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Interesting.  Seems Boyle and family had a private meeting with the PM on Monday in the PM's office.

Next up on "the Price is Right" will be Aaron Yoon..... https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/07/31/aaron_yoons_return_to_canada_a_government_secret.html And of course the associated accusations that the government did nothing for him...

I tend to agree with Mr Forcese’s parsing of the issues pertaining to this situation.  The problem that I have is the absence of leadership from the Prime Minister on this issue.  An aspect of leadership is making the hard decisions, the unpopular decisions, and the difficult decisions. ...

It's interesting how Trudeau is ok with paying $10M to Khadr of the Taliban but refused to pay Abu Sayyaf $6M for Robert Hall and John Ridsdel.  At the time of the Hall - Ridsdel kidnapping, Trudeau stated that Canada does not pay ransoms to terrorists.  I guess some terrorists are better than...

Recently applied to a position with a department.  The job posting clearly stated "All eligible veterans and CAF personnel may apply".  After completing the on-line application process I received an email stating that I had been de-selected because I did not indicate yes to all of the screening...

The MINUSMA Force Commander should be coming up for rotation early next year.  It would be convenient if Canada had a spare Maj Gen looking for work.  The Dutch also announced in July that they are withdrawing their three chinooks from Mali.  No TCN has offered up to replace them at this point. ...

I would offer that any agent asking the member to pay out of pocket should be avoided.  After successfully buying and selling 7 houses due to postings I have never been proposition like this.  In fact, I have had agents offer to knock on doors of houses that I liked but were not for sale.  Same...

Could you provide the reference to this Army direction:  "The idea of the PPF is for each Bn to have 1 Sect of PPF within their Recce Pl by 2020" Thanks.

More PY reductions are coming next year.  Sadly, within the Army, the largest target for reductions is the Inf Corps.  C4ISR, Bde and BG HQs, and other combat enablers all need to be PRICIE'd, and resourced if needed.  Coincidentally the RCAF is seeking a rather large number of PYs.  If they...

I would offer that some of your assumptions are off.  Not all LAV IIIs are crewed by the infantry.  Only two of three Inf Bns in each of the three Regts have LAV.  Therefore, less than 300 are in use in the Bns. Some CCs are in fact officers - CO, DCO, OCs, Pl Comds, Coy 2ICs, LAV Capts...

Having worked closely with Army capability development this last year, I am optimistic.  That being said, I did state that the renewed capability will not look like the old capability therefore we should not expect duplication.  Thucydides has the right idea - something different but more in...

Fluff?  Far from it.  Right now the task of defining how this capability will be renewed resides with D Inf and the Inf Corps.  Currently the leadership of the Corps is developing an intellectual framework for the future of the Corps which should include renewing the pioneer capability.  The...

In order to bring in a new capability such as the 120 mm, you would have to identify the capability gap that needs to be filled and why it can't be filled by something else we currently use.

The unfortunate reality is the CF is not large enough nor has the resources to do everything.  Capabilities have to be prioritized.  In order to bring in a new capability something has to be divested.  The .50 cal is in the process of being divested and the 60 mm mortar was divested, both...

Having just left one of these military driven markets for a higher civilian driven market I would be interested to know what the US military experiences for comparison.

The intent is for the pioneer capability to return in some form to the Inf Bns; not the actual platoon.  So, one should eventually see a "pioneer-like" capability spread across the Bn in each Rifle Coy.  It will be a secondary role / qualification for individuals.  This will enable each Coy to...

I have to agree with MCGs post above.  There are a number of factors, other than simple greed, at play.  In Petawawa, as an example, agents play a part of the price factor.  This year, in my neighbourhood, one agent had a majority of the listings.  This agent suggested selling prices to clients...

I conducted my first HHT in Petawawa in 1997.  At that time the most expensive houses were located in The Forests at a whopping $124,000.  The townhouses on Victoria Street were being built at that time at a new sale price of $74,900.  Today, those same houses in The Forests are selling in the...

This describes the situation in Petawawa this year accurately.  Agents are indicating that this year, sales are 10% lower than last, and last year was lower than the previous year.  Having just sold in Pet, after languishing on the market for some time, I can attest to the facts of your post. ...

The current (draft) plan has 27 allocated to each of the four LFA TCs dedicated to P Res trg.  I will caveat this by stating that the plan is not set in stone and other options are being reviewed.