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 …
Defence policy
Canada part of a new nuclear disarmament initiative
In late September, Canada joined with nine other countries to form the Cross-Regional Group on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, a group of countries that seeks to …
Opposition fears conflict of interest in PM's new chief of staff
The appointment of Nigel Wright as Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s new chief of staff has added a new dimension to the debate over the purchase …
F-35 Memorandum of Understanding
To view the 2006 Memorandum of Understanding on F-35s signed by Canada (which did not commit any of the parties to purchase the aircraft), click here. …
Canadian government supports UN, but not peacekeeping
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s speech at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly has made a number of things clear about his attitude towards …
Russian bomber flights rare: NORAD
NORAD statistics obtained by the Ottawa Citizen show that Russian bomber flights near Canadian airspace–which the Harper government has been hyping in its efforts to …