OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway today commended the Ontario History and Social Science Teachers' Association (OHASSTA) on their work to pass on Canada's military tradition to the next generation.
Had to be started if to be done efficiently by 2011. From an Ottawa Citizen story: Afghanistan 'drawdown' begins Canada's top general issues order to start planning pullout of military units Canada's top soldier has issued instructions for his officers to start making their plans for the pull out of military units in Afghanistan. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Walter Natynczyk's order to units for...
The head of the Canadian Forces has issued orders to prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2011 in the absence of a clear direction from government on the future shape of the mission.
The official description of the 2009 Veterans Affairs poster: The Veterans’ Week 2009 poster pays tribute to Canada’s service men and women who have served this nation from the First World War to current missions. The Veteran featured in the background on the left of the poster is Harold Wishart as he salutes his fallen comrades. Mr. Wishart was a pilot in the Second World War and since...
On the whole pretty well done. A delightfully succinct summary by Canwest News' David Akin at his blog: Soldiers got tanks but paperwork wasn’t filled out More from the Globe and Mail --the headline is misleading in their sensationalist fashion: Forces stumbled on purchasing National Defence moved quickly on several big deals for military trucks and vehicles, but at least one major purchase was...
From the event website , all are welcome: The CDA Institute , in collaboration with the Department of National Defence, is pleased to invite you to a special Remembrance Week event with Captain (ret'd) Trevor Greene and Captain Kevin Schamuhn. In March 2006, just three months into his deployment to Afghanistan as a Civil Military Cooperation Officer, Canadian Forces Captain Trevor Greene was severely...
Canadian Forces soldiers from 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (1 PPCLI) halt traffic to conduct searches for possible IEDs along the highway from Kandahar to the Zjarey district. 7 July 2006. militaryimages.net/ .
Out here in Lotusland "Exercise Gold", the full-on security rehearsal for the 2010 Owelympics, begins today and runs through Friday. It involves simulated chemical, biological, nuclear and explosive incidents in and around Vancouver. While the Vancouver Sun excitedly pumps away on its joey smallwood - Fighter jets to buzz Vancouver! - Public Safety Canada carefully explains who is involved...
In addition to the other work being done to break up IED-making networks and share information about IEDs , DND is also working on protecting the troops traveling in vehicles being targeted by IEDs - this , from Canada's public tendering web site MERX (PDF of public notice here if link doesn't work): This requirement is for the Department of National Defence (DND) to procure Belly Armour Kits (BAK)...
For those interested in an "educated" opinion about the Afghan conflict and ISAF mission, I strongly suggest you take the time to read a two part essay posted at The Torch and written by Shane Schreiber. Schreiber, unlike most pundits, has extensive experience in Afghanistan: The Torch Intro: I have recently had the honour and pleasure of corresponding with Shane Schreiber, a decorated Army...
Via Duncan Ayre: More: Government of Canada Supports National Defence and Canadian Forces Participation in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay [odd title that, they would, wouldn't they'] Olympic flame arrives in Victoria The famed Olympic torch relay for the 2010 Winter Olympics got off to a celebratory start here this morning, as first torchbearers Catriona Le May Doan and Simon Whitfield, both...
Giving it back might not be so easy. A couple of years ago I attended a talk on Afghanistan at Chatham House. Until then, I had been fairly certain that all war is bad war, and removal of British or Canadian forces from the region would be a desirable thing. That talk changed my mind completely. I [...]
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, issued the following statement today on the death of a Canadian Forces member in Afghanistan:
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Our fallen comrade, Lieutenant Justin Boyes from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, Alberta, returns home to Canada tomorrow.
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