Recent content by dapaterson

Or... They want Quebec in Canada so they will continue to boycott travel to the US because they're terrified of Quebecois in Florida wearing Speedos.

Nineteen years in jail for second degree murder. Police never disclosed an interview with another suspect that at the very least could have given rise to reasonable doubt. Charges now withdrawn. I wonder if the officers who withheld the evidence will face sanctions...

The E-7 has reliance and dependence on a manifestly unreliable nation at a time when we are trying to move away from them as a supplier. While RCAF leadership may be content to be vassals of the nation to the south...

They'll argue that our health standards are barriers that need to be repealed.

A cordless drill, a garden hose, a funnel, a dowel and a couple rolls of duct tape. Done.

To the best of my knowledge, no one has done the engineering work to retrofit air to air refuelling capabilities on to any of the Global Express aircraft.

Every layer of transparency and disclosure increases layers of bureaucracy. The challenge is finding balance. Who in the CAF and who in the public service can we trust? I know a unit CO who had to waste time answering oversight about an evil Sgt who spent $9.81 on batteries without multiple...

Education is a provincial responsibility. Not federal. Imagine Trudeau senior trying to tell Alberta what to teach...

BC politics make Alberta and Quebec look normal.

Realistically, it's Toronto, Montreal or (long shot) Halifax that will be Canada's nomination.

The more transport capacity you have the more transport capacity you realize that you need.

...continue to make these a priority...

I wonder where I've seen that kind of design before...

I think that's a converted Embraer 145.

I think the order of reductions will be Submarines, Fighters not yet under contract, RCD. Don't worry, though, new buildings for extraneous headquarters will remain a priority.