With the U.S. nuclear umbrella that the western democracies have relied on for the past 80 years becoming less reliable by the day, and Russia’s threats not by any degree decreasing, the remaining European nuclear powers of France and Great Britain have begun to assert their intention to use their resources to build a nuclear…
CANADA SHOULD OFFER TRUMP A GRAND DEFENCE AND ECONOMIC BARGAIN? My answer to this is a resounding ‘NOT A CHANCE’ You don’t deal with a bully by trying to appease him. The result will be two-fold, he will take advantage and let you appease him, and then, when he has what he wants, he will…
The Times: US Urges UK To Reduce Its Dependence On American Weapons We’ve been trying to tell people to readjust. The old confidence is gone,” The Times writes, citing American officials. It is reported that the US administration might impose restrictions on the supply of equipment from the US because (so that) “missiles and planes won’t…
In the event that a long-awaited election should result in the hoped for Conservative majority, I propose the following: THE – ISSUES Conservatives will have to address the empty bank account that is always a remnant of Liberal governments The Trump Factor – Tariffs or not, Canada must address an adversarial or at least unreliable…
Introduction Canada will soon be going to the polls to elect a new government. The choices are going to be, a continuation of the same policies and promises as we have had for the last nine years, a continuation of the same government with promises of new policies and promises or a different government with…
Canada and other nations are suffering a significant reduction in recruitment and retention of personel in their militaries. Canada’s authorized regular force strength of 67,000, currently has more than 10,000 positions unfilled. Canadian Army, Lt. Gen. Joe Paul, admitted his soldiers are feeling squeezed. This is due to a current shortage of personnel coupled with increased demands both…
Churchill Manitoba – Gateway to Canada’s Future All but ignored by Canada’s federal governments for decades. Churchill is a key to Canada’s future. The government did recently help repair the lone railway line to Churchill. But only after the old rail line was washed out cutting Churchill off from civilization for years. And yes in…
During the remainder of the 21st Century, Canada must address f0ur major issues: Military Security, Social Security, Population Growth and Immigration, Independence, and Trade Diversity. Failure to address any one of these issues will result in a Canada void of one or more of her current world advantages. The worst case could mean loss of…
Trudeau said the money saved by scrapping the F-35 procurement would go primarily to increasing spending on the Royal Canadian Navy. Just watched an interview with Canada’s Minister of Procurement, Filomena Tasi re Canada’s purchase decision to buy F35s. She certainly didn’t give reasonable answers to questions about how we wound up with an aircraft…
NDP resolution to Abolish Canada’s Military – An article by Robert Smol – Toronto Sun This once there may be some common ground between ‘Notes From The North’ and the NDP. Not that the birdbrained idea of abolishing Canada’s military has any level of sanity, particularly in the current world environment. Since Mr. Smol did…