- I’m on the road with my day job some of this week, so check the blogroll to stay updated until I’m back – enjoy!
Attacks on Canadians
- “Al Qaeda names fighters behind attack on Burkina capital” – via Jihadology terrorist tracking blog: “New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghrib: “About the Raid of Burkina Faso: When It Avenges African Muslim Victims” “
- “Couillard says deaths of seven Quebecers strengthen resolve in terrorism fight” – “Philippe Couillard rend hommage aux victimes des attentats”
- “Ouagadougou : le fédéral paiera pour le rapatriement des corps”
- “Chase down murderers of Canadians killed in Burkina Faso”
- “Mother of Burkina Faso terror victim criticizes Canada’s IS stance” – “Burkina Faso : une mère affligée attaque Trudeau”
#CANvsISIL
- “Canada shut out of IS coalition meeting” – “MND not invited to anti-ISIS coalition meeting in Paris” – “Lutte contre l’EI : le Canada mis de côté ?” – Colonel Ted: “… C’mon, Minister, every teenager knows that some party invitations matter and some other don’t … we were not invited to a party that mattered …”
- “Reprise parlementaire: les Conservateurs demanderont “le plan” des Libéraux”
- Commentary “Time for clarity on Canada’s military role — If the jets are coming home, then what is our government proposing we do instead? …”
Syria/Refugees
- “John McCallum says more Syrian refugees could settle in francophone areas” – “McCallum veut plus de réfugiés syriens en milieux francophones”
- “Ottawa et Vancouver : pause temporaire de l’accueil des réfugiés”
- “Waiving of travel costs for Syrian refugees created two-tier system”
Ukraine
- “Canadians provide another NATO training course for Ukrainian sappers — The next training course for Ukrainian sappers on disposal improvised explosive devices under the NATO standards has started in the Mine Clearing Center of the Main Directorate of Operations Support of Ukraine’s Armed Forces in Kamyanets-Podilsky involving Canadian instructors …”
Internal Security
Veterans & Helping Veterans
- “Report critical of Veterans Affairs buried as ombudsmen investigate — Department has yet to act on recommendations of independent report delivered last March …” – “Veterans Affairs told by consultants a year ago it has tools to improve lives of vets, but has yet to act”
What’s Canada Buying?
- “Some DND ships could be built outside Canada, government says — Some of the smaller ships that could be supplied in future to the Canadian Forces won’t have to be built in Canada, the federal government has confirmed …”
- Fixed Wing Search & Rescue (FWSAR) Project “Lockheed C-130J not entered in Canadian FWSAR competition”
- “Canadians: Keep asking questions about our Saudi arms deal”
Other
- Some frankness from the Info-machine? “The Royal Canadian Navy addresses quality assurance shortcomings identified in the West Coast fleet”
- “Pharmacy Officers: Dispensing more than over-the-counter care”
