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I agree that politics drive most spending, however there's no reason why it shouldn't be pointed out that Canada is hardly aspiring to be a military hyperpower, rather we can quite reasonably commit resources along the lines of several of our NATO allies without worrying about how excessive it...

I'd love for the media, or some of them, to actually focus on why the military is forever having to decide which piece of clearly necessary equipment will be acquired and which won't.  Is the military budget adequate?  Are our allies in the same position?  How does military spending in Canada...

I find it amazing how the MSM have simply declared how the various parties rate on the "friend of the environment" scale.  There's been very little effort made to detail the various platforms, the pros and the cons, the costs, the feasibility, etc.  Shotgunning out all sorts of concepts which...

It seems you'd have to be pretty flexible in your requirements to include the Dash-8 as a contender.  I believe both of the other potential candidates have a ramp, unlike the Bombardier offering.

I read somewhere that most land-based wind projects turn out +/- 20% of their plate capacity, ie,  a 2mw turbine will turn out 20%  of that over time.  It strikes me we'd need an enormous number of units to generate significant numbers.  I can't see it working very well in populated areas. ...

Is that police view of what society thinks of them common?  I only ask because the vast majority of folks don't have much interaction with the police anyway so I don't see how "citizens" would have such a negative outlook.  In my own case I've endured the occassional R.I.D.E. Check and didn't...

His views would be a little more useful if he'd spent his time in a system that didn't seem to have such a dubious record of achievement.  It seems a bit like a losing coach being asked for the secret to his victories.  I think the larger issue should be what can/should be done to make the whole...

Edward   I see your point.  :(

John appears to go on the premise that the rest of us are in awe of his intellectual horsepower and take what he says as gospel.  The reality, I think, is that most of us read what he writes, balance it against what we know or have read elsewhere and decide how valid his comments are.  One of...

The reporter's name is Christie Blatchford, not Christy Blanchford.  Attention to detail is always a good sign.

Does the new station offer any means whatsoever for those with an differing viewpoint to be heard?  I'm not a big fan of Fox, however I have seen debates between folks with various opinions.  Any shots of the "collateral damage", dead civilians, in the various attacks they're showing?  These are...

What has Trudeau Jr. actually done ???  I know we set the bar fairly low for our politicians these days but surely we expect some sort of success/achievement at something!

Actually the Hitler Nazis and the Stalin Communists got along pretty well until Hitler invaded Russia.  That got Stalin's knickers in a knot, then yesterday's buddies became bitter enemies.

I think there's considerably more public awareness/support of the military these days so the downside to cancelling the recent equipment buys would likely have any new government concerned.  If the deals have been signed any attempt to bail would likely cost hundreds of millions in penalties...

I'd imagine Steven could request permission to visit Afghanistan, although whether or not he'd be able to do it on the taxpayer dime is debatable.  Maybe he should have a chat with the various journalists who've made the trip and find out how to go about it ;D

It ceratinly is amazing how resilient the guy is; he's been shown to be a poseur repeatedly and he's still milking his "war resister" status.  It doesn't reassure me that a mainstream network is still parading this guy out for interviews.  Then they wonder why viewership is declining >:(

I'll be interested to see how the killing of Iraqii/Afghan civilians by "resistance fighters" is covered?  I'm always amazed how the death of a "coalition soldier" is shouted out and the loss of a dozen or two civilians in the same incident is barely mentionned. I wonder how much room for...

One of the networks, CTV?, had him labelled a "retired soldier"  ???  It appears he mostly skipped the career part and went directly to retirement.

You've gotta love the "Support the troops being them home" placards.  Jack appears more inclined to support the troops by sending them off to the really trendy dangerous places- Darfur, Lebanon...  Surprisingly the MSM haven't raised that point with him  >:(

Getting out "hundreds of people" in the Greater Toronto Area, population of about 4 million, isn't exactly a rousing show of support ::).    Most of us "lefties" in organized labour skipped, which really does make it all the sweeter ;D