Barry Walker

Retired civil servant enjoying travel, photography and the finer things of life.

[Barry Walker @rbarrywalker]

A great day for @NavyBikeRide's 520km challenge. 51 km today...

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@steffanwatkins @davidpugliese If you don’t talk about it then you don’t have to explain what happens when the equipment fails.

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It’s amazing to note how quickly https://t.co/45OhirZyi1 fell off my reading list.

[John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad]

CLOSE THE CANADIAN BORDER

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@CDNPolicyHawk The last time Canada provided a CNMC was Gen Ray Henault at the height of the Afghan conflict and we had lots of US support for the nomination. Not sure we have that now, and Europe prefers Europeans in the job.

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@CDNPolicyHawk I've heard it said that the costs of "green-basing" a nuclear-powered fleet was a major factor in cancelling the 1987 CASAP. Do you think this is still an issue? Surely we can't base nuke-powered vessels in Halifax and Esquimalt?

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Some mornings, the world just starts off right #byrdle

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@HonAndrewLeslie 116

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@mattgurney You obviously don’t understand that it takes at least a year to requalify.

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@NavyDistinction @LeBrunJames81 You can listen to Peter tell the story here https://t.co/KWhhBhKU3l

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@DisneyTory The issue with a split fleet is personnel readiness. Submariners who qualify on the KSS-III will have to requalify on the 212CD and vice versa. So basically what a split fleet would do is limit the ability of the navy to transfer people between fleets.

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@MidOfficer @NoahGairn That's why there's an AOPS at the entrance to Hudson's Bay..

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@BrianSantarpia @CDNPolicyHawk And at the time that was written, there were still government imperatives to reduce spending.. hence the comment on finding better ways to run the “enterprise”

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@RUSI_NS @RoyalCanNavy @NationalDefence Canada will need a minium of 4 and preferably 6 Asterix-class or Protecteur-class vessels for the future fleet.

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@ThomasWatsonCD That still won't make him an Air Commodore...😀

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@DivebumChef 18 years since the alleged office to start the investigation, 2 years to lay charges... sigh the wheels of justice move slowly

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@mattgurney Just in time to be replaced!

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@Mr_Husky1 You gave them $1.64 more than they deserved. Pro tip: always carry small bills and change!

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@TimDocChoi That connects nicely with Shearwater - i could see a multi-modal expeditionary hub. It just needs a rail connection and a bigger jetty for a JSS or honkin’ big ship

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@CDNPolicyHawk Garbage in - Garbage out was a popular saying in the early days of computing. It is still relevant to the development of AI.