The Liberal Party Election Platform: Has it found the “Fix” for Defence Procurement?
By Charles DaviesBuried deep in the recently released Liberal Party election platform is the following commitment:And to ensure that Canada’s biggest and most complex defence procurement projects are delivered on time and with greater transparency to...
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VIMY AWARD 2019 LAUREATE: Former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister and CSIS Director, Richard B. Fadden, O.C.
Press Release – For Immediate Distribution Ottawa // September 25, 2019 The Conference of Defence Associations Institute is convening the 29th annual Vimy Gala on November 8th at the Canadian War Museum, during which time it will be celebrating Richard B....
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Defending Democracy: Confronting Cyber Threats to Canadian Elections
PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK TO ACCESS THE PDF. AUTHORS:Holly Ann Garnett, Assistant Professor, Department Political Science, Royal Military College of CanadaMichael Pal, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of OttawaChristian Leuprecht, Professor, Department...
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Former Vice Chief of Defence Staff LGen Guy Thibault (ret’d) is named President of the Conference of Defence Associations & Chair of the CDA Institute
PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release August 27, 2019 Ottawa, Ontario Former Vice Chief of Defence Staff LGen Guy Thibault (ret’d) is named President of the Conference of Defence Associations & Chair of the CDA Institute The Executive...
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Norman, Wynnyk, Vance: Drawing the line between politics and leadership in the CAF
Lieutenant General (Retired) Guy Thibault, Chair of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute and former Vice Chief of Defence Staff (2013-2016) *** Today in National Defence Headquarters marked the change of appointment of Vice Chief of...
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Canadian Foreign Intelligence Agency: Time for Action
by Alistair Hensler & Tyler Berry Canada’s diffuse and relatively decentralized intelligence community is unique among democratic nations. The incapacity to covertly collect foreign human intelligence (HUMINT) abroad places Canada among a...
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT – July 2019
Now that I’ve been a few months in office, I owe you all an update about the direction that the organization has begun taking under my watch. My philosophy thus far has been to develop a higher impact / lower cost approach that is volunteer-driven and strategically focused.
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NATO at 70: A sign of the times?
Usually, every ten years, NATO member-states convene and negotiate a new Strategic Concept, a living document that gives purpose and direction to the Alliance. Since the last such discussion happened in Lisbon in 2010, when it was endorsed by NATO Heads of...
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