Nepal Protests: First-Hand Account
10 September 2025 “It’s worse than a crime, it’s a mistake.”, The wisdom of Tallyrand comes to mind as I walk down the foothills of the Himalayas and watch the…
Could Canada be a Failed State?
The term “Failed State” conjures a narrow set of ideas in most people’s minds. Generally, one probably pictures a post-apocalyptic hellscape where there is no law and order, no governing…
Barbarians at the Gates of Europe: Nights in Lviv, Ukraine
The first siren typically sounds at about 2:00 a.m. It’s just a general alert, the Russian MiG-31Ks have taken off, and their hypersonic missiles could strike the whole country, but…
The Great Diplomat Donald Trump Will Solve Ukraine, Kashmir and the Middle East
“I will be your arbitrator. I will be your arbitrator. I can solve anything.” – Trump on India-Pakistan Echoing what his State Department said the previous day, President Donald Trump…
Canada (and Europe’s) F-35 Anxiety Boondoggle – Old Fears, but Too Late
20 March 2025 This is not an op-ed that I thought I would be writing – one with a personal story. I have discussed the F-35’s appropriateness to the Canadian…
Canada’s Cabinet Problem
10 February 2025 While the pointless Liberal leadership race carries on what stands out from all the noise is the lack of commentary from candidates on more fundamental structural change.…
Pierre Poilievre gets the problem right but the solution wrong.
31 December 2024 I was reading Canada’s National Post and came across an article on a subject that is pretty close to my heart, the state of universities in Canada.…
Happy Holidays From the DefenceReport Team
Happy holidays everyone! We’ll be taking our annual holiday break – be back in a week or if something drastic occurs. I’ll leave you with Chris and I sending our…
Mark Carney can’t save Trudeau’s Liberals and will torpedo his career if he tries.
10 December 2024 For what feels like forever now, voices from the moderate Left have sung in chorus the high praise of their future saviour Mark Carney. The former Governor…
Stupid or lying: Trudeau’s latest gambit, gun confiscation to save Ukraine.
6 December 2024 The Trudeau Government has been rotting from inactivity as the House remains at loggerheads over their refusal to release unredacted documents concerning Sustainable Development Technology Canada aka…