DREAM Lab students publish with Research Network on Women, Peace and Security

Strengthening Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Indigenous Canadian Armed Forces Personnel

by Corinne Langmuir

Right-Wing Extremist (RWE) Penetration of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)

by Hamish Denholm

Professor Megan MacKenzie and Kody Sider review the Canadian government's plan to procure 73.9 billion dollar's worth of F-35 fighter jets. This massive military expenditure, they argue, could be better spent preparing for the real disaster looming on the horizon for Canadians--intensifying climate catastrophes.

MacKenzie is Simons Chair in International Law and Human Security in the School for International Studies, and the lead of SFU's DREAM Lab, or Defence Resources Exploring Alternatives to Militarism Lab. The DREAM Lab is an intensive week-long workshop that trains students to critically re-evaluate Canada's military and defense spending, exploring alternative approaches to bolster the everyday security of Canadians. MacKenzie is a leading expert on gender and war, military culture, gender, bias and discrimination in large institutions, and post-conflict reconstruction. 

Kody Sider is a graduate student at Simon Fraser University’s School of Public Policy. He holds undergraduate degrees in international development and psychology.