June 1, 2011. Thank you Diane and Jason for inviting me to join you today. And thank you all for making Canadians aware that arms …
Defence policy
Victory in Afghanistan!
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has in effect declared victory in Afghanistan, at least as far as the original reason for sending troops to that country …
Canada and global peace
Canada has moved up to eighth position on the annual Global Peace Index (“Canada jumps six spots and cracks top 10 in 2011 Global Peace …
Budget crunch, Pentagon-style
Only in our neighbour to the south could you find the following two sentences side by side in a news article (Julian E. Barnes, “Gates …
Fantino to fix military procurement?
Jane Taber reports on the role of new Associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino, who is expected to focus on military procurement issues (Jane …
No war in Arctic: Harper
Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables show that Prime Minister Harper’s frequent scare talk in support of a greater Canadian military presence in the Arctic is just …