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Tag Archives: national defence

Military efforts at home are increasingly the norm. A Joint Task Force Canada is the next logical step: Christian Leuprecht in the Globe and Mail

Evidently, domestic operations are no longer a part-time sideshow, yet the CAF still responds to emergencies with pick-up teams, writes Christian Leuprecht in...

 

January 11, 2021 at 5:08 pm read more

The Decline of Canada’s Defence Aviation industry: Richard Shimooka in the Hill Times

If the government is serious in its desire to sustain the aerospace, and defence aerospace industry, it must do so through a well-reasoned...

 

January 5, 2021 at 2:55 pm read more

Defining a role for the Canadian Armed Forces in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief: Christian Leuprecht and Peter Kasurak in the Hill Times

Overall, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief is a significant and growing demand on CAF resources—though it fits uneasily with the vision the CAF...

 

August 5, 2020 at 7:53 pm read more

COVID-19 unlikely to fundamentally disrupt Canada-US defence relations: Teeple and McBride for Inside Policy

As we have in the past we will overcome this novel challenge to relations with our neighbour and ally, and face growing security...

 

June 2, 2020 at 7:39 pm read more

Canada must divide its military resources along foreign and domestic lines: Christian Leuprecht in the Globe and Mail

Canada can learn from its allies: home and away need not be zero-sum games, especially when a country spends as little on its...

 

May 25, 2020 at 7:09 pm read more

Carving Out Capacity and Preserving Capability during COVID-19 (and Beyond): Adam MacDonald and Carter Vance for Inside Policy

The Canadian military’s ongoing COVID-19 response raises longer-term issues of its role in supporting governments on the domestic front, write Adam MacDonald and Carter...

 

March 26, 2020 at 1:45 pm read more

Assessing the Damage from Canada’s Fighter Replacement Fiasco: New MLI Report

OTTAWA, ON (May 6, 2019):  In a hard-hitting new Macdonald-Laurier Institute report, MLI Senior Fellow Richard Shimooka takes a critical look at the...

 

May 6, 2019 at 3:53 pm read more

Canada has the worst military procurement system in the Western World: Richard Shimooka in the Hill Times

If Canada is serious about improving its defence procurement system, it requires a comprehensive set of reforms that addresses multiple issues simultaneously. There...

 

January 21, 2019 at 8:33 pm read more

Canada’s performance on defence leaves much room for improvement: New MLI Defence Policy Report Card

OTTAWA, ON (December 6, 2018): In a dangerous and changing world, getting Canada’s defence policy right is as important as ever. From Russia,...

 

December 6, 2018 at 8:06 pm read more

Deciding on a Canadian approach to missile defence: Andrew Futter and Jeffrey Collins in iPolitics

While no approach to ballistic missile defence is perfect, Ottawa should be aware of the potential benefits, costs, and risks of both kinetic...

 

August 20, 2018 at 4:35 pm read more
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  • A free, democratic and sovereign Taiwan is key to Japan’s national security: J. Michael Cole for Inside Policy

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, Inside Policy, J. Michael Cole, Latest News, Recent News

    A joint statement by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joe Biden last week underscored the importance of Taiwan for the...

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  • Too many Canadians are dying; policymakers know too little and rely too much on crude lockdowns: MLI COVID Misery Index Update

    COVID-19, Economic policy, Health, Latest News, Recent News, Releases, Richard Audas

    OTTAWA, ON (April 21, 2021): Deaths from all causes remain the biggest area of concern for Canada, COVID variants are deepening the virus’s...

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  • Data on excess deaths in Canada is months behind almost every other country in MLI COVID Misery Index

    COVID-19, Economic policy, Health, Latest News, Recent News, Richard Audas

    View the full, updated COVID Misery Index here. Download the data for the April 21 update here. For more information, including a full methodology and...

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  • Budget rains down oceans of red ink but may not be as transformative as it seems: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

    Columns, Economic policy, In the Media, Latest News, Philip Cross, Recent News

    The budget serves as an excellent summary of the Trudeau government — it excels at posturing but is weak on delivering results, writes...

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  • Hong Kong’s autonomy has been tragically destroyed: Nathan Law and Ai-Men Lau in the Star

    Columns, Dragon at the Door, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Nathan Law, Recent News

    Despite Canada’s national obligations as an endorser to the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the Canadian government has done little to hold Beijing accountable, write Nathan Law...

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Have we learned that medicare is broken thanks to COVID-19? Whatley on the LeDrew Three Minute Interview

The COVID-19 pandemic has unmasked how weak the Canadian health care system really is. MLI Senior Fellow Dr. Shawn Whatley joins Stephen LeDrew...

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