09 Sep 2012 / Alumni In the News, Archive

New Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division

MGen Pierre St-Amand today assumed command of 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters at a change of command ceremony. – (left to right) 14330 LGen Alain Parent, LGen André Deschamps and 15456 MGen Pierre St-Amand. Credit: Cpl Jean Archambault.

Nouveau commandant de la 1re Division aérienne du Canada

Le Mgén Pierre St-Amand a pris le commandement de la 1re Division aérienne du Canada, aujourd’hui, lors d’une cérémonie officielle – (de gauche à droite) 14330 Lgén Alain Parent, Lgén André Deschamps et 15456 Mgén Pierre St-Amand. Photo: Cpl Jean Archambault.

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CAUT announces independent commission on governance of Canada’s Royal Military College

3 Ex Cadets Make Up Commission…

OTTAWA, Sept. 5, 2012 /CNW/ – Today, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is announcing the creation of an independent commission on the governance of Canada’s Royal Military College (RMC).

The distinguished members of the Commission are:

6219 Robin Boadway, the David Chadwick Smith Chair in Economics at Queen’s University;

16990 Steve Nash, Lt-Colonel (Ret), Canadian Forces; formerly Commander, Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit; Operations Officer and Deputy Commander JTF2; and

16392 Elinor Sloan, Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University and a former defence analyst in the Department of National Defence.

All three of the commissioners are graduates of the Royal Military College.

The terms of reference for the Commission are to examine the governance structure of the Royal Military College, consider alternative models of military college governance, and make recommendations with respect to the preferred governance structure for RMC.

“At the best of times, it is a challenge to have a governance structure for a military college that allows it, as RMC has been historically, to be both an excellent university and a first-class institution for training military officers,” said James L. Turk, Executive Director of CAUT. “The significant cuts being made by the federal government to the budget of RMC are bringing to the surface questions about how RMC is governed.”

Turk said he is confident that the blue-ribbon commission can provide useful advice to the parties that are involved in the governance of RMC – the Department of National Defence, the Canadian Forces, and the RMC Board of Governors.

While CAUT is creating the Commission and covering the costs of its operation, the Commission will operate independently and will have sole control of the content of its report, which CAUT will publish as submitted. Members of the Commission are serving without remuneration except expenses. Article

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Defence Minister Peter MacKay visits Orono Fair

Conservative politician comes to Clarington to support local Conservative candidate Erin O’Toole

“It’s important for them to understand where their food comes from,”

19894 Erin O’Toole – Article

Previous article on Erin O’Toole to be Conservative candidate in Durham

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Defence attachés get a peek inside Canada’s military with DND tours

Capt. Doucet said the purpose of the tour “is to showcase our military and industry associated with the CF.”

21759 Captain Jenny Doucet, who works in DND’s Directorate of Foreign Liaison Article

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New NORAD Canadian Deputy Commander

“I am honored and humbled to become the Deputy Commander of NORAD and continue the outstanding work that LGen Lawson and his team have accomplished. NORAD is an extremely strategic and important bi-national agreement for Canada and plays an integral part in the security of our nation,”

14330 Lieutenant-General Alain Parent, new Deputy Commander of NORAD Article

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