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Let me see now, where can I start.

OK, our military history is a proud one, but it is history.

With the start of the reign of the Prince of Darkness, economic moron, intelectual poseur, accomplished sophist, America hater, marxist pur laine - Trudeau - (Carter and Castro both came to his funeral), our military has steadily declined. We now are reduced to having to depend on other nations for troop/equipment transport.

Additionally, he imposed what is essentially preferential treatment in all walks of life for francophones through his bilingualism/bicultural legislation. This had a devastating effect, especially on the military. Meritocracy went out the window.

We now depend on America for our national security.

Socialized medicine: people die on waiting lists, lack of modern equipment, Canadian educated MDs (the best and the brightest) leaving for the USA, and those that are able, are increasingly going to the US for needed and timely treatment.

Ivan, the Spectator is a socialist rag - it is definitely no Daily Telegraph.

As for Mark Steyn, in my book, to quote George Jonas in today's National Post, he is the Mozart of political columnists.

G-D Bless America.

Heh heh. I you wouldn't be able to resist an article such as this, AmericanSoul. Ladies and gentlemen, meet my friend AmericanSoul - a Canadian from Montreal of all places......and you lot thought we were all lefty minded up here in the tundra.....

OK, our military history is a proud one, but it is history.

Nyet, tovarish. 1999 in Croatia, as mentioned in the article. 5 Bronze stars awarded to the Canadian Pats in Afghanistan. Hopefully, the Americans will keep up the pressure on our gov't and force us to re arm the military. As I see it, any gov't, whether Liberal or Alliance, will have to do it, there's no choice. Lewis Mackenzie himself called for the Navy to acquire at least 2 aircraft carriers like the HMS Ark Royal. Let's hope it happens.