Decisive and swift action is needed for Canada to extricate itself from the crumbling edifice of an empire while it still can.
Canadians can no longer assume that our main security partner will join us in the defence of North America.
The Democratic National Convention’s security environment made sure that no intersection took place between the persuaders and the persuadable. It’s hard to see how a democracy can survive or flourish in such a setting.
In the face of harassment and intimidation, it’s no surprise MPs withdraw from interactions with citizens, damaging our democracy.
The outgoing CDS leaves behind some significant challenges that his successor is going to have to deal with and show demonstrable progress.
Canada must assume that our support for Ukraine is going to be long term, and our resolve in our support cannot be half-hearted.
Chronic underfunding of defence, diplomacy, and development have left us on the geopolitical margins, unable to bring influence to bear when needed.
If geopolitical conditions change, such as they did in the last fifteen months, Canada’s preparedness is nowhere near where it should be.
Talking a good sanctions game is not enough. We must execute sanctions as precisely as we do when shipping equipment or training soldiers.
