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To: aladin who wrote (108908)	7/30/2003 7:19:11 PM
From: BubbaFred	Respond to of 281500

John, Please state any correction and provide information you know. I was merely passing along information from a friend in Saskatchewan. He told me the situation has been quite dire for the livelihood of the people in Canadian west. It is primarily due to the boycott of beef and the tarrif on lumber. I didn't research or verify the information. I got the information from the horse's own mouth which is usually good and closer to reality than published information from thousands of miles away. They are the ones who are directly impacted and are experiencing the impact. The farmers and ranchers have to take second and third jobs in towns, if they are lucky to find them. Many of the young people have to move to the large cities such as Alberta, Toronto and Vancouver. As far as the "vengeance and punishment for Canada's not supporting the Iraq venture..", that's how those people feel and they feel victimized by eastern Canadians and US Administration. If it makes you feel any better, the Western Canadians supported US action in Iraq. Eastern Canadians have the population and the number of votes in the Parliament, and they are the ones opposed to it. But here is one correction: The 30% number should be clarified. Actually it's the total number they have commited to overseas missions that includes Afghanistan, NATO, etc. "More than 2,600 Canadian soldiers, sailors and Air Force personnel are deployed overseas on operational missions. On any given day, about 8,000 Canadian Forces members - one third of our deployable force - are preparing for, engaged in or returning from an overseas mission." forces.gc.ca More link here: forces.gc.ca The International Security Assistance Force The objective of Operation ATHENA, Canada's contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), is to take part in the United Nations (UN)-authorized mission in Kabul, Afghanistan, for a period of 12 months starting in August 2003. ISAF is not a UN operation. On August 11, 2003, it will become a mission of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Task Force Kabul is the formation that comprises all Canadian Forces (CF) units and formations committed to Op ATHENA. The Canadian Commitment The initial deployment (Rotation 0) will last about six months. Most of the CF personnel deployed on the second six-month tour (Rotation 1) will come from Land Force Quebec Area. With about 1,900 personnel deploying in each rotation, the Canadian contingent will be the second-largest in ISAF (numbers may change). The CF will deploy the following forces during Rotation "0" of Op ATHENA: a battalion group based on the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR); a Brigade Headquarters based on members of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron (2 CMBG HQ and Sigs Sqn); a National Command Element that links the Chief of the Defence Staff in Ottawa with Task Force Kabul; a National Support Element responsible for delivering centralized administrative and logistics support services to Task Force Kabul; an airlift element operating two CC-130 Hercules tactical transport aircraft from southwest Asia; and additional staff for ISAF HQ, including Maj.-Gen. Andrew Leslie, who has been appointed Deputy Commander, ISAF. Further information is available at isafkabul.org