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Was confused for a bit because I'd always understood that Bras d'Or was built in the UK and brought to Canada on Bonnie when she came. But I see from the Wiki that was a different ship a precursor to it's later namesake that was never commissioned as a warship. Apparently still held in storage...

It's a long time ago but I seem to recall my Dad being involved in Courts Martial involving dependent civilians in Lahr. Those wouldn't have involved the CSD but there must have been some delegation of civilian legal processes to the military justice system under those circumstances. FJAG would...

Although to be fair to the Surcouf itself, she seems to have managed 2 years of operations for the Free French, much of it based out of Halifax, before disappearing. Given her unique design I'm kind of surprised there doesn't seem to have been any real attempt to find her wreck, at least as far...

Room for 40 passengers, 10,000 nmi range, 2 eight inch guns, 4 AA guns, 2 motor boats and a hangar from which they even trialed an auto gyro. Kill two birds with one stone, CDC and CPS all rolled into one....,

So the French are back in the running with Surcouf...?

Wasn't there a quid pro quo? We'll buy your mothballed subs and you'll commit to staying at Suffield?

I suspect you would also need to factor in the farm lobby. The West Wing dedicated a whole episode to presidential candidates going to Iowa to take the ethanol pledge.

This would be the same government that just bought 10% of Intel.

It's that Norwegian Current that keeps them warm.

Not sure if this is the right thread but posting here. Not sure if Mr. Axworthy is up to speed on the state of the world in 2025: Opinion: There are hints of Canada’s return to peacekeeping – let’s hope it comes to pass

Also just read Skies of Thunder, primarily about he USAAF and the Hump but also the reopening of the Burma Road and, to an extent, the air supply of ground forces in the theater. Felt like it needed a bit more editing but still a good insight into the challenges of operating in that part of the...

Let's not forget 436 Squadron flying in support of 14th Army. George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman series, served in the Border Regiment in 14th Army in the last year of the war and I highly recommend his memoir of that time, Quartered Safe out Here. His semi-fictional MacAuslan...

That’s when Canadian history starts isn’t it…?

Rather unfair to poor Captain Mainwaring.

Because at the end of the day what the author of that rather strange diatribe doesn't realize is that maybe some honouraries deserve it, and others don't.

For one brief moment I interpreted "TB" as Treasury Board...but that would be "TBS."

There really is a woeful lack of any sort of detailed information about the army in the late 40s and 50s available online.

Which version I wonder. I see there is a frigate, corvette and fast attack corvette although most customers seem to have opted for the frigate.

I've been trying to find historical numbers for the Regular Force. My illustrated history of the Canadian Army tells me that at the end of 1952 the regular army had reached 49,000 while reserves stood at 47,000. Found this link to Stats Can numbers that show what I assume to be Regular Force for...

Happy Canada Day!