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Scott Taylor is editor and publisher of Esprit de Corps magazine.

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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 25, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 18, 2025
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
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.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 11, 2025
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.
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 4, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 28, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 21, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 14, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 7, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 31, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 24, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 10, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 10, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 10, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 3, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 24, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 24, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 24, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 12, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 5, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 28, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 21, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 14, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 7, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 31, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 24, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 17, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 10, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 3, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 26, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 19, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 12, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 5, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 29, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 22, 2018
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
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 15, 2018
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
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
News | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 8, 2018
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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 1, 2018
Abdul Rashid Dostum arrived back in Kabul after 14 months out of the country last month. Photograph courtesy of Tasnim News Agency
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 1, 2018
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 1, 2018
Abdul Rashid Dostum arrived back in Kabul after 14 months out of the country last month. Photograph courtesy of Tasnim News Agency