Robert Baines

President & CEO @NATOCanada • Toronto

[Marcus Kolga 🇨🇦🇪🇪🇺🇦 @kolga]

Brand new Canadian Senate report on Russian information and influence operations finds "Russia’s disinformation poses an urgent threat to Canada’s national security, democratic institutions and social cohesion." Thank you Senators Kutcher, Yussuff and @DonnaDasko https://t.co/M7KOVHH2eN

[Canada at NATO 🇨🇦 @CanadaNATO]

Delivering at the speed of relevance.
#GLOBALREADY26 is our contribution to #AURORA26—deploying on no notice, our Armed Forces bring Canadian Arctic experience to NATO’s Northern flank, proving we are fast, credible, and ready to reinforce our Allies when it counts. @SwedenNato

[NATO Association of Canada @NATOCanada]

We are delighted to welcome our panelist, Elizabeth Chalecki.

As an Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Nebraska Omaha, her expertise spans climate security, environmental policy, and the intersection of technology and international relations.

[Marcus Kolga 🇨🇦🇪🇪🇺🇦 @kolga]

Join us next Wednesday in Toronto for a timely discussion w/ Jason Kenney on the implications of Alberta’s separatist movement.
Jennie Phillips, Brian McQuinn and I will also launch our new report on foreign information operations targeting this issue.
May 6, Toronto Reference Library
Register: https://t.co/I7RCmUtnD1
@Cybersecure_CA @DisinfoW

[Finance Canada @FinanceCanada]

Canada welcomes the conclusion negotiations to establish the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) and the unanimous support for Canada to host its future headquarters.

https://t.co/df3ygc2f8V

[Jeanette Sautner @JSautCan]

Excellent news for #NATO and Indo-Pacific Allies innovation!

Des très bonnes nouvelles pour l’innovation à #OTAN et dans l’info-pacifique!

[Signe Burgstaller @SweAmbCAN]

Delighted to co-host, together with @LVAmbCanada, a dinner gathering for colleagues from contributing nations to the Canadian-led @NATOMNBLatvia, providing protection of Allies on the eastern front. Thank you to @CJOC_COIC and @Army_Comd_Armee for the excellent leadership & cooperation and the useful updates.

#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether

[Robert Baines @RCJBaines]

@DrMichaelBonner @ThePaikinPod @spaikin @MHallFindlay @TonyclementCPC An excellent discussion

[MRJB 🇬🇧🇨🇦 @DrMichaelBonner]

Now hear this! I joined @ThePaikinPod the other day to discuss my new book The Crisis of Liberalism with @spaikin, @MHallFindlay, and @TonyclementCPC. Only minor bloviating. Watch and listen!

https://t.co/1ZAIgIClav

[Kyle Matthews @kylecmatthews]

Good news/Bonnes nouvelles: Canada selected to host new multinational defence bank, sources say https://t.co/ZiXX5Lob7k

[Forum de Défense et de Stratégie @FDS_Forum]

Reminder – Conference on May 4 (Gatineau/Ottawa)

“Towards a Transformation of Military Balances within the Atlantic Alliance?”

As strategic dynamics within NATO continue to evolve, we are pleased to invite you to join us for a high-level conference bringing together leading experts from the academic, diplomatic, and military communities.

May 4, 2026
ENAP Campus, Gatineau (Ottawa region)

The conference will feature two panels:
▪️ Nuclear deterrence and conventional forces: reassessing military balances in light of shifting U.S. engagement – implications for Europe and the Arctic
▪️ Digital sovereignty and critical infrastructure protection: a new pillar of power?

Confirmed speakers include representatives from academia, allied embassies, and the defence community, including:
– Prof. Chantal Lavallée (Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean / Royal Military College Saint-Jean)
– Prof. Mathieu Landriault (University of Ottawa / OPSA [@ENAP_Universite])
– Col. Oskars Kudlis (Defence Attaché of Latvia)
– Brigadier-General Carol Potvin (Assistant Deputy Director General – Continental Defence Policy, DND)
– and other senior practitioners and experts

This event is co-organized by the Forum de Défense et de Stratégie (FDS) and the CCÉAE - Centre canadien d'études allemandes et européennes et européennes (CCEAE), with the support of several partners (Observatoire de la politique et la sécurité de l’Arctique (OPSA), de l’Association France-Canada (@FranceCanada_), de la NATO Association of Canada (NAOC) @NATOCanada et du Centre de recherche sur la gouvernance (CERGO) de l'École nationale d'administration publique - ENAP).

🎟️ Registration is free but required:

https://t.co/GV4kxTLuwU

We look forward to welcoming you in Gatineau.

[Robert Baines @RCJBaines]

@DrMichaelBonner @thecic @dundurnpress @SalemLola @calxandr @howardanglin @zriboua Sterling work! 📖

[MRJB 🇬🇧🇨🇦 @DrMichaelBonner]

Publication day is today! Special thanks to the good people at @thecic, @dundurnpress, and to Peter Biro, @SalemLola,@RCJBaines, @calxandr , @howardanglin, @zriboua for their supportive blurbs. Stay posted for promotional podcasts and events!

[Rob Oliphant @Rob_Oliphant]

As NATO allies, Canada and Latvia collaborate extensively in the areas of defence and security. Happy to join the Canada-Latvia Parliamentary Friendship Group & Latvian Parliamentarians to discuss shared security priorities.

[Murray Brewster @Murray_Brewster]

Take a peek inside the Cold front: NATO's race to secure the Arctic. #cdnpoli #NATO #ArcticSentry
https://t.co/AaDjZiOjhb

[NATO Association of Canada @NATOCanada]

We were pleased to welcome our esteemed honourees and guests at our Gala Reception of Honour, as we presented the St. Laurent Award to four incredible individuals in recognition of outstanding contributions towards the ideals and principles of maintaining peace and order.

[Robert Baines @RCJBaines]

Trump’s threats to leave NATO have ebbed & flowed. Hints that he will declare so tonight are massively troubling.

Though he doesn’t legally have the power, his words alone would bring havoc.

Perhaps the biggest own goal in history -
ignoring every lesson & sacrifice of WW2.

[penny collenette 🇨🇦 @penottawa]

Fantastic evening for @NATOCanada . A superb panel of honorees, Lt. Gen.Frances Allen, Blake Goldring ( AGF) Blake Hutcheson (Omers) and Rose Patten @BMO blended security and defence with the corporate world. All perfectly moderated @Murray_Brewster @CBCTheNational

[Rob Oliphant @Rob_Oliphant]

With increasing geopolitical tensions, multilateral organizations, like @NATO, are crucial to safeguarding freedom and democracy around the world.

Glad to join @NATOCanada to celebrate the 77th anniversary of NATO, and to honour four distinguished Canadians with the St. Laurent award — named after Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent, Canada’s signatory to NATO in 1949.

[Robert Baines @RCJBaines]

@tylermeredith @NATOCanada Cheers Tyler - the reason we deleted the post was that the blurb was misleading, as it seemed to indicate this was an editorial position of the NATO Association rather than an article of one of our writers 👌