Election Called While Canadian Air Force & Navy in Libya

CF-18 Hornet over Yarmouth, NS

While our brave men and women of the Canadian Air Force along with the Canadian Navy crew aboard HMCS Charlottetown are helping to protect innocent civilians in Libya, Canada is about to go through yet another useless election.

As much as I love democracy, I hate to see it abused by someone with an ego so huge, he is demanding an election at a time when all the polls (including his own) show him at rock bottom in popularity, with his party not far behind.

Ironically, he also intends to cancel the new replacement for the CF-18 Hornet aircraft we have just sent to the Libya war zone, complaining that it is too expensive and we can find something cheaper for the men and women who place their lives in danger while protecting us.

Surely they do not need stealth capability, Iggy argues, before adding, Why, these aircraft were not even tendered!

I guess his defense critic either doesn’t know, or doesn’t dare inform his leader that no one tenders modern fighter aircraft anymore. They are far too complex and expensive for any one company to produce.

Better yet, I am sure no one in the Liberal Party dares to walk up and whisper in his ear, Er…boss…we were the ones who signed on for the CF-35. It wasn’t the Conservatives.

So here we have what is unquestionably the best choice for the Canadian Air Force’s CF-18 Hornet replacement placed in jeopardy by someone with an ego that is clearly controlling his thoughts and emotions. Unbelievably, he is willing to remove Canada from an agreement which will cost us millions of dollars in future jobs for Canadians in the aerospace industry, not to mention our credibility worldwide.

Wait…do you feel it too? A feeling of déjà vu?

Of course! This is the same party (although with a different ego…er…leader) that cancelled the Sea King helicopter replacement, costing Canadian taxpayers millions, and the replacement STILL isn’t here yet putting the lives of Sea King pilots and crew in jeopardy! Thankfully, after picking up the pieces from that mess, the Stephen Harper Conservative Government has the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclones on the way.

And they say lightning can’t strike twice in the same place.

Try telling that to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces. The ONLY thing that scares those incredible people is the election of a Liberal government with the massive defense cuts that always follow.

Remember this when you vote on Election Day but more importantly, always remember the sacrifices made by so many who have given everything, that we may enjoy that right.

Also, remember the men and women who right now, as you read this, are out there ensuring your rights and freedoms remain safe.

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