I wanted to share with you this op-ed by Rideau Institute Program Director Anthony Salloum, which appears in today’s Toronto Star. U.S.-India nuclear deal a non-proliferation disaster Countries like Canada must stand up to Bush and say this is a bad deal with dire consequences (more…)
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What to do about Canada's space capabilities
I contributed to this report that appears in today’s Hill Times, an influential Ottawa newspaper. You can download the entire Aerospace supplement. THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008 POLICY BRIEFING – AEROSPACE Committee report should push for trade exemptions, more in-service contracts in Canada, say critics (more…)
My Prediction for the Winner of the CDA's Ross Munro Media Award
The DND-funded Conference of Defence Associations is still looking for nominations for its annual Ross Munro Media Award. As I noted earlier, a lot of journalists are not so sure they even want an award from a group so close to the government, and whose president recently let fly a bitter attack on journalists for […]
Tighter U.S. grip binds Canadians
I contributed to this report in today’s Toronto Star. – Steve ANALYSIS Aug 09, 2008 04:30 AM Tighter U.S. grip binds Canadians Thomas Walkom National Affairs Columnist More shakeups in the Afghan war. The New York Times reports that the U.S. has decided to merge American and NATO troops under one command. Technically, NATO would […]
New helicopters for Afghanistan no guarantee of soldiers' safety
I contributed to this CTV news report today on the government’s acquisition of helicopters for Afghanistan. When our report on Canadian casualties was released in 2006, many people felt that helicopters would save lives. But as I did then, today I pointed out that helicopters are vulnerable too, and many coalition troops have been killed […]
Oh – bring on the silly season!
July is here, and so all kinds of funny things appear in the news these days. Here’s an interesting bit of analysis from the Conference of Defence Associations in today’s Globe and Mail: Retired colonel Alain Pellerin of the Conference of Defence Associations said it’s tough to persuade poppy farmers in Kandahar – Taliban territory […]