Roy Harding said:Really? Have you got a source for those "facts" regarding the voting patterns of the rank and file, and the officers then serving?
I was serving (rank and file) in the '80s - and I've never voted NDP in my life.
Colin P said:... At the end of the day no one has those "facts" as there is no real way of collecting them.
Colin P said:BC was a fairly heavy union province a lot of the guys grew up in NDP families. They voted NDP for Labour reasons rather than anything else. I read the the statment way back when and it jived pretty much from what I heard in the various messes. At the end of the day no one has those "facts" as there is no real way of collecting them.
helpup said:Due to Jack being....... well Jack I dont vote NDP.
mellian said:In terms of voting trends by those in the Canadian Forces, is it generally to which ever party that provides better funding and support to the military? I can understand dislike of the liberals during the Trudeau era and on not being the greatest for the CF, but the Conservatives historically were not always the greatest in that area either.
:Nemo888 said:At the station I was at two soldiers got married. They happened to be gay. The ultra right wing conservatives were never told about it or even knew there were gays on the station. The views on this site are the guys who weren't invited to the reception.
PuckChaser said:The current Conservatives have been the only political party to stand up and support the deployed Battle Group with both words, funding, and equipment. The Liberals sent us there and could care less what happened after. As soon as they were out of government, they flipped and demanded we be brought home. I'd rather support a political party that knows what a military is actually for, instead of trying to create the Team Canada World Police with Vietnam-era kit that Chretien and Martin tried to do.
Nemo888 said:At the station I was at two soldiers got married. They happened to be gay. The ultra right wing conservatives were never told about it or even knew there were gays on the station. The views on this site are the guys who weren't invited to the reception. ;D
Personally I find the whole right/left thing very 20th century. Both sides produced many crazies who thought a death camp was the best place for those who disagreed with them. I primarily look at the libertarian/totalitarian leanings of the party first. That ends up putting all the kooks in one basket. If you are in the other basket you probably have some good ideas to bring to the table.
My 2c.
Nemo888 said:Would you have enjoyed your deployment in Iraq? The Conservatives wanted that as well.
Nemo888 said:Would you have enjoyed your deployment in Iraq? The Conservatives wanted that as well.
I think that you're confusing our military with that of some banana republic. In the military, I have met those who supported NDP, Liberal, Conservatives, Reformers and even the BQ. Those are our political views, which we keep to ourselves. As an example, when asked how I voted, I answer "Same as last time: by secret ballot." I have voted Liberal, Conservative and Reform, all depending on the candidate, the political climate, what was happening, etc.Nemo888 said:Would you have enjoyed your deployment in Iraq? The Conservatives wanted that as well.
Nemo888 said:Would you have enjoyed your deployment in Iraq? The Conservatives wanted that as well.
Nemo888 said:Would you have enjoyed your deployment in Iraq? The Conservatives wanted that as well.
Station?????? What bus station are you talking about.Nemo888 said:At the station I was at two soldiers got married. They happened to be gay. The ultra right wing conservatives were never told about it or even knew there were gays on the station. The views on this site are the guys who weren't invited to the reception. ;D
My 2c.
helpup said:Station?????? What bus station are you talking about.
Was it Mark Twain who stated, " better to be silent and be thought a fool then open your mouth and remove all doubt" ( or words to that effect)
Minor installations are named Canadian Forces Station or CFS (French Station des forces canadiennes or SFC).
A Canadian Forces Station could host a single minor unit (eg. an early warning radar station). Many of these facilities are now decommissioned for administrative purposes and function as detachments of a larger Canadian Forces Base nearby.