*Moderator’s Note: This statement originally appeared as part of an exchange between members on the Naval Affairs Discussion of the Naval Association of Canada. It is reprinted here with the […]
In a short paper entitled “The Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard: Cooperating Sea Services of Co-existing Federal Fleets,” published through the CDFAI last June, Vice-Admiral (ret.) Jean-Yves Forcier […]
In the 04 October 2011 post by ‘Galrahn’, entitled “Crisis Time for U.S. Seapower”, the author asked this question: “Will the navy also retire the first 8 Ticonderoga-class cruisers because […]
What we heard on Wednesday (October 19th) was that the shipyards – Irving in Halifax and Seaspan in Vancouver – have received or are about to receive contracts worth of […]
Ken Hansen’s article “Can the shipbuilding strategy withstand and economic recession?” on 15 October 2011 makes sobering reading. Unfortunately, the announcement of the two National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy ‘winners’ does […]
In just a few days (or weeks?) an announcement will be made about the decision on which shipyards will be chosen as the ‘winners’ of the two main components of […]
For some time there has been a debate over whether or not there is a connection between Somali pirates and the militant group known as al Shabaab, which has connections […]
Canada’s decision to terminate the lease agreement for MV Wloclawek (IMO Registration No.: 8302313, pictured above) leaves the military without ready access to a sealift capability. You can read more […]
On Tuesday, 19 January, Murray Brewster of the Canadian Press filed a report that described the logistical problems confronting the Canadian Forces as they ramped up for Operation Hestia. Quoting […]
*Moderator’s Note: This statement originally appears in The Globe and Mail, Opinions Section – Letters to the Editor, on 10 September 2011. Contrary to what was conveyed in your article […]
*Moderator’s Note: This article was original published in The Nova Scotian on 11 September 2011. At approximately 9:00 am this morning, the United States Consul-General to Halifax will be joined […]
Moderator’s Note: This article originally appeared on the Information Dissemination website, dated Wednesday, 24 August 2011. It is especially relevant for Canadian readers because of the projected reductions in the […]