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…
Most people’s concept of space come from Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, or other space related movies such as the 1978 movie Space Force. The minute you start to talk about real space and how to protect a country’s sovereignty, security, and economic prosperity, most people just zone out. At least that’s the opinion of…
The Embassy of the State of Kuwait held a reception on the evening of the 7th February, 2026, to mark the upcoming 65th Anniversary of Kuwait’s National Day (25th February) as well as the upcoming 35th Anniversary of Kuwait’s Liberation Day (26th February) and was held in the Governors-General Ballroom of the Westin Hotel. The…
I was honoured to once again provide photographic services to the Royal Canadian Legion – Dominion Command for the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial. Because the national ceremony is their story to tell, I will not do so here but rather just show a few pictures from before and after the…
Imagine you’re a military pilot at the top of your game about to transition onto 4th, or better yet 5th, generation fighters. Now, someone says to you,”How’d you like to go to the Mediterranean for training?”. Certainly a dream come true and the reason that Leonardo S.p.A has brought an M-346 advanced jet trainer to…
On October 4th, 2025, the PPCLI and the R22eR once again donned their hockey uniforms for the annual Imjin Hockey Classic, held at the Bell Sensplex in Ottawa and hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. This has been an annual event since 2013 commemorating hockey games played by Canadian soldiers on the…
There aren’t many airshows in the national capital region so when one comes along, one goes. We’re lucky that the Aero Gatineau-Ottawa (AGO) organization manages to put one on annually given the expense of doing so including performers, guests, fuel, and let’s not forget the insurance costs along with the vagaries of the weather. This…