Questions continue to swirl around the planned $2-billion procurement of Close Combat Vehicles for the Canadian Army.
Hillier: No need for Close Combat Vehicles
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Our documents reveal Air Force's disregard for civilian oversight of drones in Canada
Steven Staples says the debate over German drones in Europe raise significant unease about drone safety in Canada. “It’s one thing to be flying a drone over the desert in Afghanistan but it’s something else to fly them over Ottawa or Toronto,” said Staples, adding that a deficiency in civilian safety oversight may result in […]
Our documents reveal Air Force’s disregard for civilian oversight of drones in Canada
Steven Staples says the debate over German drones in Europe raise significant unease about drone safety in Canada. “It’s one thing to be flying a drone over the desert in Afghanistan but it’s something else to fly them over Ottawa or Toronto,” said Staples, adding that a deficiency in civilian safety oversight may result in […]
The most unreported story in Canada…
When you put all the pieces together, it’s clear that Harper wants to do a lot more than be able to send commandos, stealth fighters, and drones to fight wars around the world. Now he wants to sell billions in arms internationally, making Canada a global weapons dealer.
How to spend the defence budget
On April 15, we asked Ceasefire.ca supporters how they would better spend the money wasted on weapons and war.
Contract signed for Arctic patrol ships
On March 7th, the government signed a $288-million contract with Irving Shipbuilding of Halifax for design work on the long-promised Arctic offshore patrol ships. But construction of the ships is not expected to begin until 2015.