[caveat emptor]

......this Harper guy is, to be nice, misleading his on people to the point of FRAUD. He knows the Canadian people in the naval domain have no navy, period. Don’t believe me, read the article at the link below.

I read it. It's possible that "this Harper guy" ... could be misleading his on (sic) people to the point of FRAUD, but I don't see that Michael Byers is an expert witness on naval, aviation or other areas outside his presumed areas of expertise.

He's a Law/PolySci prof, failed political candidate (for the NDP, ie. socialist party), wants to shut down the "Tar" Sands "to address the global climate crisis", was sharply critical of the Harper government's supposed militarization of the Arctic etc. Pretty much an all-too-typical mouthy, leftist, tenured academic.

[Cen-Tejas]

I think “18” ships and few of them working speaks for itself notwithstanding the author. Thanks for the research on him.

I was just in Canada for a month and though I found Canadians friendly and helpful I was appalled by their general lack of work ethic. They honestly will not work more than about 20-25 hrs per week and love to brag about their FREE healthcare endlessly (to Americans).

One guy I got to be pretty good pals with said that one day and I said back to him jokingly “you idiot!.......NOTHING is for free!......me, you, and every visitor/tourist that comes up here and keeps your economy alive is paying for that FREE healthcare in the form of $6.33 per gallon gasoline!!!!

“I pay 3.13 at home!”

I filled a uhaul truck up and my boat and it cost just over $600.00 for 100 gallons.