Taking security matters very ,very seriously-not

"An attack upon the United States coming from Canada and carried out by Canadian citizens would make the money lost from the ban of Canadian beef in the United States look like chump change. Never again would Canadians or Canadian goods be able to enter the United States as easily as they do now. The impact on Canada would be so much greater than a couple of subway stations being blown up.

Perhaps the terrorist bombings in London will be a wakeup call, not only for Canadians but for the Liberal government who has yet to comprehend the dangers that terrorism poses to this country. But no one should hold their breath."


To summarize the security situation- Canada does about $700 billion in trade with the USA.To bring the security staffing levels to 1993 levels would require an additional $250 million/year for manpower ,or less than .1% of the annual trade volume.If they don't think it's necessary and the attackers come from Canada, a lot of jobs will be lost as the border tightens up tremendously. So the flurry of talk on security is mainly talk and positioning in order to lay the blame on the security agencies who have been undermanned for years.Choices were made in the past not to provide adequate manpower and somebody will have to live with the choices they made. However having 700 fewer CSIS agents and 2200 fewer RCMP officers doesn't make Canadians safer no matter how much the spin doctors try to work their charm .Can they hire 3000 experienced investigators before another attack, that's the question.