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It's annoying really. He was previously planning on going with the committee. A committee which never passed a motion saying that they would officially go. Now Coderre wants to go, but the committee can't make a request, because they don't exist while the house is prorogued. The government isn't...

Thank you loachman and strike. If you could PM those charts to me at some point, I'd appreciate it.

Loachman, Is there a specific study that points to the difficulties with operating griffons in Afghanistan? I searched this section for Griffon/Afghanistan, but did come up with anything besides references.

A very well written article. Thanks for posting it.

I like the move. Rightly or wrongly O'Connor was taking too much flak. MacKay has a lot of experience and his own power base so he should be a good fit. I would think, however, that this means Hillier is gone if the Liberals regain power. A CDS who can unseat a MND can't be that desirable.

From a shipbuilding point of view this has the possibility to be a really great purchase if done right. If they time it right, they could use this class as the interim vessels needed to get the JSS shipyard through to the SCSC class, thus eliminating our shipbuilding problem in Canada. From an...

I was at the meeting. It's too bad they didn't post the speech made by a British General (former head of forces in Iraq) it was really, really good.

I would like to echo the sentiments regarding Mr. Attaran's motives. That being said, I think the military needs to take a look and seen to be taking a look. It will cost money, but it's a worthwhile investment.  Nothing like a Royal Commission, just a public inquiry that can establish what...

I think it's important to not that our initial investment has been very lucrative for us so far. That investment will only become more valuable once this beast goes into production. It's not often that our procurement efforts have as much benefit as this. Is it perfect? No, but it's good enough...

This was an excellent read, I am, however, concerned about the idea of taking such an abrupt step as walking out on NATO. NATO has been a cornerstone in our foreign and defence policies for fifty years. I agree that NATO is not performing admirably right now, but what would leaving accomplish...

Pure speculation, but I wonder if the lack of Canadian content for the Thyssen-Krupp build gives an edge to WMG. I honestly expected Irving and WMG to go head to head. I'd love to know why Irving wasn't chosen.

Thank you very much Zoomie. For anyone else who is interested the website is: http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/default.asp?p=1052

I appreciate the responses, what sparked this whole question was some info I found about pilots who had ended up with the RAAF due to pilot shortages. The impression (although not implicitly stated) was that they had joined the RAAF (not short term transfer). It would make sense logically given...

I have noticed that during the mid 90s several former Cdn CF-18 pilots ended up in the RAAF. I was wondering if anyone knows if there was an official recruitment drive, or if these guys just drifted over there. Any info would be appreciated.

Another topic has already allowed people to vent their like/dislike for this woman. Personally I think it was a necessary move. As soon as she said she couldn't be controlled someone needed to take her to task. You can't thumb your nose at your boss like that in any profession. More importantly...