Rumour has it that Gordon O’Connor, the lameduck Canadian Defence Minister is due to be shuffled out the door. That move is long overdue. How the guy made it to Brigadier-General  during  his days  in the military is beyond me.  Although, I suspect that his biggest gaffe as Minister of Defence is that he forgets he doesn’t command the troops and has failed to consult with the Chief of Defence General Rick Hillier. He likely needs to remember that ego doesn’t a minister make.

Steven Staples at Ceasefire Insider asks if O’Connor goes do the generals win? While he agrees that O’Connor should have been gone, he thinks now is not the time. He perceives the recent ‘difference’ between O’Connor and Hillier as the generals undermining parliament by openly trying to influence Canadian policy. Knowing that the military and Hillier in particular is not Staples favourite people provides understanding of his perspective to a point. Read the rest of this entry »