Recent content by HDE

The A-G of Ontario was on one of the TO radio stations, 1010, and claimed the fewer guns on the streets the safer we'd be (he's pushing the Feds for a handgun ban).  The host, John Moore said he'd done some research and it appears gun control doesn't work.  He questioned where the research is to...

Hmm...   Is a nation's score as a "peacekeeper" determined by anything other than the number of troops offered?  How does one capture the relative competencies/utility of the various offerings to the UN peacekeeping operations?  I picture a scenario where all sorts of badly trained, badly...

I've always thought he was the ideal commentator for a media which doesn't worry much about looking beyond the vacuous on the topic in question.  Media needs someone who seems to be an expert on defence issues?  Call up Steve and he'll give you a decisive 30-second soundbite on what may well be...

A lot of the American media have a very USA-centric worldview; if it involves American troops they're all over it.  I'd imagine there are all sorts of Americans who don't know that they even have allies in Afghanistan, much less who they are.  As to whether or not the display planned for...

Seems a bit of a stretch to see Olivia and Boris as "Canadian officials"; strictly speaking they weren't there acting on behalf of the Government of Canda.  Personally I've seen Olivia Chow engage in far too much melodrama/photo op behaviour over the years to give much credence to what she says.

"Thecannon" is a reference to a RN naval cannon, "Old Jeremiah", which graces the U of G campus.  Legend has it that a group of students once came up wth the resources to actually fire it, much to the dismay of the Admin (and a number of windows downrange).   A load of cement in the barrel soon...

So...   The CAW proposes we set up, or modify, an assembly line in Canada to turn out 1300 trucks?  I'd love to see the premium Navistar would tack on to the price of those to cover the additional overhead.  :o

Where does one actually see the details of what the budding "coalition" would offer in their "financial stimulus" plan?  If that is indeed the rationale for dumping the government it seems reasonable to see what the Liberal/NDP/BQ "coalition" would be offering before they take the reins, right?

Hmmm...     So before they actually asked the questions they hit folks up with a very leading statement?  I'm certainly no expert on how polls are supposed to be done, however that looks like it'd drive people toward what you want them to say. How about: Do you believe the Government of...

Personally I don't know enough about the quality of The Fulcrum to know whether or not it is a "rag" or not.  In this particular instance it appears  small, but organized, group of individuals have managed to force the paper to follow a policy that the paper itself finds objectionable.  Does it...

Hmmm...   It strikes me that a unit of say, 2,500, likely would suffer a higher percentage of casualties than a unit ten times larger, given the same conditions.  A LAV hitting an IED and having 3 killed is far more likely than 10 LAVs hitting 10 IEDs and having 30 killed, yet both would...

There's irony in Liberals and NDP trying to redo themselves as the people fighting to get good equipment for the troops.  It appears Coderre and Black are trying to rewrite history. ::)

FWIW   I believe the "1% er" thing came about many years ago when the it was claimed that 99% of motorcyclists are perfectly upstanding citizens.  The ones who aren't grabbed the "1%"  tag and wore it proudly ever since.  >:D

I'd think part of the plan would be to accord Afghan detainees the same rights and protection as accorded to Canadian prisoners in Canadian prisons.  That'd be a real mess to resolve.

How does one actually equip a "peacekeeping-capable force", well or otherwise?  That suggests that planners would know exactly how a mission or missions would play out long before they even happen.  What happens if things don't go as planned?  It strikes me that Byers is actually advocating...