Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Monday, July 23, 2012

MacKay reacts to SAR chopper used for fishing trip

Defence Minister Peter MacKay is weighing in on the latest incident of a Search and Rescue chopper being used for a fishing trip.

Members of the helicopter squadron in Goose Bay used a DND Griffon Helicopter to go fishing in southern Labrador six weeks ago.

Officials at Five-Wing Goose Bay said the commanding officer approved the trip as an extraordinary measure to thank crew members for recent hard work.

“This of course goes back to a decision that was taken by the local commander. That local commander has, I'm told, has been ordered to review operational orders and requirements for exercises like this,” said MacKay, Friday at CFB Wainwright in Alberta.

“This is coming from the chain of command and as a result, there is a review about the appropriateness of this, and I’ve been assured there were no operational impacts as a result of this occurrence.”

The evidence of a Griffon chopper being used for a fishing trip came to light when a photo was posted on Facebook this week.

MacKay came under fire in December 2011 for having a military helicopter pick him up while on vacation at fishing resort in Newfoundland and fly him to the Gander Airport in July 2010.

He said the chopper was not ‘retasked’ to fly him.

Original Article
Source: CBC
Author: cbc

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