Tom Lawson
Tom Lawson is a retired Canadian Army general who served as the Chief of the Defence Staff from 2012 to 2014. A graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada, he has played a significant role in shaping Canada's military leadership and strategy.
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Tom Lawson is Canada’s former chief of the defence staff.
Top guns: These Canadian aces train foreign militaries, and business is booming
Canada· 2026-02-27
Tom Lawson is a former chief of defence staff who urged Prime Minister Carney to proceed with the F-35 order.
Building military aircraft in Canada would create more than 12,000 jobs, Saab tells OttawaCanada· 2025-12-16
Tom Lawson, former chief of the defence staff, emphasized that nothing comes close to the F-35 as a modern fighter aircraft.
Joly says Canada ‘didn’t get enough’ industrial benefits out of F-35 procurement dealCanada· 2025-11-19
Retired general Tom Lawson, who also served as chief of the defence staff, said he has a son in his 40s who’s a pilot in the Forces.
Ottawa plans to spend big on defence. But is there a long-term vision for Canada’s military?Canada· 2025-11-08
Tom Lawson graduated a year after the author at the Royal Military College of Canada.
Opinion: Canada’s military colleges must set high standards to develop our next set of army leadersCanada· 2025-05-03
