For Harper, The Price Is Right

The problem in this issue aren't the planes, those are quite overdue, but the pricetag. It happens to be abhorrently high and, as a second hit, don't benefit the Canadian economy one bit. Now I understand that the Boeings are probably much better than any Canadian alternative, but the bureaucracy always finds a compromise, they just need to be motivated (by us).

What I don't understand is why we need a military, period. Who is going to attack us other than the US? And if they do, a conventional Canadian military would be mopped up in hours. So scrap it and create a true defense force - militias trained in guerrilla warfare. It would cost one tenth of what we are wasting now and wouldn't embroil us as a lacky in US imperial ventures. Combine the best of Costa Rica and Switzerland and become a peace beacon for the world instead of Bushes arse licker.

I wanna know.......how many Canadian jobs is this Canadian money going to create? Is Boeing going to set up a Canadian manufacturing plant, the way that GM, Ford, et al is doing for autos? Which Canadian provincial premier(s) is(are) lobbying Boeing to set up in their respective province(s)? Which federal OPPOSITiON party has brought this up in The House? Where is Ralph Klein with Alberta's billions in al this?

If this is not creating Canadian jobs, then what is the point of spending this money?

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RickW

"The purpose of economic competition is to eliminate competition"...." - John Kenneth Galbraith

I agree. Talking to one ex-serviceman I suggested that some kind of volunteer militia which focused on civil emergencies would be a better compromise than the current situation. He agreed with this. I just wonder how many soldiers are in the Canadian forces for economic reasons, also if there is any real resistance to the presence of Canadian troops in Afghanistan and Iraq within the services? All we hear is the whitewash on television from Harper and Co but how about anyone else?