The facts; the NDP in cuckoo-land
The CF are, surprise, stretched.
Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor says the Canadian Forces can't take on any new overseas missions while they try to expand their ranks.
There have been suggestions Canada might play a role in an eventual international effort in the Darfur region of Sudan, but O'Connor says the military already has its hands full with Afghanistan.
He told a Senate committee that the Afghanistan operation can essentially be maintained at the present level forever, but there's nothing to spare for any other deployments...
Meanwhile, George Bush is still trying to conquer Canada by stealth.
The House of Commons voted late Monday to renew and expand the NORAD pact, a keystone of Canada's defence for half a century.
Both the Conservative government, which signed the latest renewal agreement, and the Liberals, who oversaw the renewal process, support the deal.
The latest version of the Canada-U.S. treaty, which expands its watch over sea approaches as well as air and space, passed 257-30...
The NDP objects to provisions of the treaty, which they say will compromise Canadian sovereignty and draw Canada into the controversial American missile-defence program.
Well, they would wouldn't they?
Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor says the Canadian Forces can't take on any new overseas missions while they try to expand their ranks.
There have been suggestions Canada might play a role in an eventual international effort in the Darfur region of Sudan, but O'Connor says the military already has its hands full with Afghanistan.
He told a Senate committee that the Afghanistan operation can essentially be maintained at the present level forever, but there's nothing to spare for any other deployments...
Meanwhile, George Bush is still trying to conquer Canada by stealth.
The House of Commons voted late Monday to renew and expand the NORAD pact, a keystone of Canada's defence for half a century.
Both the Conservative government, which signed the latest renewal agreement, and the Liberals, who oversaw the renewal process, support the deal.
The latest version of the Canada-U.S. treaty, which expands its watch over sea approaches as well as air and space, passed 257-30...
The NDP objects to provisions of the treaty, which they say will compromise Canadian sovereignty and draw Canada into the controversial American missile-defence program.
Well, they would wouldn't they?
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 9:45 p.m.
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