Reading Time: 7 minutes Disponible en français. In June 1950, North Korean forces invaded South Korea, beginning the Korean War. Almost 70 years after an armistice was signed and the fighting in that conflict ended, the Korean Peninsula remains one of the world’s most… Read More ›
Military history
Security in the Korean Peninsula: 70 Years After the Start of the Korean War
Reading Time: 7 minutes (Disponible en français : Sécurité dans la péninsule coréenne : 70 ans après le début de la guerre de Corée) Note: This publication was updated in July, 2021: Security on the Korean Peninsula: Canada’s Role In June 1950, North Korean forces invaded… Read More ›
Canada and NATO – 70 Years of Involvement
Reading Time: 6 minutes (Disponible en français : Le Canada et l’OTAN – 70 ans de participation) On 30 April 1949, the Government of Canada ratified the North Atlantic Treaty, becoming one of the 12 founding members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). A political,… Read More ›
Parliament and the First World War – 3. Quagmire
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Le Parlement et la Première Guerre mondiale – 3. L’embourbement) This is the third in a series of three articles. No peace in sight By the time Parliament was prorogued on 15 April 1915, about 33,000 Canadian… Read More ›
Parliament and the First World War – 2. Initial Enthusiasm
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Le Parlement et la Première Guerre mondiale – 2. L’enthousiasme des débuts) This is the second in a series of three articles. Canada at war From the moment Great Britain declared war on 4 August 1914,… Read More ›