In the past many weeks, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced over $20 billion in new military spending. It is my opinion that world leaders have woken up to what will be the true battle of the 21st century. It will not be terrorism or climate change, though those will be both sideeffects, and scapegoats… …
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Natural Gas Supplies Extremely Tight in 5 years
Says the International Energy Agency (energy tabulator for the “rich” OECD countries). Not only does oil look extremely tight in five years time, but this coincides with the prospect of even tighter natural gas markets at the turn of the decade. The above quote is from an article on the CBC. But the full report …
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Rumour: 80 new Leopard tanks for Canadian Forces?
Second-hand word from a friend in the Forces indicates that there are rumours of new equipment coming soon to the forces. This new equipment is in the form of 80 new Main Battle Tanks for the Canadian Armed Forces. The only details I have is that the rumour is 60 new Leopard 2A4 and 20 …
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