Posts Tagged ‘military’

Welcome to America, Prince Harry

The royal charmer leaves women swooning in his wake

by Patricia Treble - Friday, May 10, 2013
Military police watchdog warns significant gaps remain in its authority

OTTAWA – The country’s military police watchdog has told Parliament it still does not…

by Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press - Monday, May 6, 2013
Military eyes lasers on armoured vehicles to guard against roadside bombs

OTTAWA – It may sound like something out of a futuristic movie, but the…

by The Canadian Press - Friday, February 22, 2013
Math, sewing and AK-47s

Inside Russia’s first elite military academy for girls

by Janet Morassutti - Tuesday, February 19, 2013
INTERACTIVE: Canadian UN deployments drop under Conservatives

After a sharp decline in 2006, UN commitments stagnate

by Nick Taylor-Vaisey - Friday, December 21, 2012
U.S. war resister deported from Canada, arrested at the border

An American soldier who sought refuge in Canada after serving in the Iraq war…

by macleans.ca - Friday, September 21, 2012
About those “next generation” tanks

David Pugliese quibbles with the Defence Minister’s announcement of new “next generation” tanks.
It…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, September 13, 2012
Enter the Avro?

Maj0r-General Lewis MacKenzie says a new Avro Arrow should be considered, but figures the…

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, September 10, 2012
Meanwhile, at the Defence Department

The Citizen discovers why a military truck procurement was halted at the last minute….

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Support the minister

The Department of National Defence didn’t want Parliament to know how much it was…

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, November 28, 2011
‘Freedom seldom flowers in undisturbed ground’

The prepared text of the Prime Minister’s remarks at today’s Parliament Hill ceremony marking…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, November 24, 2011
The science and politics of risk

The Canadian Forces suffer their first death since transitioning to a training mission in Afghanistan

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, October 31, 2011
Ask a simple question

In yesterday’s episode, the NDP’s David Christopherson attempted to convince Defence Minister Peter MacKay…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Commons: The F-35 has as many explanations as problems

The latest twist involves the small matter of whether or not the expensive aircraft will be useless

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, October 24, 2011
Friendly fire

Rick Hillier, whose “decade of darkness” quip is a favourite reference of the Harper…

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Defence chief supports massive cuts

New report calls for $1 billion in military cuts

by macleans.ca - Thursday, September 1, 2011
Canadian Forces in the market for new military trucks

New plan could cost up to $1 billion

by macleans.ca - Monday, August 29, 2011
Canadian Forces to build stealth snowmobile

Hybrid-electric vehicles required for stealth missions in the Arctic

by macleans.ca - Monday, August 22, 2011
What are we doing in Honduras?

Steve Rennie looks at the circumstances surrounding the Prime Minister’s visit to Honduras, including…

by Aaron Wherry - Friday, August 12, 2011
End of the U.S. empire?

After years of foreign wars and interventions, a new mood of isolationism is sweeping America

by Luiza Ch. Savage - Monday, July 25, 2011