Richard Shimooka: Canada’s inadequate defence research funding is more than just a security risk
1 June 2023
‘Sometimes there are necessary wars’: David Frum on what the Israel-Iran conflict means for the Middle East and America
Alicia Planincic: If Canada wants to be an energy superpower, it needs to stop banning energy exports
DeepDive: Under pressure: How immigration is becoming a political fault line in Canada
Peter Menzies: The mainstream media has a misinformation problem
Michael Geist: The government’s stunning new assault on Canadians’ privacy
‘Sometimes there are necessary wars’: David Frum on what the Israel-Iran conflict means for the Middle East and America
Alicia Planincic: If Canada wants to be an energy superpower, it needs to stop banning energy exports
DeepDive: Under pressure: How immigration is becoming a political fault line in Canada
Peter Menzies: The mainstream media has a misinformation problem
Michael Geist: The government’s stunning new assault on Canadians’ privacy
Richard Shimooka
Richard Shimooka is a Hub contributing writer and a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute who writes on defence policy.
Richard Shimooka: Maximizing Canada’s energy future requires returning to our nuclear roots
17 May 2023
Richard Shimooka: As NATO allies grow impatient, Canada may be quietly planning major increase in defence spending
2 May 2023
Richard Shimooka: Inability to intervene in Haiti highlights Canada’s international irrelevance
21 April 2023
Richard Shimooka: A significant boost to security: Inside Canada’s plans to replace its submarines
14 April 2023
Richard Shimooka: We shouldn’t be surprised by the security leaks
5 April 2023
Richard Shimooka: The future of warfare is changing—and Canada has no clear plan to keep up
22 March 2023
Richard Shimooka: The war in Ukraine has been fought in the political arena as much as on the battlefield
1 March 2023
Richard Shimooka: The Chinese spy balloons: What we know so far
15 February 2023
Richard Shimooka: The cost of sending fighter jets to Ukraine is not worth the risk
13 February 2023
Richard Shimooka: Canada can help Ukraine in better ways than sending tanks
27 January 2023
Richard Shimooka: Poor public oversight is a major part of Canada’s defence problem
23 January 2023
Richard Shimooka: Canada’s fighter jet debacle is a costly ode to unseriousness
6 January 2023
Richard Shimooka: Ukraine perseveres as Russia bombs civilian targets
7 December 2022
Richard Shimooka: Why Canada needs a new model for civil-military relations
15 November 2022
Richard Shimooka: America moves to block chips to China: What Biden’s semiconductor controls mean for Canada
28 October 2022
Richard Shimooka: The neglect of Canada’s armed forces is leaving us all defenceless
13 October 2022
Richard Shimooka: Putin is playing a bad hand, but Europe is in for a hard winter
3 October 2022
Richard Shimooka: Western support has enabled Ukraine’s critical counteroffensives
20 September 2022
