Have to agree, if a party can field a candidate in all riding's then they should be allowed in the debates as that makes them a true national party. The precedent was set with the Bloc so why not the greens?
I could definately see a change in attitude similar to that of Vietnam and the Pacific theatre in WWII, where the mentality became that of avoiding capture at all costs.
Some of the comments on here remind me of the 90's when the Libs would commit the CF to UN missions and then leave DND to foot the bill even though it wasn't supposed to come out of the regular DND budget.
What I would be questioning, in this situation, is who was responsible for the budget...
That is a fantastically inaccurate statement. American POW's were executed in Vietnam, Korea, WWII and probably every major war they have ever been involved in.
So much of the sitting around doing nothing depends entirely on the situation at the time. I have seen times we would do our morning PT, change into uniform, report to the hanger, do a little maintenance and by coffee break have nothing to do but hang out shooting the sh**. But those were the...
Div notes are similar to RSM notes and are basically supposed to be used as nothing more than a quick reference on a member. Anything contained in the notes is usually dealt with in an "off the record" manner and they are only supposed to be used in an official way as a reference for more...
When you are in a more common sense trade like armoured you don't salute inside a building, when you are TD'd to the RCR Battle School you do (not to mention saluting people behind you, as I found out the hard way) ;D
Membership with CAA and cell phone. Very handy in case you breakdown and need to be towed or just have a dead battery. Also, ensure you give yourself extra time in case something happens along the way. And, of course, full winter gear
I will put a disclaimer on this by saying my info may be out of date. Hopefully a serving member can verify this for me.
First, you are not entitled to accompany your husband on his trades course. IIRC his posting to Borden will be restricted meaning dependents are not authorized to accompany...
An excellent radio show on CBC was Ideas - The Cold War Declassified, Part Two, which talked about new information on the Cuban missile crisis and how close we came to nuclear war. Included is the fact that the Russians had tactical nukes in Cuba with orders to use them if the US attempted to...
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