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▶ Would Canada turn to Russia for heavy icebreaking?
▶ Will the Philippines become a failed state?
▶ Will political interference lead to more resignations?
▶ Will CSC need anti-ballistic missile capability?
▶ Will Canada's G7 Presidency effect reform in Ukraine?
▶ Will Canada and Russia continue to play nice?
▶ Wildfire Responder Support
▶ Where was the damn chopper?
▶ West Bank Road Trip
▶ We need to stop deluding ourselves
▶ We are Failing our Friends
▶ Was Canada's involvement in Afghanistan useful?
▶ Veterans' road to wellness blocked
▶ Veterans Ombudsman testifies to Senate Subcommittee
▶ Veterans Deserve Recognition from Government
▶ Veterans anxious over safety of Afghan interpreters
▶ Venezuela needs a new election says Trudeau
▶ Vaccines roll out with military precision
▶ Vaccine roll-out critical to public confidence
▶ USN accepts new warship
▶ Update: General Belzile ineligible for Veterans Wing at Perley Rideau
▶ Unravelling the Omar Khadr payoff
▶ Uncertain future for Multinational Observers
▶ U.S. shuts down its cyber policy office
▶ U.S. Congress wants F35 issues resolved
▶ Trump, Canada, and the Way Ahead
▶ Trump's Realpolitik Policy for NATO and East Europe
▶ Trump Administration: a Template for Change
▶ Trudeau convenes Incident Response Group
▶ Transitioning military veterans into entrepreneurship
▶ Training Synergies for the Lockheed F-35B
▶ Tortured soldier regrets taking PTSD compensation
▶ Tolerance of hate allows it to take root and flourish
▶ Time to reinforce Direct Defense in Europe
▶ Time to get serious about defence preparedness
▶ Time for Lionel Desmond's Canada-150 Inquiry
▶ Throne Speech Notes on Security
▶ There has been progress, but is it enough?
▶ The “Periphery” War – fanning the embers
▶ The Race for Global Influence
▶ The new Defence Policy is a good start, but ...
▶ The Legalization of Corruption in Canada
▶ The kerfuffle about military CADPAT uniforms
▶ The ills of defence-related procurement
▶ The Great(er) Game: political rhetoric
▶ The Chauvin verdict is a message for me and my colleagues
▶ The Big Welcome in Ottawa on 6 Oct 2019
▶ Suggestions for the Syrian Refugee Initiative
▶ Strategic military alliances are more critical today
▶ Strategic Communications: The Enemy is Us
▶ Speech from the Throne
▶ Special Prosecutor for the Chief Military Judge
▶ Speaking truth to power on the "interim" fighters
▶ Somalia Retrospective
▶ Soft-power and Military Intimidation
▶ SNC-Lavalin crisis deepens as Gerald Butts resigns
▶ SNC-Lavalin case should kick-start changes
▶ Should ex-military avoid political public service?
▶ Senior CAF appointments and promotions announced
▶ Senate Committee weighs in on peacekeeping
▶ Selling UN Peacekeeping to Canadians
▶ Security concerns still in the shadows
▶ Russian activities are “genocide”. Now what?
▶ RIMPAC wraps with a bang
▶ Reviewing David Fraser's book on Op Medusa
▶ Response to latest PBO report on CSC
▶ Response to guest editorial: NSS Progress and Perspectives
▶ Remember the lessons of the polio vaccine
▶ Reality check for the PM
▶ RCN diplomacy in West Africa deployment
▶ RAF unleashed
▶ Putin remains dangerously defiant
▶ Promises and peacekeeping
▶ Progress on new fighter infrastructure and aircraft
▶ Pivoting to Missile Deterrence
▶ People can learn, organizations can recover
▶ Peacekeeping results have been mixed
▶ Peacekeeping is not as simple as you thought
▶ Peacekeeping in Africa: sober reflections
▶ Peacekeepers killed in Mali, Canada to stand fast
▶ Over Africa – Canada's new UN Peace Mission
▶ Ongoing LAV saga
▶ On fighter aircraft and political games
▶ On a Razor's Edge
▶ Nuclear "tactics" an oxymoron
▶ NSICOP report expected before year end
▶ Not Another Review
▶ NORAD intercepts Russian aircraft
▶ No place for ethics in politics
▶ No future arms deals with Saudi Arabia say Cdns
▶ New era, as Opposition vows to be "constructive"
▶ NATO SecGen Debate
▶ NAC provides context on PBO Report on CSC
▶ More secrecy in govt now, thanks to Access to Info
▶ Moral equivalence with China not acceptable
▶ MND responds to reporters
▶ Military volunteers are being taken for granted
▶ Military implications in latest federal budget
▶ Mali Update
▶ Looking for project funding?
▶ Liberals spending hundreds of Billions: Where are the jobs?
▶ Liberals poised to shut down defence publications
▶ Liberals planning to eject from JSF buy
▶ Let's match the rhetoric with action
▶ Let's have some respect
▶ Let 2021 be the year of sweeping redress
▶ Legal semantics of the "preferred outcome"
▶ Legacy Hornets can’t close Canada's capability gap
▶ Leaked intelligence hampers investigation
▶ Last debate was great, but where was defence?
▶ Lack of respect for sacrifice at Whole Foods
▶ Kudos to the government
▶ Key election questions
▶ Keeping soldiers fit for duty
▶ Keep your promise, cut the red tape for Afghans
▶ Just Fighting ISIS is a Fatally Flawed Strategy
▶ Is Trump a symptom of complacent liberal democracy?
▶ Is SNC-Lavalin affair a sign of deeper scandal?
▶ Is sending helicopters to Mali good enough?
▶ Is common sense being lost?
▶ Is Canada becoming a freeloader again?
▶ Is AI technology creating an ethical dilemma?
▶ Is a lie a mistake? Is it a mistake to lie?
▶ Iraqi forces capture Kurdish-held city
▶ Investigative independence and accurate terminology
▶ Increasing the female presence in peace ops
▶ Improving Safety for CAF Personnel
▶ Implications of the new federal government
▶ Implications of the 2019 federal elections
▶ Impact of long-term funding shifts due to COVID
▶ Immigration targets are too high says poll
▶ Hybrid submarines, an efficient alternative
▶ How will 'events' shape this government?
▶ How to deter Russia
▶ How long will Canada remain a “defence freeloader”?
▶ Hope emerges after four years of shade
▶ H of C Speaker announced
▶ Green may be the new Gold for October voters
▶ Govt procurement a proven time-waster
▶ Global dominance cannot be allowed
▶ Global arms imports show disturbing trend
▶ Give Credit Where it's Due
▶ Free Trade with China ignores security concerns
▶ Former Air Force commanders call on govt to drop Super Hornet buy
▶ Fighter replacement reaching new depths
▶ Fighter replacement entangled by politics
▶ Fighter Procurement Office
▶ Federal Plans and Main Estimates
▶ Federal Election and the Protection of Personal Information
▶ Federal Budget Preserves Spending
▶ Federal Budget 2017
▶ Facing the harsh realities of governing
▶ F35 supply chain already benefits Canada
▶ Evidence or Emotion?
▶ Ethics through the Lens of Military Reform
▶ Equipping Junior Rangers – solutions & self-esteem
▶ Electronic Warfare LOI released 5 Feb 2019
▶ Duty to Protect is being neglected
▶ Drone effectiveness goal of new partnership
▶ DPR to be released soon
▶ DPR to be released June 7
▶ Don’t Let Trump Start a War with North Korea
▶ Don't follow U.S. back to Afghanistan
▶ DND to create independent reporting system
▶ Dithering or a rethink on peacekeeping intentions?
▶ Defence Procurement in the 43rd Parliament
▶ Defence Policy to support military families
▶ Defence Policy short on short-term funding
▶ Defence Minister talks about plans for Iraqi training
▶ Defence commitments in 2022 Budget
▶ Debate rhetoric ignores humanitarian dimension
▶ D-Day Remembered
▶ COVID-19 preventative measures
▶ Court rejects social obligation of GoC to CAF
▶ Consult before closing down SAR dive crew
▶ Comments from the PM's Security Advisor
▶ Combat Innovation: Australia
▶ Climate change affects national security says report
▶ Climate Change
▶ Charges stayed against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman
▶ Challenges facing UN peacekeepping
▶ Cdn Primer to the G20 Summit in Germany
▶ Cdn Defence Review Essays
▶ Canadians on their own if fighting for ISIS
▶ Canada’s arms export practices
▶ Canada-U.S. relationship will stay the course
▶ Canada's War Dead to be Honoured at Normandy
▶ Canada violates NATO agreement
▶ Canada should stand strong in trade negotiations
▶ Canada remains a Defence Freeloader
▶ Canada a NATO parasite
▶ Can USN sink Canada’s IP Piracy policy?
▶ Can the 'Cornwallis Five' receive a fair hearing?
▶ Can Defence Policy create bi-partisan consensus?
▶ Can Canada be an Honest Broker on Ukraine?
▶ Call for Veterans to contribute stories
▶ CAF needs significant new funding
▶ Cabinet Posts Cause for Optimism?
▶ Breaking faith with those who died for freedom
▶ Boeing vs Trudeau
▶ Be careful what you wish for
▶ Balance needed rather than unnamed allegations
▶ Badass MND
▶ Australia’s Quest for Sovereign Security
▶ Australian Fighter purchase is about saving face
▶ Australia resets its Defence Policy
▶ Aussies: Joint Land Combat Force
▶ Auditor General not optimistic about pilot shortages
▶ Assessing Canada’s Defence Policy
▶ Are military and veterans' suicides casualties of war?
▶ Are delays indicative of a lack of respect?
▶ Arctic Chiefs of Defence meet in Canada
▶ Arab countries await new U.S. Administration
▶ Anti-vaxxers are putting you at greater risk
▶ Air power interoperability to international integration
▶ Aftermath of the President's Speech
▶ After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News
▶ Afghans on their own again
▶ Activity on Strategic Tanker Transport Capability
▶ A way ahead in Iraq & Syria
▶ A new military affliction: Thin Skin
▶ A more assertive EU in a volatile world
▶ A Geopolitical Disaster: Putin’s War on Ukraine
▶ A call to action from war veterans' graves
▶ 2019 Def-Sec Budget overview
▶ 2017 Canada Army Run Dinner guest speakers
▶ "Strong, Secure, Engaged" will it be properly funded?
▶ "New" terrorism and vulnerable “soft targets”
Laurie Hawn
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Laurie Hawn
Speaking truth to power on the "interim" fighters

I have been very critical of the 100% politically motivated plan to buy 18 “interim” Super Hornets for some time and the story only gets worse. We could fill the fabricated “capability gap” with much cheaper options.