For the evening readers, a reflection on whether Canada's F-35 procurement was rigged.

For the evening readers, a reflection on whether Canada's F-35 procurement was rigged.

Today in Canadian parliamentary history - April 27, 2010: The Speaker rules in the Afghan detainee matter, asserting that the Executive cannot withhold documents that the House orders to be produced — even on national security grounds. Full Hansard: ourcommons.ca/Content/House/…

New at Debating Canadian Defence:

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New at Debating Canadian Defence:

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The Court has dismissed the appeals in R. v. Edwards. It ruled that the military status of military judges does not violate the constitutional guarantee of judicial independence to which persons tried before courts martial are entitled. scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/c…

Recent SCC judgements have referred to the branches of the state, rather than the branches of government. The SCC comms department should check that out.

'A sustained increase in defence spending [...] is bound to require a comparable scale of tax rises, additional cuts in other government departments, or some mixture of the two', says Malcolm Chalmers.
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