WRITER PROFILE
Peter Avis served on a number of frigates and destroyers, was the XO of HMCS Ville de Quebec and the elite Sea Training Unit, and was CO of HMCS Fredericton. He served as senior policy advisor for Transportation Security and Emergency Mgmt in the PCO. He was called back to NDHQ as Chief of Staff for the Board of Inquiry on Detainees in Afghanistan. Retired in 2008, he joined Lansdowne Technologies as a Senior Consultant for Defence and Security.
Articles by this writer
The modern naval reservist has been training to become expert at important domestic security tasks.
In the context of national security, it has been made clear that the terrorist has changed the battlespace. This is particularly notable in the realm of Maritime Security.
The Canadian Government embarks on the review of the Bill C-36.
Traditionally, we have been a nation that “reacts” to crises, but Canada has a part to play in this international Security and Intelligence transformation.
