Preparing Canada’s military for 21st century goes beyond battlefield

Protecting electronic capabilities, ending sexual harassment in the military, and diversifying our Armed Forces should be among the priorities.

A government satellite receiver in Inuvik, N.W.T. Sen. Mobina Jaffer writes that Canada's defence policy must focus more on protecting Canada's electronic capabilities. Photograph courtesy of the German Aerospace Center, Wikimedia commons

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BY SENATOR MOBINA JAFFER

May 29, 2017

The job of defending Canada must evolve to respond to the changing nature of conflict in the 21st century. Since April 2016, the federal government has been conducting consultations aimed at renewing Canada’s defence policy. As deputy chair of the Senate Committee on National Security ...

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