PROJECTING POWER; TRENDS SHAPING CANADA’S AIR FORCE IN THE YEAR 2019

By
LCol Lachance, Project Director
LCol Fernandes, Author
Maj Gushue, Author
Dr. Godefroy, Editor

The next decade will prove critical to the Air Force’s objective of creating an advanced combat effective aerospace force capable of projecting power through precision effects. Given the nature of air power, air forces often require long lead times for developing new capabilities, especially those delivered from major aerospace platforms. Informed by Air Force Strategy as well as the vision of the Chief of Air Staff, Projecting Power: Trends Shaping Canada’s Air Force in the Year 2019 takes a detailed look at the short term future security environment—specifically the trends, drivers and strategic shocks—that will impact on existing and emerging Air Force concepts and doctrinal designs. Aimed at key stakeholders in Air Force capability development, this publication seeks to inform the Air Force Campaign Plan over the next 5–10 years and will be updated regularly as our requirements evolve

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Reflections and Questions on Ethics

By Major-General Marc Terreau, CMM, CD (Retired)

Ethics and integrity are not just fads, as some cynics would say. Humans have been debating virtuous behaviour and working for the good for at least 2500 years.1 Yet, we are often falling short of the good. Why is that?

Over the years I have dealt with leaders, great and poor, and observed ethical dilemmas played out in various settings. My observations have been primarily in the public sector including the Armed Forces as well as in the not-for-profit sector where I have worked with numerous organizations. I have also had the opportunity to work with certified fraud examiners in both the private and public sectors. This paper is not necessarily the summa of my journey in the field of applied ethics; rather it is a series of observations that have impacted my perception on how to do the right thing and do things right. In my involvement with organizations such as the Ethics Practitioners’ Association of
Canada2 and in establishing a formal ethics program in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, I have faced a number of important questions. Regrettably, I have not  always found suitable and useful answers to these questions. One can only do the best possible with what is available at the time.

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