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My kids have gone through the Catholic school board system in two provinces. When they started in Alberta, (2012ish) the school board accepted all faiths at the grade school level. Parents had to acknowledge that the curriculum was faith based (which really only meant that they talked about God...

When I first saw the story this weekend, and saw it was an MWO, my first thoughts went to maybe he was providing information to foreign nationals he had worked with on previous deployments to help them with their cause. After being told to stop releasing said information he continued, thus the...

But the politicians aren't pushing to keep them for their value in combat, its to save the potential closing of airfields in their constituencies. Perhaps they should be convincing the USAF to put different assets in those locations.

It may also be a ploy to encourage wealthier alumni to contribute funds in the form of trusts to keep specific teams going. You could have probably cut one of the sacred cows (hockey or football) and funded almost all the remaining teams.

So, as a peace officer, you can keep your job after being found guilty and receiving a suspended sentence and probation?

But are the bills they are skipping the lease payments on the Beamers, the $200 on subscription services, the $100 iphone 17 payments, etc.? There are most definitely individuals who are having to choose between paying the gas bill and eating for the week. But they probably aren't taking the...

I heard the poor daughter on CBC this morning was again trying to drum up support to save these poor animals they have been caring for the last 35 years, and the horror that destroying them would be. Except that until they started dying originally, these birds were processed as meat birds, and...

I hate to burst a lot of people's bubbles when they look at the C330s and go, wow, think of all the stuff we can move. 8 of the 9 will be deemed to be Air to Air refuelers as their primary role. As much as I believe this is overkill, the crewing numbers will be based on this, meaning there will...

While getting more C-17s would be an extreme benefit for the CAF, what would we decide not to do in order to train and man a full Squadron or 2? The RCAF is tapped out as it is, so we'd need to look at other L1 activities divest in order to bring this expanded capability on. Would the CA give up...

Is my understanding wrong that the "35 year cap" is only related to pensionable service. I have had public servants working for me that have had 40+ years in, they just didn't earn any more towards their pensions. Same applies to CAF members who go to the PS. You only get 35 years total, so you...

Because groups of individuals will learn how to gain the system so that it doesn't naturally work out on its own? Hard decisions had to be made, and cut-off lines needed to be implemented. No solution was going to make everyone happy. And if I remember correctly, and this may have changed in...

I have seen the spreadsheets some of the pilots have used for their grievances to justify the loss in potential earnings. But guess what, the key words are potential earnings. Not guaranteed earnings. The problem could indeed fix itself when you consider that there are only so many Capt...

While I don't agree with the logic for using the latest date for someone going Res-Reg, I can see the why they might decide to do it that way. Think of the anger among individuals who see those jump over to the Regs and be given the equivalent amount of time in, when they only worked Class A and...

So how did you instill the value of volunteerism in your children? Of my three children who have had to volunteer, two did it without fuss, and found they were actually being helpful within the community. The last one thinks its a waste of his time to do things for others without getting paid. I...

I think the are referring to the policy of medically released personnel being eligible for voc rehab the last six months before their release to set them up for civilian life. It does make sense from a unit perspective, as it could allow them to have a member posted in to replace them, or...