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You are far from the first one to make that mistake. People look at the map, with the Richelieu being an almost perfectly North-South river, and remembering their early childhood education (water always flows down), assume that the flow is North to South. Early in my law career, I worked at a...

I think that this event probably took place at or near the border. On which side, I do not know, and unless one of the parties has a system that properly recorded position for legal purposes, we will never know as it would be one's word against the other. While the Coat Guard boats at...

P.S.: The gentleman could not have been 10 miles inside Canadian waters as the whole bay is only 7.5 Km deep, calculated from the border.

I refer you to my post in the Canada/US Border Integrity thread. FSTO: There is little current in Missisquoi Bay as it is not connected to the Richelieu River. Any current there comes from the Missisquoi River, which is a pretty trickle at this time of the year. Moreover, in the Richelieu...

Look, we (HMCS Donnacona) used to patrol part of that area from time to time (Richelieu River - tip of Lake Champlain) and I've been on some of those patrols (disclosure: late 90's early 2000's). We had a good relationship with the Coast Guard and Border Patrol, a somewhat colder one with some...

I just signed it. When it comes to military honours in Canada, we are the poor kid on the block compared to just about every other nation. It's time it stopped. We spend enough money on the GG's office. It's her office's job to see that Canadian, ALL Canadians whether civilians or military...

Wow! Can this be adapted to fit at the base of trees? Here in the St. Lawrence valley, our trees are almost always swaying in the wind. Not only do they not kill birds, they actually house them!

Yep. And sometimes, a 40 pounder of duty free booze that unlawfully found its way back into Canada untaxed could get you quite a few things fixed quickly, at a cost of only a few bucks to us. ;)

Not quite what the press release states: Their training duties will be taken over by an expanded Orca fleet. Their other duties will be farmed out to other units and assets, such as the AOPS taking over counter-narcotics duties, or Fleet Diving Units taking over mine warfare, using any of the...

Connie Francis. The singer from the 50/60/70's

Can't think of anything better to put you in the mood for writing (some) PER's.

If you're in Rock-N-Roll heaven, Ozzy ..... give them a little hell! ;) RIP Oz man.

I look in my crystal ball and I see some deep, deep investigation into the lives of those two Air India pilots in the near future. 👮‍♀️

Loyal Wingman?

What makes you think a "hot" war would pit Russia against China?

Isn't that a scene from "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"?

I know there are significant differences. That is not what I asked. I asked if AT THIS STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION it is possible to easily go back to the RCN design. As to the issue of operational tasking and operations, everyone's impression in these fora was that we don't currently have the...

BTW, when dealing with American agencies or part of government, people constantly overlook the power of trade or barter. If there is something they want but congress wont fund it, they are more than willing to trade for it: you give it to me at no cost (thus avoiding the need for congress...

Stupid question here: Are the two Coast Guard ship so advanced in their construction that they couldn't be turned back into the RCN design? If they can, I agree with SKT. Sell two of the current AOPS to the Americans (or use "giving" them to the US to get a break either in Trade Agreement...

You mean Number Four?