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LAV story: Canada’s armoured vehicle leadership is a pipe dream

  • What has proven effective in Ukraine is long-range artillery with precision munitions, but unfortunately Canada does not produce such ordnance.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 7, 2022
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces prepare their light armoured vehicles for operations during an exercise in Wainwright, Alta., on May 9. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch

LAV story: Canada’s armoured vehicle leadership is a pipe dream

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 7, 2022
  • What has proven effective in Ukraine is long-range artillery with precision munitions, but unfortunately Canada does not produce such ordnance.

LAV story: Canada’s armoured vehicle leadership is a pipe dream

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 7, 2022
  • What has proven effective in Ukraine is long-range artillery with precision munitions, but unfortunately Canada does not produce such ordnance.
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces prepare their light armoured vehicles for operations during an exercise in Wainwright, Alta., on May 9. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch

Money for nothing?

  • OTTAWA—There has been a lot of news recently about defence procurement in Canada, and sadly, none of it has been positive. Last week, the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 31, 2022
Outside of the life cycle costs, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux has pegged the bill for developing and building the new Canadian Surface Combatant ships at $84.5-billion. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Money for nothing?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 31, 2022
  • OTTAWA—There has been a lot of news recently about defence procurement in Canada, and sadly, none of it has been positive. Last week, the

Money for nothing?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 31, 2022
  • OTTAWA—There has been a lot of news recently about defence procurement in Canada, and sadly, none of it has been positive. Last week, the
Outside of the life cycle costs, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux has pegged the bill for developing and building the new Canadian Surface Combatant ships at $84.5-billion. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Military leadership not making the strongest case for more munitions

  • For decades, the fearmongering NATO pundits all warned us of Russia’s incredible martial power, but we now realize that the Russian military capability was
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 24, 2022
Chief of the defence staff General Wayne Eyre’s argument is that the current Russia versus Ukraine conflict provides the catalyst for boosting military equipment production, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military leadership not making the strongest case for more munitions

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 24, 2022
  • For decades, the fearmongering NATO pundits all warned us of Russia’s incredible martial power, but we now realize that the Russian military capability was

Military leadership not making the strongest case for more munitions

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 24, 2022
  • For decades, the fearmongering NATO pundits all warned us of Russia’s incredible martial power, but we now realize that the Russian military capability was
Chief of the defence staff General Wayne Eyre’s argument is that the current Russia versus Ukraine conflict provides the catalyst for boosting military equipment production, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cleaning out the closet won’t keep military’s bare morale shelves stocked

  • OTTAWA—On Oct. 12, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand announced that Canada would be providing an additional $15.2-million worth of military aid to Ukraine.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 19, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand’s latest announcement was for more Canadian equipment for the Ukrainian military, but it will only be a matter of time before the shortages of weapons, uniforms, and training seriously erodes the combat proficiency of our Army, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cleaning out the closet won’t keep military’s bare morale shelves stocked

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 19, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Oct. 12, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand announced that Canada would be providing an additional $15.2-million worth of military aid to Ukraine.

Cleaning out the closet won’t keep military’s bare morale shelves stocked

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 19, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Oct. 12, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand announced that Canada would be providing an additional $15.2-million worth of military aid to Ukraine.
Defence Minister Anita Anand’s latest announcement was for more Canadian equipment for the Ukrainian military, but it will only be a matter of time before the shortages of weapons, uniforms, and training seriously erodes the combat proficiency of our Army, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military masters should carefully pick our battles before buying weapons

  • OTTAWA—Watching the once-vaunted, mighty Russian war machine come apart in Ukraine should be something which our Canadian military studies with detailed interest. While Canada
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 10, 2022
Members of the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, hold a M777 Howitzer shooting range practice at Canadian Forces Base Shilo, in Manitoba, on Feb. 8, 2022. Canada has provided four 155mm M777 howitzers to Ukraine. DND photograph by Corporal Stéphanie Labossière

Military masters should carefully pick our battles before buying weapons

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 10, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Watching the once-vaunted, mighty Russian war machine come apart in Ukraine should be something which our Canadian military studies with detailed interest. While Canada

Military masters should carefully pick our battles before buying weapons

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 10, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Watching the once-vaunted, mighty Russian war machine come apart in Ukraine should be something which our Canadian military studies with detailed interest. While Canada
Members of the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, hold a M777 Howitzer shooting range practice at Canadian Forces Base Shilo, in Manitoba, on Feb. 8, 2022. Canada has provided four 155mm M777 howitzers to Ukraine. DND photograph by Corporal Stéphanie Labossière

Canadian soldiers play a key role in domestic disasters—but they shouldn’t

  • OTTAWA—In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, the Canadian military was quick to deploy more than 700 personnel to the Atlantic provinces to assist
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 3, 2022
Rescue swimmers and other members of HMCS Margaret Brooke remove debris from the shoreline in La Poile, Nfld., on Sept. 29. The all-too-familiar response in the face of the growing number of natural disasters isn’t an effective use of highly trained, specialized combat troops, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Kuzma

Canadian soldiers play a key role in domestic disasters—but they shouldn’t

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, the Canadian military was quick to deploy more than 700 personnel to the Atlantic provinces to assist

Canadian soldiers play a key role in domestic disasters—but they shouldn’t

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, the Canadian military was quick to deploy more than 700 personnel to the Atlantic provinces to assist
Rescue swimmers and other members of HMCS Margaret Brooke remove debris from the shoreline in La Poile, Nfld., on Sept. 29. The all-too-familiar response in the face of the growing number of natural disasters isn’t an effective use of highly trained, specialized combat troops, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Kuzma

Tallying up Putin’s Ukrainian miscalculation

  • OTTAWA—There is now absolutely no denying that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a major miscalculation when he invaded Ukraine. Following a series of successful
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 26, 2022
If current parameters remain unchanged, the advantage enjoyed by Ukraine and its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in terms of weaponry and tactical competence, will only increase over time, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Tallying up Putin’s Ukrainian miscalculation

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 26, 2022
  • OTTAWA—There is now absolutely no denying that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a major miscalculation when he invaded Ukraine. Following a series of successful

Tallying up Putin’s Ukrainian miscalculation

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 26, 2022
  • OTTAWA—There is now absolutely no denying that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a major miscalculation when he invaded Ukraine. Following a series of successful
If current parameters remain unchanged, the advantage enjoyed by Ukraine and its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in terms of weaponry and tactical competence, will only increase over time, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

What comes after a humiliating Russian loss in Ukraine?

  • OTTAWA—Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of significant developments in the ongoing war in Ukraine. While it remains the case
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 19, 2022
Russian invaders have suffered a major defeat near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where panicked Russians reportedly abandoned their armoured vehicles and ammunition stockpiles and fled in terror, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/ITV News

What comes after a humiliating Russian loss in Ukraine?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 19, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of significant developments in the ongoing war in Ukraine. While it remains the case

What comes after a humiliating Russian loss in Ukraine?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 19, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of significant developments in the ongoing war in Ukraine. While it remains the case
Russian invaders have suffered a major defeat near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where panicked Russians reportedly abandoned their armoured vehicles and ammunition stockpiles and fled in terror, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/ITV News

The Queen is dead. Long live the monarchy?

  • OTTAWA—The death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96 after 70 years as the Commonwealth’s reigning monarch was certainly not an unexpected shock.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 12, 2022
The death of Queen Elizabeth might provide the Canadian military the catalyst to pull the plug and the unit names and traditions associated with the Royal Family and Canada’s colonial past, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The Queen is dead. Long live the monarchy?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 12, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96 after 70 years as the Commonwealth’s reigning monarch was certainly not an unexpected shock.

The Queen is dead. Long live the monarchy?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 12, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96 after 70 years as the Commonwealth’s reigning monarch was certainly not an unexpected shock.
The death of Queen Elizabeth might provide the Canadian military the catalyst to pull the plug and the unit names and traditions associated with the Royal Family and Canada’s colonial past, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The calls are still coming from inside the base

  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 29, the Royal Canadian Air Force issued a brief and bizarre press release. The official missive advised the media that a change
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 5, 2022
A change of command ceremony scheduled for CFB Bagotville last week was delayed after statements made during an event to pick pilot call-signs triggered an investigation. DND photograph by Corporal Louis Gagné

The calls are still coming from inside the base

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 5, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 29, the Royal Canadian Air Force issued a brief and bizarre press release. The official missive advised the media that a change

The calls are still coming from inside the base

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 5, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 29, the Royal Canadian Air Force issued a brief and bizarre press release. The official missive advised the media that a change
A change of command ceremony scheduled for CFB Bagotville last week was delayed after statements made during an event to pick pilot call-signs triggered an investigation. DND photograph by Corporal Louis Gagné

Russia and Ukraine locked in a battle of attrition

  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 24, Ukrainians celebrated their 31st Independence Day against the backdrop of that date also marking the six-month milestone of Russia’s ongoing invasion.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 29, 2022
Hundreds gathered on Parliament Hill on Aug. 24 to mark the 31st anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. What the Russian president’s advisers failed to grasp was that the majority of Ukrainians still love their country, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Russia and Ukraine locked in a battle of attrition

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 29, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 24, Ukrainians celebrated their 31st Independence Day against the backdrop of that date also marking the six-month milestone of Russia’s ongoing invasion.

Russia and Ukraine locked in a battle of attrition

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 29, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 24, Ukrainians celebrated their 31st Independence Day against the backdrop of that date also marking the six-month milestone of Russia’s ongoing invasion.
Hundreds gathered on Parliament Hill on Aug. 24 to mark the 31st anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. What the Russian president’s advisers failed to grasp was that the majority of Ukrainians still love their country, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The humiliation of defeat still not a deterrent for war

  • OTTAWA—We are now into the seventh month of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and that conflict has devolved into a bloody stalemate. The preponderance of
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 22, 2022
In less than a week of fighting, the world saw that the long-feared Russian military might was, in fact, a myth and even Russian President Vladimir Putin must have been shocked at how poorly his formations performed, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The humiliation of defeat still not a deterrent for war

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—We are now into the seventh month of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and that conflict has devolved into a bloody stalemate. The preponderance of

The humiliation of defeat still not a deterrent for war

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—We are now into the seventh month of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and that conflict has devolved into a bloody stalemate. The preponderance of
In less than a week of fighting, the world saw that the long-feared Russian military might was, in fact, a myth and even Russian President Vladimir Putin must have been shocked at how poorly his formations performed, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The perils of falling into the ‘Russia said, Ukraine said’ trap

  • OTTAWA—The Canadian public is being warned repeatedly to be wary of Russian disinformation with regards to the war in Ukraine. This is solid advice
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 15, 2022
Aug. 11 media reports showed a series of explosions at a Russian airbase in the Crimea, which Ukrainian officials initially gleefully claimed responsibility for, while the Russian defence ministry claimed it was caused by faulty ammunition storage and that no planes were damaged. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

The perils of falling into the ‘Russia said, Ukraine said’ trap

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 15, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The Canadian public is being warned repeatedly to be wary of Russian disinformation with regards to the war in Ukraine. This is solid advice

The perils of falling into the ‘Russia said, Ukraine said’ trap

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 15, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The Canadian public is being warned repeatedly to be wary of Russian disinformation with regards to the war in Ukraine. This is solid advice
Aug. 11 media reports showed a series of explosions at a Russian airbase in the Crimea, which Ukrainian officials initially gleefully claimed responsibility for, while the Russian defence ministry claimed it was caused by faulty ammunition storage and that no planes were damaged. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Cost of war in Ukraine is rising, and Canada missed a key opportunity to stymie Russia’s tap

  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 4, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand held a press conference in Toronto wherein she announced that the Canadian military would resume
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 8, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured during a press conference in May, recently announced Canada will deploy up to 225 Canadian Armed Forces members this month to train Ukrainian recruits in the U.K. If we are bringing recruits from Ukraine to the U.K. for extensive training, it would seem that no one expects the fighting to end anytime soon, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cost of war in Ukraine is rising, and Canada missed a key opportunity to stymie Russia’s tap

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 8, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 4, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand held a press conference in Toronto wherein she announced that the Canadian military would resume

Cost of war in Ukraine is rising, and Canada missed a key opportunity to stymie Russia’s tap

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 8, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 4, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand held a press conference in Toronto wherein she announced that the Canadian military would resume
Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured during a press conference in May, recently announced Canada will deploy up to 225 Canadian Armed Forces members this month to train Ukrainian recruits in the U.K. If we are bringing recruits from Ukraine to the U.K. for extensive training, it would seem that no one expects the fighting to end anytime soon, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inability to track weapons sent to war zone sets stage for unwanted fallout

  • OTTAWA—As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, the West has been scrambling to fulfil embattled President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s insatiable demands for more heavy
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 1, 2022
Although National Defence Minister Anita Anand’s department is alert to the danger, it says it’s not part of the discussions several NATO donor nations are having about better ways to monitor military aid after it is delivered to Ukraine, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inability to track weapons sent to war zone sets stage for unwanted fallout

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 1, 2022
  • OTTAWA—As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, the West has been scrambling to fulfil embattled President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s insatiable demands for more heavy

Inability to track weapons sent to war zone sets stage for unwanted fallout

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 1, 2022
  • OTTAWA—As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, the West has been scrambling to fulfil embattled President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s insatiable demands for more heavy
Although National Defence Minister Anita Anand’s department is alert to the danger, it says it’s not part of the discussions several NATO donor nations are having about better ways to monitor military aid after it is delivered to Ukraine, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Keeping Ukraine in the headlines a strenuous fight of its own

  • OTTAWA—The war in Ukraine has entered its sixth month, and, predictably, it is becoming difficult to keep this conflict in the global spotlight. In
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 25, 2022
As the war drags on, the media coverage about the conflict diminishes in its actual newsworthiness. The shocking images of dead civilians and shattered Ukraine infrastructure are no longer as shocking as they were initially, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Keeping Ukraine in the headlines a strenuous fight of its own

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 25, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The war in Ukraine has entered its sixth month, and, predictably, it is becoming difficult to keep this conflict in the global spotlight. In

Keeping Ukraine in the headlines a strenuous fight of its own

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 25, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The war in Ukraine has entered its sixth month, and, predictably, it is becoming difficult to keep this conflict in the global spotlight. In
As the war drags on, the media coverage about the conflict diminishes in its actual newsworthiness. The shocking images of dead civilians and shattered Ukraine infrastructure are no longer as shocking as they were initially, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Putin’s Ukraine gambit may not be as mondo bonkers as first thought

  • OTTAWA—Last week’s announcement that Canada would make an exemption to the sanctions imposed on Russia to allow for the export of specialized turbines had
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 18, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured in a video address condemning Canada's decision to allow the return of natural gas turbines to Germany. Canada had to weigh the political pressure from Germany against its strong desire to stand with Ukraine. In the end, Canada caved to the German pressure, and Zelenskyy was rightly steamed at our choice, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Putin’s Ukraine gambit may not be as mondo bonkers as first thought

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 18, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week’s announcement that Canada would make an exemption to the sanctions imposed on Russia to allow for the export of specialized turbines had

Putin’s Ukraine gambit may not be as mondo bonkers as first thought

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 18, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week’s announcement that Canada would make an exemption to the sanctions imposed on Russia to allow for the export of specialized turbines had
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured in a video address condemning Canada's decision to allow the return of natural gas turbines to Germany. Canada had to weigh the political pressure from Germany against its strong desire to stand with Ukraine. In the end, Canada caved to the German pressure, and Zelenskyy was rightly steamed at our choice, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

CAF steps into the present with new uniform, haircut policies

  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian Armed Forces made the official announcement that, henceforth, there will no longer be any gender restrictions on uniform clothing items.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 12, 2022
Prince Charles inspects the Honour Guard made up of soldiers from the 5th Canadian Division during his official welcome to Canada in St. John's, N.L., on May 17, 2022. Throughout history, the Canadian military has indeed reflected the values of society at large, writes Scott Taylor. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl Brad Upshall

CAF steps into the present with new uniform, haircut policies

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 12, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian Armed Forces made the official announcement that, henceforth, there will no longer be any gender restrictions on uniform clothing items.

CAF steps into the present with new uniform, haircut policies

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 12, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian Armed Forces made the official announcement that, henceforth, there will no longer be any gender restrictions on uniform clothing items.
Prince Charles inspects the Honour Guard made up of soldiers from the 5th Canadian Division during his official welcome to Canada in St. John's, N.L., on May 17, 2022. Throughout history, the Canadian military has indeed reflected the values of society at large, writes Scott Taylor. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl Brad Upshall

Canada needs a closer examination of the Caucasus’ collective security

  • OTTAWA—On June 29 at the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced that Canada would be opening five new embassies
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 4, 2022
It may come as a shock to many Canadians, including Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, that Armenia is actually a military ally of Russia, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a closer examination of the Caucasus’ collective security

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 4, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On June 29 at the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced that Canada would be opening five new embassies

Canada needs a closer examination of the Caucasus’ collective security

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 4, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On June 29 at the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced that Canada would be opening five new embassies
It may come as a shock to many Canadians, including Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, that Armenia is actually a military ally of Russia, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cleaning out the cupboards for Ukraine is a bad idea

  • OTTAWA—Last week, former chief of defence staff, retired general Rick Hillier went on a one-man charm offensive to harness the Canadian public’s support for
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 27, 2022
Despite Canada’s already overwhelming popular and logistic support for Ukraine, former chief of defence staff Rick Hillier is telling Canadians that we should be doing more. The Hill Times file photograph

Cleaning out the cupboards for Ukraine is a bad idea

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 27, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week, former chief of defence staff, retired general Rick Hillier went on a one-man charm offensive to harness the Canadian public’s support for

Cleaning out the cupboards for Ukraine is a bad idea

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 27, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week, former chief of defence staff, retired general Rick Hillier went on a one-man charm offensive to harness the Canadian public’s support for
Despite Canada’s already overwhelming popular and logistic support for Ukraine, former chief of defence staff Rick Hillier is telling Canadians that we should be doing more. The Hill Times file photograph

Putin’s failure doesn’t mean a win for Ukrainians

  • OTTAWA—In the dumbed-down version of the war in Ukraine, an awkward truth simply overlooked is that many of those fighting alongside the Russian invaders
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 20, 2022
Now that Vladimir Putin has reduced his strategic goal to consolidating control over eastern and southern Ukraine, the courageous Ukrainian defenders will be hard pressed to recapture lost ground. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Putin’s failure doesn’t mean a win for Ukrainians

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 20, 2022
  • OTTAWA—In the dumbed-down version of the war in Ukraine, an awkward truth simply overlooked is that many of those fighting alongside the Russian invaders

Putin’s failure doesn’t mean a win for Ukrainians

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 20, 2022
  • OTTAWA—In the dumbed-down version of the war in Ukraine, an awkward truth simply overlooked is that many of those fighting alongside the Russian invaders
Now that Vladimir Putin has reduced his strategic goal to consolidating control over eastern and southern Ukraine, the courageous Ukrainian defenders will be hard pressed to recapture lost ground. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

No matter what side you back, war is a crime

  • OTTAWA—The western media coverage of one of the most recent developments in the war in Ukraine once again serves to illustrate a total lack
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 13, 2022
In the West, we justifiably regard Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as an illegal aggression against a sovereign state, and the Russians cite the same international laws, which do not extend prisoner-of-war status to foreign mercenaries. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News

No matter what side you back, war is a crime

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 13, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The western media coverage of one of the most recent developments in the war in Ukraine once again serves to illustrate a total lack

No matter what side you back, war is a crime

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 13, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The western media coverage of one of the most recent developments in the war in Ukraine once again serves to illustrate a total lack
In the West, we justifiably regard Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as an illegal aggression against a sovereign state, and the Russians cite the same international laws, which do not extend prisoner-of-war status to foreign mercenaries. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News

Who really benefits from Ukrainian aid?

  • OTTAWA—In the see-saw wave of information and disinformation emanating from the conflict in Ukraine, it has been extremely difficult to accurately assess what is
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 6, 2022
In a public relations fantasy exercise, European gas companies claim they will refuse to comply with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand to be paid in rubles, but instead buy his oil using euros, writes Scott Taylor. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Who really benefits from Ukrainian aid?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 6, 2022
  • OTTAWA—In the see-saw wave of information and disinformation emanating from the conflict in Ukraine, it has been extremely difficult to accurately assess what is

Who really benefits from Ukrainian aid?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 6, 2022
  • OTTAWA—In the see-saw wave of information and disinformation emanating from the conflict in Ukraine, it has been extremely difficult to accurately assess what is
In a public relations fantasy exercise, European gas companies claim they will refuse to comply with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand to be paid in rubles, but instead buy his oil using euros, writes Scott Taylor. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Media still need to report the truth when it happens

  • OTTAWA—We are now entering the fourth month of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine and there remains no clear picture as to how this war
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 30, 2022
That the Mariupol defenders are now prisoners of war may actually come as a surprise to those following the war through major western media outlets, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News

Media still need to report the truth when it happens

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 30, 2022
  • OTTAWA—We are now entering the fourth month of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine and there remains no clear picture as to how this war

Media still need to report the truth when it happens

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 30, 2022
  • OTTAWA—We are now entering the fourth month of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine and there remains no clear picture as to how this war
That the Mariupol defenders are now prisoners of war may actually come as a surprise to those following the war through major western media outlets, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News

It takes one (war criminal) to know one

  • Putin’s invasion of Ukraine deserves to be condemned as a war crime, but that condemnation coming from Bush only highlights the hypocrisy of U.S.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 23, 2022
At the heart of former U.S. president George W. Bush’s May 18 stumble is that fact that he really is a war criminal whose actions resulted in the needless deaths of more than one million Iraqi civilians, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/NBC News

It takes one (war criminal) to know one

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 23, 2022
  • Putin’s invasion of Ukraine deserves to be condemned as a war crime, but that condemnation coming from Bush only highlights the hypocrisy of U.S.

It takes one (war criminal) to know one

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 23, 2022
  • Putin’s invasion of Ukraine deserves to be condemned as a war crime, but that condemnation coming from Bush only highlights the hypocrisy of U.S.
At the heart of former U.S. president George W. Bush’s May 18 stumble is that fact that he really is a war criminal whose actions resulted in the needless deaths of more than one million Iraqi civilians, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/NBC News

Ukraine proving NATO membership not crucial for alliance’s assistance

  • OTTAWA—The big news last week was that Finland requested membership into the NATO alliance, and this week Sweden said it’s taking the same measure.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 16, 2022
NATO troops conduct an exercise at the Camp Ādaži training area in Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance on Sept. 4, 2019. The Ukrainian military has been receiving top-notch training from NATO instructors—including Canadian soldiers—since 2014, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos

Ukraine proving NATO membership not crucial for alliance’s assistance

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 16, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The big news last week was that Finland requested membership into the NATO alliance, and this week Sweden said it’s taking the same measure.

Ukraine proving NATO membership not crucial for alliance’s assistance

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 16, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The big news last week was that Finland requested membership into the NATO alliance, and this week Sweden said it’s taking the same measure.
NATO troops conduct an exercise at the Camp Ādaži training area in Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance on Sept. 4, 2019. The Ukrainian military has been receiving top-notch training from NATO instructors—including Canadian soldiers—since 2014, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos

Hit Russia where it counts—at the pumps

  • OTTAWA—We are now well into the third month of Russia’s war in Ukraine and it appears that there is little hope of the conflict
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 9, 2022
If the West is serious about bringing Vladimir Putin’s war machine to a halt, we need to bite the bullet and stop purchasing Russian oil and gas, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Hit Russia where it counts—at the pumps

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 9, 2022
  • OTTAWA—We are now well into the third month of Russia’s war in Ukraine and it appears that there is little hope of the conflict

Hit Russia where it counts—at the pumps

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 9, 2022
  • OTTAWA—We are now well into the third month of Russia’s war in Ukraine and it appears that there is little hope of the conflict
If the West is serious about bringing Vladimir Putin’s war machine to a halt, we need to bite the bullet and stop purchasing Russian oil and gas, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Terror caught on tape has power to turn the tide

  • OTTAWA—Last week, the press office of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ottawa distributed a collection of video links to Canadian media outlets.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 2, 2022
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is pictured during a 2009 UN Disarmament Conference. It’s likely the rationale behind the Russian Foreign Ministry’s decision to circulate videos of alleged Ukrainian war crimes was to undermine the current overwhelming popularity of the Ukrainian defenders among the Canadian public, writes Scott Taylor. UN photograph by Jean-Marc Ferre

Terror caught on tape has power to turn the tide

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 2, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the press office of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ottawa distributed a collection of video links to Canadian media outlets.

Terror caught on tape has power to turn the tide

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 2, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the press office of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ottawa distributed a collection of video links to Canadian media outlets.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is pictured during a 2009 UN Disarmament Conference. It’s likely the rationale behind the Russian Foreign Ministry’s decision to circulate videos of alleged Ukrainian war crimes was to undermine the current overwhelming popularity of the Ukrainian defenders among the Canadian public, writes Scott Taylor. UN photograph by Jean-Marc Ferre

Russian ambitions reduced, but bloody stalemate likely in Ukraine

  • OTTAWA—When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the world was shocked and appalled. On paper, it was such a one-sided affair
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 25, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pictured during his address to the Canadian Parliament on March 15. While Zelenskyy may be the face of Ukrainian resistance, the Ukraine Army surprised all of those armchair generals who predicted a speedy Russian victory, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Russian ambitions reduced, but bloody stalemate likely in Ukraine

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 25, 2022
  • OTTAWA—When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the world was shocked and appalled. On paper, it was such a one-sided affair

Russian ambitions reduced, but bloody stalemate likely in Ukraine

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 25, 2022
  • OTTAWA—When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the world was shocked and appalled. On paper, it was such a one-sided affair
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pictured during his address to the Canadian Parliament on March 15. While Zelenskyy may be the face of Ukrainian resistance, the Ukraine Army surprised all of those armchair generals who predicted a speedy Russian victory, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

As casualties mount in invasion of Ukraine, truth remains at top of the list

  • OTTAWA—Last week there was yet another warning from the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) that the Kremlin is deliberately targeting Canadians with disinformation about the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 18, 2022
The NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group conducts an exercise in the Camp Ādaži training area in Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance, on Sept. 1, 2019. The mood in Canada would be that of enhanced national pride to discover our military was actually battling alongside the valiant Ukrainian defenders, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos

As casualties mount in invasion of Ukraine, truth remains at top of the list

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 18, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week there was yet another warning from the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) that the Kremlin is deliberately targeting Canadians with disinformation about the

As casualties mount in invasion of Ukraine, truth remains at top of the list

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 18, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week there was yet another warning from the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) that the Kremlin is deliberately targeting Canadians with disinformation about the
The NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group conducts an exercise in the Camp Ādaži training area in Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance, on Sept. 1, 2019. The mood in Canada would be that of enhanced national pride to discover our military was actually battling alongside the valiant Ukrainian defenders, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos

Hawks fuelled fears to open the defence treasure chest

  • OTTAWA—On April 7, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the joint Liberal and NDP budget. As was widely expected, the federal government has pledged to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 12, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand is pictured in the West Block on Jan. 26. Establishing Canada’s defence spending priorities on a meaningless number is simply foolish, writes Scott Taylor, yet that is what the Liberal government has just promised to do. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hawks fuelled fears to open the defence treasure chest

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 12, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On April 7, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the joint Liberal and NDP budget. As was widely expected, the federal government has pledged to

Hawks fuelled fears to open the defence treasure chest

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 12, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On April 7, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the joint Liberal and NDP budget. As was widely expected, the federal government has pledged to
Defence Minister Anita Anand is pictured in the West Block on Jan. 26. Establishing Canada’s defence spending priorities on a meaningless number is simply foolish, writes Scott Taylor, yet that is what the Liberal government has just promised to do. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada lacks moral authority to be righteous about Russia

  • OTTAWA—The war in Ukraine has certainly served to highlight the emotional hypocrisy that exists among Canadians. Russia was wrong to invade Ukraine. President Vladimir
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 4, 2022
The Canadian government has soundly denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression, but where was the collective outrage over then-U.S. president Donald Trump announcing he had used a mother-of-all-bombs against Afghans in 2017, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada lacks moral authority to be righteous about Russia

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 4, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The war in Ukraine has certainly served to highlight the emotional hypocrisy that exists among Canadians. Russia was wrong to invade Ukraine. President Vladimir

Canada lacks moral authority to be righteous about Russia

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 4, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The war in Ukraine has certainly served to highlight the emotional hypocrisy that exists among Canadians. Russia was wrong to invade Ukraine. President Vladimir
The Canadian government has soundly denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression, but where was the collective outrage over then-U.S. president Donald Trump announcing he had used a mother-of-all-bombs against Afghans in 2017, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Nothing gained by setting arbitrary military money targets

  • OTTAWA—The Russian invasion of Ukraine has captured the imagination of the Canadian public in a manner that seems almost inexplicable. Even when Canadian soldiers
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 28, 2022
Members of 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron watch as a CH-146 Griffon helicopter lands in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, on March 12. With Ukraine battling the Russian military, suddenly it seems that every retired general, defence pundit, and politician is convinced that we need to commit to significant increases in the annual defence budget, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Angela Gore

Nothing gained by setting arbitrary military money targets

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 28, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The Russian invasion of Ukraine has captured the imagination of the Canadian public in a manner that seems almost inexplicable. Even when Canadian soldiers

Nothing gained by setting arbitrary military money targets

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 28, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The Russian invasion of Ukraine has captured the imagination of the Canadian public in a manner that seems almost inexplicable. Even when Canadian soldiers
Members of 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron watch as a CH-146 Griffon helicopter lands in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, on March 12. With Ukraine battling the Russian military, suddenly it seems that every retired general, defence pundit, and politician is convinced that we need to commit to significant increases in the annual defence budget, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Angela Gore

Don’t give the paper tiger any teeth

  • OTTAWA—The more that I watch the events unfold in Ukraine, offset against the domestic reaction here in Canada, I cannot help but wonder if
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 22, 2022
Women participate in a 2012 event commemorating the Latvian Legion. The annual event returned on March 16 in Riga, Latvia, after two years of being cancelled due to pandemic health restrictions. One would have thought that common sense would have shut them down for good, writes Scott Taylor. Flickr photograph by Pablo Andrés Rivero

Don’t give the paper tiger any teeth

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The more that I watch the events unfold in Ukraine, offset against the domestic reaction here in Canada, I cannot help but wonder if

Don’t give the paper tiger any teeth

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The more that I watch the events unfold in Ukraine, offset against the domestic reaction here in Canada, I cannot help but wonder if
Women participate in a 2012 event commemorating the Latvian Legion. The annual event returned on March 16 in Riga, Latvia, after two years of being cancelled due to pandemic health restrictions. One would have thought that common sense would have shut them down for good, writes Scott Taylor. Flickr photograph by Pablo Andrés Rivero

Familiar western propaganda machine in full swing

  • OTTAWA—With the war in Ukraine still raging, it has been amazing to watch the success of the West’s propaganda machine. Even though Canada is
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 14, 2022
Ottawa residents participate in a rally in support of Ukraine outside of City Hall on Feb. 27. Even though Canada is not directly involved in this conflict, the term used to describe Ukraine is ‘ally,’ and the Ukrainian side can simply do no wrong in the eyes of western media, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Familiar western propaganda machine in full swing

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—With the war in Ukraine still raging, it has been amazing to watch the success of the West’s propaganda machine. Even though Canada is

Familiar western propaganda machine in full swing

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—With the war in Ukraine still raging, it has been amazing to watch the success of the West’s propaganda machine. Even though Canada is
Ottawa residents participate in a rally in support of Ukraine outside of City Hall on Feb. 27. Even though Canada is not directly involved in this conflict, the term used to describe Ukraine is ‘ally,’ and the Ukrainian side can simply do no wrong in the eyes of western media, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Short memories and untrained civilians won’t do Ukraine any good

  • OTTAWA—On Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched what is being called the “largest ground invasion of a European country” since the Second World
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 7, 2022
Early in the conflict, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called upon international volunteers to travel to Ukraine to fight the Russian invaders as part of a newly formed Foreign Legion. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CNBC Television

Short memories and untrained civilians won’t do Ukraine any good

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 7, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched what is being called the “largest ground invasion of a European country” since the Second World

Short memories and untrained civilians won’t do Ukraine any good

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 7, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched what is being called the “largest ground invasion of a European country” since the Second World
Early in the conflict, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called upon international volunteers to travel to Ukraine to fight the Russian invaders as part of a newly formed Foreign Legion. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CNBC Television

Rolling protest that occupied Ottawa was hijacked from the start

  • OTTAWA—Now that the self-proclaimed “Freedom Convoy” has been forcibly expulsed from the nation’s capital, it is perhaps a good time to start debunking the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 28, 2022
Now known by Freedom Convoy zealots as the ‘spark that lit the flame,’ Tamara Lich is an energy industry worker who is neither a medical expert nor does she have a vested interest in the trucking industry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rolling protest that occupied Ottawa was hijacked from the start

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 28, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Now that the self-proclaimed “Freedom Convoy” has been forcibly expulsed from the nation’s capital, it is perhaps a good time to start debunking the

Rolling protest that occupied Ottawa was hijacked from the start

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 28, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Now that the self-proclaimed “Freedom Convoy” has been forcibly expulsed from the nation’s capital, it is perhaps a good time to start debunking the
Now known by Freedom Convoy zealots as the ‘spark that lit the flame,’ Tamara Lich is an energy industry worker who is neither a medical expert nor does she have a vested interest in the trucking industry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leave the uniform out of this so-called ‘freedom’ fight

  • OTTAWA—On the evening of Thursday, Feb. 17, the Ottawa Police Service began its large-scale crackdown on the remaining holdouts of the so called “Freedom
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 21, 2022
The National War Memorial in Ottawa is pictured on Feb. 16. One has to question why individuals would seek to make this a military issue by sporting their old uniforms and declaring themselves to be veterans on either side of this cause, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leave the uniform out of this so-called ‘freedom’ fight

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 21, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On the evening of Thursday, Feb. 17, the Ottawa Police Service began its large-scale crackdown on the remaining holdouts of the so called “Freedom

Leave the uniform out of this so-called ‘freedom’ fight

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 21, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On the evening of Thursday, Feb. 17, the Ottawa Police Service began its large-scale crackdown on the remaining holdouts of the so called “Freedom
The National War Memorial in Ottawa is pictured on Feb. 16. One has to question why individuals would seek to make this a military issue by sporting their old uniforms and declaring themselves to be veterans on either side of this cause, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Enduring a first-world collective wail of mild discomfort

  • OTTAWA—The Freedom Convoy that has occupied downtown Ottawa since Jan. 28 has proven to be a lightning rod for the underlying pent-up anger that
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 14, 2022
A number of bouncy castles popped along Wellington Street on Feb. 5 as the Freedom Convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa entered its second week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Enduring a first-world collective wail of mild discomfort

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The Freedom Convoy that has occupied downtown Ottawa since Jan. 28 has proven to be a lightning rod for the underlying pent-up anger that

Enduring a first-world collective wail of mild discomfort

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The Freedom Convoy that has occupied downtown Ottawa since Jan. 28 has proven to be a lightning rod for the underlying pent-up anger that
A number of bouncy castles popped along Wellington Street on Feb. 5 as the Freedom Convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa entered its second week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s a difference between freedom and anarchy

  • OTTAWA—I will begin this column with the personal disclosure that I am a longtime downtown resident of Ottawa. As such, my family and I
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 7, 2022
A group of Groypers, white nationalist conservative provocateurs, taunt a counter protest gathered at Ottawa City Hall on Feb. 5, as the ‘Freedom Convoy’ occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the second week. The problem for the convoy organizers and participants is not that some fringe loonies attempted to hijack the media attention generated by this mass gathering of big-rig trucks—it’s that they failed to stop them, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s a difference between freedom and anarchy

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 7, 2022
  • OTTAWA—I will begin this column with the personal disclosure that I am a longtime downtown resident of Ottawa. As such, my family and I

There’s a difference between freedom and anarchy

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 7, 2022
  • OTTAWA—I will begin this column with the personal disclosure that I am a longtime downtown resident of Ottawa. As such, my family and I
A group of Groypers, white nationalist conservative provocateurs, taunt a counter protest gathered at Ottawa City Hall on Feb. 5, as the ‘Freedom Convoy’ occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the second week. The problem for the convoy organizers and participants is not that some fringe loonies attempted to hijack the media attention generated by this mass gathering of big-rig trucks—it’s that they failed to stop them, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO leaders not playing the same game as Putin

  • OTTAWA—The NATO narrative is very simple and very concise: Russian President Vladimir Putin has massed his troops along the Ukraine border and is poised
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 31, 2022
We should all keep in mind that Russia has produced some of the world’s best chess players and their military generalship is historically renowned for its strategic deception operations, or maskirovka as the Russians call it, writes Scott Taylor. Illustration by DonkeyHotey

NATO leaders not playing the same game as Putin

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 31, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The NATO narrative is very simple and very concise: Russian President Vladimir Putin has massed his troops along the Ukraine border and is poised

NATO leaders not playing the same game as Putin

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 31, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The NATO narrative is very simple and very concise: Russian President Vladimir Putin has massed his troops along the Ukraine border and is poised
We should all keep in mind that Russia has produced some of the world’s best chess players and their military generalship is historically renowned for its strategic deception operations, or maskirovka as the Russians call it, writes Scott Taylor. Illustration by DonkeyHotey

Time to talk to the Taliban for the greater good?

  • OTTAWA—It was on Aug. 15, 2021, that Afghanistan officially fell to the Taliban. The sudden resurgence of the Taliban on the eve of the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 24, 2022
Ambassador Hassan Soroosh plans to keep the Afghan Embassy in Ottawa functioning as long as possible, but the Ghani government is gone and these Afghan diplomats have absolutely no status with the now-ruling Taliban regime, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade