No money for new guns for Arctic Rangers
This is just another example of ideological thinking of a government which shuns facts, possesses no common sense, spends dollars while trying to save pennies, all the while persecuting ordinary Canadians.
The government says it cannot afford $10 million to replace rifles in its touted Arctic Rangers program, despite committing to a $2 billion expenditure for armoured vehicles which the army says it does not want and cannot afford to operate.
The Rangers represent our 'early warning system' with respect to any intrusion on our northern shore. I'm afraid to ask what they were given in terms of communication gear. Old WWII VHF radios which don't perform well at high latitudes?
If Stevie does proceed with procurement of those armoured vehicles which will almost certainly sit and rust, I'd hate to see the looks on a few former members of our military who have lost their disability benefits.
The country’s military is having trouble coming up with enough money to buy new rifles to replace the 60-year-old guns used in the Arctic by the Canadian Rangers.
Although Prime Minister Stephen Harper highlighted the work performed by the Rangers when he joined them in Nunavut in August for target practice with their aging Lee Enfield rifles, even that high level of interest is not enough to move the $10-million replacement project quickly forward, say military sources.
“The project has been faced with a few challenges such as availability of funding, confirming performance requirements, and establishing new acquisition and production processes,” confirmed an email sent to the Citizen from a Canadian Army spokesman.
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