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My associates and I are long established (over thirty years) in the Technology and Aerospace Sector -we are currently based in Moncton NB - we have contractural agreements with many associated consultants, most of who are part time, and engaged in other, for the most part academic pursuits -some...

The answer is yes. One of our Ottawa people was there. This facilty needs a change in direction it is simply not good enough - now I am sorry you are excited, annoyed and agitated about this, but another sitiuation has been brought forward by a respected Journalist - have you read Mike Stroble's...

The Halifax NS Armouries was on the Canada Lands list for extinction several years ago, but outraged citizens stopped the sale - this is what can happen when the public get pissed- they can put so much pressure on the bureaurcrats that they virtually always back down. I have found in rather...

Mike Strobel writing in the Toronto Sun today, defines "The Forgotten Heros". He is referring to the many Canadians who served in the Far East Campaigns in World War II, which included India and Burma. He also is focused on yet another problem with the Canadian War Museum in it's reference to...

Medium lift helicopter aircraft could be leased from Canadian operators like Canadian Helicopter Corporation (CHC) of NF and BC (plus worldwide) and or Kelowna Flightcraft, BC, plus (probably) Skylink, Toronto. The all white Russian helicopters flying for the UN in Bosnia, for instance were...

Information about the 59th and final annual reunion of the 2nd Canadian Parachute Battalion First Special Service Force (The Devil's Brigade) is published in "The Spearhead" the official publication of the First Special Service Force Association. The event will be held at the Sheraton Suites...

Admire Bob Rae - he is being considered for GGC, to replace GGC Clarkson. I doubt if Mr Rae would consider life as a Liberal. MacLeod

Many young men and women aspire to enter a political career through Municipal politics, but find, much to their chagrin, that Municipal administration, municipal politics, parochialism and mediocrity are so mind numbing that they opt out, and walk away. Douglas Fisher examined the current...

I would be surprised if senior (or any) staff of the CWM replied to Mr. Worthingtom or Mr. Chadderton - not their style. This is common in the Canadian public service, particularly in Heritage Canada, for whatever reason. Then there are the flunkies; lots of flunkies in Ottawa to support...

Edward Campbell is right - as they say in the North End of Halifax "right on" - I too know Brian Tobin - lot more to Tobin than meets the eye, but he has the same ability as Brian Mulroney and Gerald Regan (former Premier of NS) - the "blarney" - but Tobin will not run for leadership -cannot win...

There is little or no speculation in Liberal Party circles about former MP and Premier Brian Tobin but he could be a formidable contender. Tobin had Conservative mentors in Newfoundland in the support of John Crosbie and Craig Dobbin - he sought a Federal seat beyond his home town Stephenville...

Interesting perspective from Edward Campbell. I read Potter on Ignatieff and just laughed. The Liberal Party has already decided that Professor Ignatieff will be a candidate in a Toronto riding (downtown, central I would think). Potter is already caught up in the clever Liberal apparatus spin...

What should be of concern is that the staff of the CWM posted and displayed statistics of the veneral disease rates of Canadian soldiers serving in the 25th Infantry Brigade in Korea - but the statistics were based on a source named as "Jacket Coates" quoting the War Diary of 2PPCLI -but there...

An interesting piece by Ibbotson, but inconsequential. Liberal Party are focused on Ignatieff because they see him clearly as a winner - Ignatieff however may not want to enter the tough ruthless world of Liberal politics (who could blame him). Alan Rock well known to us is an impressive guy...

Actually, Journalist Worthington while serrving in Korea under Col Wood proofread the work of fiction - I wonder how many people have read Col Wood's book? - the reality is that there are decisions being made in the CWM bureaucracy that are are subject to criticism, because, although I hate to...

Ex Dragoon is right. There will be resistance to arming CCG vessels. Transferring CCG to the control of Fisheries and Oceans Canada was a major error, and greatly resented in the CCG, which continues to this day. During 1984-87, plans were underway to "privatize" by contracting out these...

Strange and interesting things happen to aircraft all the time - which current AF aircrews and techs know better than I, most of which never appear in the media - Toronto Star reported that "the nose cone fell off of the CF-18" - being the Toronto Star, they did not bother to check out the...

Both good points. Few years ago at 12 Wing during the annual Shearwater International Air Show sat down in the Mess (Wardroom) for lunch, and were joined by several USAF Air Reserve air crews including pilots, from a C-135 Air Tanker, all women. The entire crew of one tanker were in fact, all...

British author Neville Shute Norway (Neville Shute, "On The Beach, No Highway in the Sky" etc) aeronautical engineer and well known author came to the same conclusion about qualifications for voters. At one time in Nova Scotia, voters were restricted to persons who paid a "Poll Tax" -this...

Well aware of the current designation of the CF-188A/B - I referred to the first aircraft delivered to the CF in July 1982 - I worked on the NFAP and was part of the Northrop Canadian Team headed by LCOL Herb Graves and the late Richard C. "Bud" Turner, Northrop Corporation,Aircraft Division LA...