Before the F-35 fiasco, there was the Maritime Helicopter Program, another disastrous, wasteful military procurement program. Whatever happened to that program? As David Pugliese reported …
Maritime helicopter procurement flounders
Canadian military spending
Staples: Canada overspending on defence
In a recent op-ed article in Embassy magazine, Steven Staples, president of the Rideau Institute, argues that Canada’s military spending needs to be curbed: In …
Steven Staples on the Amanda Lang and Kevin O'Leary Exchange
On October 19th, Steve Staples of the Rideau Institute was invited onto the Lang and O’Leary Exchange on CBC to discuss the recently announced $33-billion …
The Cost of 9/11
The Rideau Institute has released a new report that tabulates, for the first time, the number of additional dollars spent on national security since the …
None of Canada's "bargain" subs operational
None of Canada’s four Victoria-class submarines, billed as a “bargain” when they were bought used from Britain in 1998, are currently operational (David Pugliese, “All …
Granatstein: Don't kill DND grants to academia
Well-known Canadian military historian, commentator, and fan of the Rideau Institute (OK, we made that last bit up) Jack Granatstein is taking issue with the …