Strengthening the Canadian Armed Forces Through Diversity and Inclusion

Alistair Edgar is the Associate Dean of the School of International Policy and Governance and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science in the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University.Rupinder Mangat has recently completed her PhD in Global Governance from the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University. Bessma Momani is a professor of political science and assistant vice-president at the University of Waterloo, a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), and a non-resident fellow of the Arab Gulf States Institute.

• 1. Unpacking Diversity and InclusionRupinder Mangat, Wilfrid Laurier University, Bessma Momani, University of Waterloo, and Alistair Edgar, Wilfrid Laurier University2. Demographic Imperatives for DiversityChristian Leuprecht, Flinders University of South Australia3. Negotiating Gender InclusionKaren D. Davis, Defence Research and Development Canada4. Coming Out in Uniform: A Personal ReflectionJacqueline Lopour, Alphabet’s Google, and Nick Deshpande, Canadian Forces (Army)5. The North’s Canadian RangersP. Whitney Lackenbauer, St. Jerome’s University in the University of Waterloo6. Diversifying the Canadian Armed Forces’ ChaplaincyBianca Romagnoli, University of Toronto7. Francophone Inclusion and Bilingualism in the Canadian Armed ForcesStéphanie Chouinard, Royal Military College Kingston8. Race and BelongingTammy George, York University9. Canadian Muslim Youth and Military ServiceMelissa Finn, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Bessma Momani, University of Waterloo10. Introspection on Diversity in the Canadian Armed ForcesAlan Okros, Royal Military College of CanadaNotesContributorsIndex