What does military historian Jack Granatstein add to the public debate in Canada? Does it ever amount to much more than grumpy rants infused with …
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Canadian Air Force misuses tax dollars and military resources
A recent flight by one of Canada’s C-17 transport planes to New Zealand has Defence Minister Peter Mackay asking why a military plane was authorized …
Air Force playing political games with spending
Steve Staples contributed to this article from the front page of the Ottawa Citizen. Check out David Pugliese’s blog. Air force threatens to ground Snowbirds …
General uses media to lobby for CF-18 fighter-bombers
Serving military personnel are not supposed to be advocating for government policies, but now it seems that generals are using the media to put pressure …
DND financing books praising Afghan war
The military is actually financing, and in some cases approving, books covering the Afghan war. As David Pugliese points out in this review, a new …
Harper Government sending blinding laser weapons to Afghanistan
Despite receiving hundreds of letters from Ceasefire.ca supporters urging tests for these weapons, the Harper Government is pressing ahead with deploying blinding laser weapons to Afghanistan. – …