The United States’ ambassador to Canada, David Cohen, says Canada is becoming “the outlier” in NATO following a bipartisan letter from 23 American senators calling on Ottawa to meet the …
Defence Minister Bill Blair says that he is pushing for more military spending to meet Canada’s NATO commitments, but he still needs to do more work on the “business case” …
Canada will contribute $76 million to a German-led initiative to raise funds for air defence systems that will be sent to Ukraine, the Canadian and German defence ministers announced Friday. …
Pressure is intensifying on the U.S. Congress to pass additional aid to Ukraine, with senior military leaders in Canada and the U.S. issuing stark warnings this week that Russia will …
Defence Minister Bill Blair unveiled Monday $7.9 billion in new spending on the Canadian Armed Forces over the next five years in a long-promised update to Canada’s defence policy, but …
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 8, 2024 7:25 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Defence Minister Bill Blair is set to release …
Canada’s defence minister says steps taken last week to modernize the military justice system is part of an overhaul of military culture that is crucial to reversing the “death spiral” …
THE WEST BLOCKEpisode 28, Season 13Sunday, March 24, 2024 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests:Bill Blair, Defence MinisterRick Smith, President, Canadian Climate Institute Location:Ottawa Studio Mercedes Stephenson: Shaking up national defence: how …
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Defence Minister Bill Blair has introduced new legislation to remove the Canadian military’s jurisdiction to investigate sexual misconduct; something that advocates, survivors …
Retired general Rick Hillier, Canada’s former chief of defence staff, says he believes the country risks facing “irrelevance” in an unstable geopolitical world. In an interview on The West Block, …