by Chris Thatcher | Apr 5, 2019 | Leadership, News
by Chris Thatcher Calling it the hitchhiker’s guide to the Canadian Army might be a stretch. But whether you are identifying capability gaps, analyzing requirements for procurement projects, scripting training scenarios, or developing capability, tactics or strategy...
by Chris Thatcher | Mar 21, 2019 | Army Reserves, Leadership, News, Training System
By Captain Ian McIntyre, 37 Canadian Brigade Group Public Affairs Large areas of North America, Europe and Asia lie within either the sub-Arctic or Arctic regions, making it critical for the Canadian Armed Forces to be prepared to conduct exercises and operations in...
by Chris Thatcher | Dec 17, 2018 | Leadership, News, Procurement
by Chris Thatcher The 2017 defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE), brought clarity, funding and momentum to a large number of Canadian Army equipment projects, many of which had been stalled for some time. But it also raised concerns about a perennial issue...
by Chris Thatcher | Oct 30, 2018 | Leadership, News
by Chris Thatcher You can take a general out of Chief of Programme (CPROG), but you can’t take Chief of Programme out of the general. It’s not an old Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) saying, but you wonder if it should be after spending some time with Lieutenant-General...
by Chris Thatcher | Jul 17, 2018 | Leadership, News
“There has been no greater privilege or honour for me than to serve as you commander.” With those final words, LGen Paul Wynnyk transferred command of the Canadian Army to LGen Jean-Marc Lanthier during a ceremony on Parliament Hill July 16. Despite the hot, humid...
by Chris Thatcher | Jul 11, 2018 | Leadership, News, Procurement
By Chris Thatcher On a corner of Brigadier-General Steve Kelsey’s desk sits a marked-up copy of Strong, Secure, Engaged. Coloured tabs stick out from the well-thumbed pages of the new defence policy, placeholders for current and future capability investments that will...
