43 h. ago Stephen Fuhr wants to change how we arm the military: Canada is ‘trapped outside the technology cycle’

Canada's military has suffered from peacetime budget woes under governments of various stripes since the Cold War ended

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69 h. ago More soldiers, more money: Canada’s top soldier extols benefits of spending boost

Canada's top soldier says a nearly 20% military pay hike and boost to Arctic defence are key parts of a 10-year plan to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP.

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4 d. ago Army members’ Facebook group under investigation for ‘abhorrent’ content

Lt.-Gen. Michael Wright said the 'Blue Hackle Mafia' Facebook group involving 'members of the Canadian Army' featured 'racist, misogynistic, homophobic and antisemitic' content.

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6 d. ago Meet the military trailblazer who’s gunning for Pierre Poilievre in rural Alberta byelection

Bonnie Critchley says she's running an an independent because she's grown disillusioned with partisan politics

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6 d. ago Calgarian serving with Ukrainian military severely injured in drone attack

A Calgarian serving with the Ukrainian military was badly wounded by a Russian drone strike on Canada Day.

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2 w. ago Ottawa considering ’combination of approaches’ to 20% military pay hike

Includes introducing retention bonuses for 'stress trades,' says federal defence minister

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2 w. ago Brockville man facing charges after police search in Maitland area

A 30-year-old man from Brockville is facing a handful of charges after an extensive police search in the Maitland area led to an arrest on Thursday. Alexander Ubdegrove was to have a Friday bail hearing in court at Brockville on charges of resisting a peace officer, flight from a police officer, operation of a vehicle […]

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3 w. ago Canadian military police leaders refuse civilian oversight mandated by Parliament, watchdog report says

The annual report of the Military Police Complaints Commission was released Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Watchdog says military police still resisting civilian oversight

OTTAWA — The military police watchdog says resistance to civilian oversight in the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal’s office “worsened” last year. The Military Police Complaints Commission released a report Tuesday accusing the provost marshal’s office — which commands all military police in Canada — of “shutting down” complaints based on a “dubious” interpretation of the […]

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3 w. ago Coast Guard vessels won’t be armed under defence plan: military vice

Lt-Gen. Stephen Kelsey told a Senate committee there are no plans to arm the civilian maritime force as it gains a new security mandate.

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3 w. ago Canada’s military police still resisting civilian oversight, watchdog says

The military police watchdog released a report today saying the provost's office — which commands all military police in Canada — has been "shutting down" complaints.

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3 w. ago Michel Maisonneuve: Canada’s military can’t be fixed with cash alone

The Canadian Armed Forces is broken and unless Ottawa backs its spending with real reforms, we’re just playing politics with national security

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3 w. ago Today's letters: It's time to upgrade the dress code, not just the pay, for Canada's military

Thursday, June 12: Relaxed dress regulations have taken what was once a professional-looking, clean-shaven and well groomed military into a force that looks scruffy and unkempt, says one reader. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

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3 w. ago Canada’s military a ‘welfare case’ despite pledge to meet 2% NATO target

In discussion with the Post's Terry Newman, Anthony Koch argues Canada is a "massive laggard when it comes to international defense in NATO"

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4 w. ago Canada’s shooting at a moving target on defence spending, say military watchers

'Two per cent is not going to cut it in terms of where the rest of the (NATO) alliance is,' said David Perry, a defence analyst who heads the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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4 w. ago The long history of Canada failing to hit its military spending targets

Canada hasn't spent more than two per cent of GDP on the military since the Cold War

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4 w. ago CARNEY’S MILITARY ANNOUNCEMENT: Canada is too dependent on the U.S.

WATCH BELOW as Prime Minister Mark Carney lays out his plans for Canada’s military. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

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