Monthly Archives: March 2024

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HMCS CHA at NATO ex 2024

HMCS Charlottetown returns from NATO exercise

RCN Public Affairs, 29 March 2024. After 37 days at sea for Exercise Steadfast Defender, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown returned home March 13. Since departing their homeport of Halifax […]

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Solutions Needed Now

By Ted Barnes, 17 March 2024 It was recently noted in the media that the CAF is in a death spiral. While I don’t share that exact sediment there is […]

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NDHQ deals with a seasonal threat

National Defence Headquarters message to personnel: Please be mindful of the Canadian geese that live at NDHQ (Carling). Spring and Summer are their breeding season and they can become aggressive and […]

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The CAF and AI

By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 12 March 2024 The Department of National Defence has released its Artificial Intelligence Strategy. In the Introduction, CDS General Wayne Eyre and DND Deputy Minister Bill […]

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DND Spending Reductions

Message from the Deputy Minister and Chief of the Defence Staff DND/CAF Departmental Plan 2024-25 and Spending Reductions Yesterday, the Government of Canada announced its plan to reduce spending and […]

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Information Denied

Moderator, 1 March 2024 In an article in Ottawa Citizen (“DND ignores requests to release information, undercutting federal law, MPs are told”), David Pugliese discusses Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard’s report […]

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