Broadsides Discussion Forum

In the 21st Century, ocean shipping matters to Canada*

*Moderator’s Note: This article was originally published in the 1 September 2014 issue of Canadian Sailing. It is reprinted here with the permission of the author. Canada has been a […]

Deployments by Ships of the Royal Canadian Navy into Canadian Northern Waters, 1949-2014

This Arctic, this Canadian Arctic is our business – ours to exploit, ours to defend. Commodore O.C.S. Robertson, RCN Astonishingly, the numerous deployments by the ships of the Royal Canadian […]

Internet: the soft underbelly of cyber security*

Moderator’s Note: This article was originally published in the Halifax Chronicle Herald. It is reprinted here with the permission of the author. The Internet is critical to Canadian commerce and […]

Ship cuts send RCN naval ranking tumbling according to their own system

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The announcement on 19 September to cut four ships from the Canadian naval fleet, the destroyers Iroquois and Algonquin and the replenishment ships Protecteur and Preserver, was done quite typically, […]

Slow steaming an open invitation to pirates*

[*This article was original published in the May 2013 issue of Marine Matters. It is reprinted here with the permission of the publisher, Mr. Aldert van Nieuwkoop.] Piracy has been […]

What Future for the Naval Reserves in Canada?*

[*This article was original published in the April 2013 issue of Marine Matters. It is reprinted here with the permission of the publisher, Mr. Aldert van Nieuwkoop.] When partnerships work, […]

National Shipbuilding and Procurement Strategy (NSPS) Workshop Series

Background: After a very successful and well-attended (75 attendees) first NSPS Workshop entitled “Charting the Course” on 6 June 2014, which included an update on the progress of the NSPS […]

New Vimy Paper by Dave Perry – “The Growing Gap Between Defence Ends and Means”

The following announcement was sent out by the Conference of Defence Associations Institute: Ottawa, 11 June 2014 – The Conference of Defence Associations Institute is pleased to release Vimy Paper […]

Latest news on the upcoming Coastal Zone Canada Conference

Dr. Susan Avery will be providing the keynote talk at the Oceans Gala Dinner at the Coastal Zone Canada 2014 Conference on Wednesday, June 18th. Dr. Avery is President and […]

Federal Defence spending versus Federal Health and Education spending

Tim Dunne’s article on government expenditures shows that provincial spending on health and education are huge in comparison to what the federal government spends on defence. The province of Quebec […]

Defence spending: peace groups should do better homework*

[*Moderator’s Note: This article was originally published on 25 April 2014 in the Halifax Herald Opinions section under the title “Dunne: Here’s what you’d miss if Forces were neutered.” It […]

Why Canada needs to look to the seas*

*Moderator’s Note: This Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute op-ed appeared in The Globe and Mail on 13 May 2014. It is reprinted here with the permission of CDFAI. Lest we […]

Thinking Strategically About Shipbuilding.*

[*This article appeared originally in the March 2013 issue of Marine Matters. It is reprinted here with the permission of the publisher.] The Harper Government is committed to reinvigorating the […]

Is A ‘Role Reversal’ Looming for the RCN in the Arctic?*

[*This article appeared originally in the February 2013 issue of Marine Matters. It is reprinted here with the permission of the publisher.] It is an odd thing about Canada that, […]

Protecting the rights of children suspected of piracy: Industry initiative looks to incorporate children’s rights into anti-piracy guidelines*

Moves to incorporate the rights of detained Somali children suspected of working with pirate groups into ship security standards, have received a cautious response. Canada’s Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative […]