Steady Bearing, New Energy
Building Momentum as We Modernize and Grow
MGen Dean J. Milner, CMM, MSC, CD, MA (Ret'd)
1 April 2025
Our speaker in March was the charismatic LGen Michel Maisonneuve (Ret’d). The talk was very well attended, and Michel gave us a spirited talk about his patriotic view of what Canada needs to do to improve our defence and security capabilities. He has written an inspiring book titled “In Defence of Canada” and it is… Read more
Defence on the Brink
Urgency, Opportunity, and Canada’s Path Forward
MGen Dean J. Milner, CMM, MSC, CD, MA (Ret'd)
1 March 2025
Our deputy, Bryan Bailey, and I had the opportunity to attend the CDA Conference in Ottawa 05-06 March. It was a first time that the conference was sold out and there were participants from most NATO countries, Australia, South Korea, and a large number of defence industry leaders. The Minister of National Defence opened the… Read more
Building Momentum
Reclaiming Canada’s Role in Defence and Security
MGen Dean J. Milner, CMM, MSC, CD, MA (Ret'd)
1 February 2025
We had a very successful first night of the year on 16 January when The President Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault (Retired) of CDA and CDAI came to speak to our RKUSI team. We filled the Amiens Theatre and Guy gave an inspired talk on his focus for his CDA and the security and defence challenges that… Read more
Forging Forward
A Centennial Vision for Canada’s Defence Dialogue
MGen Dean J. Milner, CMM, MSC, CD, MA (Ret'd)
1 December 2024
Greetings! As we commence the Christmas holiday season, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and provide you with some thoughts on our Institute and my vision for the next three years. Before I do that, I would like to thank Bob Myhill and Gary Coulter for their dedication and hard work… Read more
Turning Point
A Message from the Outgoing President
Supt (RCMP) Bob Myhill, LSM, BA (Ret'd)
30 November 2024
Dear fellow members of the Institute, new and old. As you will see from the Minutes, the AGM became a turning point for our proud organization. Only a few days before the meeting, Mike Mckeown and I were discussing worse case scenarios and wondering what steps would have to be taken to formally collapse the… Read more
