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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In our latest Expert Series podcast, Col (Ret'd) Stéphane Boucher examines what the $1.4 billion investment in domestic ammunition production means for Canada’s military readiness and the future of 155mm artillery in a drone-heavy battlefield. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm_D...

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In our newest Voices of the CDA, David Batten, MSM, examines why increased defence spending does not always translate into usable military capability. cdainstitute.ca/converting-d...

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Can 🇨🇦 defence modernization succeed without integrating sustainability into long-term planning? Our latest Policy Paper examines the implications for military readiness, Arctic infrastructure, procurement, and strategic resilience. bit.ly/4gWwnhj

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

CDA Institute senior fellow David Borys spoke with MGen (Ret’d) David Fraser about the government’s decision to expand Canada’s fleet of Armoured Combat Support Vehicles and what the investment means for the future of the Canadian Army. bit.ly/4hAxB1M

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

In their latest policy paper, MD Rakib Jahan and Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky examine the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara and the challenges facing the Alliance. bit.ly/3RguP79

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Registration is now open for our second #NetZero & Defence Readiness roundtable, Building Net Zero Defence Capability at Scale: Procurement & Industrial Pathways. Join us virtually on July 15, 10:00–11:20 a.m. EST: bit.ly/4fxVmpV

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Tomorrow: Join our webinar, "The Strategic Case for Strengthening Canada's Defence Through Net-Zero Investments" with experts discussing defence, energy resilience & climate security. 🗓️July 7 | 10–11:20 a.m. ET Register: bit.ly/4vk5S8N

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

With Ottawa expected to announce its preferred supplier for the Victoria-Class submarine replacement, Dr. Paul T. Mitchell discusses the competing bids and the long-term strategic, operational, and institutional implications of the decision. bit.ly/4xWQLoi

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This week's Expert Series: Colonel (Ret'd) Stéphane Boucher, President of the Royal Canadian Artillery Association, explains why Canada is reintroducing long-range rocket artillery now and how #HIMARS fits into the Canadian Army’s modernization plan. bit.ly/4acCBW3

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Today marks Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee’s transition to Vice Chief of the Defence Staff following four years as Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy. We congratulate him on this appointment. We also congratulate Vice-Admiral Dan Charlebois on assuming command of the RCN.

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

On today's Expert Series podcast, LCol Cory Durant, Dr. Alexander Salt, Katheron Intson, and Bibi Imre-Millei discuss how drones are transforming modern warfare and what 🇨🇦 must do to meet this new reality. bit.ly/4uBw7HI

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Canada is in negotiations with Saab for the GlobalEye airborne early warning system amid tensions with Washington and a review of the F-35 program. In this podcast, MGen (Ret'd) Colin Keiver explores the implications for CANUS defence cooperation. Listen: bit.ly/4eik6BV

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Join us at the 34th Annual Vimy Gala Nov 4, 2026 at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. Connect with leaders in defence, government, & industry for an evening of recognition and national pride, featuring the Vimy Award. Tables go fast, reserve yours now: bit.ly/4ujVbTh

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Al Vigier, founder and CEO of Caseway, argues that the U.S. pause of the Permanent Joint Board on Defence is a warning for Canadian defence SMEs and calls for a paired-entity model to build cross-border resilience without leaving the U.S. market. bit.ly/4dQpIll

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Joining the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) would send a clear signal: Canada’s renewed defence commitments are not merely declaratory but matched by a willingness to share today’s collective defence burdens. Read Matthew T. Jablonski's latest: bit.ly/4wQGSbt

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The 4th #MCSS is only a month away! This year’s focus is military adaptation to climate change, with plenary panels and interactive sessions on climate security threats, regional challenges, military infrastructure resilience and equipment, and cross-sectoral cooperation.

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

As the #NATOSummit continues in #TheHague, eyes are on defence spending, Ukraine, U.S. engagement, and transatlantic cohesion. As NATO adapts to a more contested world, 🇨🇦 #Canada must show where it stands and where it’s going within the alliance. bit.ly/4efkL5n

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

CDAI Board Member @kerrybuck.bsky.social and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Doug Lute talked about what to expect at today and tomorrow's #NATO Summit in The Hague with ‪@mattgalloway.bsky.social‬ on CBC's The Current. bit.ly/40jLlEN

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

“We have, for much too long, relied on the Americans to take care of whatever the threat was, and therefore assumed very mistakenly, in my view, that #Canada somehow was safe from all the geopolitical threats at all.” — Dr. Rob Huebert ➡️ Listen now: bit.ly/4jiTIHt

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

“Canada still has to be cautious, but #Canada also has to realize that it must figure out how to protect itself from other geopolitical threats—i.e. #China and #Russia—while dealing with a somewhat destabilized United States.” — Dr. Rob Huebert ➡️ bit.ly/4jiTIHt

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

“US intelligence is probably becoming increasingly isolated within the Five Eyes because of understandable concerns about the United States allying with [#Russia, who] has generally been an adversary.” — @danstanton.bsky.social‬ ➡️ Listen now: bit.ly/43ryzF1

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

“The election of #Trump to his second term causes problems between four of the Five Eyes. I think that it will deepen the partnerships that exist between the other four; in particular, Canada and the UK will deepen their collaboration.” — Artur Wilczynski ➡️ bit.ly/43ryzF1

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

“What the Americans are trying to do with the Golden Dome is create a defensive system against the systems that were against the Americans... What #Trump is doing, from a political perspective, it's the defence of North America.” — Dr. Rob Huebert ➡️ bit.ly/4jiTIHt

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

“[#Canada is] not going to throw the US overboard. We're not going to throw the Five Eyes overboard. We'll continue to rely for the foreseeable future on US intelligence and we'll still see them as a partner… But we have to diversify.” — Vincent Rigby ➡️ bit.ly/43ryzF1

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

“The intent is finally there. Regardless of party, I think there's a real understanding that we need to do more holistically in the [#Arctic] region, including the deployment of the Canadian Navy.” —Jonathan Berkshire Miller ➡️ bit.ly/43ow0nn

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

“This is some of the most sustained conventional warfare we've had for a prolonged period. It's a reminder [that even] without using nuclear weapons, there are ways of hurting countries that use conventional forces.” — @ldfreedman.bsky.social‬ ➡️ Listen now: bit.ly/4kyHLi0

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

“What the #Trump administration is doing to the United States intelligence community… should make partners in the intelligence relationship of the Five Eyes very wary around the politicization of the US intelligence community.” — Artur Wilczynski ➡️ bit.ly/43ryzF1

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

“It's a fantasy to say that [#Canada] can substantially diversify away from the United States. [#China] understands Canada as the weak underbelly of the United States, and they take advantage of this... This is not a viable option.” — Dr. Stephen Nagy ➡️ bit.ly/43ow0nn

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

“You would hope that #Russia's experience would remind #China that things never quite go according to plan… [but] I think Taiwan is really nervous [because] you don't get the impression that Trump is bothered about what happens to Taiwan.” — @ldfreedman.bsky.social‬ ➡️ bit.ly/4kyHLi0

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

“#Canada has quite a big role to play in the Five Eyes... Americans in particular would not want to see Canada's two intelligence agencies removed; they would have to spend billions getting that language capability that we have.” — @danstanton.bsky.social‬ ➡️ bit.ly/43ryzF1

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

“In security terms, Europe now depends on the US more than it ever did. US deterrence is essential for their balance of power in the region, especially with China growing. This is where the risk of transactionalism becomes really dangerous.” —Jonathan Berkshire Miller ➡️ bit.ly/43ow0nn

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

“In the Indo-Pacific, a number of states who would prefer to stick with the #UnitedStates [are currently unsure] about the reliability of the US and its ability to take account of their interests with the tariffs policy.” — @ldfreedman.bsky.social‬ ➡️ bit.ly/4kyHLi0

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

“We're 100 days into the #Trump presidency and on the security and intelligence side, there's complete upheaval. I think that other Allies are looking at the United States and going, can we can we trust them? Are they our reliable ally?” — Vincent Rigby ➡️ Listen now: bit.ly/43ryzF1

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

“It's not about making #Canada the 51st state. It's about a sphere of influence that keeps Chinese, Russian, maybe Iranian nefarious influences out, concentrates strength and builds security for United States.” —Dr. Stephen Nagy ➡️ Listen now: bit.ly/43ow0nn

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

“Slowly but surely, the #Trump administration has come around to the view [that] the problem is not #Ukraine's recalcitrance and willingness to face the harsh realities of the war, but Putin’s.” — @ldfreedman.bsky.social‬ ➡️ Listen now: bit.ly/4kyHLi0

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

“If the #UnitedStates was not to intervene even though it said it would, what implications would that have for deterrence in the East China Sea? There are risks of allowing things to go in a direction none of us wanted to go.” —Jonathan Berkshire Miller ➡️ Listen now: bit.ly/43ow0nn

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

“Russian military doctrine hasn't changed from Soviet times… They haven't adapted their land strategy. [Putin] can't easily achieve his political objectives by military means; it's not clear whether he can cheat them by political means.” — @ldfreedman.bsky.social‬ ➡️ bit.ly/4kyHLi0

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine poses significant challenges for the future of international security. Sir Lawrence Freedman (@ldfreedman.bsky.social‬) discusses how the war has shaped NATO strategy, military doctrine, and risks for Canada. YouTube: bit.ly/4kyHLi0 Spotify: spoti.fi/4jgnYmo

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

“The Trump administration [is trying to] selectively diversify away from #China as much as possible… [#Canada] is likely going to be pushed into synergizing our economic policies and businesses with the United States even deeper.” — Dr. Stephen Nagy ➡️ bit.ly/43ow0nn

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

“The Trump administration's policies towards the Indo-Pacific today [talk] about reliable partners [to create a] wall of like-minded states to deal with the greatest challenge the #UnitedStates has identified in 20+ years: China.” —Dr. Stephen Nagy ➡️ bit.ly/43ow0nn

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

“[Canada] needs to really look at certain states bilaterally [and ask], which states in the region are most affected by this? We should really be zeroing in on some of the claimant states that are most impacted by #China's expansive claims.” —Jonathan Berkshire Miller ➡️ bit.ly/43ow0nn

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

“States are increasingly viewing the South China Sea not just as a military point of contestation, but as an area to launch off in case there's a contingency in the region... Taiwan is intimately connected with that as well.” — Jonathan Berkshire Miller ➡️ Listen now: bit.ly/43ow0nn

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

“We're at a moment right now where as Canadians, we must be concerned … but the desired result for both countries is to tighten our collaboration. The positive outcome for Canadians is this has been a catalyst for us to act.” — Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer of @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/3F4CAqO

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

“To cancel projects for the sake of proving how dissatisfied we are with the Canada-US relationship may leave us vulnerable and undo what has been an important defence command for both #Canada and the United States.” — Dr. Andrea Charron of @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social ➡️ Listen: bit.ly/3F4CAqO

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

“Misinformation was being circulated about the F-35 and this imagined kill switch—as if the Americans would build a kill switch on a critical platform where an adversary would put all their energy to discover exploitation.” — Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer of @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/3F4CAqO

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

“[#Canada must prioritize initiatives] like the NORAD modernization projects… that are hotly anticipated by the United States and our Allies, and make sure these projects come online as soon as possible.” — Dr. Andrea Charron of @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social ➡️ Listen now: bit.ly/3F4CAqO

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

“There's consensus that worthwhile investments have been articulated. It's now about looking at how we deal with conventional nuclear threats in the sense of kinetic military threats that would pass through the Arctic.” — Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer of @naadsn-rdsnaa.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/3F4CAqO

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CDA Institute @cdainstitute.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

⏰ Don't wait to register for this year’s Vimy Gala! With over 60% of tickets sold in less than a week, contact Jennifer Giguere (jennifer@cdainstitute.ca) to reserve your table today. Learn more: bit.ly/3RTk9bu

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