The Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia provides a forum for the study, promotion and debate of defence and security issues.
On 16 October 2020, RUSI(NS), collaborating with the Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association, hosted video-conference presentations by Steven Christiansen,
Read moreRear-Admiral Gilles Couturier, Royal Canadian Navy (retired), Chief Executive Officer, Federal Fleet Services Inc., will present “MV Asterix – Government
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Presentation by Captain(N) Tom Tulloch, Royal Canadian Navy (retired), made by video-conference to RUSI(NS) and guests 8 April 2020. The
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Captain(N) Tom Tulloch, Royal Canadian Navy (retired), will present “A World Class Shipyard in our Midst.” This is a virtual
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There are a few events whose dates are traditionally of significance in the life of a warship of the Royal
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The first of the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPV)1 being built by Irving Shipbuilding under the Arctic and Offshore
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Soon the first of the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPV) being built by Irving Shipbuilding under the Arctic and
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There is an increasing amount of commentary about the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). This discussion is mainly connected to the
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In 2003 John Manley, then federal government Minister of Finance, said that shipbuilding in Canada was a “sunset industry” and
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The presence of a major shipyard in Halifax and a large number of boatyards about Nova Scotia means that there
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