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May not have to wait for that given these Two Spirited times. Its all the rage.
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May not have to wait for that given these Two Spirited times. Its all the rage.
Colin Parkinson
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To be fair, Harper also placed a 1 regulation in, 1 regulation out policy. So the idea was to reduce regulation and the process to get things done. Separating useful regs from non-useful can be difficult. Particularly if peoples jobs are impacted. As for the government population of Ottawa, there is a whole host of them in each department, who primary task is protecting themselves and are quite adept at dodging axes, which them target the important staff who are to busy doing important work to see the axe coming.
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That didn't actually result in less regulations though, just bigger ones (with additional business processes added in).
A better metric would be 'how long does it take me to do X'. I can't think of one internal process where it's now faster, and we ask more than ever for RFPs, contractors etc etc. Tried to apply for a grant program at one point for some kind of home upgrade and it took me a few hours to figure out I wasn't eligible because the process was so Byzantine.
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I think @Oldgateboatdriver mentioned once that a CPF could destroy all the ship at the Battle of the River Plate without them ever even knowing the ship was there.
MJP
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That was me trying to figure out the Quebec renoclimate procedure which was linked to the Canada Greener Homes grant, took me forever to sludge through it with more than a few calls to both programs help desk. I am not the smartest apple but I get by, can't imagine the trouble some folks would have
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I don’t know if this was offered to the RCN or not from the UK MoD/RN, but the DragonFire is coming along:
www.army-technology.com
DragonFire: new declassified images show UK laser weapon in action - Army Technology
It is not certain what the next steps might be for the UK's DragonFire laser weapon demonstrator, with the UK MoD to determine its direction.
www.army-technology.com
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Don't think that former names like HMCS Iroquois, Huron, Athabaskan will be ever coming back as any of the 15 CSC's.
Historic but 'offensive' name will be scrubbed from Oakville school - inHalton | Local Online News
Those of you who were once crew members on HMCS Iroquois would find this of interest.
Historic but 'offensive' name will be scrubbed from Oakville school - inHalton | Local Online News
Those of you who were once crew members on HMCS Iroquois would find this of interest.
Spencer100
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And not because any FN complain either. It is "Karen and Ken" from Oakville or Bridle Path that has the problem with it.
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Never underestimate the power of bored middle-class people to be offended on behalf of others... Makes them feel like their lives have meaning while they drag themselves through their flat suburban lives.
Spencer100
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I guaranty a case of beer.......99% of FN will not mind but really embrace any ships names after traditional tribal names. With some fixes of course. And they don't need to be called the "Tribal" class better the FN class or something. But Karen will be offended for them.
Rainbow1910
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Not a particular roadblock to CSC's carrying those namesakes, I would expect them to transition from Iroquois, Huron and Athabaskan to the proper Indigenous spellings like Haudenosaunee, Wyandot and Dene (?) out of respect.
Halifax Tar
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Why not some good names like Thunderer or Puncher or Warspite ?
Lets get some aggression in our naming conventions. There is nothing wrong with war ships sounding like war ships.
Lets get some aggression in our naming conventions. There is nothing wrong with war ships sounding like war ships.
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GR66
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HMCS Person with a Vagina?
Oldgateboatdriver
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No, no, no, HT!
Reverse psychology: Because the Brits thought that the warlike Teutons would feel insulted to have been sunk by HMS PANSY, ROSE, DAFODIL or TULIP.
Reverse psychology: Because the Brits thought that the warlike Teutons would feel insulted to have been sunk by HMS PANSY, ROSE, DAFODIL or TULIP.
Spencer100
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If we are going with RN name......Buttercup, Pansy, and Candytutf are a good place to start
But then we could go RCN Bittersweet, Fennel, Eyebright, Snowberry! and Asbestos!
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Name them after all the naval CDSes who lasted a year or more in the chair.
So a class of one ship...
So a class of one ship...
Halifax Tar
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Hey HMS Glowworm may have been a weak name, but fought like a true warrior.
en.wikipedia.org
HMS Glowworm (H92) - Wikipedia
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No because he’s a man without a koosh.
Hmmm, what else?
Nothing beats Astronauts, but wait… one of ours killed somebody.
Rainbow1910
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I would prefer Canadian names with meaning behind them instead of generic "cool" sounding names, we have a good pedigree of fighting vessels deserving of having their namesakes carried on.
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You’re better off with low expectations, so you won’t be disappointed when BOHICA sets in.
Also you get to be pleasantly surprised if common sense prevails.
