Sunday, March 3, 2013

Canadian Military News

 Canada to update defence strategy
Sun News Network
Defence expert Christian Leuprecht says it's not surprising that the update to Canada's military strategy would wait until after the government tells bureaucrats how fat their wallets will be. "I think there's an effort here to try to match ...


Education Incentives For Canadian Forces Regular Force Also Facing The Chop
Ottawa Citizen (blog)
I am writing in response to your story about potential cuts to education funding for CF members. Your story highlighted cuts to reserve education, but a similar email came out of CDA in Kingston regarding education for Reg-Force members as well.
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Canadian military losing as much 'teeth' as 'tail' in budget cuts: expert
Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA - A defence expert says money being cut from National Defence will inevitably slice into the Canadian military's ability to carry out missions at home and abroad. A new set of estimates tabled this week in Parliament, ahead of the federal budget ...


How to waste tax money: Buy Canadian
Globe and Mail
Yet while the stakes are uniquely high, Canada's ability to buy new military equipment isn't just bad; it approaches low farce. The Ottawa Citizen reported recently that the average major military equipment purchase now takes a record 199 months, or ...
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France's top soldier thanks Canada for its role in Mali
Edmonton Journal
OTTAWA — As European troops head to Mali to start training the African country's controversial military on how to fight Islamist rebels, France's top soldier said a Canadian contribution would be “helpful.” Canadian military transport aircraft have ...
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Cochrane youth perform for the Canadian Forces | Local | News ...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 2:22:40 EST PM. Canadian Forces have been in Cochrane since Feb. 8 participating in the military exercise TRILLIUM RESPONSE ...
www.cochranetimespost.ca/.../cochrane-youth-perform-for-the...


Minister MacKay Participates in the NATO Defence Ministerial
Latest 5 News Room Items. Minister MacKay Participates in the NATO Defence Ministerial Meeting and Signs a Declaration of Intent with the United Kingdom ...
www.forces.gc.ca/site/mobil/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=4661   

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