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CDFAI
DISPATCH: SPRING 2004 (VOLUME II, ISSUE I)
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Promoting new understanding and improvement of Canadian foreign and
defence policy.
Canadian
Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute
Phone: (403) 231-7624
Fax: (403) 231-7647
E-mail: subscribe@cdfai.org
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RESERVES CONFERENCE
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 On
March 25-27, Calgary hosted the 2004 International Reserves Conference
entitled “Homeland Defence and the Reserves”, where distinguished
military experts such as Thomas F. Hall - Assistant Secretary of
Defence US Reserve Affairs, Lt. General Edward G. Anderson III - US
Army, Deputy Commander NorthCom and Jeffrey Grey – Professor,
University of New South Wales Australia discussed and debated the
issues regarding structuring, training, and employing land force
reserves for homeland defence.
This conference was co-sponsored by the Centre for Military and
Strategic Studies, the Land Force Reserves Restructure Project
Management Office of the Canadian Army and the Canadian Defence &
Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI).
For more information on the conference please visit
www.cdfai.org and go to Programs /
Conference / 2004 International Reserves Conference.
CDFAI is grateful for the sponsorship and participation of:
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Major Conference Sponsor:
General Dynamics Land Systems Canada
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Gala Dinner Sponsor:
General Dynamics Canada
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Technology Sponsor: SMART Technologies Inc.
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Additional Sponsors: Defense News Media Group, The Fairmont Palliser
Hotel
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ROSS LAIRD ELLIS LECTURE
SERIES
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 On
May 17, 2004 the Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute
co-sponsored the Ross Laird Ellis Lecture in conjunction with the
Centre for Military and Strategic Studies. The lecture series is named
after Ross Laird Ellis, a militiaman who rose through the ranks to
become the Commanding Officer of the Calgary Highlanders in the course
of the Battle of the Scheldt Estuary in World War II. Open to the
general public and University of Calgary faculty and students, the
purpose of the Ross Laird Ellis Lecture is to provide Canadians with
access to relevant and reliable information on Canadian defence and
foreign policy.
Margaret Wente, one of Canada's leading columnists, was our 2004 Ross
Laird Ellis guest lecturer.
As a writer for The Globe and Mail, Ms. Wente provokes heated debate
with her views on the issues of the day. She has twice won the
National Newspaper Award for column-writing, and is the only
journalist in Canada to hold that distinction.
Ms. Wente joined The Globe and Mail in 1986 to edit Report on Business
Magazine. She went on to edit the Report on Business section of the
daily newspaper and, later, the front section. She began writing a
weekly column in 1992, and has been a full-time columnist since 1999.
The Ellis Lecture was held in the Burlington Theatre at the Glenbow
Museum where Margaret Wente shared her recent experiences as a
reporter in Iraq. The topic of her speech was: "Adventures in the war
zone: a journalist's view of Iraq". Please visit
www.cdfai.org for a full
transcription of her speech which can be found in Programs /
Publication Information / Ross Ellis Lecture in Military and Strategic
Studies.
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2004 MILITARY JOURNALISM
COURSE
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  The
Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs institute (CDFAI), in partnership
with the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies (CMSS) at the
University of Calgary (U of C), hosted their second annual Military
Journalism Course running from May 2nd-11th, 2004.
CDFAI sponsors a scholarship for ten students to attend an eight-day
course on military journalism and the Canadian Armed Forces. The goal
is to enhance the military education of Canadian journalists who will
report on Canadian military issues domestically and abroad.
The course includes a combination of media-military theory in a
classroom setting, coupled with field visits to Armed Forces regular
and reserve units. Journalism students from across Canada are eligible
to apply.
Included in the scholarship are:
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GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER
COMPETITION
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Congratulations to the 2004 Winners!
1st Place
Brent Ellis, The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs C/o
Carleton University
“If It’s Not Terrorism, It’s
Not Relevant” Evaluating NATO’s Potential to Contribute to the
Campaign Against Terrorism
2nd Place
Erin Weir, Centre for Military & Strategic Studies c/o University of
Calgary
"Using the Legacy of WWI
to Evaluate Canadian Military Leadership in WWII"
3rd Place
Maria Mikhailitchenko
Department of Political Studies c/o Queen’s University
"Reform of
the Security Council and its implications for Global Peace and
Security"
In February 2004 three
prizes were awarded to graduate students for essays written on themes
chosen by the student, on the subject of Canadian defence, Canadian
foreign policy, Canada’s military or Canadian security.
$5,000 was awarded for first prize, $3,000 for second prize and $2,000
for third prize.
Please visit www.cdfai.org to
read the winning papers which can be found in Programs / Conference /
Student Run Conference Competition.
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STUDENT RUN CONFERENCE
COMPETITION
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In November 2003 CDFAI contributed three (3) grants each of $5,000
that were awarded to a student run conference for the 2004 school year
with a focus on Canada’s foreign or defence policy.
Congratulations to our Winners!
Centre for Military and Strategic Studies
University of Calgary
SMSS 6th Annual Conference: The Patterns and Challenges in Conflict
February 27th-28th, 2004
International Relations Student Association
University of British Columbia
Human Security in Canadian Foreign Policy: Change, Consequence, and
Challenges for the 21st Century
March 4th-7th, 2004
Centre for Defence and Security Studies
University of Manitoba
Transformation of War in the 21st Century
February 5th-7th, 2004
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ROSS MUNRO MEDIA AWARD
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The Ross Munro Media Award was initiated, in 2002, by the Conference
of Defence Associations (CDA), in concert with the Canadian Defence
and Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI). Its purpose is to recognize,
annually, one Canadian journalist who has made a significant and
outstanding contribution to the understanding, by the general public,
of Canada’s defence and security issues. Submissions can be made in
either of Canada’s official languages. Any Canadian may nominate a
journalist for the Award. Nominations must be in writing, and be
accompanied by a summary of reasons for the nomination, copy of the
article, series or electronic coverage and a short biography of the
nominee. Submissions may be made in either of Canada’s official
languages. Further information, including selection criteria may be
seen at
http://www.cda-cdai.ca.
Nominations are invited for the 2004 Award. These must be received by
September 3rd, 2004 and should be addressed to:
Ross
Munro Media Award Selection Committee
Conference of Defence Associations
359 Kent Street, Suite 502
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0R7
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SPECIAL NOTICE
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2005 will mark the 10th Anniversary of the deliberations and report of
the Special Committee on the Restructure of the Reserve. The committee
consisted of Dr. Jack Granatstein, Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Charles
Belzile and the late Chief Justice (Ret’d) Brian Dickson. In the
spring and summer of 1995 the committee sought the views of Canadians
regarding the future of land, sea and air reserve forces in Canada.
This report was issue in the Fall 1995. All subsequent work on reserve
restructure and much of the work of the recent Ministers Monitoring
Committee on Change stemmed from the Special Committee of the Reserve
Restructure.
In honour of the occasion and to measure the progress Canada has made
on restructuring the reserves CDFAI has commissioned a special study
by the two remaining members of the committee, Dr. Granatstein and
Lieutenant General Belzile. Their study will be published by CDFAI in
the Fall of 2005. In conjunction with this release a special
conference on reserve restructure plus 10 years will be held in
cooperation with the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies in
Calgary, Alberta. Watch this space for more details.
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ABOUT OUR
ORGANIZATION
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CDFAI provides Canadians with factual and comprehensive policy
analysis to promote their understanding of Canada’s foreign policy and
the state of our military preparedness and national security by
developing and sponsoring authoritative research and education
programs.
Founded
in 2001 and headquartered in Calgary, CDFAI is a non-profit,
charitable research and education institute.
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