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What if we tell everyone that the N in SSN stands for "net zero?" I already have a few ideas for the briefing note: These new underwater patrol vessels will be Canada's first fully green nautical assets. They will patrol our northern waters without any carbon emissions. Furthermore, our...

It appears that RMC is having financial problems and can't fill vacant faculty positions. 'Difficult financial situation' could mean cuts at RMC in Kingston

Well, he is a writer. Presumably he could draft the script, but I don't know if his take on the Roma will sell with a New York audience.

The video of the shooting reminds me of Squeaky Fromme's attempt on Gerald Ford, except the gun actually goes off. Some reporting on the alleged shooter. What do we know about Robert Fico's alleged shooter?

I don't know how often you drive through the GTA, but let me tell you, it isn't pretty there either. And don't get me started on that airport. I would rather let FedEx fly me as cargo.

The content created by our official sources has very limited reach. Some if it can be quite good, but it is questionable how many people outside the CAF circle (ie serving members, families, veterans, etc) actually engage with it. The Canadian Amy's official Youtube channel is 16 years old...

"Good news friend, even though no prisoners, the state has decided that you still get to be a guard!" "Really, where?" "Ha ha, that's the good part. The 12th Guards Tank Regiment! That truck will take you there. I'm told you will be serving with some of your old friends from the prison."

Guaranteed to be high - it's almost a truism that kill claims exceed the real losses by a large number. The question is by how much they are overstating true losses. The OSINT aggregators who count up destroyed vehicles are probably the most reliable openly available source, but they don't...

I once had a soldier discover the hard way that he was allergic to bee stings. If my memory serves me right this was on a final exercise for a QL3 course. Fortunately, we had a medic on site and he was able to get our soldier to the hospital.

It's not really a chicken-and-egg thing, they usually grow in tandem, provided that they are economically viable. Improved transportation will create new economic opportunities and draw people in, which is why new factories tend to get built around an existing highway. More people also creates...

There are three levels. For the most part, applicants are not normally required to obtain level 3 prior to enrolment, but there are rare exceptions. Level 2 will take a long time. The people who are doing our security screening are working on some improvements, but right now they are...

The financial benefits of our existing ports is quite high. To use the examples you cited, Thunder Bay handles about 400 ships and 10 million tons of shipping a year. As a whole, the St Lawrence Seaway is over 200 million tons. By way of comparison, in 1940 Britain received about 31 million tons...

I have seen one or two OSINT sources who believe that the moves towards Kharkiv may be a feint to suck in Ukrainian reserves prior to an attack elsewhere. Difficult to say for sure. The publicly available information isn't exactly trustworthy.

I am not qualified to give you medical advice and I don't have access to your file. I can only give you some guidance regarding the process. Your best bet is take your questions to your medical point of contact.

You do have the right to appeal the medical decision. Your medical point of contact should be able to explain the administrative process. What you will need to provide will depend on your unique circumstances. Entry into the Canadian Armed Forces requires that you meet all of the eligibility...

No, but my initial response was motivated by some discussion upthread about Leslie's potential as an MND. His 2011 initiative went nowhere, and I'm not confident he would have any more success as a minister. Not necessarily because of Leslie, but because the Government of Canada has very little...

I think these issues would crop up if a Minister tried to drive major reforms to the CAF. There would be institutional resistance within the CAF, but also at the Cabinet level. Major equipment purchases or budget increases for defense are never going to be an easy sell. They also come with risk...

Putin has elected to replace Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. The new minister is Andrei Belousov, who is a civilian and an economist by training. Which brings to mind one of my favorite jokes that came out of the Soviet Union: The annual Victory Day parade is marching its way through Moscow...

Anything is possible if enough resources are committed, but I agree with Rainbow and Stoker. The burnout factor would be a serious problem. The Russians turned a logging camp in the Arctic Circle into the port of Murmansk in WW1. The Soviets took it over just after it was completed, and...

Leslie already had a chance to transform the military, and I don't think it would have turned out much different if he tried again as the Minister. Ideas don't count for much if Cabinet won't give you the money, time or bureaucratic support that is needed. The paper at the link discusses some...