[flyingwelshman]

Originally Posted by modul8

I suspect the coast guard has more hardware than the navy up here

C'mon man! As a fellow Canuck I would hope you don't buy into this Imperialist claptrap!

I did some work on a few US ships a few years ago and spoke with some of the crewmembers who had worked with the Canadians. They were very impressed by the level of training, discipline and equipment that we had on our frigates. (Bearing in mind that the ship I was on was commissioned in 1976 and most of our frigates were commissioned in the '90's)
Our sailors also have the benefit of being able to drink alcohol aboard our vessels. I think this is the crux of the jealousy.