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 …
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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 …
My Prediction for the Winner of the CDA's Ross Munro Media Award
The DND-funded Conference of Defence Associations is still looking for nominations for its annual Ross Munro Media Award. As I noted earlier, a lot of …
Defence lobby (still) at odds with Canadian public
This letter was published in the Ottawa Citizen on August 11, 2008. Senator Kenny’s report calling for massive increases to military spending is further evidence …
CDA says media give new depth to word ‘shallow'
THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2008 13 CDA says media give new depth to word ‘shallow’ By STEVEN STAPLES CDA’s John Scott Cowan recently …
Oh – bring on the silly season!
July is here, and so all kinds of funny things appear in the news these days. Here’s an interesting bit of analysis from the Conference …