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I just would like to discuss the Avro­Arrow aircraft and all the contraversy surrounding it¸ It seems that this incredible aircraft failed only because of political conflicts and lack of public support¸ The Arrow‚ even by todays standards‚ is an advanced aircraft yet the political agenda was so inflexable and politicians so spineless as to cower in fear¸ This fear was not only of reprocusions from the United States but also from the very people that put the politicians in power‚ the Canadian people¸ When will Canada take pride in their technology and industry? It may just be that because our Prime Ministers will not just come out with the truth and let the people decide for them­ selves but instead try to "protect" the public from such things¸ This is the reason that the people of Canada have developed so much mis­ trust of the government¸ Hopefully one day the Canadian government will look to its people for support and educate them as to what’s going on in the country¸ This brings us back to the Arrow‚ did the Canadian people know that all the money invested in the project could have‚ and probably would have‚ made Canada a leader in the Aerospace industry‚ no¸ Did the government endorse and promote the project‚ no¸ Did the people know that the five aircraft that were built‚ and were virtually ready for flight testing‚ were to be cut up into so many pieces of useless metal‚ no¸ Did the people know that the great minds that were involved in the project produced an aircraft that not even the Americans believed could be built‚ no¸ But the government did tell the people how much money had been used and how‚ because of ICBM’s (Inter­Continental Ballistic Missiles)‚ the Avro was supposedly already obsolete¸ It seems that the government was out to serve‚ not the people‚ but their own narrow minded agenda¸ The USA did exactly what Canada should have done‚ they embraced the great people involved in the Arrow project and took them into the NASA program¸ Then the US put a man on the moon and now builds the worlds greatest military and civilian aircraft¸ The only hope is that with the release of the movie‚ enough Canadians‚ as well as a few Americans‚ will see how important research and development is to their countries and will continue to‚ and im­ prove upon‚ their support of the scientists in their communities¸ Not only did Canada miss out on a great opportunity‚ but the Americans also missed out on a great aircraft¸ Lets hope this is never to be repeated¸ My hat comes off to the resourceful Americans‚ and I must admit that at times I am almost ashamed of some of my fellow Canadians¸ One last thought‚ it seems that‚ as easily as the people loose sight‚ so do the politicians¸ It is not the policies or the propa­ ganda that make a politician‚ but it is the people and the politician as an individual¸ If the people don’t understand the importance of something it is up to those in power to explain it‚ then‚ and only then‚ can the voters make an informed decision¸ The politician can’t always expect to be popular but they can always make themselves under­ stood¸