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Comments

One of the most prolific types of writing that the Institute produces, Comments provide context and elaboration to things discussed elsewhere.

Comments 

US Defense Authorisation and the Arctic

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Arctic, US

Recently the United States’ annual defense policy bill cleared Congress with a provision allowing up to six icebreakers (see “U.S.

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Comments 

Operation PROJECTION and Exercise OBANGAME EXPRESS

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments global affairs, RCN

PROJECTION is a continuing operation of the Canadian Joint Operations Command under which mostly naval and maritime air forces conduct

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Comments 

The Deployability of Motor Vessel ASTERIX

February 25, 2018February 25, 2018 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments AOR, RCN

In February 2018 media started reporting about whether MV Asterix, a containership converted and contracted to serve as an interim

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Shipbuilding
Comments 

Strategic Change and Canadian Shipbuilding

December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCN, shipbuilding

There is an increasing amount of commentary about the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS).  This discussion is mainly connected to the

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Shipbuilding
Comments 

The National Shipbuilding Strategy Needs to be Revamped

November 15, 2017November 20, 2017 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Navy, shipbuilding

In 2003 John Manley, then federal government Minister of Finance, said that shipbuilding in Canada was a “sunset industry” and

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Comments 

ST ROCH Memorial

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments history & heritage, RCMP

A message form Inspector Dan Tanner, RCMP (retired) and President of the Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia. This

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Comments 

HMCS ST JOHN’S and Operation REASSURANCE

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Distinguished Speaker, RCN

The popular RUSI(NS) Distinguished Speaker series continued on 4 October 2017 with a presentation by Commander Sheldon Gillis. The charismatic

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Comments 

Unveiling Ships

October 4, 2017October 4, 2017 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Coast Guard, RCN

‘Unveiling’ seem to be coming a term increasingly used in shipbuilding, at least for Canadian government ships (though not for

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Comments 

Canadian Coast Guard at RUSI(NS)

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Coast Guard, Distinguished Speaker

On September 20, RUSI(NS) welcomed Chris Henderson, Director General National Strategies, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), as the Institute’s September 2017

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Comments 

The sun dips on PRESERVER, last of the Protecteur-class AOR

August 1, 2017August 1, 2017 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCN

August 2, 2017, will mark the end of an era for the Canadian built Protecteur-class AOR (Auxiliary Oiler, Replenishment) when

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Comments 

Ardesco ab Venter – CCG Dive Team’s turn to be rescued

June 17, 2017June 17, 2017 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Coast Guard

The first part of the title, loosely translated from Latin, means Fire from the Belly.  This was the motto of

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