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Jason Kenney suggests Convention should dictate otherwise.

They actually did a pretty good job.

Iran made doubly sure of that....

Because what the Arty Bde does for 1 Cdn Div HQ is far more important than what it will do for its subordinate units. This sounds counterintuitive, but field regiments will be able to shoot and move regardless of where their higher HQ is located. 1 Div cannot resource the close and fight the...

Force generates divisional level combat support elements. Commands operations in the divisional rear area. Establishes the Rear Area Command Post.

Yes. For a couple decades, the Liberal Party of BC was the natural home for centrist voters and secured multiple majorities in the province. The BC Conservative party was a fringe party until the collapse of the Liberal Party a few years back in part due to the unpopularity of Trudeau's federal...

I double checked the MOO and you are correct. Good catch.

Formal title is 3rd Light Infantry Regiment.

I think the fact that a politics thread on Army.ca is unified in its response is telling of the national outlook on this threat.

Pretty basic chart - you see one like this on most capability briefs.

Too bad. Periodic screening of certain routine diagnostics can catch dangerous things early.

If we don't front big money up front (like a mortgage) to double down on infrastructure and development, then how do we create the prosperity for future generations to pay off the debt we already?

Interesting take by some: Canada doesn't get new equipment: The government sucks and our military sucks and the stuff we have sucks. Canada gets brand new equipment: The government sucks and our military sucks and the stuff we will get sucks.

Worthwhile read comparing "war of destruction" vs "war of disruption." As some dead German guy said, "“The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish by that test the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither...

Noting that the plural of anecdote is not data, here are some data that can perhaps help this conversation. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-28-0001/362800012025007-eng.htm ...and here was my earlier reference: https://economics.td.com/ca-silent-brain-drain