With U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration just days away, the federal government announced it is sending a slew of drones and two Black Hawk helicopters to the shared border to begin beefed-up patrols — along with 11th-hour hope it will be enough to placate the incoming administration.
Canada doesn’t have Black Hawk helicopters, and our drones are hand-launched (thus far). This is pretty inventive reporting!
Deputy Commissioner Bryan Larkin said the RCMP leased two Black Hawks from an aviation company, and they will be in use starting Friday for enhanced surveillance.
Could have just briefly skimmed the article.
It is painfully obvious that our close economic relationship with the US is a blessing and a curse. There has always been a need for us to diversify our TRADE and yet every level of government has not tried hard enough to do just that. We need to strengthen economic ties with South America and Europe. Example: why aren’t we jumping to build LNG terminals in Eastern Canada so we can ship our gas to Europe? Import more vegetables from Mexico and central america. We have a direct rail link for cheap transport!
