Guest Derek L Posted October 7, 2011 Report Posted October 7, 2011 And you continue to ignore the comparison to other modes of transportation which would likely be cheaper. Why not retire all air ambulances? Think of the money to be saved……..Or go further, let’s take away the cruisers from the RCMP and give them back horses.. Even at that, the dollar amount may be moot, but the principle certainly isn't. How's that? These are not private aircraft to be used willy nilly by our political/bureaucratic masters and, yet, that's exactly how they are used. Really? http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/8w-8e/sqns-escs/page-eng.asp?id=661 412 (T) Squadron is based in Ottawa but belongs to 8 Wing Trenton. It provides high-ranking government officials and foreign dignitaries with VIP air transportation worldwide. What would you say their role is? Quote
msj Posted October 7, 2011 Author Report Posted October 7, 2011 What would you say their role is? I don't consider a Captain to be a VIP. I also do not consider a vacationing Minister to be a VIP. He/she is a person on vacation. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
Smallc Posted October 7, 2011 Report Posted October 7, 2011 The General is hitting back. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/general-defends-himself-mackay-against-frustrating-vip-flight-flak/article2194695/ Quote
msj Posted October 7, 2011 Author Report Posted October 7, 2011 The General is hitting back. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/general-defends-himself-mackay-against-frustrating-vip-flight-flak/article2194695/ I would call is "kissing back" instead. As in kissing Mackay's ass. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
Smallc Posted October 7, 2011 Report Posted October 7, 2011 I would call is "kissing back" instead. As in kissing Mackay's ass. Maybe, but I don't doubt that he's being genuine. Quote
msj Posted October 7, 2011 Author Report Posted October 7, 2011 Maybe, but I don't doubt that he's being genuine. A genuine bootlicker. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
Smallc Posted October 8, 2011 Report Posted October 8, 2011 If I understand correctly, because the Captain was on a CF leave pass, the CF was footing the entire medical bill, and bringing him back to a Canadian hospital was far less expensive. Quote
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