1. I think history has shown us, that not every idea coming out of government is a good one, I think the CDS was given a choice or strong advice by our allied militaries chain of command get off that bus or find yourself out in the cold.. Every western nation has China as the number one threat to their security.
2. No they did not report it instead they seen it as a way to sell the news and took advantage of it... i mean any one could have seen in todays world the chances of over turning or out right canceling any policies or laws on both topics would have been a political killer to any government, instead they feed the beast and let everyone's imagination run wild.
Taking a moral stand on any topic does not come very often in Canada, climate change is one topic, and yet no one has stood up and asked why we are not doing much to reduce levels... one other example was when that chick convicted of murder was sent to a healing lodge, and most if not all Canadians stood up and asked WTF, within a week she was back in a jail house... I think for the most part Canadians keep to their own bubble and could not be bothered with all the moral infractions going on around us...
I wish both sides could have a calm and serious talk about any topic, but today the sides are not wiling to budge on any topic, agree with me or your the enemy end of story ... and i can understand what your saying about cleaning up our area, but i think those that are on here to start with are passionate about politics and it is very hard to stay open minded when your views are under attack. I think perhaps we could all use some debating technics to achieve a better forum. just don't expect any of us to hug a liberal, we are not ready for that yet.