“Champion’s book stands alone in its field”, writes Wolfgang Riedel in this season’s Canadian Military Journal Originally published in the Spring 2020 edition of Canadian Military Journal. COL (RET’D) WOLFGANG W. RIEDEL For most of Canada’s history, its army was one predominantly made up of part-time reservists assisted by a small group of full-time soldiers […]
Mathew Preston reviews Relentless Struggle in this month’s C2C Journal Originally published in the January 2020 edition of C2C Journal. MATHEW PRESTON / C2C Journal Those who express concern about the “Deep State” are accustomed to derision or worse. It is not a conspiracy theory to point out that what were once quaintly known as […]
Op-ed by Conservative Shadow Minister for National Defence in Canada’s 42nd Parliament Photo: Post Millennial Originally published November 4, 2019 JAMES BEZAN MP / POST MILLENNIAL If you turn on the news, it is clear that the world is changing and global peace and security are becoming more uncertain. Alliances that have lasted a generation […]
Pugliese: As the Trudeau government focuses on its survival and seeking political support from potential allies like the NDP or the Greens, key defence issues could be put on the back burner or become part of any backroom quid pro quo. Simulated opposing forces attack a defensive position occupied by members of the Canadian Army […]
Contributed to The Globe and Mail by Thomas Juneau and Srdjan Vucetic Originally published October 18, 2019 THOMAS JUNEAU & SRDJAN / CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL Canada’s difficult war in Afghanistan is over – as is our short stint in Mali. But the world stage around us has grown increasingly tense. In addition […]
The thing about citizen-soldiers, as reservists like to be called, is that their part-time soldiering makes them among the best and smartest citizens 31 Brigade Group Army Reservist Corporal Evan White stands next to a recruitment poster in April 2019. Credit: Ellwood Shreve/Postmedia/File Generally speaking, the only soldiers politicians really seem to like are veterans. […]
Author C.P. Champion’s new book is a rich account of the three-decade long fight to save Canada’s Army Reserve L-R: HCol Don Cranston (RHLI), incoming Chair of Reserves 2000 joins author Chris Champion, Reserves 2000 Executive Director LCol (ret’d) John Selkirk and HCol (ret’d) Gil Taylor at the launch for Relentless Struggle on Thursday, September […]
Thursday, September 19, 2019, 10:00am The Royal Canadian Military Institute 426 University Ave, Toronto Canada’s Army Reservists have served alongside our regular full-time forces in Afghanistan and the Balkans, and at home during natural and man-made disasters including fires, floods, and ice storms. Tens of thousands of young Canadians have served and continue to serve […]
Originally published in the National Post, 8 Jul 2019 Matt Gurney: Keep Canada safe by building out the Army Reserve Fielding almost 20,000 Reservists cost the military barely $300 million in 2015. This is incredible value for money Saturday before last, in these pages, I noted how America’s allies, Canada included, have been left scratching […]
Reserves 2000 Executive Director LCol (ret’d) John Selkirk testifies at the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence, 7 Feb 2019. Photo: ParlVu. On the afternoon of Thursday, 7 February 2019, I had the privilege of representing our members and supporters as a witness at 126th meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee […]