Canadian Forces aircraft will be flying in the vicinity of Cochrane, ON, Mistango Lake, ON, Kapuskasing, ON, Hearst and Constance Lake, ON, between Feb. 19 and 25, 2012. Military aircraft can be expected to travel at various speeds and at low and high altitudes including hovering, during daylight and darkness. Parachute drops of equipment and … Read more
Following the launch of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) announced a number of initiatives that the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces have developed to support the government's effort to mark the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. MacKay said the initiatives are an important way … Read more
The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, the investigative arm of the Canadian Forces Military Police, has charged a Cadet Instructors Cadre officer for various sexual offences allegedly committed against two cadets at the LGen E.C. Ashton Armoury in Victoria, BC, and the Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre in Vernon, BC. The full release is … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) participated in a meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defence Ministers from Feb. 2- 3, 2012, in Brussels, Belgium. The discussion's main focus were NATO operations, NATO reform, and maintaining defence capabilities in a time of fiscal austerity across the Alliance. MacKay said that the NATO meetings … Read more
Associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino (Vaughan, ON) issued a statement following United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta's announcement to slow procurement of the United States' order of F-35 Lightning II in line with its plans to reduce government spending. The announcement does not affect the original number of aircraft being purchased by … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) issued a statement congratulating the Canadian Coast Guard on its 50th anniversary. MacKay said that January 26, 2012, marks 50 years of service for the Canadian Coast Guard, Canada's civilian marine fleet created to provide key services to mariners in Canadian waters. MacKay added that the Department … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) delivered a keynote address in Ottawa to members of the Permanent Joint Board on Defence, the highest-level bilateral defence and security forum between the United States and Canada. Addressing an audience of prominent senior military officers, government officials and diplomats, MacKay spoke about the importance of the … Read more
Associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino (Vaughan, ON) welcomed United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta's announcement that the United States is renewing support for the development of the F-35 Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (F-35B) variant. Fantino said that the government is contributing to the development of a new, state-of-the-art aircraft that the … Read more
Associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino (Vaughan, ON) visited two British Columbia companies receiving additional work as a direct result of the government's decision to participate in the multinational Joint Strike Fighter program. Fantino helped mark important production milestones in the multinational development of new state-of-the-art F-35 stealth fighter fleets at Avcorp Industries Inc. … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) delivered a keynote address for the Munk School of Global Affairs and Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation conference, "The Arctic Council: Its Place in the Future of Arctic Governance." MacKay said the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces' contributions in supporting other government departments in … Read more
