FEATURES
10 MODERNIZING THE FLEET
Interview with Robert (Robb) Wight, Director General of Vessel
Procurement, a directorate of the Canadian Coast Guard
By Terri Pavelic
14 IF ONLY WARSHIPS GREW ON TREES: THE
COMPLEXITIES OF OFF-THE-SHELF DEFENCE
PROCUREMENT
By Timothy Choi and Jeffrey F. Collins
20 CYBERSPACE & THE NATION-STATE
By Jeffrey Roy
DEPARTMENTS
8 SIT REP
Canada's Meritorious Service Cross awarded to Peter Warrack
for work against human trafficking
PERSPECTIVE
5 Policy considerations for creating a Canadian Connected
Battlespace by Collins Aerospace
17 Cloud simulation solutions provide a sunny outlook for trainees
by Kongsberg Digital
23 Driving Digital Insurgency to Success by Derek Dobson
26 Ready, Willing, and Able by Logistik Unicorp Group
24 DASHBOARD
Equipping the Canadian Coast Guard
DEFENCE EVENTS
28 Reflections on the 8th annual C4ISR and Beyond conference
By VAdm Ron Lloyd (Ret'd)
33 THE LAST WORD
It is Time to Reconsider the Development of Resolute Bay
By Col Pierre LeBlanc (Ret'd)
20 Cyberspace & the Nation-State
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About the Cover
HMCS HARRY DEWOLF sails alongside CANADIAN
COAST GUARD SHIP CAPTAIN JACQUES CARTIER
during Royal Canadian Navy Sea Trials on October 22,
2020. Photo by Corporal David Veldman, Canadian
Armed Forces.
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