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No, sadly it’s always been here.

CAF does have the CFNCIU that will work extremism files, but I imagine they have a lot on their plate. It’s easy when idiots toss a Nazi salute at a party on video, but a lot likely manage to fly under the radar- probably the more potentially dangerous ones.

This will be one where, I think, the legal authorities and positions of the parties will matter less than their respective political power and resolve. CUPE is more equipped than most to stick to its metaphorical guns here. Nobody’s wallet wins a protracted legal fight (except Westjet and Porter?)

This morning’s order of the strike as illegal was signed by a vice chair, so they at least appear live to the perceived conflict. From discussions I had with a labour law guy over at The Other Place, sounds like the CIRB approval of 107 is a rubber stamp. But she should stay out of it from here.

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His legal training and graduate education certainly adds value. Anything in particular from his background that would specifically speak to the NS space such that he would jump out for NSICOP generally or chair specifically?

They could model legislation off ours in this case. Our Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act allows domestic prosecution if: Cdn accused OR Cdn victim OR accused later enters Canada. It domestically criminalizes Rome Statute offences and any offences under customary IHL. Actually a robust law.

Dammit, I came here to say this.

I’m literally supposed to be balancing work and grad school and a kid this year and they go and do this!?

Oh man I forgot this meme. I loved it the first time I saw it.

I like it. Seems like he’s here to calmly and maturely govern. He has shit to do and doesn’t want to get dragged into nonsense, nor put up with it from others. Boring and competent is good.

And you just know that an intended next step is revocation of and retroactive disqualification for birthright citizenship to any minors, born in the U.S. to non-citizens, who have been removed with their parents.

I feel like it’s only a matter of time before they start demanding we de-list Proud Boys and the Threepers…

At this point it would just be GoT’s The Red Wedding dubbed over with new audio.

Rookie numbers. You gotta *work* to earn those sanctions.

I am shocked and in denial.

There’s a name I haven’t seen in a while! And yeah- instructing should be career advancing. “She/he is worthy of teaching the next generation.” Not “Who can we dump on the school.” Trick would be doing this without it just becoming a box tick for regimental favourites.

Ok- so if that is in fact a new problem and it fundamentally changes the math on PRs, fair enough. Scrap the initiative. I think I started out (maybe a different reply) saying it’s numerically insignificant anyway.

How does the U.S. do it for green card holders?

Addendum: or that those units will never actually hold or use kit with that degree of control?

Right. But in the context of PRes combat arms in the domestic context, and what they actually hold and use, is this actually a problem with current or incoming systems? Is this an obstacle to recruiting PRs as, say, PRes Inf, knowing most will never actually need a Secret clearance anyway?

With equal respect, for a decade and a half I used, and at a very basic level taught other reservists to use, the 521 and 522 radios. I only had ERS for the first three years, and that’s all most of my troops ever had. Most reservists don’t get Lvl II clearances but are able to use basic comms kit.

Yes, at enhanced reliability level absolutely. Simply possessing and using the regular tactical radios isn’t a barrier. The maintenance and crypto stuff that enters into the classified realm is a bit farther along. I was only ever a PRes dude who ate crayons; no clearance (Secret) til I deployed.

No but fighter jets and artillery and subs, or videos of troops jumping out of a chinook, a RHIB full of boarding party, or SARTECHs jumping out of a Herc is a tangible “ooh let’s buy more of that!” The public can sorta wrap their heads around it a bit more.

The real challenge seems to be recruiting (and retaining!) more technical skills that enable the rest of the force. Lifestyle is a more compelling issue after the first few years, when “what do I want to be when I grow up?” sets in. Retention and recruiting must be addressed hand in hand. 2/2

*Super* hard, but yes what you say is true to greater or lesser extents. Easy to be geographically static as an Inf NCM or a naval tech; harder as a LogO or Sigs NCO. But attracting kids to an initial stint for the ‘fun’ army stuff isn’t too hard. Issue is process more than lack of applicants. 1/

Easy enough to fill spots in reserve combat arms units that only need enhanced reliability. Can still train (and facilitate training), and deploy on DOMOPS. Most reservists only get an actual clearance if deploying. Tougher to use them in the RegF if lack of citizenship precludes clearance.

Agreed. The hiring is absurdly slow. My original point was simply that increased hiring necessitates increased DP1 throughput. That in turn means much more demand on NCOs and training support staff. It’s a zero-sum game; other things will need to slow down pending realization of trained growth.

The PR enrollment, so far as I can tell, is numerically irrelevant. It shouldn’t matter; CAF has all the raw material to be an easy sell if the kit is decent, training meaningful, and there’s a reasonably decent climate without an excess of utter chickenshit. Recruiting shouldn’t be super hard.

NATSEC at the nitty gritty level isn’t politically sexy. Relatively nobody wants to hear about foreign collection of HUMINT, or the Canada Evidence Act, or foreign agent registration etc. It’s poor fodder for a punchy election platform.

Not sure there’s a way around that when CAF needs to interoperate I. Classified environments and clearances to agreed upon allied standards are required.