Here is a column that appeared in the Edmonton Journal, and later the Ottawa Citizen, by Journal columnist Sheila Pratt. Sheila Pratt must have attended the presentation I delivered a year after the controversial Halifax speech that was secretly monitored by the Department of National Defence. In February 2007 I was in Edmonton at the University of Alberta on a panel with […]
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National Defence defends itself
DND has been running its own spin operation to try to limit the impact of the Ottawa Citizen story, and later Lawrence Martin’s column. This letter appeared in the Globe and Mail. – Steve No monitoring here The Globe and Mail Mon 23 Jul 2007 Letter To The Editor Jamie Robertson Lieutenant-Colonel, Department of National Defence Re Lawrence Martin’s […]
Globe and Mail: Bring on the wiretappers
Globe and Mail national affairs columnist Lawrence Martin penned this column following the revelations that DND had me under surveillance and tried to hide it. – Steve Too often, access is denied to hide wrongdoing The Globe and Mail 19 July 2007 Lawrence Martin Under what might be called the incarceration of information, as opposed to […]
The presentation DND was so interested in hearing
Back in January 2006, I was invited by the Halifax Peace Coalition to go down to Halifax to give a few lectures, talk to the media, and generally promote the good work of the group and further its cause. One of the presentations they had arranged was co-sponsored by Dalhousie University’s Centre for Foreign Policy […]
Ottawa Citizen: Military tried to cover up file on outspoken critic
On the morning of July 13, 2007, people in Ottawa were confronted by this front page story in the Ottawa Citizen – Steve Military tried to cover up file on outspoken critic Forces’ report deemed Ottawa man not a threat Friday, July 13, 2007 The Forces initially denied it had documents relating to analyst Steven Staples, […]
Afghanistan motion "a setback for Prime Minister Stephen Harper."
Parliament is set to debate a motion by the Liberals today saying that “Canada’s existing military deployment in Afghanistan will continue until February 2009, at which time Canadian combat operations in Southern Afghanistan will conclude; and call upon the government to notify NATO of this decision immediately.” The Liberal motion from Defence Critic Denis Coderre follows […]