José Cañadas Méndez, 25 April 2021 In March 2021 the Naval Association of Canada (NAC) issued a new Niobe paper. The subject this time is “The Royal Canadian Navy and Naval Diplomacy,” by Paul Chamberlain, Policy Advisor to the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy. Through the 13 pages of […]
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Naval Association of Canada, 22 March 2021 There is a need for the RCN to be able to operate both with allies and alone as required. This is where the concept of a Canadian task group comes in. Canadian strategic documents – over many years – have called for a […]
Naval Association of Canada, 5 March 2021 The Naval Association of Canada has written a response to the Parliamentary Budget Office’s recent report on the CSC project. Its aim in responding is to highlight both the broader strategic value and economic advantages of domestic shipbuilding and the challenges of comparing […]
Naval Association of Canada, 10 February 2021 In anticipation of the forthcoming Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) report on the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC), the Naval Association of Canada (NAC) has prepared a report on the complex processes of costing and building warships. (“The National Shipbuilding Strategy and the Canadian Surface […]
20 January 2020. Quite often, military people end up talking to other military people. They speak the same language and know the same acronyms. It’s just easier to talk to someone who knows the lingo and the issues. That’s great for day-to-day interactions and for operational reasons. But it’s not […]
*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 permission of the author. My thanks to Mr. Jim Carruthers for bringing it to my attention. The arctic is a […]