tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post9173209179314510840..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Canada's Back? Define "Back."The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-46671589059950619792016-01-09T17:07:14.957-08:002016-01-09T17:07:14.957-08:00.. might be helpful for curious or concerned Canad..... might be helpful for curious or concerned Canadians if Justin Trudeau could clarify or remeedy the confusion regarding two key terms. That would be Canada's 'Defense Industry' and purpose - versus - Canada's 'Arms Export Industry' and why? <br /><br />One presumes the first is dedicated to defending Canada.. which would include Procurement<br />And the second seems to be where Stephen Harper took the first, and somehow confused and/or conflated them<br /><br />Ssomehow we can't get updated Coast Guard patrol vessels, or functional Navy ships, can't get updated helicopters, or an intelligent process re long range defense aircraft.. but we can sure get LAV111's built for Saudi Arabia<br /><br />So just who are we defending.. as our prime directive? Does National Defense know?the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-74784706717561061852016-01-09T13:06:27.109-08:002016-01-09T13:06:27.109-08:00Then there's this:
http://www.theguardian.com...Then there's this:<br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/09/saudi-arms-sales-lawyers-warn-break-international-law-yemenDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-37801150295532966152016-01-09T12:59:48.396-08:002016-01-09T12:59:48.396-08:00I do understand that a new government ought to hon...I do understand that a new government ought to honour the agreements made by a former government. <br /><br />Yet in this instance I simply don't care about that. It was an immoral and unethical act when it was initiated and nothing that has happened since then has transformed it. <br /><br />There is ground to earn back somehow if the boy king wishes to remain shiny. <br /><br />Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.com