Alta4ever

Just because what we have has been upgraded doesn't mean they are all airworthy, I doubt on two hours notice we could have more then 30 in the air on two days notice I highly doubt half the fleet would be air worthy. Just because they are listed as capable in inventory doesn't mean they can be flown.

These are schedualled routine flights, these flights are the Russians testing North American Airspace! Russian miltary aircraft do not schedual and notify NORAD of their flight paths. NORAD picks up the bombers on radar or other suveleince equipment coming over the poles and then assign an intercept. Russian Military flights are not filed with NORAD.

They were there so quickly because Canada keeps aircraft fuelled and ready to scamble at a moments notice. They are ready alert fighters, it was Norad that actually asigned the task to them not the Canadian command.

That sentanc is a direct quote of Jack Layton, you reallys hould read the transcript of the NDP confrence call regarding the coalition, wait that might mean you couldn't live in ignorance about it any longer though.

I would liike to see the stat on how many canadian surveyed know what an early intervention program is and how it is run. Its one of those "liberal" sounding options of feel good policy which seldom works to the desired reslut and become a huge gaping money pit.

I found this whole thread really misguided. Both the Russians and Nato have been baiting eachother since the early 50's. Our CF-18 fleet is due to for some additions while on paper we have 85 I doubt more then 30 of them are servicable. If we want to beable to police our airspace more are needed, just like we are in need of navy ships. Our military is in deploable shape, but has improved since Stephen Harper was elected to power. The Liberals of the 90's cut and cut and much like pearson, trudeau and mulrooney. Our military needs better equipment and more personal. Unlike you PT most people understand and do not like or revel in war, but because of human nature it becomes a necessity, this is something the left in this country has trouble grasping you can only talk so long (TALK IS CHEAP), sometimes back u that talk with consequences and action is required and that is what wulf was probably getting at. As for your thoughts on the defense ministry and you quote, I and most could really careless what crap is spewed from a political office, that fact of the matter is that these two Russian aircraft were identified by Norad an interecpt was preformed and the Russians were turned back, the system works as well today as did 50 years ago and the right people were given the right information to act on it within the miltary structure. Had someone like you ben responsible for this intercept they probably would have over flown the whole country.

you are a 100% puppet to the liberal party, no better then a shep in the red flock....baaaaaaaa. News to you king iggy it id a widely known fact that it is a conservative government in power one that has eceived as much of thee popular vote as Chretien did. You veiw of Canadians seems a little misguided.

Simple soultion don't grow a pot plant. Anyone who follws what you have to say is a left wing loon. Be carefull you don't get reported to for calling all rigth wing people facist.

Spin spin away.

And here I thought the coalition was brought about becasue thir wasn't going to enough stimulus spending fast enough

the vote sure did change from pc to reform in a hurry.

I am questioning how much is produced by some of the farmers and if they stil hold a log book even though they may no long be actively farming. Not to mention the 200million the board has lots tring to hedge the markets, who pays for that?

The west has been burned often enough by the liberals that anything said by one of them is held suspect, unless in means money flowing east from west this we know we can count on.

Define farmer, those that hold papers within the wheat board or those who actually produce crop, there is a big difference.

I doubt it, unless he is going to remove the wheat board, and does more in opposition then just promise it.

NIce you don't care where the money is spent just so long as it is spent. typical Liberal thinking.

I can tell you no matter what he says alberta farmers won't listen, the liberals party is dead in the west.

Hope without action results in the same outcome.....nothing happens.

Looks like Ignateif is bring back the corruption in the Liberal party must of learned a little something while in the US from the democrats. http://blog.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/look-wh...k-in-the-party/

Realy I live in the heart of farm country and their is not one corperate farm in the immediate area, and I mean by that a 40 mile radius.

I am begining to understand you topaz you are looking for an empty suit to tell you what you want to hear in an uplifting speech, while doing the exact opposite of what they promised to do in the first place. Got it, I think I can have someone record a message for I have a suit that I can put on a dummy, propit up on stage for you to worship and fawn over, while listing to the recorded uplifiting message full of nothing.

Great post Oleg

That is for American or Afganistan courts to decide.

Sorry but he was not wearing a uniform that makes him an inssergent and they are not part of the geneva convention, he has commited a crime and must face trial.

what a farse they are.