

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 12, 2018
  • Last Tuesday, a senior U.S. military official gave some startling testimony before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. According to Lt.-Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the

Afghanistan a failed war, 17 years after declaring victory

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 12, 2018
  • Last Tuesday, a senior U.S. military official gave some startling testimony before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. According to Lt.-Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the
Brigadier-General Dean Milner, left, and Colonel Hercule Gosselin, right, sign the Task Force Kandahar closing ceremony document in Kandahar, Afghanistan on July 6, 2011. DND photograph by Sgt. Matthew McGregor

Ukraine-Russia sea spat no place for NATO intervention

  • Last Thursday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called upon NATO to dispatch warships to the Sea of Azov in order to “provide security” in the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 5, 2018
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is pictured in April 2017. On Nov. 29, he asked NATO to send warships to help secure the Sea of Azov from Russian forces. Photograph courtesy of Chatham House

Ukraine-Russia sea spat no place for NATO intervention

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 5, 2018
  • Last Thursday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called upon NATO to dispatch warships to the Sea of Azov in order to “provide security” in the

Ukraine-Russia sea spat no place for NATO intervention

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 5, 2018
  • Last Thursday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called upon NATO to dispatch warships to the Sea of Azov in order to “provide security” in the
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is pictured in April 2017. On Nov. 29, he asked NATO to send warships to help secure the Sea of Azov from Russian forces. Photograph courtesy of Chatham House

Fighter jet debacle shows disconnect between military needs, political decisions

  • OTTAWA—There was a lot of buzz last week following the release of the auditor general’s fall reports. Of note was his conclusion about the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 28, 2018
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan responds to the auditor general's fall report on the fighter jet replacement project in the National Press Theatre on Nov. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighter jet debacle shows disconnect between military needs, political decisions

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 28, 2018
  • OTTAWA—There was a lot of buzz last week following the release of the auditor general’s fall reports. Of note was his conclusion about the

Fighter jet debacle shows disconnect between military needs, political decisions

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 28, 2018
  • OTTAWA—There was a lot of buzz last week following the release of the auditor general’s fall reports. Of note was his conclusion about the
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan responds to the auditor general's fall report on the fighter jet replacement project in the National Press Theatre on Nov. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vimy battle’s role in Canada’s nationhood is overblown

  • OTTAWA—Once again, this year’s Remembrance Day ceremonies—now stretched into what is termed Remembrance Week—proved to be a lightning rod for the usual club of
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 21, 2018
Mounties bow their heads in front of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France during an April 9, 2017 ceremony to mark the centenary of the First World War fight in which some 3,600 Canadians died. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vimy battle’s role in Canada’s nationhood is overblown

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 21, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Once again, this year’s Remembrance Day ceremonies—now stretched into what is termed Remembrance Week—proved to be a lightning rod for the usual club of

Vimy battle’s role in Canada’s nationhood is overblown

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 21, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Once again, this year’s Remembrance Day ceremonies—now stretched into what is termed Remembrance Week—proved to be a lightning rod for the usual club of
Mounties bow their heads in front of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France during an April 9, 2017 ceremony to mark the centenary of the First World War fight in which some 3,600 Canadians died. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian actions in First World War weren’t always glorious

  • OTTAWA—We have just commemorated the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, which brought hostilities to an end on the Western Front of the conflict
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 14, 2018
Members of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force post in Vladivostok, Russia, in 1919. Some Canadians on their way to that mission staged a mutiny in the streets of Victoria to express their displeasure at being sent off to fight in the Russian Civil War. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Canadian actions in First World War weren’t always glorious

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 14, 2018
  • OTTAWA—We have just commemorated the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, which brought hostilities to an end on the Western Front of the conflict

Canadian actions in First World War weren’t always glorious

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 14, 2018
  • OTTAWA—We have just commemorated the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, which brought hostilities to an end on the Western Front of the conflict
Members of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force post in Vladivostok, Russia, in 1919. Some Canadians on their way to that mission staged a mutiny in the streets of Victoria to express their displeasure at being sent off to fight in the Russian Civil War. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Inquiry needed to probe Canada’s role in Afghanistan war

  • OTTAWA—I have for some time been suggesting a full-scale parliamentary inquiry into how Canada got involved in the failed mission in Afghanistan. The British
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 7, 2018
Chris Alexander, a former Conservative MP and Canada’s former ambassador to Afghanistan, recently said that Stephen Harper’s decision to withdraw Canadian troops from the country made him consider ‘resigning as parliamentary secretary for national defence and even as Member of Parliament.’ The Hill Times file photograph

Inquiry needed to probe Canada’s role in Afghanistan war

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 7, 2018
  • OTTAWA—I have for some time been suggesting a full-scale parliamentary inquiry into how Canada got involved in the failed mission in Afghanistan. The British

Inquiry needed to probe Canada’s role in Afghanistan war

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 7, 2018
  • OTTAWA—I have for some time been suggesting a full-scale parliamentary inquiry into how Canada got involved in the failed mission in Afghanistan. The British
Chris Alexander, a former Conservative MP and Canada’s former ambassador to Afghanistan, recently said that Stephen Harper’s decision to withdraw Canadian troops from the country made him consider ‘resigning as parliamentary secretary for national defence and even as Member of Parliament.’ The Hill Times file photograph

Trudeau’s Saudi-deal struggle: dollars and jobs, or credibility and integrity

  • OTTAWA—In the bizarre world of international espionage it would seem that foreign spy agencies are more bungling than Hollywood comedy characters Austin Powers and
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 31, 2018
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 and never came out alive. The Saudi government now admits his death inside the consulate was ‘premeditated.’ April Brady photograph courtesy of the Project on Middle East Democracy

Trudeau’s Saudi-deal struggle: dollars and jobs, or credibility and integrity

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 31, 2018
  • OTTAWA—In the bizarre world of international espionage it would seem that foreign spy agencies are more bungling than Hollywood comedy characters Austin Powers and

Trudeau’s Saudi-deal struggle: dollars and jobs, or credibility and integrity

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 31, 2018
  • OTTAWA—In the bizarre world of international espionage it would seem that foreign spy agencies are more bungling than Hollywood comedy characters Austin Powers and
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 and never came out alive. The Saudi government now admits his death inside the consulate was ‘premeditated.’ April Brady photograph courtesy of the Project on Middle East Democracy

Kandahar police chief’s brazen killing another sign of Afghanistan’s crumbling security

  • OTTAWA—On Oct. 18, there was a brazen attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. General Abdul Raziq Achakzai, the provincial police chief, and
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 24, 2018
Gen. Abdul Raziq, Kandahar’s provincial police chief, pictured in 2012, was gunned down by a Taliban fighter on Oct. 18. Tech. Sgt. Renee Crisostomo photograph courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

Kandahar police chief’s brazen killing another sign of Afghanistan’s crumbling security

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 24, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On Oct. 18, there was a brazen attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. General Abdul Raziq Achakzai, the provincial police chief, and

Kandahar police chief’s brazen killing another sign of Afghanistan’s crumbling security

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 24, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On Oct. 18, there was a brazen attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. General Abdul Raziq Achakzai, the provincial police chief, and
Gen. Abdul Raziq, Kandahar’s provincial police chief, pictured in 2012, was gunned down by a Taliban fighter on Oct. 18. Tech. Sgt. Renee Crisostomo photograph courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

Mali mission is more modern colonialism than altruism

  • OTTAWA—A Canadian Press news story last week about Canada’s United Nations peacekeeping mission to Mali said an internal UN report noted that the violence
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 17, 2018
A Canadian Griffon aircrew member deployed in Mali flies back to the Canadians' Camp Castor base from Kidal, Mali, on Sept. 13. Department of National Defence photograph by Cpl. Ken Beliwicz

Mali mission is more modern colonialism than altruism

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 17, 2018
  • OTTAWA—A Canadian Press news story last week about Canada’s United Nations peacekeeping mission to Mali said an internal UN report noted that the violence

Mali mission is more modern colonialism than altruism

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 17, 2018
  • OTTAWA—A Canadian Press news story last week about Canada’s United Nations peacekeeping mission to Mali said an internal UN report noted that the violence
A Canadian Griffon aircrew member deployed in Mali flies back to the Canadians' Camp Castor base from Kidal, Mali, on Sept. 13. Department of National Defence photograph by Cpl. Ken Beliwicz

Canadian troops do a lot around the world, but achieve very little

  • OTTAWA—The Canadian Armed Forces are committed to and deployed on five overseas missions, none of which has a clear-cut or achievable objective. Of course,
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 10, 2018
Mali mission members take part in a parade at Camp Castor in Gao, Mali, on July 13. DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche

Canadian troops do a lot around the world, but achieve very little

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 10, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The Canadian Armed Forces are committed to and deployed on five overseas missions, none of which has a clear-cut or achievable objective. Of course,

Canadian troops do a lot around the world, but achieve very little

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 10, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The Canadian Armed Forces are committed to and deployed on five overseas missions, none of which has a clear-cut or achievable objective. Of course,
Mali mission members take part in a parade at Camp Castor in Gao, Mali, on July 13. DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche

Hard to believe beard ban was a dealbreaker for military recruits

  • OTTAWA—It was announced last week that the Canadian Armed Forces are going to relax limitations on beards and allow more soldiers, sailors, and airmen
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 3, 2018
Canadian soldiers check the strength of an anchor with American Army soldiers at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania on Aug. 30. Until recently, beards were only allowed in the military on a limited basis with permission from the chief of the defence staff. Department of National Defence photograph by Cpl. Dominic Duchesne-Beaulieu

Hard to believe beard ban was a dealbreaker for military recruits

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 3, 2018
  • OTTAWA—It was announced last week that the Canadian Armed Forces are going to relax limitations on beards and allow more soldiers, sailors, and airmen

Hard to believe beard ban was a dealbreaker for military recruits

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 3, 2018
  • OTTAWA—It was announced last week that the Canadian Armed Forces are going to relax limitations on beards and allow more soldiers, sailors, and airmen
Canadian soldiers check the strength of an anchor with American Army soldiers at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania on Aug. 30. Until recently, beards were only allowed in the military on a limited basis with permission from the chief of the defence staff. Department of National Defence photograph by Cpl. Dominic Duchesne-Beaulieu

Time to rethink Canada-U.S. ties

  • OTTAWA—With the United States-Canada NAFTA trade talks currently at an impasse, maybe it is time that we as Canadians do a little rethinking as
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 26, 2018
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured during the sixth round of NAFTA trade talks in Montreal on Jan. 29, is discovering that Canadian sacrifice in the name of U.S. military adventurism amounts to jack squat when it comes to trade, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to rethink Canada-U.S. ties

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 26, 2018
  • OTTAWA—With the United States-Canada NAFTA trade talks currently at an impasse, maybe it is time that we as Canadians do a little rethinking as

Time to rethink Canada-U.S. ties

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 26, 2018
  • OTTAWA—With the United States-Canada NAFTA trade talks currently at an impasse, maybe it is time that we as Canadians do a little rethinking as
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured during the sixth round of NAFTA trade talks in Montreal on Jan. 29, is discovering that Canadian sacrifice in the name of U.S. military adventurism amounts to jack squat when it comes to trade, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beware of military pomp

  • OTTAWA—A recent National Post exclusive story revealed how the military brass had been reined in by a cost-conscious senior bureaucrat. Internal Department of National Defence documents
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 19, 2018
Deputy defence minister Jody Thomas, pictured in February 2017, refused to okay a $107,000 military change-of-command ceremony until it was cut to about $24,000. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beware of military pomp

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 19, 2018
  • OTTAWA—A recent National Post exclusive story revealed how the military brass had been reined in by a cost-conscious senior bureaucrat. Internal Department of National Defence documents

Beware of military pomp

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 19, 2018
  • OTTAWA—A recent National Post exclusive story revealed how the military brass had been reined in by a cost-conscious senior bureaucrat. Internal Department of National Defence documents
Deputy defence minister Jody Thomas, pictured in February 2017, refused to okay a $107,000 military change-of-command ceremony until it was cut to about $24,000. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Terrorists, freedom fighters, and the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani

  • OTTAWA—On Sept. 4, it was reported that Jalaluddin Haqqani had died. His claim to fame was the founding of a militant network in Afghanistan
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 12, 2018
A Canadian corporal fires an assault rifle at the Kabul Military Training Centre in Afghanistan in November 2013. The Haqqani network of Islamic militants fought against Canada’s troops in Afghanistan during its combat mission there between 2001 and 2011. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Sgt. Norm McLean

Terrorists, freedom fighters, and the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 12, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On Sept. 4, it was reported that Jalaluddin Haqqani had died. His claim to fame was the founding of a militant network in Afghanistan

Terrorists, freedom fighters, and the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 12, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On Sept. 4, it was reported that Jalaluddin Haqqani had died. His claim to fame was the founding of a militant network in Afghanistan
A Canadian corporal fires an assault rifle at the Kabul Military Training Centre in Afghanistan in November 2013. The Haqqani network of Islamic militants fought against Canada’s troops in Afghanistan during its combat mission there between 2001 and 2011. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Sgt. Norm McLean

Canadian chief of new NATO Iraq mission embarking on a fool’s errand

  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Department of National Defence conducted a round of media interviews to introduce Major-General Dany Fortin as the new commander of a
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 5, 2018
Major-General Dany Fortin speaks at a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on June 13, 2017. He was recently named the new commander of a Canadian-led training mission in Iraq. U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Youtoy Martin

Canadian chief of new NATO Iraq mission embarking on a fool’s errand

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 5, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Department of National Defence conducted a round of media interviews to introduce Major-General Dany Fortin as the new commander of a

Canadian chief of new NATO Iraq mission embarking on a fool’s errand

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 5, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Department of National Defence conducted a round of media interviews to introduce Major-General Dany Fortin as the new commander of a
Major-General Dany Fortin speaks at a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on June 13, 2017. He was recently named the new commander of a Canadian-led training mission in Iraq. U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Youtoy Martin

Let’s put Daesh leader’s threat to Canada into perspective

  • OTTAWA—Last week there was a media flurry in Canada over a new audiotape allegedly released by the sinister evildoer Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 29, 2018
In this image from a video posted on a militant website on July 5, 2014, Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi appears to give a sermon at a mosque in Iraq. Militant video screenshot courtesy of the BBC

Let’s put Daesh leader’s threat to Canada into perspective

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 29, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Last week there was a media flurry in Canada over a new audiotape allegedly released by the sinister evildoer Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader

Let’s put Daesh leader’s threat to Canada into perspective

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 29, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Last week there was a media flurry in Canada over a new audiotape allegedly released by the sinister evildoer Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader
In this image from a video posted on a militant website on July 5, 2014, Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi appears to give a sermon at a mosque in Iraq. Militant video screenshot courtesy of the BBC

Few Canadians know what the military is up to, but maybe that’s a good thing

  • OTTAWA—The results of a recent survey show that the Canadian military has a serious image problem, in that many Canadians are unaware that it
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 22, 2018
Air crews finish refuelling a Griffon helicopter in Gao, Mali as part of Canada's mission there on Aug. 5. Master Cpl. Jennifer Kusche photograph courtesy of the Canadian Forces

Few Canadians know what the military is up to, but maybe that’s a good thing

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 22, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The results of a recent survey show that the Canadian military has a serious image problem, in that many Canadians are unaware that it

Few Canadians know what the military is up to, but maybe that’s a good thing

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 22, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The results of a recent survey show that the Canadian military has a serious image problem, in that many Canadians are unaware that it
Air crews finish refuelling a Griffon helicopter in Gao, Mali as part of Canada's mission there on Aug. 5. Master Cpl. Jennifer Kusche photograph courtesy of the Canadian Forces

Cancel Saudi arms deal now, don’t wait for the other shoe to drop

  • There was a very disturbing news story last week about a Saudi Arabian airstrike in Yemen that killed 50 civilians and injured a further
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 15, 2018
It’s embarrassing to watch Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland preach about defending human rights while simultaneously fearing the cancellation of a contract to supply Saudi Arabia with the combat capability to commit further repression, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cancel Saudi arms deal now, don’t wait for the other shoe to drop

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 15, 2018
  • There was a very disturbing news story last week about a Saudi Arabian airstrike in Yemen that killed 50 civilians and injured a further

Cancel Saudi arms deal now, don’t wait for the other shoe to drop

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 15, 2018
  • There was a very disturbing news story last week about a Saudi Arabian airstrike in Yemen that killed 50 civilians and injured a further
It’s embarrassing to watch Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland preach about defending human rights while simultaneously fearing the cancellation of a contract to supply Saudi Arabia with the combat capability to commit further repression, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

B.C. licence plate fracas points to solution for NATO spending quandary

  • There is currently a debate raging throughout the British Columbia military community as to whether retired members of the RCMP should be entitled to
News | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 8, 2018
In B.C., there’s a campaign against allowing retired members of the RCMP to have licence plates denoting them as ‘veterans.’ The Hill Times file photograph

B.C. licence plate fracas points to solution for NATO spending quandary

News | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 8, 2018
  • There is currently a debate raging throughout the British Columbia military community as to whether retired members of the RCMP should be entitled to

B.C. licence plate fracas points to solution for NATO spending quandary

News | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 8, 2018
  • There is currently a debate raging throughout the British Columbia military community as to whether retired members of the RCMP should be entitled to
In B.C., there’s a campaign against allowing retired members of the RCMP to have licence plates denoting them as ‘veterans.’ The Hill Times file photograph

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