July 19, 2023 | Local, Aerospace
Bombardier Defense delivers Global 6000 to Saab’s GlobalEye program - Skies Mag
The Global 6000 aircraft is ready to be transformed by Saab into its Airborne Early Warning and Control solution known as GlobalEye.
February 12, 2018 | Local, Security
Military to spend $170,000 so leaders can see what it's like to be stoned on marijuana
The Canadian Forces is buying kits that will let its leaders experience what it's like to be stoned on marijuana.
The “marijuana simulation kits” will include “marijuana impairment goggles,” among other items. The Canadian Forces wants to acquire 26 of the kits by April 30 or sooner if possible.
“The purpose of the Marijuana Simulation Kits is to raise awareness of marijuana impairment, reduce risk of marijuana impairment, and promote healthy lifestyles within the Canadian Armed Forces,” companies who want to bid on the contract were told. “The marijuana impairment goggles, which is one of the several items included in the Marijuana Simulation Kit, allows users to experience first-hand, the deficits marijuana creates on the body.”
Department of National Defence spokesman Dan Le Bouthillier said Friday that the kits will be used in the Military Personnel Command's supervisor training course. “This will help ensure that CAF members in leadership positions will be able to identify signs of, assist in detecting and provide guidance regarding, prohibited drug use,” he said.
The value of the contract will only be known once bids are received, evaluated and a contract is awarded, but it is estimated at up to $170,000 over five years.
The Liberal government intends to make the use of recreational marijuana legal by the summer. CBC reported this week that a Statistics Canada survey found Canadians pay an average of less than $7 a gram for pot.
The kits may also be used at National Defence health fairs, community events, kiosks or other events to educate other military members, families and the public about the impact of marijuana on cognitive functioning, Le Bouthillier said.
A number of firms make such devices. In 2015, Innocorp Ltd. in the U.S. unveiled green-tinted goggles that simulate “the distorted processing of visual information, loss of motor co-ordination, and slowed decision-making and reaction time resulting from recreational marijuana use.”
Some police departments in the U.S. already use marijuana impairment kits for training.
Participants wearing the goggles will experience the simulated effects resulting from recreational marijuana use, such as distorted processing of visual information, slower decision-making and loss of motor coordination, Le Bouthillier said. The training could include exercises such as ball tossing, simulated driving and other means of demonstrating the effect on reaction time.
Le Bouthiller said the military currently uses alcohol impairment goggles in similar courses for military leaders.
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July 19, 2021 | Local, Aerospace, C4ISR
STTC Canadian Industry Engagement Feedback Form/ Formulaire de rétroaction sur l'engagement de l'industrie canadienne en matière d'ASTRV
The Q&A responses and presentations from the June 15th industry day have been added to the STTC buy-and-sell website. Additionally, if you have not already, we also encourage you to please fill in the STTC Canadian Industry Engagement Feedback Form. Your input is essential as we develop our economic benefits approach for the STTC. If you have any additional questions or comments, don't hesitate to reach out to the STTC team. ********************************* Les réponses aux questions-réponses et les présentations de la journée de l'industrie du 15 juin ont été publiés au site web des achats et ventes du STTC. De plus, si vous ne l'avez pas encore fait, nous vous encourageons à remplir le formulaire de rétroaction sur l'engagement de l'industrie canadienne STTC. Votre contribution est essentielle à l'élaboration de notre approche des bénéfices économiques pour le STTC. Si vous avez d'autres questions ou commentaires, n'hésitez pas à contacter l'équipe du STTC.
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January 17, 2019 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, Security
National Defence doesn’t know impact of carbon tax on fuel costs
By Charlie Pinkerton The Department of National Defence hasn't yet measured how much more it will be paying for fuel under the federal carbon tax. The military spends around $200 million on fuel per year. In response to an order-paper question in mid-December, National Defence parliamentary secretary Serge Cormier said the department “is in the process of determining the broad implications of the price on carbon pollution.” A spokesperson from the department confirmed today it hasn't yet decided how it will assess these costs. The Canadian Armed Forces uses different types of fuel to run its vehicles, aircraft and naval vessels, and for heating, cooking and generating power. While costs follow the ebb and flow of fuel prices in Canada, the military has spent over $183 million in each of the last five years. The highest total was in 2014, when it spent $246 million. Last year, the total came to $195 million. Since it buys fuel in Canada and abroad, it won't have to pay a tax on all purchases. The exact costs will vary by province or territory, but the federal government's fuel charge will be $20 per tonne of carbon emissions in 2019, increasing by $10 per tonne each year until it reaches $50 per tonne in 2022. For a tank of gas, the tax is expected to add 4.4 cents per litre in 2019 and 11 cents per litre in 2022. The federal government says 90 per cent of what it collects will be returned directly to Canadians, which will amount to about $300 per Ontario household, what the government estimates more than 70 per cent of Canadian households will pay. National Defence will eventually have to determine the impact of the carbon tax on its operations and maintenance budget. In its response to Conservative MP Karen Vecchio's order-paper question, the military declined to say how much it expects the price on carbon will cost the department in each of the next five years. It says costs “are not tracked or forecast,” and it couldn't formulate a response in the time allowed. This is typical for order-paper questions, since the government is required to respond in 45 days. According to the Liberals' new defence policy, they plan to invest $225 million in infrastructure projects by 2020. Cormier's response echoes another commitment of Canada's “Strong, Secure, Engaged” defence policy, in that the Armed Forces will transition 20 per cent of their non-military fleet to hybrid or electric vehicles by next year. https://ipolitics.ca/2019/01/16/national-defence-doesnt-know-impact-of-carbon-tax-on-fuel-costs/