I'll believe it when I see it.
Do the authors not understand that peacemaking requires a robust military?
The Summit of the Future was first announced by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in 2021. Two years later he called for urgent action noting the world was falling behind on meeting its sustainable development goals (SDG’s).
“The SDG’s need a global rescue plan,” Guterres told the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Goals last September. “Today, only 15 per cent of the targets are on track and many are going in reverse.”
The hope is the Summit of the Future will push countries to implement the existing commitments and agree to new challenges.
I ran into your website with the picture of Change Order.
The history of the picture is simple. I am a management consultant who does a lot of work with construction companies. Mostly finance and organization.
I was on assignment in Vermillion, Ohio in late July 07 eating at the Red Clay on the River restaurant patio over looking the water. I noted the boat and tender moored in a slip across the water and given my construction background thought the boat and tender and names highly funny. Shot the picture with a digital camera that I carry, sent some copies to a few close friends and associates who I thought would appreciate the humor.
This year (March 09) I was with a client in New Jersey, who had the picture in his office and said “see my boat”? My immediate answer was that it wasn’t his boat since I shot the original image. I knew it was my original from the girl in black in the picture, the placement of her leg behind the piling and the bow of the boat just entering the picture on the lower left.
I have no idea who owns the boat other than he appears to be a successful contractor with a great sense of humor.
The interesting part of this story is that I had no idea the image would resonate as it has. I found that you can Google the picture and find it which is how I happened on your website. I know the power of the Internet but had never really experienced how things of interest can travel so widely in cyberspace. There is a small part of me that wishes I had 10 cents for every computer this picture has been sent to. I might be in Tahiti with a beach house etc. Oh well. But I am happy that many others seem to have enjoyed it.
Seemed like it over focused on some projects and missed the elephant in the room that there is not intent for the major procurement projects to materialize as the timelines tell a very telling story even with the latest LVSW replacement. Additionally the aggressive padding of the defense budget wasn't mentioned.Good place to share this
Well that's never going to happen short of of an actual war happening ..which sadly is becomes closer to a reality everyday by which time it'll be too late.PBO says we need to spend 81.9 billion to meet commitments
Canada needs to double its military spending to meet NATO targets: PBO
The parliamentary budget officer says if the federal government wants to meet NATO's military spending target by 2032 as promised, it will have to almost double defence spending to $81.9 billion.www.ctvnews.ca
What is CIS HET? (I think I know what CIS is but HET???)Maisonneuve has a new article in NaPo.
Michel Maisonneuve: Meritocracy, not wokeness, badly needed in Canadian Armed Forces
Warrior culture is necessarynationalpost.com
Also, some comments on it from the r / CAF subreddit.
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What is CIS HET? (I think I know what CIS is but HET???)
I think 'new' article is sort of misleading, as he refers to Gen Eyre as the CDS and whomever his successor is.Maisonneuve has a new article in NaPo.
Michel Maisonneuve: Meritocracy, not wokeness, badly needed in Canadian Armed Forces
Warrior culture is necessarynationalpost.com
These are excerpts from Maisonneuve's new book, which was still being written prior to the CDS change of command.I think 'new' article is sort of misleading, as he refers to Gen Eyre as the CDS and whomever his successor is.
Seems like to he just threw out more rubbish he had lying around or the NaPo finally decided to print it a few months after they got it.
Ack - he may want to find a new day job.These are excerpts from Maisonneuve's new book, which was still being written prior to the CDS change of command.
That’s no ordinary palfrey, but actually the fine steed of Colonel Flag incognito.I think it's actually CI SHET - a counter intelligence Shetland pony.
While 81 Billion probably won’t happen, this was unimaginable 3 years ago…Well that's never going to happen short of of an actual war happening ..which sadly is becomes closer to a reality everyday by which time it'll be too late.
Deterrence actually does work unfortunately our self righteous, self isolated political masters just don't get it.
PBO says we need to spend 81.9 billion to meet commitments
Canada needs to double its military spending to meet NATO targets: PBO
The parliamentary budget officer says if the federal government wants to meet NATO's military spending target by 2032 as promised, it will have to almost double defence spending to $81.9 billion.www.ctvnews.ca
From the horse's mouth ....PBO says we need to spend 81.9 billion to meet commitments
Canada needs to double its military spending to meet NATO targets: PBO
The parliamentary budget officer says if the federal government wants to meet NATO's military spending target by 2032 as promised, it will have to almost double defence spending to $81.9 billion.www.ctvnews.ca