Heavier than the British version. Not sure it's heavier than the Aussie version. And the latter also comes with an equally impressive sensor suite. And of course, 24 VLS (for us) is a very questionable choice for what is supposed to have AAW duties on par with ASW.... For me, at the end of...

All those words and you still haven't explained why you're hoping for violence. You have a habit of this here. Hopefully the mods sort you out.

Guess the government finally got the memo on the new CDS. Mixed reviews on her from folks who have worked with her, particularly her leadership in Iraq. So who knows https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianForces/s/29aXfXsKL0

I actually think that's what he should do. But I do think he values his personal brand too much to get a loss on the books. We'll see.

Not really. For over two decades, we have had Halifax Class Frigates and Iroquois Class Destroyers. The latter of which we haven't had since 2017. The argument is that frigates have been ASW and GP and destroyers have been AAW. And since the CSC is filling all those roles, it should be...

You don't seem to have a clue about the topic. There's no such thing as dreadnoughts anymore. And calling an 8000t vessel (larger than almost everything the RCN has ever operated) a "pool toy" is extremely ignorant. The Brits and the Australians are buying the same vessels too. Are they also...

You were advocating violence. With no apparent thought to who might suffer. That's why I called your post out. The fact that you don't want to explain yourself says it all. Reported for advocating violence.

Eh? They are highly capable vessels. I just don't agree with giving them the Destroyer title when the UK and Australia are calling them Frigates.

Care to explain what you meant by this:

Our new "destroyers" will be named after rivers. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2024/06/construction-begins-for-canadas-new-warship-fleet--the-river-class-destroyers.html

I'm not the one praying for violence.

To be fair, Europe has somewhat anticipated Trump and has really been ramping up defence manufacturing. They'll have to do even more. But they'll get there. Ukraine has to get through this summer and through to next summer by which point Russia is really going to start running out of a lot of...

2021 was a political lifetime ago. This is reality now: https://theconversation.com/child-poverty-is-on-the-rise-in-canada-putting-over-1-million-kids-at-risk-of-life-long-negative-effects-221565 Also, I do think they are manipulating stats a bit. How can the same country that has 1 in 4...

Most definitely not. He was part of a government that managed to be stingier than the Liberals and somehow still got to portray themselves as pro-military. I think the only question this time is how much our politicians fear economic consequences for their inaction on defence. Especially...

And all this is happening while we're planning to evacuate 20 000 Canadians from Lebanon. You'd think that alone would be reason enough to make sure the transition is smooth.

I'm not sure you guys know what the "far left" is. This government's economic policy is mostly centre-left to left. Their social policy is hard left. But some policies like using immigration to suppress wages aren't necessarily a left wing policy. Instead of getting rid of it, they should...

Austerity is coming. And it's mostly Millennials and Zoomers and X'ers voting for it. There's a distinct reason why. Most of these Liberal promises disproportionately favour Boomers and are being funded with deficits that the young will have to pay. Poilievre is going to be the federal...

This is a debatable statistic given the lines we see at Food Banks and StatsCan saying 1 in 4 Canadians is Food Insecure. Good for you. Didn't work for me. My child has been on the waiting list for the daycare attached to her school for 3 years, for after school care. We have a spot at a...

Sajjan prioritized Afghan Sikhs over actual Canadian citizens and Afghans who risked their lives to help Canadian troops. And he's now trying to play the race card. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-sajjan-instructed-special-forces-to-rescue-afghan-sikhs-during-fall-of/ Gawd...

I hear this government is super serious about foreign policy. That's why the CDS has to publicly complain about not knowing who he is going to hand over to. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wayne-eyre-cds-change-of-command-1.7247961