So they support the mission but not the troops?

You're implying malice where simple military administrative stupidity can be applied instead.

Smart move. We wouldn't HAVE a force in Afstan if it hadn't been for the willingness of reservists to step up, particularly as riflemen, or everyone in the regs would now be on their fifth tour with three more to go.

Oh yeah, this is part of Obama's stimulus plan isn't it?

Canada sounds like it's run by the Republican Party.

Time to start harvesting poppies boys! Cheap heroin for everyone. Wooooo!

this was a farkup, not an intentional pay cut

LarryDan43: Time to start harvesting poppies boys! Cheap heroin for everyone. Wooooo!

Hey! That's Air America's turf!!!

Is this some blowback for their little mortar friendly fire boo boo of the other day?

Blood thirsty poutine slurping bastages.

dnrtfa, too slow to load.

amishkarl: this was a farkup, not an intentional pay cut

THIS

FTFA: "An e-mail sent from the army confirmed that there have been problems but it claimed that "at no time were the members' pay and benefits at risk."

UNC_Samurai: So they support the mission but not the troops?

Bill Hicks approves.

Camada has troops?

Canada even.......

An honest type of mistake. Rumsfeld said these sorts of wars pay for themselves. Always trust Republican appointed ministers - they are the last honest cowboys.

Look, it's a recession and we all have to do our part. Cutbacks are the name of the game until we get out of this mess. Those guys need to stop whining and tighten their belts and take one for the team. This is why Canada will never be on par with the US of A, they just don't know what real sacrifice is.


_{/how'd I do?}

This is a bureaucracy problem, not a military decision making one. Even soldiers aren't immune to that.

/Harry Buttle

What ever happened to good old foraging and looting?

God, what pussies we have become.

/adjusts his vibrating office chair

It's the American way!

Mighty Tighty Whitey: Camada has troops?

If you call a couple of guys in fatigues holding hockey sticks and riding a zamboni, troops, well yeah i guess they do.

Truncks1: amishkarl: this was a farkup, not an intentional pay cut

THIS

FTFA: "An e-mail sent from the army confirmed that there have been problems but it claimed that "at no time were the members' pay and benefits at risk."

Oh an email from the army said there was no problem?

Well everybody just move along, nothing to see here.

Couldn't they just increase the quota for seal clubbing this year to make up for any Pay issues? ...and for gas for thier one Chinook.

netcentric: and for gas for thier one Chinook

Huh? We have six CH147 Ds at KAF at present and are buying 16 new Fs from Boeing.

FarkedOver:
Mighty Tighty Whitey: Camada has troops?

If you call a couple of guys in fatigues holding hockey sticks and riding a zamboni, troops, well yeah i guess they do.

Hey, a zamboni encased in chicken wire is at least as RPG-proof as a Stryker.

Truncks1: amishkarl: this was a farkup, not an intentional pay cut

THIS

FTFA: "An e-mail sent from the army confirmed that there have been problems but it claimed that "at no time were the members' pay and benefits at risk."

So greenlighting this was an even bigger waste of time than usual? niiiice.

Hideously Gigantic Smurf: It's the American way!

[pic of homeless vet]




There aren't homeless vets, that's a myth. Don't you listen to Falafel?

funmonger: Truncks1: amishkarl: this was a farkup, not an intentional pay cut

THIS

FTFA: "An e-mail sent from the army confirmed that there have been problems but it claimed that "at no time were the members' pay and benefits at risk."

So greenlighting this was an even bigger waste of time than usual? niiiice.

Oh come on. Canadians were made fun of. Isn't that one of the priorities of Fark?

Mighty Tighty Whitey: Camada has troops?

We lost over a hundred over there so far.

So, yeah.

Truncks1: amishkarl: this was a farkup, not an intentional pay cut

THIS

FTFA: "An e-mail sent from the army confirmed that there have been problems but it claimed that "at no time were the members' pay and benefits at risk."

Their pay and benefits weren't at risk. They just weren't receiving them.

Nice try. Our soldiers deserve better than this crap.

liam76: Oh an email from the army said there was no problem?

Well everybody just move along, nothing to see here.


FTFA: "According to soldiers in Kandahar the head of the army, Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie, has directed that all of the contracts in question be extended to cover the rest of the soldiers' tours."

Well, take it as you will, but I don't usually believe in huge Canadian conspiracy to not pay currently deployed soldiers. Only the US does that, jeeez

Grass Hopper: Their pay and benefits weren't at risk. They just weren't receiving them.

Nice try. Our soldiers deserve better than this crap.

Nice try? By quoting the article?

In the e-mail, they said they had problems. I didn't say there wasn't any. Only thing I was trying to say is that it wasn't intentional to cut their pay.

No YOU'RE a Towel: Mighty Tighty Whitey: Camada has troops?

We lost over a hundred over there so far.

So, yeah.

I was going to make a snarky, tasteless comment here.

But I'll say this instead. Thanks for sticking with us, Canada, even through our most colossal farkups. We appreciate the sacrifice of your troops almost as much as we appreciate the sacrifice of our own.

If you have any problems with the Dutch over that island, let us know. We got your back.

/getting my biannual sincere Fark post out of the way early

40below: Smart move. We wouldn't HAVE a force in Afstan if it hadn't been for the willingness of reservists to step up, particularly as riflemen, or everyone in the regs would now be on their fifth tour with three more to go.

Is that a common view in the Regular Force these days?

40below: netcentric: and for gas for thier one Chinook

Huh? We have six CH147 Ds at KAF at present and are buying 16 new Fs from Boeing.

Don't pretend you know what you're talking about just because you're a Canadian reporter who stayed with the Canadian forces in Afghanistan earlier this year.

I wouldn't be surprised if you were the submitter for this one. Have you gotten your fix for your submitting habit yet today?

LocalCynic 2009-02-25 02:34:48 PM
"Canada sounds like it's run by the Republican Party."

In the 2008 elections the opposition parties did attempt to portray PM Harper as cut from the cloth as former President Bush, with limited success.

I'm sure this troop funding issue is just an administrative oversight, which I'm not going to hold against Mr. Harper.

There are bigger grudges to hold against Mr. Harper: He, and his party, called the attempted coalition a "coup d'état" and said that members(& possibly supporters) of the coalition are "unCanadian". His willingness to exploit the ignorance of Canadians in the workings of their Westminster Parliamentary system is unacceptable. I expect a Prime Minister to behave better than that.

This has nothing to do with the economy. Their contracts ran out and that's that.

They're worried about getting hurt as their insurance and benefits also ran out. They'll likely get paid once they return, but that will be tough. Like getting blood from a brick.

The Voice of Sarcastic Reason: Is that a common view in the Regular Force these days?

Pretty much universal, from colonels to corporals. And there is no distinction made between reserves and regs in theatre - they all wear the same uniforms.

wow i would tell my CO i would be in my until you pay me. I don't work for free you know.

As the programmer who built the health care benefits app for reservists, and is in touch on a daily basis with the its users, I can assure you that we haven't denied benefits to any reservists in Afghanistan.
Yeah, clerical errors occur, and some pertinent paperwork doesn't get to us on time, but in now way have any of those glitches ever led to denied health benefits.

AlanSmithee: As the programmer who built the health care benefits app for reservists, and is in touch on a daily basis with the its users, I can assure you that we haven't denied benefits to any reservists in Afghanistan.
Yeah, clerical errors occur, and some pertinent paperwork doesn't get to us on time, but in now no way have any of those glitches ever led to denied health benefits.

It's all starting to make sense...

It looks like we will have a new contestant in this year's TWIT OLYMPICS - the entire nation of Canaduh.

Move over boys, let a real expert show you how!


They need to change the national anthem it should be spoken as an frustrated sigh - Oh Canada.

nicksteel:
They need to change the national anthem it should be spoken as an frustrated sigh - Oh Canada.

Personally, I pronounce it as an orgasmic gasp "OoooOOOoooOOH CANADA!!!! YES! YES! OH GOD YES! NGGGGGGGGH I'M COMING AAAAAH YES!"

I'm not allowed in the Parliamentary gallery anymore...

TheShavingofOccam123: Oh come on. Canadians were made fun of. Isn't that one of the priorities of Fark?

OK true.

Good, Get a real job you clowns. Your involvement there is useless in the long term. Better ways to spend government funds.

They just sort of like to avoid conflict and let things sort themselves out.

Not paying me? Bye.

ZachF81: Oh yeah, this is part of Obama's stimulus plan isn't it?

Actually, Obama plans on paying the troops more. I know that is knocking around in your head, making you so confused. Don't worry, accept the cognitive dissonance. It is such a relief.

FTFA:
are worried they are not covered for health-care insurance and other benefits if they are injured in battle.


I thought Canada was supposed to have socialized medicine. If this is true, no matter what excuse you make, this is not exactly a ringing endorsement for implementing it in the US.

nlscb: FTFA:
are worried they are not covered for health-care insurance and other benefits if they are injured in battle.


I thought Canada was supposed to have socialized medicine. If this is true, no matter what excuse you make, this is not exactly a ringing endorsement for implementing it in the US.

Your understanding of the issue is deeply flawed.

This has everything to do with military bureaucracy, and NOTHING to do with "socialized medicine."

The Voice of Sarcastic Reason: 40below: Smart move. We wouldn't HAVE a force in Afstan if it hadn't been for the willingness of reservists to step up, particularly as riflemen, or everyone in the regs would now be on their fifth tour with three more to go.

Is that a common view in the Regular Force these days?

Absolutely. I already have the Reg Force sniffing around my reserve unit to see how many troops we'll be able to cough up for upcoming rotations.