TMM Perspectives Lecture Series
The TMM Perspectives Lecture Series is your opportunity to hear speakers from a wide range of historical and military related topics. The lectures are held various evenings at The Military Museum from September until May.
Current Lectures hosted by CMSS
To register for any of the upcoming CMSS lectures, please click the link below:
Defending Canada’s interests
Title: Defending Canada's interests from global trade to Arctic sovereignty
Speaker: Dr. Martha Hall Findlay
Date: Thurs 20 Nov 2025
Time: Doors open at 6PM
Location: The Military Museums
The CMSS Highlander's Lecture: Defending Canada's interests
This lecture will explore how Canada needs to reestablish itself in a rapidly changing world as a serious global player in matters ranging from trade to military capabilities. Canadians had grown increasingly complacent with a relatively stable world order over several decades as the United States supplied a market for our exports and the military protection to underpin our security and prosperity.
That world disappeared with the second Trump administration in 2025 and its threats to Canadian sovereignty and launching of trade wars with its allies as geopolitical tensions rise around the world amid demands for increased military and defence budgets. In this evolving state of economic and military security, Canada’s Arctic becomes increasingly important to global powers with the push for more rare earth minerals and other natural resources and will be a key test for Canada’s economic and military future.