New Canadian CDS

[griffin]

Yesterday in Ottawa, Lt. Gen. Tom Lawson, was appointed as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) for the Canadian Forces. Lawson was a fighter pilot and his last posting was as Deputy Commander at NORAD.

He will be faced with tough decisions concerning upcoming budget cuts, which some estimate may be as large as $2.1-billion.

[Swampy]

He said there's no more fat to cut, and, while there is always some fat in any government bureaucracy, the military will not be able to sustain operations in Afghanistan.