The head of the military funded Conference of Defence Associations Institute used his farewell address to graduates at the Royal Military College to slam the media and public opinion (and presumably, the members of the public that hold that opinion). John Scott Cowan, President of the CDAI, told the graduating class of the Royal Military […]
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Tell Harper: Don't Deploy Laser Weapons
The Canadian military is about to deploy low-power laser weapons, also known as “laser dazzlers,” to Afghanistan. Experts have raised serious concerns about the dangers these devices pose to civilians – including potentially blinding children. (more…)
Response to Sen. Colin Kenny in the Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080611.LETTERS11-6/TPStory/Opinion/letters Fix the policy, then spend STEVEN STAPLES Rideau Institute June 11, 2008 Ottawa — Senator Colin Kenny is right in that what most ails the Canadian Forces is a matter of misplaced, or absent, policy direction. But his solution of throwing even more billions of dollars at the problem would only make matters worse […]
Reaction to Natynczyk as Canada’s new Chief of Defence Staff
Steven Staples and Col. Mike Capstick (ret.) discuss the new CDS on CTV’s Mike Duffy Live. Steven Staples contributed to these reports on CBC TV by Julie van Dusen, and on CTV TV by Bob Fife. +++++++ Steven Staples of the Rideau Institute on the appointment of Lt.-Gen. Walter Natynczyk as Canada’s new Chief of Defence […]
GlobalTV reports on our military spending report.
A Global TV report on the recent study Bill Robinson and I wrote for the Canadian centre for Policy Alternatives. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wIIOvckyOc
TVO's The Agenda panel on Afghanistan
Watch this episode of TV Ontario’s The Agenda for an interview with Michael Byers, author of Intent for a Nation: What is Canada for? I participated on a panel that followed the interview.