How you can support the Retention of CSS Asterix
TAKE ACTION
CSS Asterix is not a future concept — it is a capability Canada already has, already operates, and already relies on.
Without timely decisions on resources and funding, this capability risks being lost.
You can help ensure that doesn’t happen.
We encourage you to write to federal decision-makers and ask them to support the continued operation of CSS Asterix.
Contact the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (ISED)
TAKE ACTION
Decisions about CSS Asterix are not taking place in the abstract — they are happening now.
At present:
Without action, Canada risks allowing an existing, operational capability to disappear — not because it failed, but because it was not sustained.
If CSS Asterix is not retained, Canada will lose:
Once lost, this kind of capability is not easily or quickly replaced.
If helpful, you can use our suggested template as a starting point and personalize it with your own perspective by filling out the email template below.
Your message does not need to be long. What matters most is that it is clear and personal.
You may wish to highlight that:
If helpful, you can use our suggested template as a starting point and personalize it with your own perspective by filling out the email template below.
Even a short, personalized message can help reinforce the importance of this issue.
We encourage you to ask decision-makers to:
If helpful, you can use our suggested template as a starting point and personalize it with your own perspective by filling out the email template below:
Retaining CSS Asterix means maintaining an existing, operational capability that:
If helpful, you can use our suggested template as a starting point and personalize it with your own perspective by filling outthe email template below:
A short message can help inform decision-making.
By writing to your elected representatives and decision makers, you are helping ensure that an existing, operational capability is considered as part of Canada’s defence planning.
