At the annual CDA conference, Interim leader Rona Ambrose shared her thoughts on the defence policy review and defence procurement.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2017 issue 1
BY MLI : Jeffrey Collins, Sean Speer, and David McDonough
A survey from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute has identified three recurring priorities based on national interest.
does not attract as much investment as it could
BY CHRIS MACLEAN
Why does Canada penalize advance investors for losing a defence bid? Why does only one sector benefit from defence offsets when all taxpayers contribute? Good questions, right?
FWSAR
BY KEN POLE
The RCAF’s new Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue aircraft will be a “game-changer.”
Numerous new programs have been created to offer a wide variety of benefits to serving and veteran members.
BY HUDSON ON THE HILL
The future of peacekeeping missions and defence spending commitments are vague.
BY MARK WILLIS
Mixed messages from the U.S. create uncertainty over the future of NATO and European security.
BY CHRIS MACLEAN
We're told that procurement has to be complicated, and that teams of lawyers are required on all sides, but let's deconstruct that notion. Thinking outside the bureaucratic box would allow us to reset the parameters for a less cumbersome, faster, and ultimately "more fair" system.
BY CHRIS MACLEAN
Five years later, has there been enough improvement in the years since CADSI's 2012 report was published?
Stroke of genius or sorry drama?
BY JAMES FRYER
Defence capability gaps aren’t an issue in our country. So why should the federal government announce one now?
BY ADAM P MACDONALD
Concerns are growing over Trump's views and impact on both nuclear-armed states and others (state and non-state) with nuclear aspirations.
BY FRONTLINE
DND. CCG, Seaspan, RCN, PSPC, DRS, RCAF, Nortrax, New Zealand Trade, Virtual Marine, Invest Ottawa, Valley Associates, Wounded Warriors, and Lockheed Martin.
