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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 Russians aren’t coming

  • OTTAWA—Back in July, when Canada announced that it would be sending troops into Latvia, the tub-thumping Colonel Blimps popped their pacemakers. This was the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 14, 2016
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured in May, has committed to deploy 450 Canadian soldiers to Latvia in a show of force against Russia. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The Russians aren’t coming

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 14, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Back in July, when Canada announced that it would be sending troops into Latvia, the tub-thumping Colonel Blimps popped their pacemakers. This was the

The Russians aren’t coming

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 14, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Back in July, when Canada announced that it would be sending troops into Latvia, the tub-thumping Colonel Blimps popped their pacemakers. This was the
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured in May, has committed to deploy 450 Canadian soldiers to Latvia in a show of force against Russia. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Still time to rethink giving arms to Kurds

  • OTTAWA—It was with very little fanfare that Canada announced last week that the Iraqi government has finally agreed to let it provide weapons to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 7, 2016
Two Canadian Griffon helicopters fly through a village in northern Iraq on Nov. 23. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence

Still time to rethink giving arms to Kurds

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 7, 2016
  • OTTAWA—It was with very little fanfare that Canada announced last week that the Iraqi government has finally agreed to let it provide weapons to

Still time to rethink giving arms to Kurds

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 7, 2016
  • OTTAWA—It was with very little fanfare that Canada announced last week that the Iraqi government has finally agreed to let it provide weapons to
Two Canadian Griffon helicopters fly through a village in northern Iraq on Nov. 23. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence

Don’t send peacekeepers into a mission they can’t complete

  • OTTAWA—Last summer, Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance announced that Canada would soon embark on a peacekeeping mission to Africa, and Defence Minister
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 30, 2016
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces during an exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2013. Many veterans still bear psychological wounds from their service in Afghanistan, something the Liberal government should keep in mind as it decides which peacekeeping mission it will assign Canadian soldiers to, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph by Sgt. James Funk courtesy of National Defence

Don’t send peacekeepers into a mission they can’t complete

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 30, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last summer, Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance announced that Canada would soon embark on a peacekeeping mission to Africa, and Defence Minister

Don’t send peacekeepers into a mission they can’t complete

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 30, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last summer, Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance announced that Canada would soon embark on a peacekeeping mission to Africa, and Defence Minister
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces during an exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2013. Many veterans still bear psychological wounds from their service in Afghanistan, something the Liberal government should keep in mind as it decides which peacekeeping mission it will assign Canadian soldiers to, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph by Sgt. James Funk courtesy of National Defence

Big stretch to say forces aren’t in combat

  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian military told reporters that our special forces operatives in northern Iraq have been involved in numerous firefights in recent weeks
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 23, 2016
Major-General Mike Rouleau, commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, pictured in April 2015. Canadian troops are not involved in 'offensive combat operations,' he said last week. Philip Carter photograph courtesy of U.S. Air Force

Big stretch to say forces aren’t in combat

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 23, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian military told reporters that our special forces operatives in northern Iraq have been involved in numerous firefights in recent weeks

Big stretch to say forces aren’t in combat

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 23, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian military told reporters that our special forces operatives in northern Iraq have been involved in numerous firefights in recent weeks
Major-General Mike Rouleau, commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, pictured in April 2015. Canadian troops are not involved in 'offensive combat operations,' he said last week. Philip Carter photograph courtesy of U.S. Air Force

Before Trump kicks Canada out, let’s quit NATO

  • OTTAWA—Last Wednesday, the world awoke to the reality of Donald Trump becoming America’s 45th elected president. As it was well past midnight when Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 16, 2016
A soldier with a crest of the ISAF NATO mission in Afghanistan attends a Remembrance Day ceremony in 2013. Kenneth G. Takada photograph courtesy of DND

Before Trump kicks Canada out, let’s quit NATO

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 16, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last Wednesday, the world awoke to the reality of Donald Trump becoming America’s 45th elected president. As it was well past midnight when Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton

Before Trump kicks Canada out, let’s quit NATO

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 16, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last Wednesday, the world awoke to the reality of Donald Trump becoming America’s 45th elected president. As it was well past midnight when Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton
A soldier with a crest of the ISAF NATO mission in Afghanistan attends a Remembrance Day ceremony in 2013. Kenneth G. Takada photograph courtesy of DND

Before new mission, probe why we failed so miserably in Afghanistan

  • OTTAWA—Last week the almost-forgotten war in Afghanistan was once more back in the headlines as a result of two United States soldiers being killed
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 9, 2016
The last Canadian troops involved in the NATO military training mission board a United States Chinook helicopter on March 12, 2014 in Kabul, Afghanistan. DND photograph courtesy of Patrick Blanchard

Before new mission, probe why we failed so miserably in Afghanistan

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 9, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last week the almost-forgotten war in Afghanistan was once more back in the headlines as a result of two United States soldiers being killed

Before new mission, probe why we failed so miserably in Afghanistan

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 9, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last week the almost-forgotten war in Afghanistan was once more back in the headlines as a result of two United States soldiers being killed
The last Canadian troops involved in the NATO military training mission board a United States Chinook helicopter on March 12, 2014 in Kabul, Afghanistan. DND photograph courtesy of Patrick Blanchard

Iraq conflict getting murkier by the minute

  • OTTAWA—With an allied force—including an undisclosed number of Canadian special-forces operatives—closing in on Daesh’s stronghold in Mosul, the complex regional conflict in Iraq is
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 2, 2016
A Kurdish peshmerga soldier participates in a training exercise near Erbil, Iraq last year. Canada is doing risky business in getting tangled up in Kurdish politics, argues Scott Taylor. U.S. Army photograph by Spc. Tristan Bolden

Iraq conflict getting murkier by the minute

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 2, 2016
  • OTTAWA—With an allied force—including an undisclosed number of Canadian special-forces operatives—closing in on Daesh’s stronghold in Mosul, the complex regional conflict in Iraq is

Iraq conflict getting murkier by the minute

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 2, 2016
  • OTTAWA—With an allied force—including an undisclosed number of Canadian special-forces operatives—closing in on Daesh’s stronghold in Mosul, the complex regional conflict in Iraq is
A Kurdish peshmerga soldier participates in a training exercise near Erbil, Iraq last year. Canada is doing risky business in getting tangled up in Kurdish politics, argues Scott Taylor. U.S. Army photograph by Spc. Tristan Bolden

The home team is winning in Iraq, but what happens after the fight?

  • OTTAWA—Now that the long anticipated offensive to recapture Mosul has begun, the media coverage has become akin to that of hometown sports reporting. The
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 26, 2016
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks to American troops in Iraq, Oct. 22. The skill of the special forces of NATO members in conjunction with the U.S.-led allied airpower will ensure Daesh’s defeat in Mosul, argues Scott Taylor. U.S. Department of Defense photograph by Stephanie Dreyer

The home team is winning in Iraq, but what happens after the fight?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 26, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Now that the long anticipated offensive to recapture Mosul has begun, the media coverage has become akin to that of hometown sports reporting. The

The home team is winning in Iraq, but what happens after the fight?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 26, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Now that the long anticipated offensive to recapture Mosul has begun, the media coverage has become akin to that of hometown sports reporting. The
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks to American troops in Iraq, Oct. 22. The skill of the special forces of NATO members in conjunction with the U.S.-led allied airpower will ensure Daesh’s defeat in Mosul, argues Scott Taylor. U.S. Department of Defense photograph by Stephanie Dreyer

Don’t expect keeping a retaken Mosul to be a cakewalk

  • OTTAWA—With Daesh having been pushed out of Fallujah and Ramadi, everyone knows that the next big allied assault will be to recapture Mosul, and
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 19, 2016
U.S. soldiers patrol through the rubble-laden streets of Mosul, Iraq, April 1, 2008. Iraqi pro-government forces are looking now to retake the city from Daesh, which has held it since 2014. U.S. Army photograph by Spc. John Crosby

Don’t expect keeping a retaken Mosul to be a cakewalk

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 19, 2016
  • OTTAWA—With Daesh having been pushed out of Fallujah and Ramadi, everyone knows that the next big allied assault will be to recapture Mosul, and

Don’t expect keeping a retaken Mosul to be a cakewalk

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 19, 2016
  • OTTAWA—With Daesh having been pushed out of Fallujah and Ramadi, everyone knows that the next big allied assault will be to recapture Mosul, and
U.S. soldiers patrol through the rubble-laden streets of Mosul, Iraq, April 1, 2008. Iraqi pro-government forces are looking now to retake the city from Daesh, which has held it since 2014. U.S. Army photograph by Spc. John Crosby

Why Canada and its allies are taking their time to defeat Daesh

  • OTTAWA—Last Thursday, the Department of National Defence held a press conference in Ottawa to report that Canadian special forces soldiers have engaged in combat
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 12, 2016
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has defended the Canadian military's decision not to reveal details of Canada's mission in Iraq for security reasons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canada and its allies are taking their time to defeat Daesh

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 12, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last Thursday, the Department of National Defence held a press conference in Ottawa to report that Canadian special forces soldiers have engaged in combat

Why Canada and its allies are taking their time to defeat Daesh

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 12, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last Thursday, the Department of National Defence held a press conference in Ottawa to report that Canadian special forces soldiers have engaged in combat
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has defended the Canadian military's decision not to reveal details of Canada's mission in Iraq for security reasons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Civilians killed: war crime or collateral damage?

  • OTTAWA—It is interesting to watch how Russia’s increased combat involvement in the Syrian civil war has been matched by the blatant hypocrisy of the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 5, 2016
People march past the United States Embassy in Ottawa in 2003 in protest of the Iraq War. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Civilians killed: war crime or collateral damage?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 5, 2016
  • OTTAWA—It is interesting to watch how Russia’s increased combat involvement in the Syrian civil war has been matched by the blatant hypocrisy of the

Civilians killed: war crime or collateral damage?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 5, 2016
  • OTTAWA—It is interesting to watch how Russia’s increased combat involvement in the Syrian civil war has been matched by the blatant hypocrisy of the
People march past the United States Embassy in Ottawa in 2003 in protest of the Iraq War. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The albatross around Chris Alexander’s neck

  • OTTAWA—Canadian media outlets reported last week that Chris Alexander intends to throw his hat in the ring with a bid to become the next
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 28, 2016
Media reports last week suggested Chris Alexander is considering running for Conservative leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The albatross around Chris Alexander’s neck

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 28, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Canadian media outlets reported last week that Chris Alexander intends to throw his hat in the ring with a bid to become the next

The albatross around Chris Alexander’s neck

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 28, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Canadian media outlets reported last week that Chris Alexander intends to throw his hat in the ring with a bid to become the next
Media reports last week suggested Chris Alexander is considering running for Conservative leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Obama’s right, Libya became a ‘shit show.’ We need an inquiry into our role

  • OTTAWA—Last week, a British parliamentary committee published a report that roundly condemned former prime minister David Cameron’s role in the 2011 international intervention in
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 21, 2016
One of the only traces left in August 2011 of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at his former home in Tripoli was a bullet-pierced poster of him. Photograph courtesy of Scott Taylor

Obama’s right, Libya became a ‘shit show.’ We need an inquiry into our role

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 21, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last week, a British parliamentary committee published a report that roundly condemned former prime minister David Cameron’s role in the 2011 international intervention in

Obama’s right, Libya became a ‘shit show.’ We need an inquiry into our role

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 21, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last week, a British parliamentary committee published a report that roundly condemned former prime minister David Cameron’s role in the 2011 international intervention in
One of the only traces left in August 2011 of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at his former home in Tripoli was a bullet-pierced poster of him. Photograph courtesy of Scott Taylor

Getting rid of Daesh will not end the conflict

  • OTTAWA—It was reported on Sept. 4 that Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies had successfully pushed Daesh evildoers from their last strongholds along
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 14, 2016
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Canada has sent forces to Iraq to train Kurdish fighters. The Canadians are foolishly wearing the flag of Kurdistan on their sleeves, argues Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Getting rid of Daesh will not end the conflict

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 14, 2016
  • OTTAWA—It was reported on Sept. 4 that Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies had successfully pushed Daesh evildoers from their last strongholds along

Getting rid of Daesh will not end the conflict

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 14, 2016
  • OTTAWA—It was reported on Sept. 4 that Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies had successfully pushed Daesh evildoers from their last strongholds along
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Canada has sent forces to Iraq to train Kurdish fighters. The Canadians are foolishly wearing the flag of Kurdistan on their sleeves, argues Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Mali mission reminiscent of Afghanistan

  • OTTAWA—The military and Liberal government communications teams are in full spin to sell Canadians on an imminent peacekeeping mission in Africa. To date, the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 7, 2016
A rocket-hit container is pictured after an attack during which six peacekeepers from Guinea were killed and others injured at a UN peacekeeping camp in Kidal, Mali, on Feb. 13. UN photograph by Marco Dormino

Mali mission reminiscent of Afghanistan

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 7, 2016
  • OTTAWA—The military and Liberal government communications teams are in full spin to sell Canadians on an imminent peacekeeping mission in Africa. To date, the

Mali mission reminiscent of Afghanistan

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 7, 2016
  • OTTAWA—The military and Liberal government communications teams are in full spin to sell Canadians on an imminent peacekeeping mission in Africa. To date, the
A rocket-hit container is pictured after an attack during which six peacekeepers from Guinea were killed and others injured at a UN peacekeeping camp in Kidal, Mali, on Feb. 13. UN photograph by Marco Dormino

On negligence in the military

  • OTTAWA—Last week it was reported that Maj.-Gen. Mike Rouleau is facing a court martial on the charge of having committed a “negligent discharge” from
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 31, 2016
This Canadian soldier was wearing the Kurdish flag on his uniform while at work in Iraq in April 2016. Screenshot courtesy of CTV/Toronto Star

On negligence in the military

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 31, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last week it was reported that Maj.-Gen. Mike Rouleau is facing a court martial on the charge of having committed a “negligent discharge” from

On negligence in the military

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 31, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last week it was reported that Maj.-Gen. Mike Rouleau is facing a court martial on the charge of having committed a “negligent discharge” from
This Canadian soldier was wearing the Kurdish flag on his uniform while at work in Iraq in April 2016. Screenshot courtesy of CTV/Toronto Star

Islamic extremism is not the real threat to Canadian security

  • OTTAWA—The public relations branch of Daesh was quick to stoke the vivid imagination of Canadian fear-mongers in the wake of the Aug. 10 terror-related
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 24, 2016
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said after the Aug. 10 Strathroy incident that Canada's terrorism threat level would stay at 'medium,' where it's been for nearly the last two years. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Islamic extremism is not the real threat to Canadian security

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 24, 2016
  • OTTAWA—The public relations branch of Daesh was quick to stoke the vivid imagination of Canadian fear-mongers in the wake of the Aug. 10 terror-related

Islamic extremism is not the real threat to Canadian security

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 24, 2016
  • OTTAWA—The public relations branch of Daesh was quick to stoke the vivid imagination of Canadian fear-mongers in the wake of the Aug. 10 terror-related
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said after the Aug. 10 Strathroy incident that Canada's terrorism threat level would stay at 'medium,' where it's been for nearly the last two years. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Don’t overestimate terrorist threat to Canada

  • OTTAWA—Last Wednesday Canada experienced another brush with global terrorism, when Aaron Driver was killed during a violent encounter with police in the sleepy southern
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 17, 2016
Scott Taylor says no one was terrorized by Aaron Driver's actions. He did not get to carry out a terror attack. Photo courtesy of Facebook

Don’t overestimate terrorist threat to Canada

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 17, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last Wednesday Canada experienced another brush with global terrorism, when Aaron Driver was killed during a violent encounter with police in the sleepy southern

Don’t overestimate terrorist threat to Canada

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 17, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Last Wednesday Canada experienced another brush with global terrorism, when Aaron Driver was killed during a violent encounter with police in the sleepy southern
Scott Taylor says no one was terrorized by Aaron Driver's actions. He did not get to carry out a terror attack. Photo courtesy of Facebook

Think twice before sending peacekeepers to Africa

  • OTTAWA—This week, Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s minister of national defence, is travelling around central and eastern Africa, desperately looking for a peacekeeping mission to which
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 10, 2016
A UN peacekeeper patrols as a resident gathers wood in the Beni region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on March 14, 2014. UN photograph by Sylvain Liechti

Think twice before sending peacekeepers to Africa

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 10, 2016
  • OTTAWA—This week, Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s minister of national defence, is travelling around central and eastern Africa, desperately looking for a peacekeeping mission to which

Think twice before sending peacekeepers to Africa

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 10, 2016
  • OTTAWA—This week, Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s minister of national defence, is travelling around central and eastern Africa, desperately looking for a peacekeeping mission to which
A UN peacekeeper patrols as a resident gathers wood in the Beni region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on March 14, 2014. UN photograph by Sylvain Liechti

Reimagining Bush, Blair, and Milosevic

  • OTTAWA—First it was the release last month of Britain’s Chilcot Inquiry findings, which concluded that the United States-led 2003 invasion of Iraq was an
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 3, 2016
Former U.S. president George W. Bush and ex-British prime minister Tony Blair (left) are accused in a new report of falsely claiming that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the invasion of the Middle Eastern country in 2003. While Canada abstained from participating in that conflict, the country did participate in a NATO-led campaign against then-Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic (right). A new ruling by an international criminal tribunal largely exonerated him of allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes during that conflict, writes Scott Taylor. Photo courtesy of UNICTY and Hill Times file photo

Reimagining Bush, Blair, and Milosevic

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 3, 2016
  • OTTAWA—First it was the release last month of Britain’s Chilcot Inquiry findings, which concluded that the United States-led 2003 invasion of Iraq was an

Reimagining Bush, Blair, and Milosevic

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 3, 2016
  • OTTAWA—First it was the release last month of Britain’s Chilcot Inquiry findings, which concluded that the United States-led 2003 invasion of Iraq was an
Former U.S. president George W. Bush and ex-British prime minister Tony Blair (left) are accused in a new report of falsely claiming that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the invasion of the Middle Eastern country in 2003. While Canada abstained from participating in that conflict, the country did participate in a NATO-led campaign against then-Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic (right). A new ruling by an international criminal tribunal largely exonerated him of allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes during that conflict, writes Scott Taylor. Photo courtesy of UNICTY and Hill Times file photo

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