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June 4, 2015

Brass Hats in Red Tape

Brass Hats in Red Tape By Wilfrid Bovey February 1954 The task of the officers responsible for the administration of the Canadian troops in Britain

New crises dominate defence conference

he world is dangerous and money is short; finding the correct response to the threats is difficult, complicated, and the people tasked with managing the defence and security of Western nations are feeling the pressure.

Roundtable discusses unfriendly transition process

In early February, Legion House in Kanata, Ont., was the site of a high-level gathering of stakeholders on veterans’ issues. Put together by the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) as a part of its 2015 series of roundtable discussions, the event was centred on presentations by Veterans Ombudsman Guy Parent and National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman Gary Walbourne, followed by a discussion.

Home front stories added to War Museum gallery

A small teddy bear that would not cover the palm of an adult’s hand is one of the more touching artifacts in a new permanent exhibit at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

Eye On Defence: May/June

Putin takes advantage of the West’s disarmament The second Minsk Agreement to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine, signed in mid-February 2015, may or may

Canadian flyers go to war

Canada’s air force was born in fits and starts The first tool for military aviation was the hot air balloon, first used during the French

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