Defence policy review: will it confirm old assumptions and existing resourcing, and evaporate, or not?

Transport and Rescue Squadron pilots, Capt. Jeff McIsaac and Capt. Dan Desjardins, and flight engineer, Mast. Corporal Mike Buggie, work in the CC-130H Hercules flight deck during Tigerex 16 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., on May 12, 2016. The Defence Policy Review (DPR) provides a unique opportunity to question some of the existing assumptions underlying the thinking about what Canada needs in terms of capabilities.Photo: Master Corporal Jonathan Barrette, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

Opinion

May 23, 2016

The Defence Policy Review (DPR) provides a unique opportunity to question some of the existing assumptions underlying the thinking about what Canada needs in terms of capabilities. The problem, right from the start, is that, beyond the very general mandate letters, the review is not underpinned by c...

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