In a disheartening ruling for individual rights, Federal Court Justice William Pentney dismissed a Charter challenge against the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) Covid-19 vaccine mandate, prioritizing military compliance over personal autonomy.| Police On Guard For Thee
Numbers obtained by Global News show the retention crisis is getting worse, as Prime Minister Mark Carney vows to rebuild the military.| Global News
Domestically, discussions about Canada’s defence spending are generally focused on the Department of National Defence (DND), including the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).However, in reporting their defence spending to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, or the Alliance), Canada and other NATO member states can also include expenditures relating to other departments and agencies.Moreover, calculations of defence spending as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) vary, depending ...| HillNotes
Decades of government neglect and underfunding have left the Canadian Armed Forces a depleted, demoralized and nearly shattered force. The country is increasingly being ignored or even shunned by its traditional allies at a time when an increasingly dangerous world poses escalating national security risks. Canada must urgently rethink and rebuild its military to meet these challenges, safeguard its sovereignty and fulfill its obligations on the world stage, writes David Redman. In this clear-...| C2C Journal