Military

People browse company booths, one of which includes a model of a fighter jet.

Indigenous defence procurement must be more than a policy line

A closeup of a weathered grey tail of a CF-18 Hornet, with the dark grey Canadian flag stamped on it.

Canada needs a real debate on its defence buildup

A patch depicting a Canadian flag is sewn on the sleeve.

Civil-military tensions still shape Canada’s armed forces

A close-up photo of a belt of ammunition a soldier is carrying around their neck.

Canada needs more defence autonomy in a less reliable world

Mark Carney in closeup with the World Economic Forum sign in the background.

Giving life to the Carney vision for Canada

Four soldiers climbing snowy steps carrying gear from a boat.

Why Greenland doesn’t want Trump’s America

Four soldiers in camouflage laying in dead grass firing weapons.

Universities can help solve the Canadian military’s mobilization problem

A crew of a half dozen people dressed in red winter gear use a small portable tripod winch system. A red ship is parked in the ice behind them. The sky and surface are a monochromatic white-grey colour where the horizon is barely visible.

Canada’s next Arctic move: Look west

A red and white fighter jet takes off with two passengers aboard.

Before Canada spends billions more on defence, let’s control the killer robots

Mark Carney walking beneauth the barrel of a launch tube with soldiers in the background.

The secret to a successful defence industrial strategy is procurement reform

Green smoke rises of a glob of molten copper.

Canadian critical mineral policy has evolved and now it’s time to level up

Carney stands at a podium on the tarmac. Behind him is several hundred soldiers in olive-green uniforms, and behind them are two white jets. A row of media and cameras on tripods is facing Carney.

Greening the military: Why defence spending must align with climate action

Mark Carney is wearing a blue traditional Inuit pullover called the atigi while speaking to soldiers wearing their green uniforms.

Five big moves Mark Carney must make to secure Canada’s place in the world

A bomb pointing downward with the yellow and black nuclear symbol.

Bombs away: A Canadian nuclear weapons program to deter Trump is not feasible

Canada needs an enhanced strategic approach in the High North

Two men in white medical coats, shirts and pants pass something not seen between them as they stand in a park next to the hospital, a two-storey building whose windows have been blown out. One man has blood spatters on his coat; the other has a large blood stain that takes up most of the back of his shirt. All around them, a crowd of people are in motion, lifting, passing, looking down. Debris covered most of the ground. Several tall trees are missing most of their trunks and branches.

The dangerous rise of “might makes right”

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