INTERVIEW: by Chris MacLean
General Rick Hillier sees a Revitalized CF
“It’s a great time to be in the CF!” After less than two years as Chief of the Defence Staff, General Rick Hillier is actually in the enviable position of rebuilding an energized Canadian Forces…

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: by His Excellency, Omar Samad
The Afghan Experience
You can be certain of one fact: The Afghans do not want to turn the clock back to once again live under the spell of a fanatic, repressive and misogynist regime that has deviated from mainstream, moderate Islamic and Afghan cultural norms…

AIR FORCE: by Major Mike Minnich
Task Force Afghanistan: The Air Force Dimension
Canada’s Air Force has been significantly involved in supporting Canadian Forces operations in Afghanistan ever since our nation’s initial overseas commitment to the War on Terrorism (Operation APOLLO, which ran from December 2001 to August 2003).

CF MISSIONS: by Peter Pigott
The PRT Mission: Security and Stability
Poor governance, weak institutions, insurgency, regional warlords and poverty – Afghanistan has all of these, in abundance. Deep in sometimes hostile territory, these forts housing the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) are perhaps Afghanistan’s best hope for the future…

NATO: by General Ray Henault
Rebuilding Afghanistan: Staying the Course
Recent attacks in Afghanistan have prompted a flurry of international reporting that suggests that stability in this war-ravaged country remains illusive. While this coverage is understandable, it does not show is the progress that is being made…

RECRUITMENT: by Jim Cox
Off the Hook Too Easily?
Just as government has been responsible for ‘downsizing’ the Canadian Forces, it should also be responsible for increasing it. Government’s role should not be limited to allocating money and then dumping the hard part onto the shoulders of the CF…

INDUSTRY: by Tim Page
Canada Needs an Industrial Strategy
CADSI calls for a home grown industrial strategy to support Canada’s defence and national security objectives. Canada’s defence and security industries have grown and sustained themselves largely through their ability to earn international business.

OPINION: by Denis Coderre
Purchasing Controversy
The new defence procurements are necessary for the CF, but announcements are riddled in controversy due to contracting procedures.

OPINION: by Claude Bachand
Military Procurement: A Flawed Process
Quebec’s aerospace industry will benefit very little economically, and the taxes paid by Canadians and Quebeckers will flow south.