OTTAWA — Proposed restructuring of the Canadian Army’s 2nd Canadian Division risks undermining Canada’s military heritage and turning soldiers into little more than provincial clean-up crews, a leading defence expert warns.
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First phase of Army restructuring creates division focused on defending against Canadians
Canada’s Army formally made one of the biggest changes to its structure in decades Thursday by shifting from divisions based on geography to ones built around specific purposes.
Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Edmonton held a signing ceremony and parade to stand up the 1st Canadian Division, which will serve as the main force responsible for deploying on large-scale combat operations and responding to crises.
CBC says Beijing told it to announce that China held ‘candid and in-depth’ military talks with Canadian officials last week
As the Carney government pursues deeper relations with Beijing, the Chinese government reports it held a “candid” exchange on military issues with Canadian officials earlier this month.
The meeting — which Beijing said took place in Canada on Sept. 4 — followed years of diplomatic strain and is raising concerns among Conservatives, who reject the idea of military co-operation with China.
China’s defence ministry revealed the two countries held their fifth defence co-ordination dialogue last week. Canada’s Defence Department confirmed that report days later.
GlobalEye gamble: Ottawa chose surveillance plane without knowing it met military needs
Ottawa had no guarantees that Saab’s GlobalEye surveillance plane could meet military requirements when it began negotiations to acquire six of the Swedish manufacturer’s early warning and control aircraft last spring, CBC News has learned.
Sources added that the most recent assessment of the GlobalEye came to the conclusion that the aircraft meets only a portion of the military’s requirements and that modifications will be needed to achieve operational readiness.
Canadians divided over $81.8 billion military spending plan
Canadians are split over Ottawa’s plan to spend $81.8 billion on national defence over five years, with supporters pointing to sovereignty and national security while critics say affordability and housing should take priority, according to Privy Council research.
“Reactions were mixed,” said the federal focus group report Continuous Qualitative Data Collection Of Canadians’ Views.
Stephen Fuhr was mocked for opposing the purchase of F-35s. Now he’s in charge of Canada’s defence procurement
Stephen Fuhr got his “Picasso” nickname back in his days as a fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
He’d been ordered to produce detailed attack maps, but his abstract scribbles earned him a call sign inspired by the cubist master, according to former military officials.
Today, the 57-year-old holds a more serious title: Canada’s secretary of state for defence procurement.
Unmanned drones may be the future. Maybe it is time to rethink the purchase, not abandon it.
Saab intensifies pitch to sell Gripen jets to Canada, promising assortment of benefits
In the final-assembly hall for the Saab Gripen fighter jet in the Swedish city of Linkoping, the flags of Saab’s eight customer countries hang above the production line. A ninth spot holds a white banner reading, in red capital letters, RESERVED.
Asked whether it was for Canada, a Saab official smiled, shrugged and said nothing.
Behind the scenes, though, Saab is pulling out all the stops in order to put Canada’s name on the banner.
Head of Defence Investment Agency to step down after one year in job, sources say
Former banker Doug Guzman is expected to depart as head of the federal government’s newly created Defence Investment Agency after only a year on the job, two sources say.
The sources told The Globe and Mail that Mr. Guzman is frustrated by the slow pace of government bureaucracy in getting defence procurement projects moving and approved.
Mr. Guzman was an important player in the July decision to purchase 12 conventionally powered submarines from German company TKMS for the Royal Canadian Navy, one source said, and has demanded quicker action on procurement files during his tenure.
The LPC strategy is to wait out Trump and then resume Canada’s deadbeat on defence status.
SMOL: Armed Forces declare secular war on God referenced in charter, national anthem
Late last month, our Canadian Armed Forces was made to culturally soil itself with yet another unnecessary, compelled woke-inspired directive. One imposed by a government hell-bent on satisfying the political prophets who claim to care about our military, but don’t.
Canada ready to further distance itself from U.S. on military procurement
The flareup in the Canada-U.S. tariff war has not only strengthened Ottawa’s resolve to boost military co-operation with Europe and Asia — it’s also hurting prospects of major military purchases from the United States.
In an interview, the head of the Defence Investment Agency says the Canadian public would have no appetite for sole-source military contracts to American firms.
Canadian Armed Forces brass under fire as Catholic bishops slam prayer ban
OTTAWA — Canada’s Catholic bishops are declaring a holy war against directives to Canada’s military chaplains banning prayer at public events.
In a statement posted this week, Most Rev. Scott McCaig, bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada, added his objections to the contentious late-July directive by Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) brass prohibiting faith-based prayers at official military ceremonies, instructing them instead to replace prayers with secular “spiritual reflections.”
So was CAF’s Lesbian Cross Dresser Brigade behind this?
Canada seeks to acquire long-range strike system widely used in Ukraine war
Canada is moving quickly to secure a long-range strike system that has proved effective in the war in Ukraine, putting much of the country’s evolving defence-procurement strategy to the test.
The deep-precision strike (DPS) system that Canada is looking to buy from another country initially, and later develop in-house, is somewhere between a long-range one-way attack drone and a cruise missile.
It’s a mode of attack that several North Atlantic Treaty Organization members, including Canada, have identified an urgent need for based upon observations from the war in Ukraine. Germany and Norway are among the countries with companies leading in this field.
Less than successful test launch of a Republic-Ford JB-2 clone of the German WWII V-1 flying bomb at Point Mugu on the Californian coast circa early 1947 pic.twitter.com/Hsw1jo8eMZ
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Air force’s 1st new refuelling jet won’t be delivered until late 2027
Canada’s air force will have to wait until the end of next year before it receives the first of four new air tankers critical to refuelling fighter jets in the Arctic.
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has for the first time outlined the state of the CC-330 Husky fleet purchased to replace its aging Airbus 310s.
The wide-body jets are the backbone of the air force’s intercontinental fleet, flying troops and the prime minister around the globe.
Catholic Military Diocese Says Prayer Ban Violates Charter by Forcing Chaplains to Deliver Non-Religious ‘Spiritual Reflections’
The Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Canada says the military’s prayer ban at official events undermines the principle of state neutrality on religion and may violate the Charter in several ways, including by requiring chaplains to avoid mentioning God or using faith-specific language when delivering mandatory “spiritual reflections.”
The concerns were noted in a recent statement by Bishop Scott McCaig, who serves as Military Ordinary of Canada, the authority that oversees Catholic ministry and spiritual needs in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
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Canada ramps up ability to fight wars as peacekeeping role recedes
OTTAWA — Back in February this year, over 11 days at a military base in Kingston, Ont., the Canadian Army was at war.
At least, it pretended it was.
The “division-level war game” that played out that month simulated — on computer screens, whiteboards, and tabletop battle maps — what it would be like to fight a “high-intensity conflict against a peer adversary,” the military explained in a subsequent statement.