In the coming days, the Conference of Defence Associations will announce the recipient of its Ross Munro Media Award for this year, including its $2,500 cash prize. Should we just shrug it off when someone takes a cheque from a defence lobby group on Saturday night, and then calls their office for a quote on Monday morning? (more…)
Archive | August, 2008
Conference of Defence Associations counterspins its DND funding formula
Obviously alarmed by my letter in the National Post today in response to Dinosaur Jack’s insulting attack against Canadians who don’t agree with his hawkish views, the Conference of Defence Associations rushed out its own counterspin email to its list of hundreds of military and media contacts. (more…)
U.S.-India nuclear deal a nuclear non-proliferation disaster
I wanted to share with you this op-ed by Rideau Institute Program Director Anthony Salloum, which appears in today’s Toronto Star. U.S.-India nuclear deal a non-proliferation disaster Countries like Canada must stand up to Bush and say this is a bad deal with dire consequences (more…)
Asia's new 'great game' is all about pipelines
I wanted to share with you this op-ed by former PetroCanada lead economist John Foster, published in today’s Toronto Star. I was very pleased to contribute the introduction to his recent report “A Pipeline Through A Troubled Land: Afghanistan, Canada, and the New Great Energy Game,” published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. (more…)
Conference of Defence Associations president's remarks an "ignorant and vitriolic attack," says David Akin
David Akin, Canwest/Global’s National Affairs Correspondent, responded on Friday to the Conference of Defence Association’s attacks against the media for not sufficiently explaining (i.e. selling) the Afghan war to the public. Akin called CDA Institute president John Scott Cowan’s recent speech, “one of the most ignorant and vitriolic attacks on my profession.” (more…)
What to do about Canada's space capabilities
I contributed to this report that appears in today’s Hill Times, an influential Ottawa newspaper. You can download the entire Aerospace supplement. THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008 POLICY BRIEFING – AEROSPACE Committee report should push for trade exemptions, more in-service contracts in Canada, say critics (more…)