When HMS Bristol—a Cold War-era British warship with a storied past—was quietly scrapped in 2024, Senior Fellow William Brooks saw more than just a naval relic lost. In this personal reflection, Brooks traces the ensign he inherited from his U.S. Navy uncle back to a time of true Western solidarity—through war, alliance, and shared values. Today, he laments the erosion of that unity, as identity politics, weakened militaries, and fractured alliances leave the West adrift in uncertain waters.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland suggested that Canada could rely on Britain and France for protection from the United States. Lee Harding explains why that idea is dangerously naive. With a shrinking military, aging nuclear subs, and more horses than tanks, Britain can barely defend itself—let alone Canada. Harding breaks down the numbers, the risks, and why Canada must take its own defence seriously.
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Canada's military is in crisis. Decades of underfunding and political neglect have left our armed forces unprepared and struggling. In this compelling video, retired Lieutenant General Michel Maisonneuve shares urgent insights on the alarming state of Canada's...
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The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
Trump, or any American president, would not even think of giving away sovereignty as Canada is doing so casually. As we think about security, perhaps this is a good time for Canada to work closely with indigenous communities to strengthen Arctic defence,...
Watch related Policy in Five video Decades of underfunding and political neglect have left our military weak and unprepared Maisonneuve (ret.), and what he told me about Canada’s military was nothing short of alarming. He didn’t mince words—our armed forces are...
Radar domes seen above the roofs of buildings at a radar site, on Baffin Island, now in Nunavut, on April 10, 1956. Members of the radar force are seen struggling through the wind-blown snow. This site, above the Arctic Circle, is one of a number being built along a...
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Sentries stand at the National War Memorial in Ottawa during the Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2021. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang Every Nov. 11, Canadian eyes turn to Ottawa where, at the eleventh hour, the most solemn ceremony of our Remembrance Day takes...
There is a grave on a riverbank near Batoche, Saskatchewan. It contains the remains of a soldier from Ontario who died in 1885 under General Middleton during the last battle of the Northwest Rebellion. It has been tended for almost 150 years by the Métis...
An ocean of distance separates Flanders Fields from Ottawa. By now, we are separated just as much from the sentiments of the poem with the same name. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, ………..If ye break faith with us who die We shall...
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, ………..If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. This is the iconic poem written by John McCrae while World War 1 raged, shortly before he too became...