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
This examination of port security from a Canadian perspective takes the 3 R's a step further by looking at a federal policy position on MCR.
The government has recognized the vulnerable position the western world finds itself in, and legislation, policy, and funding have progressed to close gaps and reduce vulnerabilities revealed since 9/11.
This vast, continent-wide network of land, sea, air, and cybernetic interconnections weaves through each pillar of our democracy. From a national security perspective, the gateway and corridor system of systems is a purely strategic notion.
Formulating and implementing good governance for security.
Canadians are learning that National Security is a modern imperative that requires profound thought, development, investment, resourcing, and most of all government leadership and action.
Canadians have been forced to learn a great deal about National Security in the four years since 9/11.
Let's examine what strategy means in the context of modern, integrated government activity.
