The Case for cancelling both the new Frigate purchase and the National Ship Building Strategy. In 2010, the Canadian government made a commitment to two of Canada’s largest Shipbuilding companies, Irving and Seaspan, to build and modernize Canada’s navy and Coast Guard. This was supposed to mean that Canada’s naval shipbuilding capability would become more modernized,…
Given Canada’s geography, our military budgets and our geopolitical position, Canada has but one real choice in the new fighter procurement decision. The Gripen fighter is built by a northern country for the realities of a northern climate. The Gripen is cheaper to buy ( Gripen 45 million (USD), F35 – 77.9 – 82 million…
Canada, the Freeloader, Rather Than Vested Defence Partner in NORAD and the Defence of North America – An Article written by Lieutenant- Colonel Andrew Wood CAF published in Journal.forces.gc.ca. At “Notes from the North we disagree with Colonel Wood’s position. Here are excerpts from Colonel Wood’s article with comments by ‘Notes from the North’ . …
News– Text by:Sonya CIESNIK- France 24 France 24 news Issued on: 30/01/2022 – 15:44 The crisis surrounding Ukraine has been a harsh reminder to Europeans of just how dependent they are on Russian energy supplies. While the European Union weighs its options for a united and robust response to Russia if Vladimir Putin decides to invade…
Note to Prime Minister Trudeau Canada took 30 years to buy American made military helicopters to replace our Sea Kings. Helicopters that were supposed to be military, off-the- shelf products but weren’t. When purchased, they didn’t even actually exist except on paper, but we bought them. Or rather you bought them on our behalf. They…
Can Canada counter the political situation with Nord Stream II? Nord Stream II, the gas pipeline from Russia to Germany has been a European issue for years, but now, just as it is about to start production, it’s true potential in world geopolitics is coming to light. While gas and oil are the universal boogeymen…
CHURCHILL MANITOBA – Gateway to Canada’s Future All but ignored by Canada’s federal governments for decades. Churchill is a key to Canada’s future. The government did recently help repair the lone railway line to Churchill. But only after the old rail line was washed out cutting Churchill off from civilization for years. And yes in…
Canada is a nation of only thirty-eight million people. A population about equal to Poland, Afghanistan and Morocco. As Americans and American wannabes constantly point out, the majority of our population live within a short distance of the US border. Contrary to the insinuation that this situation is somehow related to a dependence on the…
The focus for ‘Notes from the North’ In Canada, the federal level of government has very specific defined responsibilities: They are: national defence, foreign affairs, employment insurance, banking, federal taxes, the post office, fisheries, shipping, railways, telephones, and pipelines, Indigenous lands, and rights, criminal law. Other responsibilities in Canada are Provincial. The Federal government should be…
Canada’s new wardships, the Canadian type 26 frigate variant is now expected to arrive in 2030 or 2031. Fourteen years after the original 2017 delivery date. This is of course no surprise whatsoever to anyone who has ever watched the Canadian government do military procurement. The ship building programme designed to keep Canada’s ship building…