At some point, all winners of large jackpots in Quebec had to agree to have their pictures and names to be publicly disclosed. This I believe changed since the plotted kidnapping of a couple who won 27 millions...
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080310/CPACTUALITES/80310033/-1/CPACTUALITES
Sorry the article is in French but I suspect it will be reprinted in English sometime soon.
In short, some interviewed soldiers back from Afghanistan are complaining about incentives associated with living...
It was a translation error. You can watch the original interview in French here http://lcn.canoe.ca/cgi-bin/player/video.cgi?file=/lcn/actualite/national/20080213_dion.wmv where he talks about extra mags and not extra side arms.
By the way, according to this video...
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/303157
Since I have not been in the region, I would like to hear an opinion of those who have "been there done that". Do you find his claims to be relevant?
http://www.dnd.ca/site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=2407
This issue has been discussed here more than once. Make sure you get familiar with the search engine as there is much more info around.
Good Luck
Can anyone copy/paste that CANFORGEN here please? I would like to know if this applies to new applicants only or also to those who have a CT already initiated.
http://www.dnd.ca/site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=2209
There is an agreement on foreign service between Canada and AU concerning reservists. Does anyone have the actual details of this agreement?
I know this used to be done before, at least in PRes. Candidates would go on PLQ (L) courses, do Mods 1 to 5 + Mod 6 part 1 and have the equivalency granted for CFPLQ, However, you should definitely check with your Chain of Command if that is still the case.
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