Section: Ottawa Citizen (Canada)
Stephen Harper in New York: The highlights
Prime Minister Stephen Harper travels to New York Tuesday, as world leaders converge for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. Here’s a look at his plans: Tuesday: Harper assigns Environment Minister Leona Aqlukkaq to represent Canada at a day-long UN summit on climate change. He attends an evening dinner with other world...
Gen. Tom Lawson and NATO counterparts conclude military committee meeting in Lithuania
Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff, General Tom Lawson, along with his North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) counterparts, today concluded the NATO Military Committee meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, according to a DND news release. More from the release: This meeting provided NATO’s Chiefs of Defence the opportunity to discuss the...
Canadian equipment could fall into wrong hands in Ukraine
There appear to be no safeguards preventing Canadian military equipment sent to Ukraine from ending up in the hands of extreme right-wing paramilitary units or being sold on the black market. Opposition MPs want rules put in place, noting that earlier this year U.S. military goods donated to Ukraine were being hawked by local businessmen on...
What the Gargoyle heard: A week on the Hill
Parliament is in session, and so is The Gargoyle. From the Beauce to the bowels of the Centre Block, here’s some of what we heard. Diplomatic dances This week’s visit of Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko included a few awkward behind-the-scenes moments. For example: The snappy-happy press. Journalists normally can’t take photos...
HMCS Regina back home after eight-month deployment: here are the photos
By David Pugliese Defence Watch HMCS Regina returned to Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Wednesday after an eight-month deployment in support of Operations ARTEMIS and REASSURANCE. HMCS Regina departed Esquimalt on January 6, 2014, for the Arabian Sea region in support of Operation ARTEMIS, the navy pointed out in its news release. HMCS Regina was...
Ukrainian president expected to appeal for more support
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was expected to appeal for more economic and military assistance from Canada during a high-profile stop in Ottawa on Wednesday, which comes amid growing questions about his country’s future. Poroshenko was to meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper behind closed doors Wednesday before addressing the...
Canadians won’t know cost of Ukraine mission until 2015
Taxpayers will have to wait until next year before they find out how much Canada’s military contribution to deal with the crisis in Ukraine is costing them. Figures will not be available until the end of March, 2105, almost a year after the first military units were sent overseas, according to the Canadian Forces. Even estimates of what it...
Harper highlights foreign threats as Parliament returns
The spectre of military conflict on foreign soil was front and centre Monday as MPs returned to Parliament and Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared his readiness to battle threats ranging from Islamic fundamentalists to Russian aggressors and Hamas terrorists. Harper delivered his message in an election-style speech to Conservative troops at an...
U.S. and French ships leave Black Sea, HMCS Toronto and other vessels remain
A U.S. guided missile destroyer and a French signals intelligence ship have left Black Sea, the USNI reports. It cites U.S. Navy officials and local press reports. As Defence Watch readers know, warship from countries without a coast on the Black Sea operate under the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits. That convention only...
Harper to outline priorities as Parliament returns
Prime Minister Stephen Harper marks the return of Parliament Monday with a speech to Conservative supporters that is expected to outline his government’s main policies and priorities as political parties gear up for next year’s election. After their summer break, MPs returned to Parliament Hill Monday morning invigorated for an...
