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NATO fighter jet shoots down drone over Lithuania– www.cbc.ca

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NATO fighter jet shoots down drone over Lithuania– www.cbc.ca
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An Italian NATO fighter jet shot down a drone over Lithuania ‌shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning, the Lithuanian National Crisis Management Centre said.

The drone, which was likely to have entered from Belarus, was shot ​down near Pratkunai village in southern ​Lithuania, near Kaunas, the second-largest city, the centre’s spokesperson said. Its origin had yet to be ​determined, he said.

Military drones ​straying into the ⁠airspace of Russia’s neighbours have stoked concerns that Russia’s war in Ukraine is spilling over NATO’s borders.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that strikes close to the alliance’s territory would drive the trans-Atlantic organization to increase its support for Kyiv. Rutte also pledged to bolster the 32-nation alliance’s own defences along its long eastern border with Russia.

A crisis is shaking Brazil’s Supreme Court. Here’s what to know– abcnews.com

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A crisis is shaking Brazil’s Supreme Court. Here’s what to know– abcnews.com
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Supreme Court is in the throes of an unprecedented crisis. Sessions are being canceled. Justices are overruling one another’s decisions. And suspicions of graft, political bias and police interference loom over several of its members ahead of the country’s presidential election in October.

The justices at the heart of the crisis are perceived as being at opposing ends of Brazil’s polarized political spectrum. Next month, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to face off with Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in what is likely to be a close election, as it was four years ago.

The court is set to meet Tuesday to discuss whether one of the justices should be investigated for corruption.

Here’s what to know.

The chaos gripping the court stems from the collapse of Banco Master, a mid-sized bank worth up to $16 billion in assets, which was shut down last November after a sprawling investigation into a fraud scheme involving billions of reais. Several top politicians and members of the judiciary were linked to it.

Two alliances just failed Saudi Arabia. Then they called Trump– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Two alliances just failed Saudi Arabia. Then they called Trump– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Five weeks ago, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. An armed attack on one, the text says, is an attack on all. Commentators called it an Islamic NATO.

This week it was tested. On Sept. 8, Houthi missiles and drones hit four Saudi cities, wounding 73 civilians and halting operations at energy facilities. Two days later, the Houthis took Mokha, their largest territorial gain since the 2022 truce. On Friday, they took Dhubab and crossed to Perim, the island splitting the Bab el-Mandeb at its narrowest point. A military official told AFP they also took Greater and Lesser Hanish, leaving all four of the strait’s strategic islands in their hands, and that the takeover of the Bab el-Mandeb was complete. Tareq Saleh, deputy chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, acknowledged losing Mokha and said Iran had planned and backed the attack. The United Nations counted at least 46,000 people displaced.

Whistleblower claims only 1% of UK asylum cases are genuine– www.lifesitenews.com

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Whistleblower claims only 1% of UK asylum cases are genuine– www.lifesitenews.com
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A U.K. Home Office whistleblower has claimed that as few as 1 percent of the asylum claims he assessed were genuine, alleging that Britain’s asylum system is plagued by “massive fraud” and widespread dysfunction.

On September 7, an anonymous British official, identified only as “J” to protect his identity, revealed his experience to The Times, claiming that fraudulent or highly questionable applications appeared throughout the asylum process and that applicants sometimes submitted remarkably similar asylum seeking accounts.

“At best 1 percent of asylum seekers are genuine,” J told The Times. “There’s almost no aspect of the asylum system that isn’t either a massive fraud or just really dysfunctional. Nothing works as it should.”

Among the examples he described were what he called “package claims,” in which numerous applicants presented substantially similar stories.

Trump wants Iran to fold — Xi Jinping won’t allow it. Here’s his missing move– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Trump wants Iran to fold — Xi Jinping won’t allow it. Here’s his missing move– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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President Donald Trump’s economic D-Day is already hurting the Iranian regime’s revenues, but unilateral U.S. sanctions can only do so much. If the president wants Iran to fold, he’ll have to play a much better card — cutting it off from China by enforcing tough U.N. embargoes.

Despite its name, Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast does not block Beijing’s vital support for the regime in Tehran. In fact, at a recent summit, China and Iran jointly condemned and vowed to defy the new U.S. strategy.

Trump is making Canada worth courting — and China has noticed– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Trump is making Canada worth courting — and China has noticed– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Trade tensions heated up this week between the United States and Canada, with Canada issuing retaliatory tariffs against American goods.

The tariffs, which took effect Sept. 8, target about $20 billion and 700 types of American goods, in retaliation for the 50% tariffs the U.S. applied on approximately C$27.6 billion in Canadian goods in August.

NY Times Gaza war coverage painted Israel as ‘sole aggressor’ while Hamas violence disappeared from narrative: Yale study | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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NY Times Gaza war coverage painted Israel as ‘sole aggressor’ while Hamas violence disappeared from narrative: Yale study | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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A peer-reviewed analysis of 1,559 New York Times articles found the paper’s Gaza war coverage increasingly portrayed Israel as the “sole aggressor.”

A damning new peer-reviewed study of more than 1,500 New York Times articles found the paper’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war overwhelmingly emphasized Palestinian suffering while minimizing Hamas terrorists, Israeli casualties, and Palestinian violence after the Oct. 7 massacre.

Yale School of Management professor Edieal Pinker analyzed 1,559 Times articles published between Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack and June 7, 2024, finding a persistent imbalance that increasingly portrayed Israel as the “sole aggressor” while Hamas’s continuing role in the war largely disappeared from the narrative.

“Drawing on a corpus of 1,559 news articles, I document a dominant narrative consistent with a framing that assigns near-exclusive agency and responsibility to Israel while diminishing Hamas’s role in sustaining the conflict,” Pinker wrote.

Pubs in England and Wales to allow digital ID apps to prove age– www.bbc.co.uk

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Pubs in England and Wales to allow digital ID apps to prove age– www.bbc.co.uk
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Alcohol buyers will be able to use a digital ID app on their phones to prove their age under new rules introduced on Tuesday.

Pubs and shops in England and Wales can use the tech in addition to current physical forms of ID – with the government saying a digital option will make age-checks quicker and more secure for customers and staff.

Customers will be able to choose ID apps from a range of suppliers such as the Post Office, Yoti or Luciditi, provided they are on a government-approved list.

The change means businesses will no longer be required to let people use physical ID, but the government contends most establishments would.

The plan will be technology-agnostic, meaning that the government is not setting out in detail how each app must work.

Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding funded in part by Russian oligarch, couple says – National– globalnews.ca

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Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding funded in part by Russian oligarch, couple says – National– globalnews.ca
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Donald Trump Jr.’s new wife, Bettina, is confirming that her May wedding weekend celebration was partially funded by a man with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In a post on her Instagram page Monday morning signed by the couple, Bettina Trump wrote that the man, Umar Kremlev, was a “dear friend,” who “very generously hosted two incredible nights of celebrations for us AFTER our wedding.”

“It was an extraordinarily generous wedding gift from a friend, and something for which we were and remain incredibly grateful,” it went on.

ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative website, reported earlier Monday that the wedding between Trump Jr. and socialite Bettina Anderson in the Bahamas was heavily funded by Kremlev, a Russian oligarch who heads the International Boxing Association. ProPublica reported that Kremlev “footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses,” including paying to rent out one of two private islands where the three-day party was held and a fireworks show.

‘UK was behind this’ rages Putin puppet as he vows revenge – ‘Europe should burn’ | World | News– www.express.co.uk

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‘UK was behind this’ rages Putin puppet as he vows revenge – ‘Europe should burn’ | World | News– www.express.co.uk
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A leading Kremlin propagandist erupted in fury after Ukrainian naval drones struck the resort of Sochi, blaming Britain and renewing calls for Europe to burn in revenge. Vladimir Solovyov, the state television and radio host long regarded as one of Vladimir Putin’s most reliable mouthpieces, used his Full Contact radio show to claim the overnight unmanned surface vessel assault on the popular tourist port was pure “terrorism” directed from London.

Up to 30 people were reported injured in the incident, which targeted the waterfront of the city that hosts one of Putin’s residences nearby.

In a clip shared by Russian Media Monitor on YouTube, Solovyov declared: “Zelensky is carrying out acts of absolute terror. And there’s no other way to read last night’s strikes on the Sochi waterfront. The strike was carried out by unmanned surface craft. And we understand that Britain is behind it. And it’s an absolute disgrace. We said yesterday: Europe should burn. Ukraine should burn. Do we not understand that the threats are growing?”

The rant, aired on September 10, 2026, fits a familiar pattern. Solovyov has repeatedly accused the UK of masterminding Ukrainian deep strikes with British-supplied weapons, technology and intelligence. He has previously demanded that British factories producing drones and missiles “must burn,” called for the destruction of MI6 assets, and vowed that Great Britain would be “wiped off the face of the earth” by Russian power.

Zelensky Offers to Meet Putin Face-to-Face at Trump’s G20 Summit in Miami– slaynews.com

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Zelensky Offers to Meet Putin Face-to-Face at Trump’s G20 Summit in Miami– slaynews.com
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is prepared to travel to President Donald Trump’s G20 summit in Miami and meet face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to produce concrete results toward ending the war.

Zelensky said he would attend the December summit if Putin participates, opening the possibility of the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

“Yes, of course. We have to come. We have to meet, to speak and make decisions,” Zelensky told German outlet Deutsche Welle during an interview at Canadian Forces Base North Bay.

But the Kremlin quickly poured cold water on the prospect, insisting that a meeting between Putin and Zelensky in Miami is “impossible.”

Russian Armed Forces hold military engineer exercises for ASEAN – Military & Defense– tass.com

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Russian Armed Forces hold military engineer exercises for ASEAN – Military & Defense– tass.com
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MOSCOW, September 14. /TASS/. Russia’s engineer forces, together with partners from Laos, have organized humanitarian demining exercises in the Nizhny Novgorod Region for member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and dialogue partners (ADMM Plus), the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

“In early September, the Russian Chief of Engineers office, together with partners from Laos, organized an exercise on humanitarian demining for ASEAN countries and the association’s dialogue partner states at the training ground of the Nizhny Novgorod Guards Higher Military Engineering Command School. “The exercises were highly praised by all participating countries,” the ministry reported.

The ministry specified that, under the coordination of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation, more than 100 military personnel from Brunei, Vietnam, India, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and the Philippines took part in the event.

According to the ministry, the exercises focused on humanitarian demining, the coordination of engineer units, the disposal of unexploded ordnance, and the use of specialized equipment. Modern ground robotic systems were actively employed.

The ministry reported that the closing session summarizing the results of the three-year Russian-Lao co-chairmanship of the ADMM Plus expert working group on humanitarian demining will take place in Laos in 2027.

 

Beijing Imposes Total Ban on Drones Months After Deadly Plane Crash– www.breitbart.com

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Beijing Imposes Total Ban on Drones Months After Deadly Plane Crash– www.breitbart.com
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Beijing local government authorities on Sunday announced a complete ban on the possession of drones within the Chinese capital, citing security concerns.

The new prohibitions  are set to go into effect on November 15.

They further tighten regulations on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) imposed by the local communist government earlier this year. Beijing is widely known for boasting the most rigorous of restrictions on drones in all of China.

Per AFP, the new restrictions prohibit individuals from possessing or storing drones, as well as transporting any of its components into Beijing. The flying of drones in Beijing airspace will only be allowed for exceptional circumstances, such as emergencies or “counter-terrorism.”

Existing owners of drone devices in Beijing have until the November 15 deadline to dispose of their devices or move them out of the Chinese capital. Failure to comply with reportedly result in fines and the confiscation of the UAVs.

Ceuta Invasion: Police Union Sounds Alarm — ‘The System Has Completely Collapsed’– www.breitbart.com

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Ceuta Invasion: Police Union Sounds Alarm — ‘The System Has Completely Collapsed’– www.breitbart.com
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Spain’s Federal Police Union (UFP) on Sunday denounced the “absolute collapse” of Ceuta’s overworked police forces, pushed to their limit by the mass illegal migrant invasion of the embattled enclave.

The police union is demanding the Spanish socialist central government deploys reinforcements to help the exhausted policemen in Ceuta amid rising violence — with a group police officers working long shifts to process a massive amount of asylum requests presented by alleged asylum seekers that swarmed their way into the Spanish North African Exclave in late July.

The UFP denounced the dramatic situation to several Spanish outlets on Sunday, elevating the union’s protests and demands after one of the overworked police officers in Ceuta suffered a heart attack over the weekend and was urgently admitted to a local Intensive Care Unit (UCI).

The Federal Police Union is reportedly attributing the officer’s heart attack to the “brutal level of stress and pressure” that police officers are facing as a result of the invasion.

According to El Pueblo de Ceuta, the UFP insists that the invasion of Ceuta has left a crisis that goes beyond migration, with the arrival of thousands of illegal migrants overwhelming the operation capacity of the exclave’s police forces. The chaotic late July events plunged the Spanish North African exclave into a far-from-resolved crisis including,  but not limited to, a surge in crime, sexual and other forms of violent assault, and the systematic collapse of Ceuta’s healthcare services.

The Houthis just handed Trump leverage over China. Here’s when he can use it– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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The Houthis just handed Trump leverage over China. Here’s when he can use it– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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The fall of Mokha was a lesson for Riyadh about alliances: the Mecca pact produced a courier, America’s older allies produced restrictions on American access, and the only partnership that has actually fought Iran’s network this year has an American hand on it. This is the lesson for Washington, and it has a date on it.

Consider the geometry the Houthis left behind. Hormuz is running at a fraction of pre-war volume — Tehran calls it closed, Washington insists it is open, and IMF PortWatch counted six transits on Sept. 6 against a pre-crisis norm of near 85 a day. The Houthis now hold the ground overlooking Bab el-Mandeb, and are threatening to close it altogether if Washington intervenes.

Zelensky imposes sanctions against his former press secretary Yulia Mendel – World– tass.com

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Zelensky imposes sanctions against his former press secretary Yulia Mendel – World– tass.com
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MOSCOW, September 13. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky has imposed sanctions against his former press secretary (2019-2021) Yulia Mendel.

As follows from Zelensky’s decree, the sanctions against Mendel were imposed for a term of ten years. Sanctions were also imposed against 20 vessels Kiev claims to belong to Russia, 29 Russian nationals and 29 Russian companies.

The former press secretary is known for her sharp criticism of Zelensky’s policies. In her interviews and on her social media, she repeatedly highlighted the Ukrainian leadership’s failures in many areas, including military, that entail huge losses for Ukraine.

 

Bye, America: Trump’s rhetoric pushes some Canadians to shun the U.S. – The Washington Post– news.google.com

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Bye, America: Trump’s rhetoric pushes some Canadians to shun the U.S. – The Washington Post– news.google.com
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  1. Bye, America: Trump’s rhetoric pushes some Canadians to shun the U.S.  The Washington Post
  2. Canadian boycott of US products pushes grocers to adapt, explore new supply sources  Reuters
  3. The trade deficit with Canada that’s upset Trump so much is due to oil the U.S. buys at a discount  Fortune
  4. Canada and Iran Have Found Trump’s Achilles’ Heel  newrepublic.com
  5. Trump widens trade war with Canada beyond tariffs. Here’s what to know  AP News

 

Africa could be the next major AI infrastructure frontier, analyst says– www.foxnews.com

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Africa could be the next major AI infrastructure frontier, analyst says– www.foxnews.com
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Africa could become the next major frontier for data centers and Artificial Intelligence, experts say.

The Trump administration is backing and promoting American companies to make AI development, in their words, ‘the gold standard’. The U.S. is trying increasingly to grab business opportunities in Africa, as backlash and environmental restrictions hit data center development in the U.S. and Africa.

“Africa is emerging as a significant potential location for building AI infrastructure, especially as many mature markets face increasing environmental and power constraints,” Abhishek Goyal, Consultant at specialist research group Arizton Advisory & Intelligence, told Fox News Digital.

Rendering of U.S. company Cybastion’s projected data center in the Ivory Coast, West Africa. The U.S. Embassy in Abidjan helped facilitate a $170m contract with the government of the Ivory Coast which includes the provision of the data center. Image credit: (Cybastion)

He added, “The continent could become the next major frontier for AI infrastructure development. As the U.S. and Europe encounter challenges such as power scarcity, grid congestion, permitting issues and environmental regulations, Africa’s underdeveloped infrastructure presents an opportunity rather than a disadvantage.”

UN calls for ‘urgent action’ to rein in AI in face of ‘unprecedented risks’– www.channelnewsasia.com

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UN calls for ‘urgent action’ to rein in AI in face of ‘unprecedented risks’– www.channelnewsasia.com
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GENEVA: The United Nations rights chief called on Monday (Sep 14) for countries and “frontier” artificial intelligence companies to act urgently to rein in a technology he warned posed “unprecedented risks”.

In a letter sent to countries and AI developers and shared with the media, Volker Turk cautioned that the world was “on the cusp of irreversible change, affecting not just us but generations of humanity to come”.

“The current race towards ever more powerful AI is a step change towards greater existential risks to every aspect of our lives.”

He sent the letter at a time when worries over the risks of “superintelligent” computer systems have been on full display, after a researcher publicly resigned from leading AI firm Anthropic over fears that the technology could escape human control.

Another Anthropic employee, who did not resign, stated publicly that “we really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans”, and that he thought the chances were greater than “10 per cent within the next decade”.

Poland pledges to strengthen security after drone strikes along border with Ukraine– abcnews.com

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Poland pledges to strengthen security after drone strikes along border with Ukraine– abcnews.com
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WARSAW, Poland — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Monday that Russian drone strikes near the Ukraine-Poland border would drive the military alliance to increase its support for Kyiv, calling the attacks on Sunday a sign of growing desperation by the forces under Russian President Vladimir.

“The strikes yesterday on trains in Ukraine close to NATO territory again show Putin’s desperation and also his desire to sow fear and terror,” Rutte said at NATO’s political headquarters in Brussels. “Russia is growing increasingly reckless as it continues its terrible war against Ukraine.”

Rutte pledged to increase support for Ukraine and bolster the 32-nation alliance’s own defenses along its long eastern border with Russia.

“He thinks that he can stop us from supporting Ukraine and that he can undermine our unity. He is wrong,” the NATO chief said of Putin.

Rutte’s comments came as Poland pledged increased security along its border with Ukraine after a wave of Russian drone strikes near the frontier, including two that landed within kilometers of Polish territory.

Canadian Military Prohibits Chaplains From Mentioning God or Jesus at Mandatory Public Events * The Gateway Pundit * by Antonio Graceffo– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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Canadian Military Prohibits Chaplains From Mentioning God or Jesus at Mandatory Public Events * The Gateway Pundit * by Antonio Graceffo– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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To preserve religious freedom, Canadian military chaplains are now barred from mentioning God during mandatory public events. Photo courtesy of the Government of Canada.

The Canadian Armed Forces has issued a new directive barring chaplains and other military personnel from mentioning God, Jesus, or other religion-specific language during mandatory public events. Military Personnel Instruction 03/26, Spiritual Reflections in Military Settings, was issued on July 29, 2026, by the Chief of Military Personnel. It states that chaplains “must instead offer a spiritual reflection” when prayers or religious observances are requested at official government events that members are expected or required to attend.

The policy applies to graduation parades, change-of-command ceremonies, ship commissionings, honours ceremonies, mess dinners, and Remembrance Day commemorations. At such events, chaplains acting as representatives of the Armed Forces rather than their own faith traditions must not use words, actions, or symbols specific to a spiritual or faith tradition.

The Department of National Defence told Canadian Catholic News that the instruction was intended to clarify the responsibilities of commanders, chaplains, and all members in responding to personnel’s moral and spiritual needs. The department also said it was intended to align military policy with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2015 ruling in Mouvement laïque québécois v. Saguenay. The ruling found that a municipal council’s practice of opening meetings with prayer breached the state’s duty of religious neutrality.