The first roundtable panel discussion of day two of the 2026 CDAI Conference on Security and Defence was unique in that all environmental commanders were together in one spot. Moderator, ex-CDS Gen. (ret’d) Tom Lawson, even went so far as to comment that when he was CDS it was almost impossible to get them in…
The Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDAI) has held a Conference on Security and Defence annually with the 94th year being held at the Chateau Laurier this past March 4th/5th, 2026. Topics were wide ranging within the defence sphere and included military and civilian experts in all aspects of global defence and security along with…
The Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDAI) annually hosts its Conference on Security and Defence at the Chateau Laurier Hotel over two days which, this year – its 94th edition, was the 4th/5th of March, 2026. This year’s theme was the “Road to Five Percent” which references the NATO commitment to reach military spending of…
This week I had the pleasure and honour of spending some time with the Persian Gulf veterans as part of the Persian Gulf Veterans of Canada (PGVC) marking of the 35th Anniversary of the end of the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991). The Persian Gulf War was initiated by the United States convening a coalition of…