Recent content by Blackadder1916

Well . . . what did you expect?

A Marine (Carns) leaves and a Para (Jarvis) arrives. https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/dan-jarvis-appointed-uk-defense-minister-downing-street-says-2026-06-11/

Several months ago, in another thread, I related a story about a recent visit to my GP who had similar experience with AI medical software.

Will it be well run or a clusterf***? At the coal face on the day, the federal election, last year, ran reasonably smoothly; last year's Alberta municipal elections (Calgary's at least) less so, a lot due to procedures imposed by the province...

Disease eradication, 1963 West Texas version

And Smith's response. Alberta premier says law will be enforced if separation vote spurs civil disobedience While First Nations protest or political action is not unknown in Alberta, the blocking of highways, railroads and other infrastructure is relatively rare in this province compared to...

Both were up at the same time today. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/CFPQL https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/CGRSB

Maybe not easy, but (according to the TBS) a legitimate way to call it whatever makes sense (or whatever they want). Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act Policy on Communications and Federal Identity Financial Administration Act Federal Identity Program registry of...

Some of the nuts and bolts for the referendum. https://www.elections.ab.ca/resources/media/news-releases/important-referendum-information-may-2026/ And among the 10 questions, specifically the one that most concerns this thread. https://www.elections.ab.ca/elections/referendum/

With a few minor differences (a major difference would be Quebec's French language requirement) all the jurisdictions basically have the same prerequisites (universal standard)) to apply for registration/licensure. I would expect that verifying the credentials of physicians (as well as their...

If licensed as a physician in one province but working in another, who does a complainant make a complaint to (after trying to find the jurisdiction of registration)? And who investigates the complaint (along with the expense) or sits a hearing? It's the annual fees to the provincial colleges...

Let's see what the alma mater fellow alumni have to say. https://www.rmcalumni.ca/en/shaping-canadas-food-policy-cmc-alumnus-sylvain-charlebois-class-of-1992/

I could quote or YT-link the 1981 Tom Cochrane penned Red Rider song "Lunatic Fringe", but they are no longer in hiding nor are they on the fringe. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-us-canada-doug-wilson-alberta-separatism-pastor-nationalism-christian/ (archived non-paywall version)...

What I find interesting is that in the entire article there is not one mention that "5th Brigade" is a reserve formation and that the "sections, platoons and combat teams" are manned by part-time soldiers.

Oxymoron alert! "Smaller Hooters"