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Well put.  However, "neutralizing" nation-states like Iran and Syria is going to take a degree of political will that will be challenging to muster in the West.  Personally, I think Iran is the key; the country has a well-educated population, by regional standards, and a reasonably progressive...

I don't think we're in disagreement, in general.  There are sensible things that can be done, that make economic sense, in the near term, without resorting to poorly conceived "policy prescriptions".  For example, it can be good economics to promote investment in R&D in alternative energy...

Not really the point.  This is a NATO mission and, theoretically at least, all NATO partners have a vested interest in its success.  The situation was quite different during our OP ATHENA.

I certainly agree with you about government policy as it's often used, although well-crafted policies, regulations and legislation CAN be quite effective and efficient. But I disagree with you fundamentally about market forces.  They very much are an "instrument" and much effort is put into...

Well, I'm also extremely good looking and incredibly charming, but like I said, I didn't want to brag....

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by this...in my day job, I manage economic development programs and services for the Ontario government.  Prior to that, I have worked in both staff and management positions in the Ontario Geological Survey, worked for Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. in their...

On the other hand: From National Geographic News, here: And in Ice caps are melting even in winter, global warming evidence mounts: And then there's Gravity Measurements Confirm Greenland's Glaciers Precipitous Meltdown: And as for Monckton's claims regarding the loss of ice and snow on...

Beat me to it.  ROE tell you under what circumstances you may use force (lethal or non-lethal), and what the process is for escalating use of force, if applicable.  They are, indeed, an OPSEC issue, so you won't find out much more than that by public means. However, the CF Code of Conduct...

Fair enough.  How about the other 5.999etc. billion other people on the planet? I agree.  Scaremongering is worse than useless, because it polarizes people into those who want to act rashly and those who want to disbelieve completely--both irrational positions.  What's required is some...

But it doesn't have to be.  Intelligently designed conservation policies can result in energy savings.  The fact that conservation policies are generally not intelligently designed is a separate issue. True, but these are just more variables, interacting with, but otherwise independent of...

The trouble, as others have suggested, is that if you actually wait until you have incontrovertible evidence, it may be too late to say more than, "huh, guess we should have taken this more seriously". While I am by no means firmly on the side of the "global protectionists"--mainly because...

Good point, and something that would have to built into the communications strategy for the Canadian audience.  The spin (and I'm sure you're familiar with spin, Milnewstbay  ;) ) would be along the lines of "brave, dogged Canadian soldiers and reconstruction workers try to bring a better life...

Actually, this is one thing I do agree with (the rest of the story is nonsense...it would be criminal to use unguided rounds in situations where precision-guided rounds are called for, are available, but we don't have them because we wanted to save a few bucks).  We DO need to spend more on...

Here's an interesting fact related to the above: Wearing a poppy on Remembrance Day to honour those who fought and died in the wartime service of Canada was first proposed in the British Commonwealth in 1921 in Port Arthur, Ontario (now part of Thunder Bay, Ontario) by Madame Anne Guerin, of...

Apollovet...no roasting from me, and probably very little from anyone on this site.  I think you're absolutely right...so, +1 to your post. As I've said before, "peacekeeping" is just one of many tasks that a military force can conduct, along with "warfighting", "aid to civil authorities"...

I don't recall stating that our current Constitutional framework was "the very model of stable governance".  For example, our Constitution still has a gaping hole with respect to Quebec.  And, indeed, it's open to amendment, as shown by the US example.  However: a) postulating some future...

Just like Quebec signing on to the Constitution was addressed by a "bit more work" by those who wanted the province inside Confederation?  Oh, wait a minute.... I think you're being a little optimistic.  The Constitution does much more than "mucking things up".  It is the fundamental...

The difficulty is arising from taking a CBC report of what was said by the MND.  It would be better, by far, to wait until we hear the actual, operational communications from the military.  As has already been pointed out, the "Vietnam-era" M113 is essentially a non-issue; it's actually the TLAV...

Thanks, Librarian.  So it's not just a buzzword.  However, we still don't have any specific doctrine attached to this term--that I'm aware of, anyway.

Actually, the Ontario government has military leave entrenched in legislation (well, technically, in regulations).  The General Regulation (R.R.O. 977, 1990) to the Ontario Public Service Act specifies, in section 67: A deputy minister may grant leave of absence for not more than one week with...