Canadian Ministers meet with New Zealand’s Defence Minister in Ottawa
Canada’s Defence Minister and Veterans Affairs Minister met with the Defence Minister of New Zealand, Ron Mark a few days ago in Ottawa. “It is always great when we can meet with our international partners and friends to share knowledge and best practices related to our Defence and Veteran communities,” said Lawrence A. MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate...
Minister Sajjan concludes Middle East visit amid rising tension
Last Friday, Canadian Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan concluded a visit to the Middle East, where he met with top dignitaries and military personnel. The visit comes on the heels of the rising tension in the region. In Kuwait, he met with Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense for Kuwait. Their discussion...
Mario Pelletier, Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard to speak at ShipTech Forum 2020
ShipTech Forum, an annual one-day conference held during the first quarter of every year, has announced its keynote speaker, Mario Pelletier, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard. This event facilitates meaningful dialogue between industry, government, and military so as to provide stakeholders with the knowledge and share lessons learned from a technological perspective with the aim to showcase successful...
Wounded Warriors Canada and Vanguard supporting wounded heroes
Wounded Warriors Canada, a leading mental health service provider for ill and injured Veterans, First Responders and their families and Vanguard, a leading security and defence publication in Canada are working together to raise awareness, education, and funds to ensure those who serve our country at home and abroad receive the mental health support they deserve in their time...
Game Changer: Scott Maxwell, Executive Director, Wounded Warriors Canada
Scott Maxwell’s personal connection with the defence industry goes back to the fateful day of June 11, 2007. It was on that day a high school friend of his, Trooper Darryl Caswell, was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Scott Maxwell “I’ll never forget that day, and I struggled to comprehend how the war, which felt so distant...
Bookcase: Decisive Intuition
Don’t ignore that gut feeling. Too often we clutch at analysis and ignore our instinct – a clear, distinct message from the inside, bubbling up because of our previous knowledge and experience, perhaps because the seductive analysis is denying our intuitive, surprisingly solid logic. “It’s time for instinct to be respected as a deeper source of intelligence that...
