POLI 319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Arctic Council
13 May 2018
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POLI 342
02.23.2018
COORDINATION
Minister of Defence
•not the most attractive position because of Canada’s
culture surrounding military
•we don’t prioritize it as much as other states
You need coordination to be in line with the aims of the
PM. Coordination between PM, Defence minister and
foreign affairs minister.
National Defence and Canada’s foreign policy
outcome
•coordinating priorities with ministers of foreign affairs
•Canadian armed forces are instrument of Canada’s
foreign policy
•Lack of coordination can be counterproductive
•challenges identity making
•complications with achieving our national interests
•overall negative input
Goal of national defence changes is to adjust our
direction in foreign affairs.
Example: Harper, DND and Arctic
•improvised his national defence strategy from
2006-2008
•official strategy policy was released quietly in 2008
2008 document provided new orientations — our
needs and our intentions.
•modernization of Canada’s military
•reinvesting in national defence since being neglected
since P. Trudeau
•not untrue that the CAF had been “starved”
•state of the art military, procurement, equip ourselves
for long term aims
•expand from 18 bill. in 2008 to 30 bill. in 2028.
PMSH (2008) Priorities
•defence of Canada and its citizens
•meet our responsibilities in continental security
•“robust and reliable contributor to global security and
humanitarian interventions”
•PM and National defence sharing the file
The ambition is to message the intention to buy all these
things and make these changes (rather than actually
doing it) — this can work for a 4 year prime ministership,
establishes identity.
Harper on the effects of the neglect of the military:
machinery rusted, moral depleted, unable to elect
sovereignty in the arctic, etc.
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Document Summary
Minister of defence: not the most attractive position because of canada"s culture surrounding military, we don"t prioritize it as much as other states. You need coordination to be in line with the aims of the. Coordination between pm, defence minister and foreign affairs minister. Goal of national defence changes is to adjust our direction in foreign affairs. Example: harper, dnd and arctic: improvised his national defence strategy from. 2006-2008: of cial strategy policy was released quietly in 2008. Pmsh (2008) priorities: defence of canada and its citizens, meet our responsibilities in continental security, robust and reliable contributor to global security and humanitarian interventions , pm and national defence sharing the le. The ambition is to message the intention to buy all these things and make these changes (rather than actually doing it) this can work for a 4 year prime ministership, establishes identity.
