By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 26, 2024 12:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Supreme Court of Canada says the constitutional right of judicial independence is not compromised for soldiers appearing in front of military judges. Nine members of the Canadian Armed Forces argued that military … Read more
Defence Minister Bill Blair unveiled Monday $7.9 billion in new spending on the Canadian Armed Forces over the next five years in a long-promised update to Canada’s defence policy, but this will still not meet the country’s target under NATO. By the end of the new five-year plan in the 2029-30 fiscal year, Canada is … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 8, 2024 7:25 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Defence Minister Bill Blair is set to release the long-awaited update to Canada’s defence policy Monday morning in Trenton, Ont. The policy has been in the works since shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion … Read more
Canada’s defence minister says steps taken last week to modernize the military justice system is part of an overhaul of military culture that is crucial to reversing the “death spiral” of shrinking recruitment. “I very strongly believe cultural change is a process, not an event,” Bill Blair said in an interview on The West Block … Read more
The parliamentary budget officer says the Defence Department is planning unprecedented capital spending in the coming years, raising concerns about the effect of inflation. In a new report, Yves Giroux assessed 20 years of planned capital spending under Canada’s 2017 defence policy, billed “Strong, Secure, Engaged.” He found planned spending is $51.5 billion more than … Read more
By Touria Izri Global News Posted January 12, 2024 2:48 pm Updated January 12, 2024 3:09 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre is set to retire this summer, after nearly three years in the position. The Prime Minister’s Office made the announcement Friday afternoon … Read more
Three retired Canadian defence leaders say chief of defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre making the right move in sharing public statements about the challenges facing the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) around personnel shortages, aging equipment and operational readiness. This level of candor is not usually seen among military leaders when it comes to sharing issues … Read more
Dave Smith says no one in his family was too surprised when he told them he was going to quit his job as a major in the Canadian Armed Forces to fight in the muddy trenches of eastern Ukraine. “I actually never had to explain it to them. My brother, when I told him — … Read more
Even with personnel shortages, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee is “confident” in the Royal Canadian Navy’s ability to meet its commitments. “The biggest challenge we face right now is personnel. So, we’re about 20 per cent short overall in the Navy,” the Navy’s commander said in an interview with The West Block host Mercedes Stephenson. “Some of the … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the amount of military aid NATO allies have been shipping to Ukraine to help its fight against Russia’s invasion means “everyone is in big trouble” with military supplies. “We have stayed strong at a time where bigger countries and countries that play by different rules have tried really hard to … Read more
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