December Message
Preparing for our Centennial
MGen Dean J. Milner, CMM, MSC, CD, MA (Ret'd)
1 December 2025
We recently enjoyed an excellent evening at the Fort with five former members of our Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) who spoke to us about their experiences working in CSIS. In 2024 CSIS marked the 40th anniversary of the creation of CSIS from the RCMP Security Service. Four of the five members had transitioned from… Read more
November Message
Preparing for our Centennial
MGen Dean J. Milner, CMM, MSC, CD, MA (Ret'd)
23 October 2025
First of all, many thanks to everyone who participated in the two RKUSI marquee centennial events that were held on October 17th! The Defence and Security Forum was a day long event featuring a remarkable array of remarkable speakers and panelists. General (Retd) Tom Lawson, in his capacity as the Chair of the Conference of… Read more
September – Looking Forward to the Fall
Preparing for our Centennial
MGen Dean J. Milner, CMM, MSC, CD, MA (Ret'd)
5 September 2025
I hope everyone has enjoyed a great summer. There certainly has been plenty of good news to read about on the defence and security network throughout the summer as our Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that Canada and its NATO Allies have agreed to a new Defence Investment Pledge of investing 5% of annual GDP… Read more
Summer Message – Looking Forward to the Fall
Preparing for our Centennial
MGen Dean J. Milner, CMM, MSC, CD, MA (Ret'd)
6 August 2025
I hope that everyone is making the most of the summer! Many of you will recall that we had our last speaker before our summer break in June. General (Retired) Wayne Eyre was exceptional, and it was great to see him stay late afterwards at the Fort to answer many more questions. He shared many… Read more
June Message – Defence Spending Increase Announced
Building Momentum as We Modernize and Grow
MGen Dean J. Milner, CMM, MSC, CD, MA (Ret'd)
13 June 2025
It has been a positive start to the month with the recent announcement by our Prime Minister that his government is going to put a priority into rebuilding the Canadian Armed Forces and focusing on the defence of our country. He is committed to finally spending two percent of our GDP on defence by the… Read more
