Category Department of National Defence

Access to Information (Canada), Adversarial OSINT, Bureaucratic Legitimacy, Bureaucratic Misconduct, Bureaucratic Suppression of Information, Bureaucratic Violence, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Counter-Surveillance, Data, Decentralization, Department of National Defence, Digital Resistance, Fraud, Abuse, and Waste, Illicit Government Surveillance, Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED), Library and Archives Canada, Metadata, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Privacy Act (Canada), Privy Council Office, Public Safety Canada, Resistance, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Surveillance, Transport Canada, United States Secret Service

Metadata as Method: Adversarial OSINT and the Canadian Transparency Regime

Metadata as Method: Adversarial OSINT and the Canadian Transparency Regime Introduction: The Unseen Feedback Loop In Canada’s freedom-of-information arena, an unexpected feedback loop has emerged. Citizens file Access to Information (ATIP) requests seeking government records, but evidence shows that federal…

Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defence, Event Security, Fraud, Abuse, and Waste, G7 - Kananaskis - 2025, National Security, National Security Events, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Physical Security, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Security Theatre, The G7

Canada’s Military Playbook for the 2025 Kananaskis G7 Summit – 2025 G7 Security Series #2

Canada’s Military Playbook for the 2025 Kananaskis G7 Summit – 2025 G7 Security Series #2 Introduction The upcoming G7 Summit (June 15–17, 2025) in Kananaskis, Alberta will transform a peaceful mountain resort into the focal point of one of the…

Airpower, Canada, Canadian Defence Procurement, Canadian Domestic Politics, Department of National Defence, Donald J. Trump, F-35, Lockheed Martin, NATO, Portugal, Sovereignty, The Trump Doctrine, Trump Tariffs

Canada’s F-35 Review, Portugal’s Exit, and the NATO Breakaway: European Jets Rise as U.S. Grip Weakens

Canada’s F-35 Review, Portugal’s Exit, and the NATO Breakaway: European Jets Rise as U.S. Grip Weakens Introduction: NATO’s Fighter Jet Crisis Just Got Real For nearly two decades, the F-35 Lightning II was sold to NATO as more than just…

Kevin J.S. Duska Jr.
April 16, 2025

Arctic Defence, Arctic Sovereignty, Canada, Canadian Defence Procurement, Canadian Domestic Politics, Canadian Foreign Policy Issues, Defense Procurement, Foreign Policy Issues, Sovereignty, Strategic Decoupling from the United States (Canada)

Canada’s Defense Pivot: Over-the-Horizon Radar, F-35 Reassessment, and the Future of Military Sovereignty

Canada’s Defense Pivot: Over-the-Horizon Radar, F-35 Reassessment, and the Future of Military Sovereignty Executive Summary Canada’s Strategic Defense Realignment: Over-the-Horizon Radar, U.S. Decoupling, and Procurement Shifts Key Finding: Canada is actively restructuring its defense procurement strategy to reduce dependence on…

Kevin J.S. Duska Jr.
March 20, 2025