Author: Kelsey Berg

Kelsey Berg is a graduate of the University of Alberta, with a BA in Psychology. She is also the first student from the francophone Campus Saint-Jean, to obtain the joint certificate in Community Service Learning. Kelsey is currently enrolled in the Master of Public Health program at Benedictine University in IL, USA. She has a special interest in the Canadian Forces, and their role in ensuring global security and prosperity.
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Drones: The Best Defence Canada Doesn’t Have- Part I: Long Awaited JUSTAS

In Part I of III, Kelsey Berg presents the dilemmas and benefits of the Canadian Armed Force’s future acquisition of drones.

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DND Decides that Silence is the Best Policy

Kelsey Berg examines the government’s recent policy to halt public briefings from the Department of National Defence.

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‘The Sea Hath No King’: The Sea King Replacement and Lessons in Military Procurement- Part II

In Part II, Kelsey Berg analyzes the complications and shortcomings that were tied to the military spending of Canada’s Sea King Replacement project.

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‘The Sea Hath No King’: The Sea King Replacement and Lessons in Military Procurement- Part I

In Part I, Kelsey Berg examines Canada’s Sea King Replacement project leading up to the procurement of the new Cyclone maritime helicopters.

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Unsustainable Forces

Kelsey Berg looks at the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) recent acquisition of the Cyclone Helicopters and its procurement strategy. Additionally, she explores the gap between the current structure of the CAF’s available funding, the ‘ambition-capability’ gap and how this will affect the future of the CAF.