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OPINION: Bill C-11 Receives Royal Assent — Canadian Military Justice Leaves the Dark Ages
Note· No. 422

OPINION: Bill C-11 Receives Royal Assent — Canadian Military Justice Leaves the Dark Ages

On June 18, 2026, Bill C-11 — the Military Justice System Modernization Act — received Royal Assent. In Canadian law, that is the moment…

REPORT: Canada-Italy, the M-346 Deal That Will Transform Fighter Pilot Training
Reportage· No. 421

REPORT: Canada-Italy, the M-346 Deal That Will Transform Fighter Pilot Training

On the margins of the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, on June 16, 2026, Canada officially opened negotiations with Italy for the acquisition of the…

BREAKDOWN: Canada Sanctions 162 Entities of Putin's Shadow Fleet
Analysis· No. 420

BREAKDOWN: Canada Sanctions 162 Entities of Putin's Shadow Fleet

On June 16, 2026, on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, Canada announced sanctions targeting 162 individuals, entities and vessels linked to…

ANALYSIS: CANADA "RECALIBRATES" ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA — A PERILOUS BALANCE
Analysis· No. 419

ANALYSIS: CANADA "RECALIBRATES" ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA — A PERILOUS BALANCE

On June 24, 2026, in Tokyo, Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty chose his words with surgical precision. The sentence he delivered before Bloomberg deserves…

REPORT: MARCONI MONTREAL ARMS POLAND — CANADA ENTERS THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE ARENA
Reportage· No. 418

REPORT: MARCONI MONTREAL ARMS POLAND — CANADA ENTERS THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE ARENA

On June 16, 2026, on the margins of the 52nd G7 Summit in Évian, France, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Marconi Technologies, a…

INVESTIGATION: 88 F-35s OR SWEDISH GRIPENS? THE FIGHTER FILE PARALYZING OTTAWA
Investigation· No. 417

INVESTIGATION: 88 F-35s OR SWEDISH GRIPENS? THE FIGHTER FILE PARALYZING OTTAWA

In January 2023, Canada signed a contract worth 19 billion Canadian dollars with Lockheed Martin for the acquisition of 88 F-35A Lightning II fighters,…

BREAKDOWN: ONTARIO LAUNCHES ODIS — 300 FIRMS, 43,000 JOBS, A PROVINCE AT ECONOMIC WAR
Analysis· No. 416

BREAKDOWN: ONTARIO LAUNCHES ODIS — 300 FIRMS, 43,000 JOBS, A PROVINCE AT ECONOMIC WAR

In late May 2026, at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa — Canada's largest defence and security equipment show — Ontario Premier Doug Ford…

ANALYSIS: CARNEY PLEDGES 5% OF GDP FOR DEFENCE — WHAT IT REALLY COSTS CANADA
Analysis· No. 415

ANALYSIS: CARNEY PLEDGES 5% OF GDP FOR DEFENCE — WHAT IT REALLY COSTS CANADA

On June 25, 2025, at the NATO Summit in The Hague, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada was committing to raising its defence…

EDITORIAL: 90 BILLION IN ONE YEAR — EUROPE FINALLY WAKES UP, TOO LATE?
Editorial· No. 409

EDITORIAL: 90 BILLION IN ONE YEAR — EUROPE FINALLY WAKES UP, TOO LATE?

Some figures sound like a victory. And some figures sound like a barely disguised reproach. On June 17, 2026, during the NATO pre-ministerial press…

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