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- Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
- Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
- Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
- The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
- The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
- The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
- Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
- Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
- Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
- Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our
- Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our
- Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our
- Defence Minister David McGuinty is going to need a lot of support from Carney's Liberal government to truly right the CAF ship.
- Defence Minister David McGuinty is going to need a lot of support from Carney's Liberal government to truly right the CAF ship.
- Defence Minister David McGuinty is going to need a lot of support from Carney's Liberal government to truly right the CAF ship.
- Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
- Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
- Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
- Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.
- Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.
- 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 Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
- Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
- Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
- Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.
- Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.
- Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- We cannot sit back as the Trump administration bullies Denmark into submission with false claims of neglected defence.
- We cannot sit back as the Trump administration bullies Denmark into submission with false claims of neglected defence.
- We cannot sit back as the Trump administration bullies Denmark into submission with false claims of neglected defence.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.
- Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.
- Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Why is the CAF trying to fix a problem that does not exist instead of addressing the issue of a lack of trainers in
- Why is the CAF trying to fix a problem that does not exist instead of addressing the issue of a lack of trainers in
- Why is the CAF trying to fix a problem that does not exist instead of addressing the issue of a lack of trainers in
- The lesson that Canadians need to take from the U.S. president’s complete reversal on Ukraine is that we could easily be next.
- The lesson that Canadians need to take from the U.S. president’s complete reversal on Ukraine is that we could easily be next.
- The lesson that Canadians need to take from the U.S. president’s complete reversal on Ukraine is that we could easily be next.
- Canada has the ability to rapidly deploy military personnel to Iqaluit, so what could possibly be gained through having troops stationed there permanently?
- Canada has the ability to rapidly deploy military personnel to Iqaluit, so what could possibly be gained through having troops stationed there permanently?
- Canada has the ability to rapidly deploy military personnel to Iqaluit, so what could possibly be gained through having troops stationed there permanently?
- Canadian leaders have begun finding creative solutions to solve a problem that does not exist.
- Canadian leaders have begun finding creative solutions to solve a problem that does not exist.
- Canadian leaders have begun finding creative solutions to solve a problem that does not exist.
- Having a worse fitness record than the general population should be an embarrassment to the Canadian Armed Forces.
- Having a worse fitness record than the general population should be an embarrassment to the Canadian Armed Forces.
- Having a worse fitness record than the general population should be an embarrassment to the Canadian Armed Forces.
- Perhaps the most effective way to alleviate the fears Trump is trying to stoke would be to simply provide facts and context to his
- Perhaps the most effective way to alleviate the fears Trump is trying to stoke would be to simply provide facts and context to his
- Perhaps the most effective way to alleviate the fears Trump is trying to stoke would be to simply provide facts and context to his
- Provinces are stepping up to help our U.S. neighbours fight fires, and it would be nice to see our Armed Forces similarly involved.
- Provinces are stepping up to help our U.S. neighbours fight fires, and it would be nice to see our Armed Forces similarly involved.
- Provinces are stepping up to help our U.S. neighbours fight fires, and it would be nice to see our Armed Forces similarly involved.
- DND needs to stop the exodus from the ranks, and the answer to stopping short-term retirements is retention bonuses.
- DND needs to stop the exodus from the ranks, and the answer to stopping short-term retirements is retention bonuses.
- DND needs to stop the exodus from the ranks, and the answer to stopping short-term retirements is retention bonuses.
- With a Canadian Foreign Legion deployed, the regular combat arms units could begin the healing process of bringing themselves back to full operational readiness
- With a Canadian Foreign Legion deployed, the regular combat arms units could begin the healing process of bringing themselves back to full operational readiness
- With a Canadian Foreign Legion deployed, the regular combat arms units could begin the healing process of bringing themselves back to full operational readiness
- Whoever is running Canada in the months to come should be able to convince Donald Trump that an investment in Arctic infrastructure counts towards
- Whoever is running Canada in the months to come should be able to convince Donald Trump that an investment in Arctic infrastructure counts towards
- Whoever is running Canada in the months to come should be able to convince Donald Trump that an investment in Arctic infrastructure counts towards
- Those serving in uniform in a G7 country's military should expect no less than affordable, clean, livable accommodations.
- Those serving in uniform in a G7 country's military should expect no less than affordable, clean, livable accommodations.
- Those serving in uniform in a G7 country's military should expect no less than affordable, clean, livable accommodations.
- New drone technology is dominating the modern battlefield, but Canada’s procurement team is barely trying to play catch up.
- New drone technology is dominating the modern battlefield, but Canada’s procurement team is barely trying to play catch up.
- New drone technology is dominating the modern battlefield, but Canada’s procurement team is barely trying to play catch up.
- If it were a private sector company, one would expect to see much of DND's senior leadership being escorted to the elevator with their
- If it were a private sector company, one would expect to see much of DND's senior leadership being escorted to the elevator with their
- If it were a private sector company, one would expect to see much of DND's senior leadership being escorted to the elevator with their
- To meet that magical two per cent of GDP NATO goal, Canada would need to spend an extra $20-billion on the military every year.
- To meet that magical two per cent of GDP NATO goal, Canada would need to spend an extra $20-billion on the military every year.
- To meet that magical two per cent of GDP NATO goal, Canada would need to spend an extra $20-billion on the military every year.
- Creating a Canadian foreign legion might be considered extreme, but it would solve a personnel shortage within our military that has reached a critical

- Creating a Canadian foreign legion might be considered extreme, but it would solve a personnel shortage within our military that has reached a critical
- Creating a Canadian foreign legion might be considered extreme, but it would solve a personnel shortage within our military that has reached a critical

- The increased use of cluster munitions is a dangerous escalation with harmful implications for innocent Ukrainian civilians on both sides of the battle lines
- The increased use of cluster munitions is a dangerous escalation with harmful implications for innocent Ukrainian civilians on both sides of the battle lines
- The increased use of cluster munitions is a dangerous escalation with harmful implications for innocent Ukrainian civilians on both sides of the battle lines
- Historically, the employment of mercenaries has rarely—if ever—resulted in a positive long-lasting result.

- Historically, the employment of mercenaries has rarely—if ever—resulted in a positive long-lasting result.
- Historically, the employment of mercenaries has rarely—if ever—resulted in a positive long-lasting result.

- Vladimir Putin may be a madman, but Yevgeny Prigozhin is a ruthless lunatic who was never advocating for a peaceful resolution to the war
- Vladimir Putin may be a madman, but Yevgeny Prigozhin is a ruthless lunatic who was never advocating for a peaceful resolution to the war
- Vladimir Putin may be a madman, but Yevgeny Prigozhin is a ruthless lunatic who was never advocating for a peaceful resolution to the war
- The communication gaffes in this incident were eerily reminiscent of DND’s handling of the April 29, 2020, CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash which claimed the
- The communication gaffes in this incident were eerily reminiscent of DND’s handling of the April 29, 2020, CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash which claimed the
- The communication gaffes in this incident were eerily reminiscent of DND’s handling of the April 29, 2020, CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash which claimed the
- If victory is indeed now assured for Ukraine, perhaps it is time that we begin a debate on what a ‘just’ and ‘humane’ outcome

- If victory is indeed now assured for Ukraine, perhaps it is time that we begin a debate on what a ‘just’ and ‘humane’ outcome
- If victory is indeed now assured for Ukraine, perhaps it is time that we begin a debate on what a ‘just’ and ‘humane’ outcome

- A huge investment in Canadian aerospace to build an iconic Canadian-designed water bomber should be a popular one.
- A huge investment in Canadian aerospace to build an iconic Canadian-designed water bomber should be a popular one.
- A huge investment in Canadian aerospace to build an iconic Canadian-designed water bomber should be a popular one.
- Given the developments on the battlefield in the ongoing war in Ukraine, maybe it’s time the CAF rethinks the structure of our military entirely.
- Given the developments on the battlefield in the ongoing war in Ukraine, maybe it’s time the CAF rethinks the structure of our military entirely.
- Given the developments on the battlefield in the ongoing war in Ukraine, maybe it’s time the CAF rethinks the structure of our military entirely.