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I wonder why little attention has been given to why the Prosecution Service of Canada does not want to use a DPA for the SNC Lavalin case, this seems to be the crux of the latest controversy.  The only indication I could find, on why PPSC is continuing to prosecute, is in articles like the one...

LCol (ret'd) John Davidson, RCHA, passed away on 4 Feb 2019, funeral services will be held in Ottawa at the Beechwood memorial centre on 15 Feb 2019. A very sad loss for the Regimental family, he was my first Battery Commander and was quite a charismatic leader; sincere condolences to his...

This is the small cairn in front of the building in 2 RCHA’s lines that’s named after MBdr Don Smith We will remember them Ex coelis Ubique

For fans of the "Ice Pilots" series, you might be interested in following the project under taken by the crew at Buffalo airways to get an old C47 they found in Montreal airworthy again. The aircraft itself has quite the storied history, having actually flown Ops during the Normandy landings...

Probably not a bad idea to give the C3’s to Parks Canada; besides Rogers pass, where the CA supports the task, the Parks operate 2 C1’s in Stewart BC themselves I’d hazard a guess they’d like to use them elsewhere too.

It does seem to be a notorious tradition Old Sweat! By muzzle swell, or lack of one, I think you're referring to the original C2's with the M2A1 barrel, which lacked a counter bore, and developed radial cracking at the muzzle. The counterbore (muzzle swell) is supposedly a Canadian idea, which...

This seems to be the one firing up the water cooler talk/social media rants etc. The debate seems to be the thin probable cause in this case, and if any is needed at all https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-cop-pulls-over-senior-for-returning-too-many-empty-beer-bottles

I hope you're wrong Colin, but unfortunately I'd have to say there is some possibility an accident could occur, again, as some already have happened including one that had a fatality. In Nov 2008, Gunner Keyes-Oliver was killed, and 4 other soldiers injured in a roll over accident involving the...

I'm skeptical there'll be a lot of money going to the Reserves to replace the C3 anytime soon, but the barrels will need to be replaced in the near future as a few have developed cracks near the muzzle. Canada has long since lost the capacity to punch out barrels of that calibre, and very...

I think that's they way it's supposed to work, but.. Right now they'll show up completely unfamiliar with the main way the howitzer they're going to work on operates, even the general sequence of activities for occupation will be foreign to most of them. Save for the few that might of been on a...

I don't think JeffB's points are off topic at all Surely some better method can be implemented than the "half baked" method being used (as he rightly describes it), and better equipment is needed to support that. I get the bulk of a Reserve unit availability is tied to the rhythms of work and...

April might be a bit too soon, IIRC, I think mid May at the earliest is about when most of the P Res Bde's are typically ready for a CT event (but transition to RST instead) The RST training cycle could probably start about mid June, then ending just before labour day, without a CT event at the...

The gun he was probably talking about is the Chilean version of the C3, which they call the M101/33. It might have been an option awhile ago, but I think they've done away with them a few years ago. I don't think the Canadian content was the main factor it was avoided, more likely it was that no...

Considering this thread is about replacing the C3, that's not really off topic. I don't know what background you might have about this, so I'll pitch this in kind of a crude way that hopefully doesn't sound condescending I suppose what it comes down to is whether or not the C3 is meeting the...

There are reasons why, at present, it is not very practical for Primary Reserves to essentially mobilize entire sub-units for deployment, right now even being tasked to force generate individuals can be a hit or miss affair. Even so, each Reg Force Regt 2nd gun Bty is supposed to be filled...

It just so happens, some of the HIMARS for the Long Range Precision Rocket project were supposed to go to a few Primary Reserve units (one in each Div IIRC), with the bulk of the systems going to 4 GSR in Gagetown. Near as I can remember, the thinking was 4 GSR did not have the pers numbers to...

I doubt we'll see anything bought for Primary Reserve (P Res) Arty units anytime soon, but it's a fair guess there might be a realignment of roles/tasks in the near future My  :2c: The P Res units in the Atlantic area will keep their LG1s so they can continue to support training at the...

Modern War Magazine, issue 39 To those unfamiliar with the magazine there are two versions, one you can get at the news stand (about $8) and the other you can purchase online that includes a fold out map and counters type game (~$30 to $40). The current issue I find interesting because the...

What’s the excuse this time? It’s a matter of respect and he’s supposed to be the commander in chief; respect is a two way street https://mic.com/articles/192418/as-nation-observes-veterans-day-trump-not-visiting-arlington-national-cemetery

Given such testimony can be challenged on its accuracy if not its veracity, and it gets even more questionable over time, is there not some need then by prosecution to provide corroborating evidence, for example evidence that at least puts the accused at the scene of the crime?