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Jan 19, 2025 | 
lagassep.substack.com | Philippe Lagassé
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Jul 13, 2024 | 
philippelagasse.substack.com | Philippe Lagassé
Yesterday, I remarked on Prime Minister Trudeau’s frustration during the NATO Summit. Today, let’s discuss Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s comments about Canadian defence spending, which he delivered after the Summit had wrapped up. When asked whether he would commit to spending 2% of GDP on defence, Poilievre demurred. He said that he can’t make that pledge until he’s seen the real state of Canada’s finances.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
policymagazine.ca | Peter Jones |Philippe Lagassé
Adam ScottiBy Peter Jones and Philippe LagasséJune 20, 2024This piece was first published by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on June 19, 2024. Not since the darkest days of the Cold War has the global situation looked so worrying. And yet, Canada has not changed its basic approach to crafting and executing foreign, defence and security policy since the Cold War ended, and we chronically underfund the policies and capabilities we do have.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
lagassep.substack.com | Philippe Lagassé
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May 6, 2024 | 
policymagazine.ca | Philippe Lagassé
The author at Japan’s Maritime Command and Staff College, with bust of Vice Admiral Akiyama, hero of the Russo-Japanese War of 1905/Courtesy Philippe Lagassé By Philippe LagasséMay 6, 2024This past winter, I taught a course on contemporary warfare for Carleton’s BA in Public Administration and Public Management. The course covered the evolution of war and the challenges militaries face in modern operations.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
todayville.com | Philippe Lagassé
By J. Edward LesDespite the Cass Review’s alarming findings, trans activists and their enablers in the medical professions continue to push kids into having dangerous, life-altering surgeries and hormone-blocking treatments. It needs to stop. If nothing else, the scathing final report of the Cass Review released this week (but commissioned four years ago to investigate the disturbing practices of the UK’s Gender Identity Service), is a reminder that doctors historically are guilty of many sins.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
readtheline.ca | Philippe Lagassé
By: Philippe LagasséDonald Trump recently called into question the core principle of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). As a collective defence alliance, NATO operates on the principle that an attack against one member is an attack against all. This principle is enshrined in Article 5 of the NATO agreement. Although Article 5 allows each ally to respond as they see fit, there’s an understanding that allies have an obligation to defend each other.
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Jan 21, 2024 | 
philippelagasse.substack.com | Philippe Lagassé
Canada’s political parties struggle with national defence. Our two main federal parties approach the defence file with competing priorities and values, which makes it hard for them to articulate a clear stance on military matters. While critics often complain that we lack a bipartisan consensus on defence, our challenge is arguably deeper than that: our parties have trouble aligning their own views on the military.
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Jan 13, 2024 | 
philippelagasse.substack.com | Philippe Lagassé
Domestic deployments are hampering Canadian Armed Forces’ ability to undertake international operations. The Chief of the Defence Staff and other senior leaders have raised this issue several times recently. They’re clearly concerned that the CAF’s effectiveness as an expeditionary force is being undermined by a series of domestic crises and emergencies requiring military assistance, including the Covid-19 pandemic and the major forest fires Canada experienced in recent summers.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
readtheline.ca | Philippe Lagassé
By: Philippe LagasséChristmas came early for the Canadian Armed Forces in 2023. Last month, the Canadian government announced the acquisition of up to 16 P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, 11 MQ9-B SkyGuardian remotely piloted systems (i.e. drones), and a suite of land command and communications and surveillance systems. These purchases are on top of earlier decisions to purchase 88 F-35 fighter aircraft and nine CC-330 Husky transport and refuelling planes.
