Joe Varner

@josephbvarner

Realist/ Think-Tanker/ Former Director of Policy to the Minister of Defence/ Sanctioned by Russia/ Criticized by Beijing/ Views are personal.

Canada Joined September 2014

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Joe Varner @josephbvarner Jun 18

Nova Scotia’s spaceport will boost Canada’s security, sovereignty, and prosperity: Joe Varner for Inside Policy | Macdonald-Laurier Institute macdonaldlaurier.ca/nova-scotias-s…

macdonaldlaurier.ca Nova Scotia’s spaceport will boost Canada’s security, sovereignty, and prosperity: Joe Varner for... Canada has never been absent from the Space Age, but what has been missing is the ability to launch from Canadian soil.

Joe Varner @josephbvarner Nov 3

Hard to be in Government and not have friends in Industry. Bigger national security question: Do we want a sovereign secure satellite-based military communications network across our vast Arctic or end up in the ‘Ukraine trap’ with Starlink/Starshield? apple.news/A2wqGzG64TPKaA…

apple.news Conservatives urge ethics commissioner to probe Carney’s Telesat connections The Conservatives have asked Canada’s ethics commissioner to examine the connections between Prime Minister Mark Carney and a CEO whose company received a multibillion-dollar government contract in...

Joe Varner @josephbvarner Oct 27

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apple.news Dubai ports giant DP World signs memorandum of understanding to help develop Port of Churchill Port’s expansion is one of the projects Ottawa has identified for potential fast-track development

Joe Varner @josephbvarner Oct 27

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apple.news Why some Toronto gun-for-hire shootings were likely paid for by Iran A CBC News investigation has pinpointed a dozen politically-motivated gun-for-hire shootings in Toronto that appear to have been financed by the Iranian government.

Joe Varner @josephbvarner Oct 22

Not a word about terrorism or Islamic Extremism or ISIS. Makes you wonder why?

Mark Carney Verified account @MarkJCarney Oct 22

Twelve years ago today, Corporal Nathan Cirillo was killed while standing sentry at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Several others were injured.

Two days earlier, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent was killed in a separate attack.

The attacks of October 2014 left a lasting mark on our country, but they did not change who we are.

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