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We are only a middle power, if that, but regardless when a country subjects a citizen of Canada to abuse or illegal incarceration that country should do so with the certain knowledge that it will not be business as usual with Canada until the situation is rectified and yes, it may cost Canada...

Which says to me that my passport is worthless if there is a financial gain to be had by Ottawa. They definitely do not have my back. It is good to know when planning to travel, not that I would ever go to China but the same conditions would apply if I were going anywhere outside of the...

As per Dirty Harry form of negotiation.

So in your mind Jimmy Lai, Li Yonghui, the two Michaels, Kevin and Judy are simply transient complications that shouldn't be allowed to infringe upon our selling canola?

which tale brings us back to the issue of staffing: the DND is a very small tail trying to wag a very big dog. Irving, Seaspan, , the DND, heck the machine shop down the road here, have all identified a lack of skilled candidates as a detriment to expansion which screams at the need for change...

so if Britain's relationship to China is causing consternation in Europe what effect will Carney's capitulation have?

4 and 5 year ST&T for us with vocational training to grade 10 level for those who just wanted the skills. All shops were offered.; electronics and electricity, industrial chemistry, auto, small engines, drafting and woodworking all taught by certified pros but not teachers. Certainly beat...

have we ever really tried to be competitive since WW2? We were in the 19th century when oak was the materiel of choice.

I seem to recall a few comments within these pages alluding to the necessity of transferring our skills off-shore as we were moving into an era where manual labour was disappearing and should no longer be considered as potential careers. Amazing how the outlook has changed. Starting in the...

Slight tangent but the benefits of the NSS are starting to appear all over as in deficiencies that have lain dormant or simply ignored for decades are coming to light and being dealt with. Rip Van Wrinkle is finally awake.

Won't they need it? Simple rates of attrition will require at a guess 10% replacement/training per year and that is without expansion unless they reach the point where they can do on-job apprenticing more efficiently.

Don't know about Irving but both Seaspan and Ontario Shipyards have partnered with community colleges and are developing fabrication, welding engineering, painting and electrical courses for apprentices. Each college involved should be able to train a constant supply of semi-skilled workers...

Do you think so? It doesn't take a military expert to realise that the output from 2 yards even at full rate won't even keep up with attrition. They chose 1 yard for warships and have built 6. They had to bridge the gap with 2 for the coast guard because they weren't ready to cut steel for the...

The purpose of our NSS programme is to develop and maintain ship-building skills and it was determined that 2 of these would be sufficient which would have been true if we were starting with a viable fleet; we aren't. We are at least 20 years behind in construction and there is no way to use...

Could there be a cost advantage as well for them to go for a threesome? Canada could bring an abundance of resources to the table including much of the source materiel, airspace to work in, and much much cheaper power. As well, dividing the construction/development across two continents makes...

how realistic are the new emissions goals and can they be done on a limited edition basis. Ford makes millions of vehicles per year but only a small proportion of them end up here in Canada. So being able to add it on as the car goes down the line is important.

Don't share that with the no F35 crowd. Though seriously it makes a lot of sense and is a great descriptor for Canadianization. But aren't most militaries guilty of the same thing and for the same reasons: they are forced to come back to the trough every few years instead of a constant...

legitimize the Somalia people. They have the experience and the resources

not something I want to see, ever but having a solid defense in Europe kept the cold war cold. Maybe we will be lucky again. 2 or more % is good insurance if it is spent on good stuff that goes bang when needed

There is no war in Latvia so no one is concerned. If there had been a land mine explosion or something it would have made the news. Sad in a way though I don't recall any attention being paid to the deaths of military personnel when we had troops in Germany or Cyprus. At least they carried it...