Fear Of U.S. Retaliation Prompts Ottawa-B.C. Fight Over Weapons Range: Author

The Canadian people have been the losers and their wishes for their country have rarely been followed by those entrusted to express those wishes. That US leaders have always had, and expressed, a clear interest in subordinating Canadian wealth and freedom to the needs and wants of the USA.

Canada has lost its sovereignty over its foreign and domestic affairs as to international and doemestic interests due to its close trading relationship with the United States. Canada can not exercise its democratic rights and move freely in this world without fear unless Canada first has gotten approval from or risk offending our so called neighbor / friend / family to the south of us.



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Perception is two thirds of what we perceive reality to be.

Difficult decisions are a privilege of rank.

We can only hope that there is no DU (depleted uranium) there. If there is, how would one clean it up?

Before we know it, the US may call the Straight of Georgia an international waterway, all the way through Ripple Rock.

I believe Glen Clark was right, and that the action of the federal Liberal Government was despicable.

believe Glen Clark was right, and that the action of the federal Liberal Government was despicable<<

You can see why he eventualy threw his hands in the air and guit.

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Expect little from life and get more from it.

You will also had seen several of Canadian vessals 50s & 60s vintage, to have their ribs showing through the steel plateing of their hulls. This was the result of those vessals participating in a nuclear test by the USA.(near Alaska) The vessels were left unmanned various distances from the actual explosion to see how they faired. I served on the Gatineau and it was one that the hull was showing the tale. Ironicaly the Gatineau had also a very large oil spill in Nanoose bay in the early seventies. Many shellfish beds were destroyed because of it. Nanoose is a quiet suburb near Nanaimo and becoming the home to the wealthy. Perhaps the flux of new property owners will strike harder with their $$ tax base. The a/m shows how willing Canada is to accomodate the US military, even to the risk of their own ships.

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Expect little from life and get more from it.

I seriously doubt the local people are going to do anything about the test range. Notice the demographic in and around Nanoose, most are 45 and up and have had a very nice life, no need to shake things up unless you have another oil spill or some such accident.

The only people around there that would like to see it go the way of the Dodo is developers. No one in Lantzville cares about it unless they drag up one of the communication lines that go out to the so called weather station while trolling. I really can't see what the big deal is with the station being there, I've been there many times and nothing out of the ordinary goes on and they keep things on the lowdown, not wanting or looking for problems.