Winslow Wheeler’s briefings on the planned F-35 purchase (sponsored by the Rideau Institute) led to an additional round of Canada-wide coverage of the controversial purchase, …
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Why the F-35 stealth fighter is wrong for Canada
Ploughshares Ottawa will host Steven Staples on Tuesday, 22 March 2011, at St.Thomas the Apostle Church, 2345 Alta Vista Drive (one block north of Heron …
Taylor points to U.S. role in F-35 debate
Esprit de Corps editor and publisher Scott Taylor comments on the silent role of the U.S. government in the F-35 debate (Scott Taylor, “The silent …
Eisenhower's farewell address and F-35s
On Monday January 17th, 2011 Steven Staples’s Hill Times article will commemorate Eisenhower’s iconic farewell speech and offer some thoughts on today’s military industrial complex.
Get your copy — Pilot Error: Why the F-35 Stealth Fighter is Wrong for Canada
We do not need ‘flying cadillacs’ to provide security to Canada and North America. The government, air force, and defence companies have made it clear why they want them, but not why Canada needs them, and why Canadians should pay for them.
Communist Chinese threaten Vietnam
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is visiting Vietnam to discuss how to respond to the actions of an “increasingly assertive China” in the region (Thom …