WRITER PROFILE

Following his tour as Executive Secretary to the Chief of Maritime Staff, Commander Hugues Canuel was most recently appointed as Executive Officer in HMCS PRESERVER. He previously served in ships of the Pacific and the Atlantic Fleets, completing a tour with NATO’s Standing Naval Force and deploying twice to Southwest Asia. He has a Masters degree in Defence Studies from the Canadian Forces College.
Articles by this writer
Canadians need an active military presence in the North.
Maritime assets are experiencing challenges of re-capitalizing the surface fleet.
The ships and submarines of the Canadian Navy have maintained a remarkable tempo of operations at home and abroad. Important progress has been made in laying out the foundations of the recapitalization process required for the long term.