The Van Doos speak out

I had bookmarked this post from Global's Peter Harris to blog about several weeks ago. It's just as valid today as it was then:

What Happens In The LAV...
As members of the Royal 22nd regiment based in Quebec, they have trouble with the fact that support in English Canada is far greater than in their home province. They simply don’t understand why, and think that the true test of how far Quebecers will go in accepting this mission is coming this summer when a flood of French-Canadian troops arrive here and it becomes a mostly French Canadian mission.

This regiment is in charge of protecting the Provincial Reconstruction Team but they’re trained – and itching – for a fight. Cameraman Barry Acton said this is ‘war by ipod’, and he’s right: as we drove, an MP3 player taped to the roof inside the LAV pumped out AC/DC and Metallica. As a Metallica song came on, one soldier said “This is the best music to kill Taliban to.” Another one piped up: “No, no. Rage Against The Machine: it’s the best for playing hockey, doing anything. Rage Against The Machine.”

An honourable regiment with a proud tradition. Canadians, specifically Quebeckers, need to hear their thoughts.