CDA Institute and CDA annual seminar and general meeting/Video of CDS Natynczyk

[MarkOttawa]

From the CDA:
http://www.cdaforumcad.ca/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1236274606/

The CDA Institute and the CDA held their annual seminar and general meeting on 26-27 February 2009. With keynote addresses from the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and National Defence, addresses by prominent military, academic and policy individuals and over 400 attendees, the event was a great success.

A selection of presentations can be read and/or viewed online at the following links:
http://www.cda-cdai.ca/seminars/2009/Seminar-Presentations09.htm
http://www.cda-cdai.ca/agm_proceedings.htm

Michael Petrou for Maclean’s writes on counterinsurgency doctrine, utilizing comments by speakers at the CDA annual general meeting. Jeff Davis for Embassy magazine reports on comments by the Chief of the Defence Staff and Chief of the Land Staff.
http://blog.macleans.ca/2009/03/02/how-to-beat-an-insurgency-by-killing-fewer...
http://embassymag.ca/page/view/army_hurting-3-4-2009

These are "Speaking Notes" for General Walt Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff.
http://www.cda-cdai.ca/CDA_GMs/AGM72/NatynczykWalter.pdf
Worth a read. I was there. The General was most impressive; one can see why he's CDS. Not Rick Hillier but no-one else could be. The CDS was enthusiastic, very relaxed, spoke fluently in both official languages--much off the cuff, was funny, forceful and commanding at times. A bit of a bulldog. Recognition in person for outstanding service by NCMs from each service. CPAC video here, 1:50:25 in--double click on video for full screen.
http://www.cpac.ca/forms/index.asp?dsp=template&act=view3&pagetype=vod&lang=e&clipID=2432

MND MacKay is at 1:11:31.

Mark
Ottawa