Canada to allow women to serve on submarines

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Women will be allowed to serve on Canadian submarines, according to Gen Maurice Baril, Chief of the Canadian Defence Staff. Vice Adm Greg Maddison, head of Canada's navy, recommended the decision, which was supported by National Defence Minister Art Eggleton. The first batch of women are scheduled to start training in Oct 2001. In 1989, the Canadian Human Rights tribunal ruled that women be excluded from submarine service owing to privacy concerns. However, with the spacious Victoria-class vessels, the Canadian Navy has decided that there is now enough room to provide sufficient privacy.

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Cormorant bids for Canada's maritime helicopter

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A consortium consisting of Italy's Agusta, the UK's GKN Westland and Boeing is pitching its Cormorant helicopter in Canada's maritime helicopter competition. Team Cormorant is touting the rotorcraft as the 'ideal multi-role, low-cost, low-risk solution' to meet the requirement for as many as 32 aircraft. Canada is expected to place an order in late 2000 or early 2001.

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Canada takes command of Task Force 151

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Information regarding the command of coalition task force by the United States and Canada in the war on terrorism is given. The coalition will protect the gulf of arabia and the gulf of oman.

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