Canadian election

[ShadowHM]

When Stephen Harper talked about carriers, for example. Martin accused Harper of wanting to buy aircraft carriers.  When Harper tried to explain that what he was planning to buy were hybrid carriers (LHA or CVH type vessels) Martin just jabbered at the camera "See, he's going to buy aircraft carriers!" 

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Perhaps it's the fact that I actually know what hybrid carriers are that made the point so senseless for me

That point had me confused. Could you explain a bit more about what a hybrid carrier actually is?

I still think Duceppe's point that our foreign policy objectives (and where our military fits into those objectives) should be fleshed out a bit more clearly before we spend military money.

But perhaps it is because I don't really know what a hybrid carrier does and why it would be advantageous to have some.


And, point well taken on your edit comment. I do not understand why debt reduction is not a priority. I voted for that short-lived and well-meaning Conservative government under Joe Clark back in 1982 (?) because that was the stated objective. Instead, the majority of our fellow Canadians decided that they really would rather have our children pay for our lifestyles now.