Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 15, 2005, Winnipeg, Manitoba A20 Canada / world Winnipeg free press Friday april 15, 2005 new defence policy pledges major upgrade the new defence policy makes Broad statement to be released next week commitments to new equipment focused role in areas requiring com by Stephen Thorne including bind military and humanitarian capabilities. Destroyers and o Ottawa ? a major new defence the word War fighting is not men troop carrying policy statement promises to Dou toned at All said one source on Condi ships. The ble the military a overseas Capa Tion of anonymity. Combat or upgrades Are abilities and makes Broad commitments combat capable is mentioned sparing designed to to new equipment including double the ers and troop carrying ships the Cana the paper described As Well written military a Dian press has Learned. And lacking much of the usual military overseas the document 16 months in the Mak double speak cites the need for close co capabilities. Ing and expected to be released tuesday operation with the United states. Is part of a broader International policy and it promises a detailed document in statement encompassing foreign policy coming months spec development and Trade. If Ying details of a ashore a command capability and elements of his vision for transform forces by 5,000 full time and 3,000 part the word described As the Centrepiece of the major military launching unmanned Aerial ing the forces. Time Reserve personnel to bolster the governments much anticipated policy spending program. War fighting the document does to detail the ves Hillier a speech comes As the Paul ranks of visible minorities. Review it sets Canadas defence As the february a Federal Sels configuration but is Likely talking Martin government plans to unveil its our population has to look at us and is not military a primary responsibility. Budget had also set about More than one kind of ship said Long awaited International policy state see themselves in us Hillier said. But much of the document is about the aside Money for mentioned the source. Ment next week which will Lay out How we re going to Start tilling the ground forces role in disaster zones and failed trucks medium lift at All it also mentions the need to Start plan the military diplomats International Aid in the immediate weeks and months and failing states. It cites the need for helicopters and arc Ning vessels to replace one of the Navy a and the business Trade Agenda plan to ahead Here to go into those ethnic com integrated task forces involving land tic air planes while ? source on newer ships ? the Halifax class work with a single voice to further the unities across Canada he said adding sea and air sources familiar with the new Mobile gun sys condition of frigates. Country a foreign policy interests. The military will seek the percentages plan said yesterday. Tems Are also on the anonymity the army will receive most of the actions will speak louder than words. Required to find ethnic groups that Are it also focuses on Domestic and inter Way. 5,000 additional recruits slated for the now we deploy around the world ? yes under represented in the military. National counter terrorism promising to there Are no Spe next five years the document says. With our values ? but because of our Hillier did not offer precise figures of expand the size and training of the joint civic commitments to acquiring any yesterday defence chief Gen. Rick interests he told a Trade show of the the current ethnic makeup of the forces. Task Force 2 commando unit and the Mil form of strategic Airlift except to say Hillier said the forces will launch a Vig Canadian defence industries the Liberal minority government itary a joint nuclear biological and chem that it must be assured ? either through Orous Campaign to recruit More visible association. Committed $12.8 billion in new military ical defence component. Purchase or lease said the source. Minorities to make the military More opening a Pandora a Box that haunt spending Over the next five years in its there a no mention of a so called tier there is a commitment to acquiring reflective of Canadas ethnic diversity de military leaders in the 1990s, Hillier feb. 23 budget the bulk of it coming in 2 special operations Force which was ships with the capability of transporting Hillier announced the initiative in a said he wants to leverage the govern years four and five. Widely expected to take on a More troops providing support to forces sweeping speech in which he Laid out key ments commitment to expand the ? up / can West new services mystery shrouds soldiers return Ottawa ? two years ago special forces sgt. Montgomery Paisley cleaned out his Bank account sorted out his affairs and vanished after taking a com Mercial flight to Thailand. A 16-year Veteran of the military the explosives expert had an exemplary record and no signs of personal prob lems when he disappeared after Landing in the Southeast asian country on aug. 1, 2003. During an extensive probe Canadian and thai investigators found no Trace of Paisley. Last week he turned up at the Canadian embassy in Bangkok after 21 months. Where he a been in the interim remained a mystery yesterday. In a Brief interview Paisley smother Barbara said she and husband George had no idea what their son had been up to before they were contacted by authorities wednesday. 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