Jack Granatstein unstaples Steve's paper

Here's the conclusion as Mr Granatstein shreds a usual suspect (more here):

Studies such as More than the Cold War, produced by New Democratic Party front organizations, do nothing to advance the necessary debate on defence.

Canada needs to examine its national interests calmly and rationally and then set about providing the military resources it needs to protect and advance them. Spurious comparisons that neglect the realities do nothing to this end.

J.L. Granatstein writes on behalf of the Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century (www.ccs21.org).

No need for me to add any emphasis there.

Update: A week after the Ottawa Citizen, the Toronto Star discovers Steve's "spurious comparisons" (in a piece Norman Spector selected as THE COLUMN I’M GLAD I DIDN’T WRITE):

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Staples would have liked to dig deeper, tracking the shift in public spending from peacekeeping to combat activities. He also would have liked to explore what fell by the wayside as Ottawa devoted a larger share of public revenues to defence. He hopes to do both in future studies...