Lieutenant-Colonel Louis-Vincent d'Auteuil, a Canadian Forces military judge, has sentenced Matthew Wilcox to a four-year period of imprisonment, less 76 days for time already served, in the shooting death of Corporal Kevin Megeney. Wilcox will serve his term of incarceration at Springhill Institution in Nova Scotia. The shooting death occurred on March 6, 2007, at … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS), Associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino (Vaughan, ON) and U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta met on the margins of the Halifax International Security Forum to discuss several key issues, including enhanced defence cooperation and Canada's increasing engagement in the Western hemisphere. This meeting between MacKay … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) and Israeli Minister of Defence Ehud Barak met in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting to discuss how to enhance cooperation and build on a growing defence relationship between Canada and Israel. MacKay and Barak discussed the significance of benefits from the exchange of best practices between their … Read more
The Canadian Forces mission deployed in Kingston, Jamaica, formally lowered the Maple Leaf flag to mark the end of Operation JAGUAR and celebrate the successful completion of its mandate. Since August 16, when flying operations began, Task Force Jamaica supported the Jamaican Defence Force with 29 search-and-rescue missions, casualty evacuation missions and medical evacuation missions, … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) accompanied by Senator Pamela Wallin and Major-General Jonathan Vance, Director of Staff, Strategic Joint Staff, and Team Canada members have concluded a visit to Afghanistan. MacKay held meetings with Afghanistan's Minister of Defence, General Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister of Interior, General Bismillah Kahn Mohammadi and General John … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) issued a statement on the occasion of Remembrance Day. MacKay said every November 11th, Canadians come together to mark the service and countless sacrifices of Canadian Forces members, past and present, at home and around the world. He said Canadians recognize all those who served, and those … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) Chief of the Defence Staff General Walt Natynczyk announced that the Joint Task Force Afghanistan Cenotaph to Our Fallen, currently located at the Kandahar Air Field, will be brought home to an undetermined location in the nation's capital. On November 12th, the cenotaph will start to be … Read more
The Senate of the Royal Military College of Canada announced that renowned hockey commentator and strong supporter of Canada's military personnel and families Don Cherry will not be accepting an Honorary Degree, as planned for the 2011 Fall Convocation. Principal of RMCC Joel Sokolsky said the college received with regret, but with complete understanding, Cherry's … Read more
Canadian Forces members are returning to Canada after a successful operation in the skies over Libya and the Central Mediterranean. Canada took a leading role in the UN-mandated, NATO-led Operation to protect the people of Libya from the former Qaddafi regime while also imposing an arms embargo and a no-fly zone. National Defence Minister Peter … Read more
Associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino (Vaughan, ON) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence Chris Alexander (Ajax-Pickering, ON) announced the award of a $31.1-million contract to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. in Richmond, BC, for the building of two Unclassified Remote-sensing Situational Awareness systems. The awarded contract, for the implementation phase … Read more
