Please accept this as Carbanousa's declaration of Candidacy for the position of Minister of Defence. Please feel free to ask questions, which will be answered as fully and honestly as possible.

What are your priorities for the upcoming term?

Does Canada currently have any formal defence treaties in place, and do you have any plans in this regard?

What will you do to make Canada safer?

One of the main priorities will be the re-establishment of the Dogs of War Alliance. It may be that this is combined into the existing Canadian Intelligence Agency as a 'Home Guard' of sorts. If memory serves, the original concept behind the Dogs of War was to both protect Canada and to lend aid to other Regions under tyrannical leadership. A thorough evaluation of the Dogs of War should make it possible to decide whether it is still required as a subsidiary agency of the Ministry of Defence. If decided it is still required, then an operation remit will be drafted, and passed on to the relevant Ministries for legislation. I would very much like to keep the Dogs of War active, but finding people who are willing to sacrifice puppet Nations during Regional conflicts is a difficult task as the Nation is often redundant and required to expire after the task is completed.

Another area I would concentrate on would be the continual development of the Canadian Intelligence Agency. This would be in conjunction with the evaluation of the Dogs of War Alliance and, hopefully, the expansion of this agency. This would allow the Intelligence network at Canada's disposal to increase and develop in both size and productivity allowing for the interception of information to be applied in either the defence of Canada or aid of Canada's allies.

I envisage streamlining, to a certain extent, the Ministry of Defence allowing a more slick operation with minimal bureaucracy allowing the Ministry to concentrate on the issues it is in place to.

I am also considering approaching Regions with whom Canada has relations or shares Ambassadors with with the idea to create an 'Intelligence sharing' network where all Intelligence agencies are able to discuss and share information relevant to the safety and integrety of their home Region. My initial thought on this would be to include the Intelligence Agency of England (ESIS) and possibly the Intelligence Agency of Australia (ASIO). Australia's participation is questionable at present due to internal problems, but this can be dealt with at the appropriate time. Other Regions such as the 10,000 Islands, Allied States of Euroislanders, and Freedom Fighters may also be approached in the creation of a large user-created Regions Inteliggence network. It would not posess a constitution as the ADN does as it would be, in the main, a forum for sharing information.

Finally, I would like to devise a training program for thsoe interested in Intelligence operations and defence. This would probably require the contacting of the Ten Thousand Island Army (TITO), as they are one of the most highly organised, efficient, and effective defence forces in the game. It owuld also be an honour to work in conjunction with them as I have the highest respect for their leaders and members.

If you would like any clarification, please feel free to ask and I will do my best to do so.

Currently, I am not aware of any official defence treaties. Historically, Canada has sought aid from those Regions with similar ideals should the need arise. Until now, Canada has had no attempt of invasion, although the threat has been presented on several occaisions. Alliances are difficult to maintain and it is important to ensure that no one party can exert more influence over the clauses than any other. It is an idea that I have toyed with on several occaisions, and perhaps would be something to implement should I be reelected to office. If this be the case, it would focus on large user-created Regions that Canada shares Ambassadors with as this would allow the circumvention of inherent bureaucracy alowing each Region to continue its independent existence but with the knowledge that addtional security be available if needed. Arranging defence is a complicated process at best, but with effective organisation becomes less time consuming enabling the focus to be directed where it is needed. If successful, it is an area in which I would investigate first as it would require careful consideration as to its remit, stratification, and structure. It is a facility that can not only be of benefit to Canada, but also her allies which would serve to strengthen ties to Regions with whom we have relations.

If you would like any clarification, please feel free to ask and I will do my best to do so.

So as not to repeat myself, I firmly believe that the priorities and ideas introduced with regard to the two previous question will serve to strengthen the defence and security of Canada's Regional borders. Coupled with a training program for both Inteligence Operatives and Dogs of War members, Canada will be able to organise efficient and effective defence capabilities should the risk of invasion present itself.

If you would like any clarification, please feel free to ask and I will do my best to do so.