Federal Election 2015
- Big Honkin Ships (1) “Election forces Ottawa to drop back room bid for French (Mistral) warships” – “Canada sidelined in bids for French warships”
- “Justin Trudeau vows to scrap F-35 fighter jet program” – “Saideman’s Semi-Spew: The Real Liberal Defence Platform” – “Trudeau would scrap F-35 bid, divert money to navy” – “Canada Liberal leader Trudeau says would scrap F-35 program” – From the Liberal info-machine: “Trudeau announces plan to strengthen economy and create jobs with navy investment” – “A new plan to strengthen the economy and create jobs with navy investment” (PDF) – –
- “Harper slams Trudeau over plans to kill F-35 purchase”
- “Trudeau, Mulcair shift focus to security and foreign affairs”
- “(Thunder Bay, ON) Candidates have say on support for veterans”
Syria/Refugees
- “Canada to speed up Syrian refugee resettlement” – “Stephen Harper makes campaign appeal to new Canadians with promise of ‘Maple Leaf’ award” – “Faster help for Syrian and Iraqi refugees without compromising Canadian security” – “Sponsoring Refugees” – “Resettling refugees faster without compromising security” – “Commitments for Syrian and Iraqi Refugees”
- “Trudeau says he would consider airlifting refugees from Syria”
- Fact Check: “Did the UN really ask Canada to take in 9,000 refugees by Christmas?”
What’s Canada Buying?
- Big Honkin’ Ships (2) “Canada’s biggest-ever military procurement at ‘very high risk,’ documents suggest” — Documents obtained by CTV News suggest that the Conservative government’s plan to overhaul the Royal Canadian Navy with a multi-billion dollar procurement to replace frigates and destroyers may be in trouble ….”
- F-35 Tug o’ War “Michael Byers: The F-35 is now unaffordable thanks to the low Canadian dollar”
#CANvsISIL
- “A Canadian medic’s story from the Kurdish front lines”
- “Canada’s air strikes won’t make or break the war against Islamic State”
- “Witnessing the horrors in Syria first hand” – ” “Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution” – The Documentary Film About Syria”
- “ISIS: Who exactly are we fighting for?”
- “Why Is ISIS So Bad?”
Khadr Boy
- “Omar Khadr can remove electronic bracelet, visit family in Toronto” – more – “Is Omar Khadr allowed to board an airplane?” – “Happy Birthday Omar Khadr – “Finally Home” “ – “Why the rush to ease Khadr’s bail restrictions?”
Internal Security
Way Up North
- “Former FM wants change in Arctic policy”
- “Frenchman finishes first known transit of Northwest Passage by solo rowboat”
Veterans & Helping Veterans
Other
- “Canada, Spain to Hold Observation Flight Over Russia – Security Official”
- “Troops to deploy to Meaford for a major exercise”
- “Local soldiers to conduct training exercises in Edmonton’s river valley Monday”
- Ooopsie …. “Une page Wikipédia vandalisée par un ordinateur de la Défense nationale”
- “Décès du caporal Perreault du 12e RBC : suicide ou accident ?”
- “Army run raises $400,000 for military family charities” – “Canadian Army Run ready to hit the streets” – “Canada Army Run raises $400,000 for military charities” – “Runners race Canada Army Run as support for Canadian Armed Forces”
- “Winnipeg teams pull military plane for United Way”
- ” ‘We’re a team’: Toronto Maple Leafs join Canadian military aboard warship in Halifax”
- “Petawawa soldier heading to Military World Games”
- “Canadian Air Force veterans honoured with monument in Griesbach”
- “Group of Seven war art on display at Calgary gallery”
- “Sisters recall the brutal last day of Oka Crisis”
Afghanistan
World War Two
- “Canada remembers the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain” – “Royal Canadian Air Force marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain” – “Battle of Britain profile of courage: Pilot Officer Richard Alexander Howley” – “Battle of Britain 75th anniversary commemorative ceremony on Parliament Hill” – “Vétérans, militaires et cadets à Ottawa pour marquer la bataille d’Angleterre”
World War One
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