ForeverPvt: If you think the current CF airborne capability is sufficient, consider this:
All of the Para Coys are located in opposing ends of the country. They have to come to a central location to train, and are required to do a minimum number of jumps (3-4 I think) every year to remain current.
As it stands now, there are nowhere NEAR the number of airplanes, pilots, fuel and allotments for parachuting to supply every para Coy with everything they need. For example: since 3 PPCLI has trouble accessing Hercs (the hercs are incredibly overtasked as it is), often they have to do jumps out of chinooks, because of the proximity of 408 helicopter squadron. This isn‘t a bad thing, but it makes it clear how stretched our assets really are. If they were located in Trenton, however, where the jump school is, there is an allotment of hercs currently in place who are tasked with parachuting. It just makes logistical sense (which is probably why it isn‘t being done
).
ALSO, only 1 Coy out of 3 in a battalion is airborne capable, so the battalion commander can‘t plan any battalion level airborne ops, since it is in no way possible to have all the paratroopers in the same location at the same time.
Would it not make a great deal more sense to keep them all in the same location, somewhere where the assets to keep the trained is readily available, where they can remain current in all of their training without having to fly across the country several times a year, as well as being able to deploy quickly. Since they are a light infantry unit, even without airborne assets, it‘s much easier logistically to deploy (without the requirement of armour, as many vehicles, fuel etc.) than it is for a mechanized battalion.