Debating the Snowden fallout
Edward Snowden is either a hero or traitor, depending on whom you ask. Talk to a regular citizen on the...
Budget 2014: Back to 2007?
Budget 2014 announced more “budget adjustments” for the Department of National Defence, the fourth budget since 2010 to do so....
Strengthening Southern Ontario’s aerospace and defence sector
Southern Ontario is home to a dynamic and innovative aerospace and defence industry, situated in the heart of Canada’s strongest...
Why strategic Canadian defence procurement is good for Canada
The benefits of strategic Canadian defence procurement to Canada can and should be significantly higher if Canada treats its defence...
What is best value for the Canadian Surface Combatant?
The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS), a $38.3 billion program to renew the aging fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy...
Security, privacy and zombies
“They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” — Benjamin...
Canada First Defence Strategy: Beyond its “best before” date
The Conservative government’s current defence policy, the Canada First Defence Strategy, was issued in May 2008. The document was hastily...
The new defence procurement mess
Defence procurement in Canada is a mess. We watched Prime Minister Jean Chretien kill a Navy helicopter purchase at his...
Graphic accounts as an intelligence source
Journalism Joe Sacco Metropolitan Books, 2012 Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City Guy Delisle Drawn & Quarterly, 2012 UAVs can...
Unraveling Budget 2014
Every Budget is an opportunity for the Government of Canada to address the needs of Veterans and their families. Tuesday’s...