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Tag Archives: defence
Ottawa weighing whether to invest in ballistic missile defence
Politics Insider for May 11: Ottawa to appeal an Alberta ruling; Ontario PC MPPs in hot water over questionable allowances
New federal budget will include up to $8 billion in defence spending
Politics Insider for Apr. 7: Foreigners to be temporarily barred from buying homes in Canada; Ottawa to summon the Russian ambassador for tough questions over Kyiv atrocities; an Atlantic oil megaproject gets approved
Canada’s hesitancy on military defence is leaving us vulnerable
Paul Wells: NORAD says the threats are higher than they’ve been in decades and action is needed now. Good luck getting Canada on board.
Liberals face reality of national security in a dangerous world
Trudeau Report Card: Many security promises remain unfulfilled—from better equipping spies to jet purchases
Why is Canada making arms deals with the Saudis?
The Conservative and Liberal governments alike are ready to make deals with the human-rights-abusing nation
For the record: Julian Fantino on his work at Veteran Affairs
‘I will remain forever grateful to the countless veterans I had the distinct honour of meeting’
DND considers drone purchase
Canada is contemplating the $1 billion purchase of new drones, the Ottawa Citizen reports.
Still waiting
A new cost estimate for the F-35 apparently won’t be ready until the fall, in contradiction of point three of the Harper government’s seven-point plan to rectify the procurement.
Holding pattern
On May 1, as previously noted, I sent the following questions to the office of minister of state Julian Fantino.