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  4. CNN is reporting Castro dead.
    Before being brought to justice for his crimes against the Cuban people, unfortunately.

  7. Thanks for the link Boots. I was driving around today and couldn’t catch the whole program and you’ve just saved me the time to look up the link. Much appreciated!

  8. You’re welcome Antenor. The last half hour is a classic Steyn take down of a hater that emailed the show with nothing but F bombs directed to Mark. No one destroys people quite like Mark Steyn with such eloquence.

  9. Ginella Massa was asked to fill in on the anchor desk for CityNews’ 11 p.m. broadcast last week and she Tweeted, “That’s a wrap! Tonight wasn’t just important for me. I don’t think a woman in hijab has ever anchored a newscast in Canada.”
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    Death to America!
    Death to Canada!
    Saturday Night Live.

  12. Here’s a thought. Rather than fulfill an unnecessary and ill-considered promise to kill the CF35, let’s put our order in, and politely wait out the bugs.
    Oh look, no capability gap. Instead – EH101 redux. Inferior quality, superior cost; unless one believes the pipe dream both planes will be purchased.
    That order would fulfill the legacy of the only decent Liberal Defense Minister in decades – Bill Graham. Do something good for a change instead of playing politics with military lives by buying an obsolete aircraft. The current MND has misread the file, and/or is massaging a message.
    The present crew have invented a capability gap that, despite their unsubstantiated bleating and contrary expert opinion from the Commander of the RCAF, is their doing. Now this “competition.” Sure, go back in the queue, lose our sweetheart deal Graham worked out with our allies.
    Closing a promise gap, they saddle the RCAF with a capability & credibility gap, particularly with our NATO and NORAD allies. Who cares, military file eh.
    No this isn’t Australia. The Grits themselves could only claim $170m per CF35. The Super Hornet is somewhere around $300m a plane.
    Yes the devil in in the numbers, given 65 CF35s. If anything pare that down, but don’t saddle Canadians with an inferior aircraft. Buy the CF35 or nothing.
    India discussed buying 200 4th generation Rafales if produced in India, for $75m each. But at the pared down 36, the cost soared to at least $250m each.
    Expensive future wild weasels. Just like the CF18A and every other 4th generation aircraft soon to be facing Russian and Chinese 4.5 and 5th generation aircraft. Being able to dogfight in visual range only will come in handy, assuming the aircraft somehow survives that far. They’ll need speed to run though.
    Wasting $8b on this obscene error that hands over our airspace to the Americans, with yet another unnecessary delay, is precisely the wrong decision.
    http://www.edmontonsun.com/2016/11/24/former-fighter-pilot-turned-mp-criticizes-federal-decision-to-buy-super-hornets

  14. Do what any successful business does; lease the current model the US is using in whatever war-games we participate in. It will be far cheaper in the long run.

  15. Don’t forget that if it’s for a “noble” cause (i. e., advancing communism), then it’s not cheating.

  18. Cost effective does not preclude top quality. Your comment implies that the current model the US is using would be a poor choice. Explain. There are good reasons businesses lease instead of owning, especially in areas of rapidly advancing technology.

  19. Because the aircraft we need is for the future, not the present. Don’t fall for this stopgap fighter nonsense. We can’t afford both fighters.
    The CF18 entered service 34 years ago and will continue to operate for at least ten. There is no capability gap unless delays cause it.
    You want to lease? I would agree with stocking up with some well maintained used fighters, maybe they could be leased, but quality?
    We sent six fighters into Iraq. The Liberals brought them home. Now they speak as if we should be operating our entire fleet. Laughable.
    What will our needs be in 10, 20 or 30 years, with 4th gen fighters fish the barrel, unable to safeguard our own airspace, patrolled by the USAF.
    If we want to give up our collective defense responsibilities, then buy neither fighter and let the Americans defend us, comme d’habitude.
    The Super Hornet isn’t even about today, it’s about yesterday. The Super Hornet is the wrong kit for our Forces going forward for the next 50 years.

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