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Combined with the promise of lots of VAC supports, and an indexed, unreduced pension...

The CAF exists to defend Canada, but that doesn't mean everywhere, all at once, on the slight chance something bad might happen. We need to make our bases and critical CAF infrastructure secure, so we can launch from those places to defend the rest of Canada.

That's a bridge we'll have to cross when we get there. Trying to solve all possible problems, before we solve the very real CAF problems first will lead to not making progress on anything, or as Frederick The Great said "He who defends everything defends nothing"

You nailed it. They failed to manage messaging, created an expectation, and are now trying to walk it back and save face. With the end result being that members are now going to be disappointed with whatever comes out, unless it is actually better than a 20% raise. Even after the minister made...

My point wasn't to stifle discussion, just to add some weight to the reality on the ground. The environment has become more difficult, and less predictable. Which means we need to be more cautious about shipping in the arctic.

To be clear, while mentioning the NWP, my point was, the Arctic is more complex than ever. Ice Service Specialists, who work for Canadian Ice Services abord RCN and CCG ships, have made specific ice observations that indicate that passages in the arctic are more prone to ice related...

June 9th, from the IAEA... Iran started this game, they just didn't know the game they were playing. FAFO

Are they saying that? What I have read is that Iran has been accelerating their enrichment programme, and showed no signs of slowing prior to the strikes from Israel...

So now she's not a Russian plant?

Better to deal with it now, than to let Iran fester forever, particularly with nukes. Shipping lanes can be cleared, and terrorists can be sorted/stopped.

Having been in meetings with Canadian Ice Services last week, I can assure you that the North West Passage is far less passable than people think, and warming has actually made it harder to navigate, due to changes in ice patterns. Dreams of the NWP making the Panama Canal obsolete are pipe...

Watch the Remembrance Day parades in downtown Ottawa on YouTube. There is no parade practice for Remembrance Day, people just show up and do basic foot drill. It looks far more professional than what happened last weekend in Washington.

As long as it's wash-and-wear, and doesn't require an iron or dry cleaning to meet the expected standard, I'd love to have that option.

People shouldn't feel comfortable coming onto your property to take your "stuff". If the risk of conflict makes people think twice about theft, we all win. Having to go through insurance to replace your "stuff" can/will lead to higher premiums for yourself and others. I don't know about you...

Is he calling out a politician, or playing silly "gotcha" games loudly and obnoxiously? I don't have a high opinion of either man man in that interview, but Carlson was acting like a child that memorized a few facts, rather than a serious interviewer.

Some people learn slowly. 😉

And second...

We already have an effective system for blue fleet, there is no need to mess with it in that way. Keep the SMP/MILCOT fleet separate from the blue fleet.

A perfect example of high maintenance, and uncomfortable.

Or, we could stop fighting human nature, and develop a comfortable, affordable, and low maintenence service dress for people to wear... Pretending it has to be cheap shirts, uncomfortable shoes and wool pants, or expensive operational clothing is disingenuous. We could be a reasonable...