Since 2001, the Canadian government has been sending painters, sculptors, poets and authors to Canadian military bases around the world. These artists use their experiences as inspiration for work that adds a new perspective to war. Capital News attended the unveiling of some of their works in Ottawa.

The Macdonald-Laurier Insitute hosted academics Michael Byers and Jack Granatstein in a debate over the role and direction of the Canadian Forces post-Afghanistan. Byers argued that peacekeeping should be the paramount priority of the Canadian military; Granatstein held that protection of national interests through combat readiness should be the military's purpose. You be the judge.