Nipa Banerjee urges Canada not to repeat the mistakes of Afghanistan in our new mission against ISIL.
Are we heeding Afghanistan lessons?

Nipa Banerjee urges Canada not to repeat the mistakes of Afghanistan in our new mission against ISIL.
Peggy Mason on the new Liberal plan for the mission against ISIL
CBC radio panel discusses Justin Trudeau’s decision to pull Canada out of the US-led bombing campaign against Islamic State.
On Friday, October 3rd, Prime Minister Harper called on the House of Commons to support Canadian participation in a six-month air-strike campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Here’s what the four party leaders had to say about the motion.
Canada’s largest defence and security trade show took place in Ottawa this week. CANSEC is the annual trade show organized by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries.
Quoted in the Canadian Press, Staples argued that, “These are ‘Flying Cadillacs’ that are not needed for the defence of Canada, and are unaffordable. The government should wait until national finances are in better shape, and use resources for other priorities, such as fixed wing search and rescue.”