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Fast versus slow... The V-22 offers both, and more; no need for long runways and in certain situations it could even do the job of the Cormorant.

I thought this article by Murray Brewster was somewhat interesting and revealing at the same time: Who's leading this government? When people talk about bringing about changes to the defence procurement process, this is what they are talking about; too many departments having a say in the...

The Canadian government plans to buy 17 new aircraft under the FWSAR project. The U.S. has 21 C-27Js to sell. Australia and Taiwan are also apparently interested in these planes. Together, these three nations likely require much more than 21 of these aircrafts. Couldn't the three nations divide...

I came across this today and thought it was somewhat interesting concerning the topic at hand: http://votecompass.ca/results/federal/gun-registry/ It seems that those who agree that the long gun registry should be scrapped are old, uneducated, non-immigrant English men who support the...

I see that my views are generating quite the response. I should have known that this type of forum would attract people with particular views over others. I'm only describing Canada as it is and how it is different from other countries, and more specifically the U.S. It's what Canadians have...

Wow! Quite revealing. Are you sure you're in the right country? The land of ''equal'' opportunities, where the rich get richer and poor get poorer and where the quality of services that one receives is dependent on how much you can afford, is just south of here. This is Canada where we value...

Running this country is all about apportioning in a fair manner. Whether you talk about equalization payments, or transfers for health care and education, to the pension program and regional developmental projects; running this country is all about redistributing money so that every citizen has...

E.R. Campbell, I first have to tell you how much I am enjoying our interaction; it's nice talking to people who have strong opinions about things that matter to you. Let me ask you this: do you find you have more in common with the people in your community, or do you find you have more in...

I don't want to be stuck in our ways because of history. The world has changed - it has evolved - and so must Canada. Sure I would like to see Constitutional change; though I love Canada I recognize that it isn't perfect and wish it could be changed for the better. And though I recognize that...

When I want someone to represent local issues, I look towards my municipal councilor or perhaps my provincial representative. The federal issues that concern me are rarely local issues and if they are, it's usually because someone has done something they shouldn't have. When I think of issues...

Hence the need for PR. Should the government of the day have the right to reject the opinion of a majority of Canadians? Doesn't the government exist to represent Canadians and to serve them? So how would they be serving Canadians by going against their wishes? The question should be, what...

I agree with the need to redistribute the seats in the House of Commons, and I agree that it shouldn't be done by simply adding new seats - we already have too many MPs - but from taking away seats from less populous provinces (ie. PEI and others, including Quebec). As for ''super ridings,'' I...

Two-thirds of Canadians back long-gun registry: poll http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/10/05/two-thirds-of-canadians-back-long-gun-registry-poll/ Support Shifts In Favour Of Gun Registry: Poll...

The problem with any electoral reform is that the people in power - those elected under the present system - must change what got them elected for a system that might not get them re-elected. Such political leaders must do so out of conviction, at the risk of political loss. Again, a question of...

I acknowledge that it has been done in the past, and that a political party might announce a willingness to form a coalition government with another party before an election, but I'd think that they would have to be pretty close in ideology for that to happen. It's hard for me to see it...

I don't think my definition of political leadership is naive, but it is perhaps idealistic. To be honest, I haven't seen 'my kind of good leadership' that often. What you describe as good leaders I have seen plenty of - there are many political dictators all around the world. What kind of leader...

I agree with you about party discipline and partisan politics; taken too far it's bad in any electoral system. As for coalition governments, you can't announce them before an election; political parties go into an election to win the right to lead the nation, not to share it with another party...

Canada's experience with minority governments is very limited and for the most part has not been very successful, but I thought the last Conservative minority government did quite well and I'm sure with with more minority government experience we could make it work quite well. As for the ''short...

You can have stability even within minority governments, but you have to work at it a little harder. It takes good leadership, accommodation and tolerance, all things that we could use a little more of from our political leaders. Minority governments also prevent "pendulums" from happening in...

The problem with our system is that it doesn't reflect the reality - it doesn't reflect our diversity of opinion. I would never suggest that the Liberals, the NDP, the Greens and the Bloc are united in any meaningful way, but the reality is they might be of common accord on certain issues (as an...