From the ArcaMax Publishing, News & Features Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/newsheadlines/s-374223-914514
OTTAWA (UPI) -- An internal Canadian military document is critical of
an Arctic sovereignty exercise last August for lack of interest by
officers.
The report on Operation Nanook was obtained by The Globe and Mail
newspaper under the Access to Information Act. It said officers failed
to distribute information on how the exercises on capturing drug
smugglers and responding to an oil spill were supposed to run.
The report also criticized the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for lack
of participation in the drug interdiction part of the exercise.
RCMP Cpl. Greg Cox said manpower in Nunavut was part of the problem.
"Human resources levels across the division were 25 percent below
normal and ongoing operational issues and day-to-day community
policing needs took precedence over the exercise," he told the
newspaper.
For its part, the military gained valuable experience, Lt. Cmdr. Diane
Grover said.
"That criticism, whether it's negative or positive, is a valuable part
of the training process," she said. "There's no point in training if
you can already do things right."