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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:11:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/mps-asked-to-stand-up-against-intimidation-of-soldier-threatened-with-discharge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/mps-asked-to-stand-up-against-intimidation-of-soldier-threatened-with-discharge/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:09:45 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393956 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/mps-asked-to-stand-up-against-intimidation-of-soldier-threatened-with-discharge/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Opposition Liberals will try again Wednesday to hold military officers to account... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/scrap-submarine-fleet-or-buy-new-ones-soon-think-tanks-tell-tories/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/scrap-submarine-fleet-or-buy-new-ones-soon-think-tanks-tell-tories/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:11:56 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393763 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/scrap-submarine-fleet-or-buy-new-ones-soon-think-tanks-tell-tories/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A pair of think-tanks say the Harper government should either announce plans... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/documents-suggest-no-more-money-for-overseas-military-operations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/documents-suggest-no-more-money-for-overseas-military-operations/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:03:13 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354032 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/documents-suggest-no-more-money-for-overseas-military-operations/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – “There’s no place like home” could become the battle cry of the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/03/soldiers-mother-wonders-whether-showing-suicide-video-was-worth-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/03/soldiers-mother-wonders-whether-showing-suicide-video-was-worth-it/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:35:36 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288830 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/03/soldiers-mother-wonders-whether-showing-suicide-video-was-worth-it/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Sheila Fynes couldn’t sleep most nights this summer, wondering whether she made... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/pm-names-air-force-general-thomas-lawson-as-new-chief-of-the-defence-staff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/pm-names-air-force-general-thomas-lawson-as-new-chief-of-the-defence-staff/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:43:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286359 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/pm-names-air-force-general-thomas-lawson-as-new-chief-of-the-defence-staff/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Lt.-Gen. Thomas Lawson has been named as Canada's next new chief of the defence staff, the country's top military post. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/what-thats-not-allowed-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/what-thats-not-allowed-now/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:24:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275972 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/what-thats-not-allowed-now/feed/ 0 Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue is upset that a search-and-rescue helicopter was used by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/meanwhile-at-the-defence-department/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/meanwhile-at-the-defence-department/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:45:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275155 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/meanwhile-at-the-defence-department/feed/ 0 The Citizen discovers why a military truck procurement was halted at the last minute.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/20/checking-dnds-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/20/checking-dnds-math/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:56:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269068 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/20/checking-dnds-math/feed/ 0 From QP yesterday, Rona Ambrose explains why new cost estimates for the F-35 won’t... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/protecting-the-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/protecting-the-minister/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:09:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264156 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/protecting-the-minister/feed/ 0 Laura Payton obtains correspondence related to the Defence Minister’s helicopter ride. An email from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/no-need-to-keep-studying-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/no-need-to-keep-studying-the-f-35/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 13:30:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261842 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/no-need-to-keep-studying-the-f-35/feed/ 0 The work of the parliamentary committee studying the F-35 procurement is apparently done. At... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/accounting-for-the-defence-department/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/accounting-for-the-defence-department/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 13:30:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258223 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/accounting-for-the-defence-department/feed/ 0 The mission in Libya cost significantly more than the Defence Minister once suggested. And... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/havent-made-that-choice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/havent-made-that-choice/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:20:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257729 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/havent-made-that-choice/feed/ 0 Despite various commitments to and demands for a full 36-year lifecycle cost estimate for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/waiting-for-answers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/waiting-for-answers/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 12:30:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257558 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/waiting-for-answers/feed/ 0 The Globe reports that Defence officials made a trip to Washington last week to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/pbo-v-dnd/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/pbo-v-dnd/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 17:44:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256817 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/pbo-v-dnd/feed/ 0 Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page draws a conclusion. “Over the past few weeks, it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/when-will-the-lifecycle-cost-be-explained/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/when-will-the-lifecycle-cost-be-explained/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 17:11:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256121 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/when-will-the-lifecycle-cost-be-explained/feed/ 0 The full lifecycle cost of the F-35 remains elusive. DND’s deputy minister, Robert Fonberg,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/what-did-the-cabinet-know-and-why-was-the-f-35-allowed-to-proceed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/what-did-the-cabinet-know-and-why-was-the-f-35-allowed-to-proceed/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 12:00:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256015 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/what-did-the-cabinet-know-and-why-was-the-f-35-allowed-to-proceed/feed/ 0 While a number of department officials—including the deputy minister of defence and the assistant... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/you-do-get-the-sense-there-were-different-books-being-kept/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/you-do-get-the-sense-there-were-different-books-being-kept/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:25:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255850 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/you-do-get-the-sense-there-were-different-books-being-kept/feed/ 0 Kevin Pages throws a quote on the F-35 fire. Page told host Evan Solomon... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/in-case-you-misunderstood-him-the-first-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/in-case-you-misunderstood-him-the-first-time/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:33:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255438 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/in-case-you-misunderstood-him-the-first-time/feed/ 0 The Auditor General appeared before the Public Accounts Committee to explain his findings on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/how-about-that-lifecycle-cost/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/how-about-that-lifecycle-cost/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:00:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254678 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/how-about-that-lifecycle-cost/feed/ 0 The Parliamentary Budget Officer has written to the deputy minister at Defence. We have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/the-commons-a-simple-misunderstanding/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/the-commons-a-simple-misunderstanding/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:29:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254619 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/the-commons-a-simple-misunderstanding/feed/ 0 So close to the sort of concession the opposition desires and yet, so far http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/the-f-35-math-gets-fuzzier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/the-f-35-math-gets-fuzzier/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:30:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/the-f-35-math-gets-fuzzier/feed/ 0 The projected training budget may not be sufficient for the F-35. About $1.3 billion... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/spring-break-is-over/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/spring-break-is-over/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:00:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253358 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/spring-break-is-over/feed/ 0 The House doesn’t reconvene until Monday, but the public accounts committee will meet this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/the-f-35-is-not-like-a-minivan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/the-f-35-is-not-like-a-minivan/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:23:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252642 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/the-f-35-is-not-like-a-minivan/feed/ 0 Tabatha Southey finds ten ways that Peter MacKay’s minivan analogy fails to explain the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/but-in-terms-of-our-numbers-ive-been-very-clear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/but-in-terms-of-our-numbers-ive-been-very-clear/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:30:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252542 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/but-in-terms-of-our-numbers-ive-been-very-clear/feed/ 0 Asked about the price of the F-35, the Prime Minister invokes one of his... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/unpacking-peter-mackay/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/unpacking-peter-mackay/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:48:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252307 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/unpacking-peter-mackay/feed/ 0 Colin Horgan reviews how the public costing of the F-35 failed to meet the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/11/checking-peter-mackays-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/11/checking-peter-mackays-math/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:26:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251552 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/11/checking-peter-mackays-math/feed/ 0 Terry Milewski quibbles. Jacques Bourbeau sees the same problems. The Parliamentary Budget Officer’s report... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/new-and-old-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/new-and-old-math/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:42:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251476 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/new-and-old-math/feed/ 0 The Defence Minister explains the difference between $25 billion and $15 billion. “The $10-billion... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/what-the-house-of-commons-demanded/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/what-the-house-of-commons-demanded/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:48:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/what-the-house-of-commons-demanded/feed/ 0 When the Harper government was found in contempt of Parliament a year ago, its... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/the-measure-of-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/the-measure-of-the-f-35/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:30:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251278 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/10/the-measure-of-the-f-35/feed/ 0 Alan Williams, the former assistant deputy minister with National Defence, points with concern to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/idea-alert-66/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/idea-alert-66/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:43:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/idea-alert-66/feed/ 0 Problem: The Department of National Defence says it needs 65 warplanes, but $9 billion... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/about-that-documentation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/about-that-documentation/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:47:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251117 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/about-that-documentation/feed/ 0 One last point on the Defence Minister’s comments this weekend. Nearer the end of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/about-that-timeline/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/about-that-timeline/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:30:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251107 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/about-that-timeline/feed/ 0 In his interview with CTV, Peter MacKay also noted the “discrepancy” between the 36-year... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/better-know-25-billion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/better-know-25-billion/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:31:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251102 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/better-know-25-billion/feed/ 0 In an interview with CTV’s Question Period, Peter MacKay explains the $25-billion estimate that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/the-cuts-begin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/the-cuts-begin/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:17:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250547 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/the-cuts-begin/feed/ 0 National Defence is set to eliminate more than a thousand jobs. At this point... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/lessons-learned-from-the-f-35-acquisition-debacle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/lessons-learned-from-the-f-35-acquisition-debacle/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:28:31 +0000 David Newland http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250429 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/lessons-learned-from-the-f-35-acquisition-debacle/feed/ 0 Defense expert Philippe Lagassé explains what the AG report means for the government, DND and public works http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/support-the-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/support-the-minister/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:48:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227202 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/support-the-minister/feed/ 4 The Department of National Defence didn’t want Parliament to know how much it was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/the-quiet-cuts-7/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/the-quiet-cuts-7/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:48:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/the-quiet-cuts-7/feed/ 4 The Defence Department is planning to cut 250 jobs. Treasury Board will eliminate 84... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/13/how-to-spend-21-billion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/13/how-to-spend-21-billion/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:32:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163503 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/13/how-to-spend-21-billion/feed/ 104 David Pugliese’s three-part series on the proposed purchase of 65 F-35s—see here, here and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/how-many-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/how-many-ii/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:48:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162095 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/how-many-ii/feed/ 13 For the fourth consecutive day, Lawrence Cannon was pressed during QP to say how... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/the-sales-job/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/the-sales-job/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:02:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159472 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/the-sales-job/feed/ 31 David Pugliese explains how the government hopes to sell the purchase of new F-35s.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/25/this-week-week-of-june-25th/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/25/this-week-week-of-june-25th/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:00:52 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=66798 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/25/this-week-week-of-june-25th/feed/ 0 Plus a week in the life of NHL commissioner Gary Bettman http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/23/this-land-is-my-land/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/23/this-land-is-my-land/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:20:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=4255 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/23/this-land-is-my-land/feed/ 1137 Trying to build a new home for Canada’s elite commandos sparks a war of its own http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/16/attention-taliban-heres-our-secret-plan-to-fight-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/16/attention-taliban-heres-our-secret-plan-to-fight-you/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:06:53 +0000 Andrew Potter http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2055 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/06/16/attention-taliban-heres-our-secret-plan-to-fight-you/feed/ 0 The Canadian Forces’ counter-insurgency manual is now officially Secret. This, despite the fact that...