Saying Yes To Say No
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Roy Whyte
CDM
May 29 2003
Defence Minister John McCallum has made the announcement Thursday in the House of Commons that Canada may just partake in the Missile Defense scheme as proposed by the hawks in Washington.
We know this guy knows not the difference between Vimy and Vichy but what are he and the Federal Liberals thinking?
McCallum pointed out 3 reasons for entering into talks with Washington over the issue:
1) To somehow protect Canadian lives even though we are not the targets. As well the proposed system is far from showing that it can actually work when needed!
2) To preserve our role in Norad – which would be secure if America was not so petty to those that differ with their foreign agendas.
3) To strengthen Canada’s opposition to the ultimate weaponization of space. Which makes no sense to this Canadian. By taking part we are saying no to weapons in space? Would the same thing not be achieved by saying no to the whole thing?
From Defence Minister John McCallum,
“It is our responsibility to ensure any arrangement protects our national interests. This will be at the forefront of our discussions.”
If he really means that then why is he selling away our ability to fund our own military. No one needs reminding that our relic military is starving for cold hard cash. So why is McCallum going to divert money away from the real necessities of upgrading equipment, increasing force size and all the other issues around our military?
We do not have enough funds available to do both. In the end no matter how much we spend, it will add up to little sway with the U.S. for the whole affair. The costs just do not justify the means.
Buying into a program that will suck up valuable resources and manpower just to placate Washington is not what Canada needs at this juncture in our history. Neither is the inevitable increase in the weapons of mass destruction good for Canada or the world for that matter.
John McCallum and the rest of the Liberal Party need to step back and remember that Canada was one of the leaders in the world when it came to standing down the evils of the cold war.
Suggestions for Mr. McCallum – when you’re reading up on your history pay particular attention to the bits surrounding Canada and our traditional hesitation to engage in weapon proliferation.
Roy Whyte is the Director of WhiteBark Innovations
and edits Canadian Health News
@ May 29, 2003