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OPINION

Smoke and Mirrors Obfuscates Incompetence

CHRIS MacLEAN    (18 August 2022)

Interference is typically an extremely valid and indisputable concern, but in the case of the NS shooting spree, that argument is being used to obfuscate the real issue of communication negligence which resulted in deaths that could have been avoided.

Alberta blunders bigly with essay choice

CHRIS MacLEAN    (10 August 2022)

Alberta awarded third prize of “Her Vision Inspires” contest to an essayist who argues that women should pick babies over careers, writing that importing "foreigners to replace ourselves is a sickly mentality that amounts to a drive for cultural suicide.”

Putin remains dangerously defiant

CHRIS MacLEAN    (27 June 2022)

Keeping Russia "at bay" is not a solution to the carnage happening in Ukraine. With Russia firing 10 times the amount of ammunition than Ukraine, Putin knows he will win, unless something changes.

Keep your promise, cut the red tape for Afghans

STEPHEN SADLER    (20 June 2022)

It is now 11 years since I served in Afghanistan, and almost a year since those who helped us were abandoned to the increasing brutality of Taliban rule, it's time the govt cut the red tape and made good on its promises.

Details on Bill C-26 addressing cyber security

SCOTT NEWARK    (17 June 2022)

Bill C-26 is an important and complicated piece of legislation that will finally address a core cyber security vulnerability by requiring certain protective actions to be taken. These background notes will provide useful details for FrontLine readers.

Throne Speech Notes on Security

SCOTT NEWARK    (25 November 2021)

As a general description of the Government’s intended policy agenda going forward, the following Throne Speech extracts are of potential relevance to Safety & Security readers.

Call to Action for the 'Three Amigos' meeting

SCOTT NEWARK    (14 November 2021)

It has been five years since ‘The Three Amigos’ (leaders of Canada, U.S. and Mexico) last held a face-to-face meeting. What should this week's meeting in Washington cover?

Afghans on their own again

STEPHEN SADLER    (1 October 2021)

As a former police trainer in Afghanistan, I heard from one of my interpreters who was in dire and immediate fear for his life. Canada has forsaken its duty to protect those who had helped us at great personal risk to themselves and their families.

Meng Wanzhou case overview

SCOTT NEWARK    (28 September 2021)

Cases like this highlight a pressing need for Canada to modernize its Extradition Act and the Treaties under it. The questions are piling up, and a review is clearly warranted.

Lack of incentives enabling anti-vaxxers

CHRIS MacLEAN    (27 August 2021)

Efforts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic depend on getting the majority of people vaccinated. What are epidemiologists and economists saying about the lack of progress?

Time to modify the revolving door

SCOTT NEWARK    (18 August 2021)

A repeat offender commits armed robbery while on bail. Despite previous convictions and a firearms prohibition order, our system released him early from his latest offence. He has now violated that release and taken off. Revolving door indeed.

West Bank Road Trip

CASEY BRUNELLE    (15 July 2021)

Even though Israeli border police and transportation officials strongly discourage travel to the West Bank, travelling in an around the area was an incredible cultural adventure.

Health Canada to allow higher glyphosate levels?

(14 July 2021)

As Canada's most-used herbicide, Glyphosate levels in food are increasing, sometimes exceeding regulatory limits. To solve this problem, Health Canada proposes to relax those limits significantly. How will this affect you and your children? Have your say by 20 July 2021.

Federal Plans and Main Estimates

SCOTT NEWARK    (11 July 2021)

An analysis federal plans and main estimates for the following: Public Safety Canada; RCMP; CBSA; CSC; Justice, CCG; Indigenous Services; Women and Gender Equality; GAC / International Development; Transport Canada; and DND.

Balance needed rather than unnamed allegations

CHRIS MacLEAN    (18 May 2021)

DND alerted media Friday evening that MGen Dany Fortin, the public face of the federal vaccine rollout, is under investigation. Zero details. Short and cryptic. CTV News jumped into action and the details they uncovered highlight how damaging unnamed allegations can be.

Pipeline clash exposes vulnerabilities

KEN POLE    (12 May 2021)

The political and now legal pipeline scrap between Enbridge and the government of Michigan has exposed the vulnerability of much of Eastern Canada’s economy.

Arguments heard on STCA Appeal

SCOTT NEWARK    (28 February 2021)

The question of constitutionality of the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement is an important border security and public safety issue that will profoundly impact Canada.

Arguments heard on STCA Appeal

SCOTT NEWARK    (28 February 2021)

The question of constitutionality of the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement is an important border security and public safety issue that will profoundly impact Canada.

Next step for Canadian gun control

CHRIS MacLEAN    (17 February 2021)

Responding to calls for change, made after every major gun violence event, the federal government is ready to introduce new gun legislation as a next step to the May 2020 ban on numerous assault weapons.

Remember the lessons of the polio vaccine

CHRIS MacLEAN    (12 January 2021)

As we anxiously await deliverance from COVID-19, remember the lessons learned in 1955. We must not rush production beyond its capacity to produce and administer a safe vaccine.

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