According to the Ottawa rumour mill, Defence Minister Peter MacKay will be losing his job soon, and other senior officials with the department may also be moving on.
MacKay to be shuffled?
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CSIS destroyed thousands of secret files
The vast majority of the secret files collected on Canadians by the RCMP Security Service were destroyed by its successor agency, CSIS, in 1988.
F-35 probe survives Tory tactics
An NDP filibuster has saved the House of Commons committee investigation into the F-35 procurement process, at least temporarily.
Blue helmets cast aside, Canada keeps the peace no more
“The need is greater than ever but Canada’s contribution has never been lower,” said Steven Staples, president of the Rideau Institute, an Ottawa research and advocacy group. “The Harper government doesn’t regard peacekeeping as a route to enhancing Canada’s international stature.”
Report on FWSAR procurement
A new report calls on the government to replace the Canadian Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) fleet in a timely and objective manner and proposes that a number of made-in-Canada aircraft be considered to fulfill Canada’s search and rescue requirements.
Arms Trade Treaty talks begin next month
Negotiations on a multilateral Arms Trade Treaty are scheduled to take place from July 2nd to the 27th in New York.