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	Department of National Defence (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Department of National Defence, frequently referred to by its acronym DND, is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for Canada's military, the Canadian Armed Forces.
		In a controversial October 1972 DND reorganization, the previously separate civilian and military branches in Ottawa were merged to form the single Department of National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ), with appointments being filled by both civilians and Canadian Forces officers.
		In 1964, the position Chief of Defence Staff was created, replacing the heads of the individual services as the nation's top military officer, and on February 1, 1968, the three services were merged to form the Canadian Armed Forces.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Department_of_National_Defence_(Canada) (397 words)

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		Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms The Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and A...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/department.html (3094 words)

	Communications Security Establishment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		CSE was established in 1946 as the Communications Branch of the National Research Council, and was transferred to the Department of National Defence (Canada) in 1975 by Order-in-Council.
		Part of the Department of National Defence, CSE is forbidden, by law, to intercept domestic communications.
		During the Cold War, CSE was primarily responsible for providing SIGINT data to the Department of National Defence regarding the military operations of the Soviet Union.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Communications_Security_Establishment (405 words)

	Case Study: Depertment of National Defence - Director General Nuclear Safety
		The Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces (DND/CF) headquartered in Ottawa, is responsible for defence policy, the allocation and management of defence financial and human resources, procurement of equipment and material, as well as infrastructure and the protection of the environment.
		Under Canada’s National Defence Act, the National Defence Minister& mandate is to manage and direct the Canadian Forces and all matters relating to national defence.
		DND is the federal government department responsible for defence policy, the allocation and management of financial and human resources (not including military personnel and forces), the procurement of equipment and material, as well as infrastructure and the protection of the environment.
	www.microsoft.com /canada/casestudies/dnd.mspx (1667 words)

	Canada Health Portal - Department of National Defence
		The Canadian Forces Health Services (CFHS), Department of National Defence (DND), is the designated health care provider for Canada's military personnel, delivering medical and dental services at military installations across Canada and overseas.
		Canada Health Portal - Department of National Defence
		We are always looking for ways to improve the quality of care we provide and we do our best to make sure that care is consistent with what any Canadian would expect to receive from their respective provincial public health care system.
	chp-pcs.gc.ca /CHP/index_e.jsp?pageid=4029&category=4004,10041 (150 words)

	Home: Canada - Afghanistan
		Canada is making important diplomatic, defence and development contributions to the stabilization and reconstruction of Afghanistan.
		Canada's development efforts are helping to secure a better future for the people of Afghanistan.
		Canada in Afghanistan: The International Policy Statement in Action - July 21, 2005
	www.canada-afghanistan.gc.ca /menu-en.asp (269 words)

	National Defence Headquarters: The Right Organization
		Department of National Defence. (March 1997). Minister of National Defence Report on the Leadership and Management of the Canadian Forces. Ottawa: Minister of National Defence.
		[22] Department of National Defence. (March 1997). Minister of National Defence Report on the Leadership and Management of the Canadian Forces. Ottawa: Minister of National Defence.
		Department of National Defence. Organization and Accountability – Guidance for Members of the Canadian Forces and Employees of the Department of National Defence. Second Edition, 13 September 1999. Ottawa: Author.
	wps.cfc.dnd.ca /papers/nssc/nssc4/wingert.htm (4229 words)

	Canada and United States Amend NORAD Agreement
		OTTAWA— Minister of National Defence Bill Graham and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pierre Pettigrew today announced that the Government is amending the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) agreement with the United States.
		Canada has a long and successful history of security and defence cooperation with the U.S. The Government's decision to amend the NORAD agreement ensures that NORAD remains the cornerstone of the Canada-U.S. defence relationship, and that Canadian defence and security interests continue to be addressed.
		Established in 1958, NORAD is a binational organization responsible for the aerospace defence of North America.
	www.globalsecurity.org /space/library/news/2004/space-040805-dnd01.htm (334 words)

	DND blames Hewlett-Packard in Contract Fraud Canada to Save Iraq's Mesopotamian Marshes...
		Department of National Defence news release dated 14 May 2004.
		"Canada's participation in international efforts to restore the Mesopotamian Marshes in Iraq supports our commitment to improve the quality of life of the Iraqi people," said Mr.
		How on earth HP Canada's operations-control regime would allow this to occur in the first place is something it must grapple with as the Government of Canada requests it to open fully its books. HP claims there is no "evidence that HP employees derived any improper benefit from the scheme".
	www.thewednesdayreport.com /twr/twr21v18.htm (5126 words)

	Petition No. 50A - Minister's Response: Health Canada (HC)
		In this regard, Health Canada will continue to work with other federal government departments, including the Department of National Defence, Environment Canada and others as needed, through initiatives such as the Warfare Agent Disposal Working Group, to ensure that these or other environmental contaminants do not pose a risk to human health.
		The Department of National Defence is the lead federal department on the initiative.
		The Department is providing expertise to the Department of National Defence's Warfare Agent Disposal Working Group to assess the human health risks at each of the sites.
	www.oag-bvg.gc.ca /domino/petitions.nsf/viewE1.0/950D989379499C9A85256DF6004E9276 (673 words)

	Marsot v. Canada (Department of National Defence) (T.D.)
		Canada (1999), 164 F.T.R. 208 (F.C.T.D.), Justice Lutfy, (now A.C.J.) ruled section 9 of the CLPA was limited to barring actions in tort but not actions for breach of contract.
		Canada, [1991] 3 F.C. 383, where negligence in the operating room in a military hospital in Ottawa was held not to be connected to the patient's military service.
		MOTION for summary judgment brought by the defendant under subsection 213(2) of the Federal Court Rules, 1998 on the basis that the action was statute-barred by section 9 of the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act and section 111 of the Pension Act, and for stay of proceedings under the latter provision.
	reports.fja.gc.ca /fc/2002/pub/v3/2002fc30333.html (6484 words)

	Welcome to the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces (DND/CF) Website
		Canada is making important diplomatic, defence and development contributions to the stabilization and reconstruction of Afghanistan.
		The Government of Canada is committed to identifying and reporting on facts surrounding the use of herbicides at CFB Gagetown from 1952 to present day.
		The Canadian Forces is an important player in the Government of Canada action plan for Kashechewan.
	www.forces.gc.ca /site/home_e.asp (369 words)

	Ballistic Missile Defence: Good For Canada
		A critical driver for ballistic missile defence is the perceived threat of ballistic missiles, particularly from the American perspective since Canada has been invited to join their BMD programme.
		[5] In North America, Canada and the United States joined forces to form the North American Air Defence Command[6] (NORAD) whose role was to monitor the air approaches to North America for evidence of a Soviet missile or bomber attack.
		The two nations, especially Canada, have vital economic reasons to ensure that their relationship remains strong and that together they are free of coercion from outside forces.
	www.fas.org /news/canada/0041.htm (6069 words)

	Feb 28, 2000 - Canada's Cultural National Defence Ignored
		Acknowledging that budget cuts over the years have gone too far, the federal government has significantly increased funding to the Department of National Defence.
		Ottawa’s decision to pass over the CBC is consistent with the Prime Minister’s profound disdain for Canada’s national public broadcaster and his determination to see CBC diminished.
		Feb 28, 2000 - Canada's Cultural National Defence Ignored
	www.friends.ca /News/news02280001.asp (435 words)

	MSN Encarta - Related Items - Defense, Department of
		MSN Encarta - Related Items - Defense, Department of
		As regional conflicts continued to assume a larger role for military planners, U.S. troops participated in a variety of humanitarian and peacekeeping operations.
		The transformation of the U.S. military into a leaner but technologically superior fighting force accelerated in 1995.
	encarta.msn.com /related_761570788_8/downsizing.html (49 words)

	Current Chemical and Biological Counter-Terrorism (CBCT) Research and Development in the Department of National Defence [Canada]
		Since 1941, the [Canada] Department of National Defence (DND) has undertaken research in chemical and biological (CB) defence at the Defence Research Establishment Suffield (DRES).
		Current Chemical and Biological Counter-Terrorism (CBCT) Research and Development in the Department of National Defence [Canada]
		The majority of chemical and biological defence equipment and procedures currently in use by the Canadian Forces (CF) are the result of this research and development.
	pdm.medicine.wisc.edu /Armoura.htm (171 words)

	Article1--Archambault
		Between 1998 and 2002, he was Director of Research for the Minister’s Monitoring Committee on Change in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces (MMC).
		Since July 2002, Dr, Archambault has been employed as a Defence Scientist in the Directorate of Strategic Analysis at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa.
		In 2000, that advice was presented in the report In Service of the Nation: Canada’s Citizen Soldiers in the 21st Century.
	www.jmss.org /2004/winter/articlesbody1.htm (509 words)

	Canada's Navy
		Chief of the Defence Staff General Rick Hillier announced today that HMCS Chicoutimi has received the Canadian Forces Unit Commendation for the exceptional effort of her crew to save the submarine during a five-day struggle that began on October 5, 2004 with an on-board electrical fire that crippled the submarine...
		On June 1, the Training Boat Gloria from the National Army of the Republic of Colombia, with a crew of 159 officers and non-commissioned officers arrived, sailing majestically into Halifax Harbour...
		Yesterday morning while operating at sea, the crew of HMCS Windsor was brought to ‘emergency stations’ to react to the melting of a transformer which caused the presence of white smoke and the smell of electrical burning in the forward part of the engine room of the submarine...
	www.navy.forces.gc.ca /mspa_home/index_e.asp (1930 words)

	The Department of National Defence selects CGI for the support of command and control operation tools
		QUEBEC CITY, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Department of National Defence of Canada has selected CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.SV.A; NYSE: GIB) for a three-year contract valued at CDN$15 million for the continued support of command and control operation tools as well as software upgrades.
		The Department of National Defence selects CGI for the support of command and control operation tools
		CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in India and Canada.
	www.forrelease.com /D20050425/mo145.P1.04252005090845.12048.html (598 words)

	Operation Rudolph: Thanking Canadian Soldiers for Defending Democracy in Afghanistan
		The Department of National Defense has agreed to transport the packages to Afghanistan.
		Gifts packages and letters of support will be sent to each Canadian soldier in Afghanistan with the cooperation of the Department of National Defense during the second week in December and will arrive before Christmas.
		The Canadian Coalition for Democracies (CCD) today launched its national gift giving program, code named “Operation Rudolph.” The program will allow CCD to send holiday gifts and thank you notes from adults and students to Canadian Armed Forces personnel who are defending democracy in Afghanistan.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2005/rudolph101905.htm (408 words)

	Media Room - Backgrounder - Cooperation Between Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Department of National Defence on Marine Security
		Information gathered by the Coast Guard using AIS will be transferred automatically to federal security agencies such as the Department of National Defence and Transport Canada on a real-time basis.
		Cooperation Between Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Department of National Defence on Marine Security
		This Coast Guard program provides communications and traffic services to the marine community, as well as provides valuable information to other government agencies such as the Department of National Defence, Environment Canada and Agriculture Canada and to the Canadian public.
	www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca /media/backgrou/2004/hq-ac15a_e.htm (509 words)

	INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP PROMOTES INCREASED MILITARY COOPERATION TO TACKLE OZONE AND CLIMATE ISSUES
		The workshop is co-organised by the United Nations Environment Programme, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the United States Department of Defense.
		The workshop will update military authorities on the national security importance of the phase out of ODS and protection of the climate, promote increased military commitment to ODS phase out, and build co-operation of military environmental protection programmes.
		The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced an important new effort to protect the climate and the ozone layer by accelerating the efforts by military organisations to halt their use of ozone depleting substances (ODS), reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and seek increased energy efficiency.
	www.ciel.org /Announce/uneppress201.html (477 words)

	MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
		The Department of Defense of the United States of America, the Department of Defence of Australia, and the Department of National Defence of Canada (hereinafter referred to as the "Participants"):
		Garry Jones FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA LGen R. Fischer FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE OF CANADA
		Subject to the national security controls of the respective Participants, the Participants will exchange comprehensive information concerning implementation of their respective cost and schedule performance management requirements.
	www.acq.osd.mil /pm/internat/ipmc/cs_mou.html (1186 words)

	DREO
		The Defence Research Establishment is the DRDC authority and centre of expertise for the exploitation of the electromagnetic spectrum to meet the future needs of the Canadian Forces, Department of National Defence and Canada.
		DRDC Ottawa is one of five laboratories of Defence RandD Canada, an agency of Canada's Department of National Defence.
		Located on the western outskirts of Ottawa, Ontario, DRDC Ottawa carries out research and development (RandD) covering various technological thrusts related to the needs, present and future, of the Canadian Armed Forces.
	www.sedris.org /images/logos/drdc.htm (85 words)

	- Canada
		Different branches within DFAIT, the Department of National Defence, Industry Canada and other agencies (such as the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police) are asked for specialist advice.
		Canada's military goods export control policy reflects the substantial integration of the Canadian and U.S. defence industry.
		The federal government takes steps so that Canada's military goods export policies mesh coherently with other policies that ensure national defence, protect international security, promote trade and foster international human rights norms.
	www.sipri.org /contents/expcon/canada.html (598 words)

	U.S., Canada, U.K. Defense Ministries Researching Plague Vaccine - US Department of State
		The defense establishments of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom will work together to develop and produce a plague vaccine that will ultimately be licensed for human use, under terms of an agreement announced on April 15.
		Relevant plague vaccine development information has been shared among the U.S., U.K., and Canada under provisions of a memorandum of understanding between the three nations since 2000.
		Following is the announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense:
	usinfo.state.gov /gi/Archive/2005/Apr/18-805439.html (236 words)

	Queen Mother at 'VC club' reunion
		The Victoria Cross - Department of National Defence [Canada]
		The George Cross - Department of National Defence [Canada]
		FROM the Shires, the foothills of Nepal and the furthest reaches of the Commonwealth, members of one of the world's most egalitarian and yet exclusive clubs gathered in London with Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother yesterday.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/04/14/nvc14.html (279 words)

	DND - TheBestLinks.com - Dungeons & Dragons, Disambig, Department of National Defence (Canada), ...
		DND - TheBestLinks.com - Dungeons andamp; Dragons, Disambig, Department of National Defence (Canada),...
		DND, Dungeons and Dragons, Disambig, Department of National Defence (Canada)
		This is a disambiguation page, i.e., a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	www.thebestlinks.com /DND.html (112 words)

	Defence Research and Development Canada / Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada
		Defence Research and Development Canada / Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada
	www.drdc-rddc.gc.ca (13 words)

	Prime Minister of Canada: Prime Minister congratulates Department of National Defence on charitable campaign and sends holiday greetings to troops
		Prime Minister Paul Martin today visited National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa to congratulate members of the Canadian Forces and the Defence Department’s civilian employees on the contribution of more than $1 million to the Government of Canada’s annual Workplace Charity Campaign (GCWCC).
		Prime Minister congratulates Department of National Defence on charitable campaign and sends holiday greetings to troops
		The 2003 GCWCC was held in the National Capital Region in 98 Government of Canada departments and agencies, and in 81 communities across the country.
	pm.gc.ca /eng/news.asp?id=12 (553 words)

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