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So Quebec is going to give up their fight against that? Wouldn't that be the rural areas forcing the urban populations to accept something they don't want? Meaning the rural areas would hold more power than they do now with less than 100% perfect voter to MP ratios... I thought the whole...

And when the Senate shuts down a bill supported by the house, how long will it be before the same cry of "unfair" starts up again, because the bumpkins are ruining things for the majority? Realistically, what you are proposing would give rural areas far more power than they hold now. Imagine...

San Diego fleet week is also an experience, particularly if you've seen Top Gun.

You do if you're on an AOPV... 😉 Fair point though... then again, the Admiral and Cmdre both showing up in uniform is likely permission enough to get away with wearing it.

I may or may not have been somewhat inebriated at RIMPAC recently as well... One of the perks of being in the senior service I suppose.

No, but we are prepared to send a lot of people over ill equipped to make it look like we are...

Show me on the doll where the rural voters touched you... The reality is, urban votes still carry the elections, regardless of the "voting power" of each voter. The systems we have exist, and existed back in the 19th century, to try to balance urban and rural concerns. There is no perfect...

I double checked the picture, neither can be pilots... I don't see a giant Breitling or IWC on either of their wrists.

I remember back in 2013 when I was RPO on PRO a young sailor asking why some of the women didn't have to shave their beards while he did... Poor kid couldn't grow a beard to save his life.

As much as I think the AOPVs are actually a great platform for the RCN, I still can't fathom why they haven't fixed any of the known issues with them. We know exactly why HDW is not able to fly helos, why is Robert Hampton Grey going to have the same issues nearly 10 years later?

They refer to everyone with an East Coast accent as "Newfs"... My Ex's family thought it was real funny... Turns out bigotry takes many forms.

A joke about the moustaches I suppose...

That's interesting, but romanticism for the "new world" isn't restricted to Germany by any means. Way back in 1999, when I was on the Army Cadet Outward Bound Scotland exchange, the British staff decided it would be fun to take us to a "Wild West" themed amusement park somewhere within an hour...

Sometimes you just need to observe the local wildlife in it's natural habitat.

Some people would pay a lot for that experience...

Fair point about international waters, but I'd hope an MWO would know to request permission.

Wow... The LPC still trying to drive a wedge, while pretending they are against it. From the article:

"Fancy dress" means dressing up in costumes. Fancy Dress It makes sense that you can't wear your uniform to a costume party, but formal occasions, like the formal night on a cruise is entirely appropriate use of mess kit. It is the military equivalent of of a tuxedo, and as such can be worn at...

You're actually incorrect on this count. Dress instructions | Annex A Categories and orders of dress - Canada.ca

I think there is room for both type of events, but I definitely would like to see more "Dining In" events. I think messes need to evolve to be more welcoming to families when we have events. I completely disagree. What a person can handle, and what a person chooses to expose themselves to are...