Realistic peacekeeping options for Canada
By Sarah Jane Meharg A government that wants to increase human security, tackle economic inequities, mitigate the effects of climate change, and address the reign of terror against women and children around the world is a government that must use the methods of collective security to reduce its own financial burden, and wield its political influence earned during 60 years...
Ignoring the weight of the badge
The boiling anger in the United States over police use of force and charges of racism and racial bias can’t help but spill over into Canada and its effect has been profound as we wrestle with our own issues. True, the US and Canada appear to be similar but our challenges in policing and their causes remain distinctly different....
Defence Policy Review Considerations: Canada’s Army
It is not uncommon to hear debates on the roles Canada will need its army to perform – that is, what strategic utility it offers to Canada and to the government in the future, and what qualities, capabilities, and capacities it must possess to exercise this utility, as safely, effectively and efficiently as possible. This is particularly true in...
Fixing procurement
For some time, Canada’s defence procurement system has been underperforming. The ongoing problems with the defence procurement system have created an anomalous situation, historically unprecedented in Canada, where vast amounts of money set aside to buy capital equipment goes unused each year, despite pressing equipment needs across the entire armed forces. Canada’s procurement problem Since 2007, an average of...
Canada’s cyber security deficit
The Canadian government, businesses, and individuals have developed an inextricable dependence on the Internet that has bestowed significant benefits to our day-to-day activities but also has left us vulnerable to cyber threats that endanger our national security, economic prosperity and way of life. Tucked away in chapter 5 of Budget 2016, the section on enhancing public safety details spending...
Droning on
If there is one thing this writer feels quite confident about, it is the fact that drones will be crucial to the future of Canada’s air force. This also doesn’t have to be a wall of expense with more risk than reward. If our current government plays its cards right, it can replace the RCAF’s ageing CF-188’s, create new...
