LGen (Ret’d) Guy Thibault

@CDAInstitute A simply outstanding leader and role model to look up to. Congratulations General Walt!

The Conference of Defence Associations Institute is proud to announce the 2024 Laureate of the Vimy Award! The 2024 Vimy Award will be awarded to General (ret’d) Walter Natynczyk in recognition of his exemplary career & service to the nation. Read more: bit.ly/4gm5el6

A must listen! readtheline.ca/p/on-the-line-…

@CDAInstitute @YouriCormier @kerry_buck Very thoughtful reflections from four highly experienced experts. Hope that today’s budget is aligned!

Slightly delayed, but so was the DPU! In this special Expert Series, @YouriCormier discusses the many implications of Canada's Defence Policy Update with @kerry_buck, Darren Hawco, Vincent Rigby, & Gord Venner. youtube.com/watch?v=3bCqpg…

General Manson, the unofficial Dean of the Chiefs of the Defence Staff and undoubtedly the role model of an officer and gentleman. Anyone who had the privilege to know him, were lucky indeed. To Marg, and your family - bon courage in this sad time. Ge…lnkd.in/g_mdVhxN

Canada has a rich military history of service and sacrifice and thanks to amazing dedicated folks like @SteveGregoryMTL we can reflect on what our Canadian soldiers in WW2 endured in Sicily some 80 years ago during OPERATION HUSKY @OpHusky2023. Find o…lnkd.in/gXzmwfFB

The Perley provides amazing care for some incredible Veterans who deserve our respect and thanks. You can honour them by "Answering the Call" and making a donation as a way to show them you care. lnkd.in/gBGnbdph

"If the US is worried, we should be terrified". A thoughtful reflexion from a realist perspective on the challenges (and hard choices) for Canada to remain relevant in a dangerous moment in history. The CDA Institute with the s…lnkd.in/gMyQVSjC lnkd.in/g864gQjU

Great job by former MND David Pratt discussing the need for Canada to live up to our Defence and Collective Security commitments. lnkd.in/gCAXNSyH

Disappointing to see the PM's initial response and instinct to look backwards and take a partisan swipe at the previous government. In the end we need to move forward and build a national political consensus on the importance of…lnkd.in/gM_dzCk8 lnkd.in/gtMnkmD2

It was an inspiring evening to listen to CWO Paula Carpenter, LCol Melanie Lake and Susan Kudzman, Former Executive Vice-President LBC discussing their experiences and offering reflections on leadership. So many great takeaways - especially to trust and…lnkd.in/g85E8eqd

Great turnout for the Respect Forum in Ottawa - great organizations and people working to support Vets and former first responders in the community

It was great to have the Minister of National Defence kick off our 2023 Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence. Excellent news regarding the acquisitions on an urgent basis for several badly needed systems for our deployed troops in Latvia - having s…lnkd.in/gCUj7VXu

The team at BMO led by Omar and Rick here in Ottawa are such stalwart supporters of the serving and retired members of the Canadian Forces and their families and last night was another case in point. It was awesome to have a chance to raise awareness, sa…lnkd.in/gn6wyp-5

Needless to say but there are many challenges facing our country in both at home and abroad when it comes to National Security and Defence. Please register and join my colleagues and I at the Conference of Defence Associations and the CDA Institute for…lnkd.in/g7vEuHa3

Very pleased to have the opportunity on behalf of the CDA Institute to meet with member of the Japanese Parliament, the honorable Keisuke Suzuki to discuss Japan-Canada relations in the context of our shared national security concerns over an increasingly…lnkd.in/guBQuwHk

With great power competition and an unprovoked war waged on NATO's boarders by a revisionist autocratic regime in Moscow, this is a critical and uncertain moment in contemporary history for Canada, our Allies and like-minded democracies around the globe.…lnkd.in/gH5GD5pc