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Absolutely - The Canadian navy, in an effort to
boost morale, allows for Canadians to own, moor in public places, fly the
Canadian flag from and otherwise arm to the teeth any vessel greater than 10
metres. Especially poignant here would be the submarine we are
discussing.
Should I, for example, choose to purchase this sub,
I would immediately qualify for a Medal of Honour. Our fighting submarine
force would not only double, but, all things considered, it would be the only
actually operating submarine in the Canadian forces.
Given that I would more than likely send a torp up
the Thames for what the Brits sold to us, any torpedoes would have to be
registered with the Canadian gun registry. A minor detail. Given
that Michael Moore is one of my heroes, I'll just have to live with the angst of
owning a warship that may one day be seconded to "fight terrorism". Maybe
I won't register it after all.
The Danes - now that's another story
altogether. Those stinkers want to steal Canadian territory out from under
us. They saw a really ugly piece of rock off Greenland and think they can
claim it because it's within line-of-sight. Good grief. Maybe
Walmart sells fuses for the Mark V. What the heck - maybe I'll create a
lobby group in an attempt to unionise Iceland. That'll
teach'em.
Hope this helps ;-)
Rick
Vancouver, Canada
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