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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: Canada's defence : Doesn't anyone care?
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Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 16:11:26 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  5 16:11:26 1985
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> ...  [Trudeau] was clearly
> the most concerned Prime Minister we've ever had regarding our
> independence from the U.S.  ...

And possibly the least concerned we've ever had regarding the capabilities
and preparedness of our armed forces.  The Canadian Armed Forces have a
long history of public neglect, but the rot got a lot worse during the
Trudeau administration.	 It's true that underfunding for the armed forces
somewhat reflects the low priority given to this issue by the public, but
the government in power still has a lot of say in the matter.
-- 
				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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