FrontLine Writers



		MICHAEL ABRAMSON: Interoperability abramson@asmg-ltd.com Michael Abramson is a founder and CEO of Advanced Systems Management Group Ltd. (www.asmg-ltd.com), has been a consultant to government and private sector organizations for more than 20 years, and is currently the Co-chair of the OMG C4I Domain Task Force (www.omg.org).

		MGen (ret) CLIVE ADDY: National Security Affairs caddy@frontline-canada.com Clive Addy served for 35 years in the Canadian Forces. Among his many posts, he was Commander of the Cdn Brigade in Germany, the Deputy Chief of Staff (Ops) at Central Army Group in Heidelberg, Chief of Staff of Mobile Command, and Commander of Land Forces in Western Canada. Retiring in 1996, he helped draft an audit of Emergency Preparedness for the Province of British Columbia. He then became the National Executive Secretary of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires – the largest security guard provider in Canada. He is the past National Vice Chair of the CDA, and the past National Chair of the Federation of Military and United Services Institutes of Canada. He is the founding Chair of the National Security Group which has been following and monitoring Canadian Security policy since 2003.

		Capt(N) PETER AVIS: Writer Peter Avis graduated from RMC in 1979 and served in a number of frigates and destroyers during his naval career. He was later appointed Executive Officer of the elite Sea Training Unit in Halifax , and finally was Commanding Officer of HMCS FREDERICTON. In recent years, he has served as the Operations Officer for the Chief of the Maritime Staff during Operation APOLLO, achieved his Masters degree at the Norman Paterson School of Int'l Affairs at Carleton University, served as senior policy advisor for Transportation and Emergency Management in the Security and Intelligence Secretariat in the Privy Council Office, and authored a book (Comparing National Security Approaches to Maritime Security in the Post-9/11 Era). Currently, he is Director General Requirements on the new Strategic Joint Staff at NDHQ.

		CLAUDE BACHAND: Defence Critic, the Bloc Québecois Claude Bachand has been a Bloc Quebecois Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Saint-Jean (Québec) since 1993. He has served Canadians as critic for Indian Affairs and Northern Development for three years, and more recently has also served as critic for Defence and also for Veterans Affairs. He is also active with the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs.

		JEAN JACQUES BLAIS: former Cabinet Minister Info@frontline-canada.com The Honourable Jean Jacques Blais, P.C., Q.C., served as Minister of National Defence (1983-84). He is Chairman Emeritus of the Pearson Peacekeeping Center and Chairman of the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies. In 2003, he spent nine months in Afghanistan and Iraq on Elections related missions, and has recently returned from Sri Lanka where he chaired a Parliamentary study group on conflict-affected societies.

		DON BLAKELY: Volunteer SAR Manager, Vernon, BC A former infantry officer, Don Blakely, now a lawyer, has 18 years of SAR experience. He is presently a volunteer SAR Manager with Vernon SAR in British Columbia. He co-authored BC’s SAR Strategic plan and has helped design BC’s SAR Training standards and designed the National GSAR Legal Liability Insurance Program. He is a founding Director of the Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada and has written and presented nationally on SAR topics. Mr Blakely is a Lead Instructor/Examiner for Justice Institute of BC for GSAR and Ground Search Team Leader Courses.

		CHRIS BOUQUET: U.S. Government Contracts Chris Bouquet is a senior lawyer in the firm’s U.S. government contracts law practice in Washington, D.C., and a frequent speaker and writer on U.S. government contracts topics.

		JUDY BRADT: Government Contracts Professional judy.bradt@summitinsight.com After guiding over 5000 Canadian companies to win over $200M in US government contracts during 15 years as a Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy in Washington DC, Judy Bradt launched her consulting practice in 2003. She is Principal and CEO of Summit Insight, and is dedicated to maximizing Canadian companies' effectiveness and win rate when they seek US government business -- especially in the defence and security niche. She writes and consults for Canadian firms and the trade facilitators who serve them, and is a renowned speaker at conferences across North America on secrets to US government contract success. Her free monthly e-newsletter is available through www.summitinsight.com

		ALAN BREAKSPEAR: Writer / Intelligence abreakspear@ibisresearch.com After a distinguished career in Canada’s federal Public Service (CSE, PCO, TBS Program Branch, CSIS and the Solicitor General Secretariat), Alan Breakspear began his consulting practice in 1994. He is now President and CEO of Ibis Research Inc. , and a Director of BGB Advantage Corp. providing international clients with services in Competitive Intelligence and Knowledge Management. Founding Chair of the Ottawa Chapter of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, he has taught Competitive Intelligence in many settings, including the University of Ottawa’s EMBA program and several federal departments, and has been a featured speaker and workshop leader at conferences throughout North America.

		Col (ret) ANGUS BROWN: Military Historian Angus Brown a former Armoured officer who works in Ottawa as a consultant and military historian, served as Vice-President of the Friends of the Canadian War Museum. Born in Indonesia in 1937, Dr. Bernard Bot studied at Leiden and Harvard Universities, entering the Dutch diplomatic service in 1963. He served in a.o. Buenos Aires, East Berlin and as Ambassador in Ankara, deputy-permanent representative to NATO and, from 1992 until 2002, as permanent representative to the European Union. Part of this article is an adaptation of his Beyen lecture, delivered in Utrecht on 6 March 2004.

		Capt(N) B.R. BROWN: Writer Captain(N) Brown retired from the Canadian Navy following 37 years of service in 2003. During his career he commanded the destroyer HMCS IROQUOIS and the Canadian Training Group Pacific. He also worked on the Joint Staff at NDHQ with responsibility for planning all CF deployed operations. During his final years in the Navy he served as Canada's Defence Attaché to Japan. He is currently serving as a Naval Reservist in the position of Special Adviser to the Director General Maritime Personnel and Readiness at NDHQ.

		DAVE BROWN, Columnist: Lest We Forget dbrown@thecitizen.canwest.com During a 38-year career as a columnist Dave Brown wrote 10,000 daily Columns many of which recounted individual war memories and local police stories. He retired from the Ottawa Citizen in 2003 but continues to write a weekly column. He won a National Newspaper Award for "best column" in 1992 and has won awards from Canadian Legion Dominion Command, and Veterans Affairs Canada. Much of his work has focused on veterans issues and military history. His combined output over those years passes the 7.5 million word mark, and would be about equal to the content of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Dave's most recent compilation book, Best of Brown - Window on Ottawa, was published in 2003.

		JACQUES BRUNELLE: Aviation & Policing jbrunelle@frontline-canada.com A 16-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Jacques Brunelle is currently an investigator with their National Security Investigation Section in Ottawa. His first book on the RCMP, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the 1990s: Their Uniforms and Kit was well received and a second edition is currently in the works. He has written numerous articles for Blue Line, Pony Express and Information magazines dealing with police matters and police aviation in particular. Originally from Lachine, Quebec, Jacques attended Dawson College and Concordia University in Montreal. He was selected to be a pallbearer for both Canada's Unknown Soldier and the following year for the former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau.

		RICHARD COHEN: Security and Technology Richard Cohen is president of RSC Strategic Connections, based in Ottawa. He has special expertise in counter-terrorism and national security policy development. Over the years, he has advised many of the new European democracies on the development of national security and defence strategies. He is helping to establish a Strategic Research Institute for the Serbia and Montenegro Ministry of Defence. He advises on public safety technology market development and is active in public-private sector national security collaboration for the Conference Board of Canada. He has lectured widely and has published numerous articles on national and international security issues.

		TREVOR COLE: Writer & Journalist trevcole@sympatico.ca Trevor Cole is a multiple-award winning magazine journalist whose work recently appeared in a 25-year retrospective of the best in Canadian magazine writing. After an acclaimed stint as a senior writer at the Globe and Mail's Report on Business Magazine, for which he twice won gold at the National Magazine Awards, he is now a regular contributor to Toronto Life and until recently wrote a fortnightly satirical column for Canadian Business magazine (garnering two silver NMAs as well as the 2002 Rogers Publishing award for best column). His fiction has appeared in Descant and his first novel, Norman Bray, In the Performance of His Life, will be published in March 2004 by McClelland & Stewart.

		DIANNE COLLIER: Writer tcollier@renc.igs.net Dianne Collier, a military wife and founding member of CFB Petawawa's Military Family Resource Centre's Board of Directors, supports military spouses through numerous initiatives and speaking engagements. An author and columnist, her first book, Hurry Up & Wait was a Canadian bestseller. For her contributions to the military community, Dianne has been the recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, the Canada 125 medal, the CFB Petawawa Base Commander's Commendation, and the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment's Humanitarian Award. Her most recent book My Life, My Life is published by Creative Bound Inc. ( January 2004).

		BERNARD COURTOIS: Biomechanics, R&D As the president and CEO of ITAC, the Information Technology Association of Canada, Bernard Courtois is an outspoken advocate for the deployment of information and communications technology tools to improve business productivity and to achieve our societal and public policy goals. A lawyer with over 30 years experience in the telecommunications sector, Mr. Courtois served in a variety of executive roles with Bell Canada, including those of Chief Regulatory Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to that, he practiced law in Montreal and Ottawa serving a wide range of clients in telecommunications and other regulated industries.

		RONALD T. COVAIS: Can/Am Affairs President, The Americas at Lockheed Martin Corporation, Ron Covais is responsible for business development in Latin America , Canada and the Caribbean . He is also responsible for government relations and policy issues in the Washington arena. A retired U.S. Air Force officer, he held command positions in nuclear military operations and served as Political-Military Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Int'l Affairs and to the Secretary of Defense. Mr Covais is a member of the Presidential Advisory Board of the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America . He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London , and most recently is providing a leadership role in the Canadian American Business Council.

		BGen (ret) JAMES COX: National Security & Intelligence Editor jcox@frontline-canada.com After a 35 year military career that culminated in leading a NATO strategic military intelligence staff in Mons, Belgium from 1998-2001, Brigadier General (ret) Jim Cox has since pursued advanced national security and defence intelligence studies at the Royal Military College of Canada, where he is currently a PhD candidate in War Studies. Prior to becoming associated with FrontLine magazines, he was the Executive Secretary of the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS).

		Dr DUANE CRONIN: Biomechanics, R&D Dr. Duane Cronin is an Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He specializes in Impact Biomechanics with interests in numerical modeling and high rate characterization of materials to understand trauma to the human body and develop Personal Protective Equipment. Dr Cronin was also part of the NATO Task Group TG-024: Test Methodologies for Personal Protective Equipment Against Anti-Personnel Mine Blast. More information can be found at his website: http://www.me.uwaterloo.ca/~dscronin/

		Maj ROBERT DAY: Writer / War Studies dayrobert@sympatico.ca Major Robert Day is currently a serving officer in the Air Force and works in strategic planning. His service has included posting in almost every region of the country and in Canadian Forces Europe. He has several degrees including an MA in War Studies from RMC where he was the Hunt Prize winner as the top graduate of his graduating year. He is currently completing his PhD in Canadian History. His dissertation is an investigation into the relationship between defence policy and defence procurement.

		General (ret) SIR JACK DEVERELL: UK & NATO Affairs General Sir Jack Deverell retired from the British Army in March 2004. An infantryman, his experience lies mostly in the field of operations and training. His command appointments have included a battalion in Northern Ireland, an All Arms Brigade, (the NATO assigned United Kingdom Mobile Force), and two NATO appointments, Deputy Commander (Operations) SFOR in Bosnia and finally CinC AFNORTH. His time as Deputy Commander (Operations) SFOR and CinC AFNORTH gave him experience of multi-national operations. As CinC AFNORTH, he commanded the initial NATO Response Force and was responsible for the operational direction of the first NATO ISAF in Afghanistan.

		MARK DUNCAN: Transportation Safety With his Masters in Public Administration from Carleton University, an Engineering degree from Royal Military College, and a commercial pilot’s license, Mark Duncan flew for six years with the Canadian Armed Forces. He joined Transport Canada as an Airport Systems Analyst in 1975, later moving to Toronto and ultimately being promoted Deputy Airport Mgr at Lester B. Pearson International Airport. In 1987, Mr. Duncan relocated to Vancouver to become the Regional DG, Airports Group. He was later promoted to Regional Director General, Transport Canada, Pacific Region, reporting to the DM. Mark Duncan is presently Executive Vice-President and COO for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA).

		Cdr (ret) RALPH FISHER: Naval Affairs Commander (ret) Ralph Fisher was one of the first post-war engineering officers to qualify as a sub-specialist in naval aircraft electrical & electronic systems. Thereafter, his appointments alternated between maintenance and engineering duties. The most memorable were those in two carriers, the 19th and 30th Carrier Air Groups and Experimental Sqn 10 at Shearwater, the US Naval Air R&D Command and our hydrofoil warship development program. He later served as Deputy Director Scientific & Technical Intelligence at CFHQ. For the past 15 years, he has contributed to volunteer works on the history & heritage of the Navy, its interests and the rebuilding of our defence forces. He is a co-author of the June 2004 presentation by MGen (ret) Lewis MacKenzie to the Prime Minister on expeditionary requirements of the CF.

		SCOTT FLUKINGER: Can/Am Trade Scott Flukinger is a lawyer-lobbyist and former member of the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service specializing in Canada-U.S. business, regulatory and policy matters. Formerly with McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP in Washington, D.C., he is now pursuing private practice.

		RICH GIMBLETT: Naval Editor rgimblett@frontline-canada.com Dr Richard Gimblett is an independent historian and defence policy analyst with previous experience in the Canadian Navy. He served at sea in the Persian Gulf in 1991 and subsequently co-authored the official Canadian account of that conflict. Later, he helped to develop Leadmark: The Navy’s Strategy for 2020. He is a respected naval historian, and has contributed analyses for the Conference of Defence Associations and the Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century (CCS21). He is a Research Fellow with the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies at Dalhousie University, and is Vice-President of the Cdn Nautical Research Society.

		MIKE GREENLEY: Simulation Systems Mike is the President of CAE Professional Services, with offices in Canada (Greenley & Associates Inc.), the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Mike's service career over the past 15 years has focused on the development of user centred, simulation based analysis, design, testing, and training, and on the definition of integrated professional services that exhibit these principles in support of systems and capability engineering. Mike received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Waterloo, is a Project Management Professional, and a member of a number of human factors and modeling & simulation societies. See www.greenley.ca for more background.

		BERNIE GROVER: Defence Consultant A former defense industry policy advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense under Dick Cheney, Bernie Grover was also the Baruch Professor of Economics and National Strategy at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, adjunct professor of economics at the National War College in Washington, and member of Newt Gingrich’s Visionary Leadership teaching team. An advisor to US Congressional committees, he also helped develop the year-long Senior Acquisition Course for the US Defense Acquisition University; and was at the forefront of US defense acquisition reform. Mr Grover was a member of the US Naval War College Global War Games team for seven years, conducting extensive modeling and simulation in the area of acquisition and logistics. He is currently a consultant in Ottawa.

		Cdr KENNETH P. HANSEN: Maritime Studies Commander Kenneth P. Hansen is the Military Co-chair of the Maritime Studies Programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto. He has served in a number of destroyers and frigates of the Atlantic Fleet, and as a staff officer with the 1st Maritime Operations Group.

		STEPHEN HARPER: Prime Minister of Canada First elected to Parliament in 1993, Stephen Harper has been at the forefront of national debate since becoming Leader of the Opposition in 2002 and impressing many as an effective, energetic MP who served the Reform Party as a leading spokesperson for issues related to finance and national unity. Stephen Harper spearheaded the effort to unite Canada ’s two conservative parties as the new Conservative Party of Canada. He was elected its leader in March 2004. After losing their first federal election, his party went on to win the January 2006 election, and The Right Honourable Stephen Harper is now leading a minority Conservative government as Canada ’s 22nd Prime Minister.

		LCol (ret) DENNIS R. (Doc) HOPPER: Simulation dhopper@frontline-canada.com Doc has an extensive background in field, locating, and air defence artillery – including command, staff and instructional duties. He was project director for the RIIP and LLAD projects and a program analyst on the VCDS staff. He has been the Canadian Forces liaison officer with the US Army at Fort Bliss, Texas and has been the Canadian Head of Delegation on a number of international working groups. Since retirement from the CF, he has been the Director of Simulation and Training Systems for Simtran Technologies (now FATS Canada). As a consultant, he has played a key role in the Enhanced Leadership Model and the Rx2000 Medical projects. He is the Ottawa representative of FATS Inc.

		ROBERT E. HUNTER: International Affairs Ambassador Robert E. Hunter is Senior Advisor at the RAND Corporation, Washington, DC. He is also President of the Atlantic Treaty Association, Chairman of the Council for a Community of Democracies, and Senior International Consultant to Lockheed-Martin Overseas Corporation. He was US Ambassador to NATO (1993-98), Director of West European and Middle East Affairs at the National Security Council (1977-81), Vice President of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and served on the White House Staff. His PhD. is from the London School of Economics. He has more than 800 publications in print and has traveled to more than 90 countries.

		STAN JACOBSON: Synthetic and Technical Training Stan Jacobson provides expert consulting to government agencies interested in performance-based support solutions that significantly improve technicians on-job performance, while reducing the investment required to train and support technical staff. As a domain expert in technical training and performance support technologies, Mr. Jacobson has provided targeted consulting for clients that include the British Army, Canadian Navy, Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy, US Navy, UK Royal Navy, and various international Government Departments. He currently leads consulting efforts to integrate Synthetic Equipment Trainers within SCORM compliant Integrated Learning Solutions.

		Sgt UDAY JASWAL: Police Officer Sergeant Jaswal joined the Ottawa Police Emergency Services Unit in 1999. He is a qualified Search Master under both the NASAR and ERI search systems and has substantial experience in conducting ground searches for missing persons and evidence searches related to criminal investigations. He is the Search and Rescue program coordinator for the Emergency Services Unit and the Chairperson of the Dementia Assistance Committee. Sgt. Uday Jaswal also has extensive experience training police and other professionals in Search and Rescue planning and response.

		RON KANE: Aerospace Affairs Vice President of AIAC (Aerospace Industries Association of Canada), Ron is responsible for advancing initiatives directed at enhancing the global competitiveness of Canada’s aerospace industry. Previously, he was Director, Aerospace, Electronics and Defence at the federal department of Industry with a mandate to facilitate the growth and international competitiveness of the Canadian aerospace and defence industry through activities focussed on promoting technology development and innovation, investment attraction, and trade promotion. Ron has held a number of other executive-level positions in Canadian federal government departments over the years.

		LCdr GEORGE KEARNEY: Writer / Navy kearney.gfc@forces.gc.ca Lieutenant-Commander George Kearney, is a MARS officer who has served as a member of the staff of the Directorate of Maritime Strategy since 1999. He served as J5 Maritime on the staff of the Commander Canadian Joint Task Force SouthWest Asia from Oct 2003 – April 2004. Prior to joining D Mar Strat he completed an MA in War Studies at RMC (1999), served as the Underwater Warfare Officer on the staff of the Naval Operations School in Halifax, and in a variety of ships and shore establishments on the both the East and West Coasts.

		JOSHUA KILBERG: International Security Analyst Joshua Kilberg is an International Security Analyst with the Atlantic Council of Canada. He holds a BSc and a BA from Queens University as well as an MA from the War Studies department at Kings College London. He specializes in international terrorism and the greater Middle East and has been published in, among others, International Affairs, The New York Times and the Straits Times (Singapore). Joshua is currently in Madrid working on the Club of Madrids International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security.

		WARREN KING: Air Warfare Destroyer Program Mgr - Australia Warren King joined Australia 's Defence Materiel Organisation in 2004 as Program Manager of the Air Warfare Destroyer Program. Warren has a strong international defence business background with over 35 years experience including military and industrial employment in Australia , the US and the UK , and over 12 years with combat system projects. He has held a number of senior positions within the Australian operations of a major multinational defence company including Program Manager for the Replacement Combat System for the Collins Class submarines. His most recent position before joining the DMO was as the General Manager of Above Water Warfare for the company.

		ANDRÉ LAFRANCE: Simulation Specialist Currently employed as the simulation specialist for the ISTAR project, André LaFrance has worked as a military simulation consultant since retiring from the British Army in 1998. Seven of his 21 year service were spent in the Canadian Forces with the R22eR and the Canadian Airborne Regiment. Throughout his career he has held training and simulation related appointments at Armoured Division and Army level in the UK as well as Army level in the Royal Army of Oman. Specializing in collective command and staff training, he has managed a variety of constructive simulations to suit numerous land and joint training challenges in many parts of the world.

		MGen (ret) JOHN LEECH: Columnist, Info Briefs jleech@frontline-canada.com MGen (ret) John Leech, CMM, CD was the first DND Chief Information Officer. He retired in 1997 after almost 37 years in the Canadian Forces. Commissioned in RC Signals, he served at unit, formation and headquarters levels in Canadian, US, UK, and UN Forces, and at NATO HQ, in communications (electronics, operations and personnel policy) positions. A graduate of RMC, Canadian Land Forces Command & Staff College and the National Defence College, he commanded the HQ & Signal Sqn of 5ieme Brigade and CF Communication Command. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of Military Merit in 1994. Until very recently, MGen Leech was the General Manager of AFCEA Canada.

		E.G. (TED) LENNOX: Arctic Aviation Specialist Ted's 31 years of mgmt experience has included: leading an airport planning and development group; holding a senior airline mgmt position; developing an air navigation systems company; and founding and operating a commercial air service and airport. In 1991 he founded LPS Aviation Inc., a specialty airport and aviation consulting company. The company has undertaken some 170 air transportation planning and management assistance projects world-wide for a broad array of institutional, government and private sector organizations. Mr. Lennox has delivered executive mentoring, formal training courses and public presentations in such diverse localities as China, Russia, the United States, Canada and Romania. He has undertaken numerous aviation and air transportation assignments throughout the circumpolar environment.

		ÅSA LINDESTAM: Sweden 's Defence Committee Ms. Åsa Lindestam is a member of the Swedish Parliament, currently on the Committee on Defense. She is also an alternate member of the Swedish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and of the Swedish Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Ms. Lindestam is a Member of the Board of the Swedish Coast Guard. She is also very active in the local politics and is the chairman of the Municipal Party Organization in Söderhamn. Striving to achieve equal rights, opportunities and obligations for all human beings is the most important political battle for Mrs. Lindestam - and her reason for being a Social Democrat.

		MGen (ret) TERRY LISTON: Military Affairs terry.liston@gatewayamerica.ca Major General (ret) Terry Liston served as Chief Operational Planning & Force Development at NDHQ as well as in policy and public affairs. He commanded the rapid-reinforcement air-sea transported (CAST) brigade group, based on 5eGBC, and the 1er bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment in Germany. His UN tours included the Congo (awarded MBE) and head of a military mission to the Western Sahara. On retirement he held senior positions with MIL Davie Shipbuilding and Canadian Pacific, as well as his own GatewayAmerica consulting practice. He is a graduate of Queen's University, National Defence College, and the École nationale d'Administration publique.

		COURTNEY LYNCH: US Marines Born and raised in Virginia, Courtney Lynch began Marine Corps Officer training at Quantico, Virginia in 1996. Her military service includes overseas assignments in Japan, Indonesia, Korea and Thailand, finishing her initial service as a spokesperson for the Marine Corps at the Pentagon. The distinguished performance of Ms Lynch's duties earned her two Navy Achievement Medals and the Joint Commendation Medal. Recalled to active duty military service after 9/11, she was assigned to Joint Forces Command, to analyze media coverage of ongoing military operations. Courtney also attended law school, earning her law degree from William & Mary School of Law. She recently co-authored a new book, Leading from the Front.

		MGen (ret) LEWIS MacKENZIE: Indy Racing, Military Affairs Major General Lewis MacKenzie retired from the Canadian Forces in 1993 after 36 years of service. Since that time he has regularly been under contract to numerous North American media outlets as a commentator on international affairs and frequently lectures at US military institutions where the opinions and experiences of retired military personnel are considered to be of some value, unlike Canada. Having yet to grow up, he continues to compete and win in the highly competitive world of open wheel motor racing thanks to the generosity of his sponsor, Bell Canada.

		LCdr (ret) CHARLES D. MAGINLEY: Marine & Coast Guard Born in Antigua, West Indies, in 1929, Charles Douglas Maginley sailed in British merchant ships from 1947 until he joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1955. Retiring as a Lieutenant Commander in 1976, he joined the Coast Guard and taught at the Coast Guard College in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He retired in 1990 and is the author of two books on Coast Guard history: The Ships of Canada¹s Marine Services, co-authored with Bernard Collin (Vanwell, 2001); and Auxilio Semper: The Canadian Coast Guard 1962-2002 (Vanwell 2003). Charles is a member of the Canadian Company of Master Mariners and the Canadian Nautical Research Society. He now lives in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.

		Gen PAUL MANSON: CDA President General Manson was Chief of the Defence Staff (1986-1989). A fighter pilot, he served extensively with Canada's NATO Forces in Europe. Following military service, he was President of Montreal-based Paramax, retiring in 1997 as Chair of the successor company, Lockheed Martin Canada. From 1998 to 2005, he served as voluntary Chairman of the Passing the Torch” campaign, which raised $16.5 million for the new Canadian War Museum . He is a past Chair of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada and of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. In 2002 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was the 2003 recipient of the Vimy Award. He was named President of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDAI) in March 2005.

		Col (ret) HOWARD MARSH: Defence Analysis A retired army Colonel, former Commandant of RMC and Army Inspector with 37 years of service, Howard Marsh is currently