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Originally Posted by Casey B
Yes sadly My nephew works at Columbia Remtec in Surrey and the truck with two of them stopped there to drop off aluminun Stock for their shop. Those are the ones heading to the Island to be scrapped as the truck driver said. they were driven on the truck flat low bed. Nephew has pics in his phone of them and they were out of Quebec...Yes the last two were pristine and had recent camo colours!
Thanks Mister Harper!
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Being somewhat familiar with the military equipment acquisition and disposal programs, I have yet to hear of any PM in the past 12 years walking through military bases choosing what would stay and what would go. That is left up to the doctrine writers, environmental commanders and the program/project staffs. Budgetary constraints can and do lead to cuts to some programs, but better to axe the old (even though it still works - somewhat) than curtail the new.
Speaking as one of the Trudeau/Chretien era warriors, the present PM and his Cabinet deserve a pat on the back for kitting out our military with new kit that led to the successes experienced in Afghanistan. So I do agree with you (somewhat) - Thanks, Mr. Harper!