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May 21
In a trio of notifications Friday afternoon, the U.S. State Department cleared more than a billion dollars in potential weapon sales for three of America’s military allies.
May 21
Norman was in his kitchen in April 2017 when his wife Bev, astonished, called out to him. 'I think the prime minister was just talking about you'. In an exclusive interview with the National Post, Mark Norman tells his story.
May 21
The collapse of the criminal case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman saw that custom accelerated at breakneck speed this week as the Liberal government sought to put as much distance as possible between itself and the failed prosecution.
May 21
Justice Minister David Lametti says he’s satisfied his department did the best job it could in finding, reviewing and disclosing thousands of government documents requested by Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s defence team.
May 20
A Canadian-made jet delivered to a U.S.-based airline symbolizes the growing presence of Airbus in North America. The A220-100 aircraft was assembled in Mirabel and handed over to U.S.-based Delta Air Lines.
May 17
The CAF confirmed Thursday evening on Facebook that it had held a dedication service at the new Afghanistan Memorial Hall at the National Defence Headquarters in the west end of Ottawa. But that happened three days earlier on May 13. The decision was made by officials to keep the event quiet and to release the news only via Twitter and Facebook at a later date.
May 17
The Liberal-dominated House of Commons defence committee has blocked a pitch by opposition MPs for a committee probe of the criminal case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.
May 16
There has been discussions that the RCAF's Cyclone helicopter will make an appearance at the CANSEC in Ottawa at the end of May. If approval is received for the aircraft to make an appearance, the Sikorsky helicopter will be flown in to the EY Centre before the show begins May 29 and then remain as a static display.
May 16
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he supported the chief of defence staff's decision to suspend Vice-Admiral Mark Norman in 2017, more than a year before he was charged with breach of trust for allegedly leaking government secrets about military procurement.
May 15
The CAF, like other militaries, is using social media for its strategic communications. If properly done, that can work well, such as during the response to the flooding in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. If it isn’t done properly it can create problems.
May 15
The Canadian government awarded MDA a $39 million 10-year contract for a new space-based search and rescue technology. The MDA facility in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, will design, build and deliver 10 search and rescue repeaters for DND’s Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) system.
May 15
The House of Commons voted unanimously today to apologize to Vice-Admiral Mark Norman for his legal ordeal, just days before opposition MPs are expected to push for a full-blown House of Commons committee investigation into the handling of the controversial criminal case.
May 14
To keep Vice-Admiral Mark Norman dangling for so long required an extended display of amateur-hour tomfoolery on the part of people at the topmost levels in several wings of the federal administration. Best case scenario is incompetence; worst case is intentional scapegoating. Either way, public trust is in tatters.
May 14
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has confirmed that it has launched an investigation into some of the procurement activities and costs incurred in the project to sustain the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) ageing Adelaide-class FFG frigates.
May 14
Britain must “decisively increase” its defence spending to cope with future threats from all over the globe, Jeremy Hunt has said, as he warned of the danger of an “accidental” US-Iran war.
May 14
The trial of two men accused of defrauding the federal government of $1.3 million opened Monday in Halifax, with a former Department of National Defence supervisor testifying about her suspicions surrounding the awarding of certain contracts.
May 14
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces will remain in Quebec a while longer to help flood victims as this year's spring thaw continues to wreak havoc in parts of the province.
May 14
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman not only had the blessing of the former Conservative cabinet to deal with a Quebec shipyard, he was authorized to speak with it directly in the run-up to the signing of a $668-million leasing contract, CBC News has learned.
May 13
American officials will need to certify the fighter jet Canada buys at the end of a multibillion-dollar procurement that's started and stopped and started again for more than a decade, ensuring that it's fit to plug into the U.S.'s highest-security intelligence systems.
May 13
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says that he regrets what Vice-Admiral Mark Norman had to go through over the years-long legal battle that came to an end this week when federal prosecutors stayed the breach of trust charge he was facing.
May 13
The opposition parties are forcing an emergency meeting of the national defence committee to investigate the government's conduct in the Mark Norman trial.
May 10
The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and B-52s have deployed to the US military’s Central Command in a move that National Security Advisor John Bolton said would “send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime”.
May 10
The federal government is opening up the acquisition process for its $26-billion contract for new fighter jets, responding to threats from the U.S. government that it would refuse to sell the stealth Lockheed Martin F-35 unless Ottawa scrapped its quota for aerospace spending.
May 10
Veterans Affairs Canada quickly deleted an online video it posted – on Wednesday, to celebrate the 74th anniversary of VE-Day – upon realizing it showed images of the German Wehrmacht, the unified Nazi forces in the Second World War.
May 10
Vice Admiral Mark Norman’s criminal trial for allegedly leaking cabinet secrets about a delayed navy ship contract is over, but the Navy commander has still not returned to active duty, and the political, legal and operational implications of the ill-fated case are reverberating across official Ottawa.
ISSUES & IDEAS
The caliphate may lie in ruins, but IS leaders and foot soldiers are now well-trained, well-led, combat-experienced, potentially well-financed, and patiently continuing the long-game battle for world domination.
More than two years after breach of trust charges were laid against VAdm Mark Norman, the charges have officially been stayed in court. Norman has denied the charges all along, and has been in a long fight to defend his integrity.
As the 75th anniversary of D-Day approaches, I ponder what impact this event has, and will continue to have on Canadian society.
FEATURED ARTICLES 2019 |
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BY DOUG SMITH
Search and Rescue (SAR) has always been an emotional topic because it deals with lives hanging in the balance. Is a contracted service in the best interests of the SAR mandate?
The R9B Innovation Hub being featured at CANSEC 2019, is a platform to celebrate innovative products and services that are designed to help keep Canadians safe and secure, domestically and abroad.
BY BRETT BOUDREAU
The annual CADSI tradeshow CANSEC is set for May 29-30 at the EY Centre in Ottawa. A few months earlier, CADSI attended IDEX, one of the world’s largest military trade shows. But building a presence in the Middle East “is a long-game play,” says CADSI President, Christyn Cianfarani.
General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff, issued a CANFORGEN announcing the list of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) General and Flag Officer senior appointments, promotions, and retirements that will occur in 2019.
General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff, announced the list of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Colonel and Captain(Navy) retirements, appointments, and promotions, for 2019.