Recent content by Haggis

Trump is dying, too. But nobody in his administration has the cojones to tell him that.

Let's see if he tries to name Canada again as the route by which the 9/11 hijackers got into the US.

Many CIC/COATS members are ex-P Res/Reg F CAF members. They stayed in due to love of the service. Taking away their entitlement to a CAF uniform and accoutrements would likely have a devastating effect on recruiting and retention. I used to work in DGRC and found their D&D was not all that...

In her defense, she wasn't yet a member of the Liberal caucus, so she didn't fully understand her ethical responsibilities as well as Liberals do. She should be alright now that she's crossed the floor from the NDP.

The Cadet organization is the biggest youth movement in Canada. Upwards of 70K kids participate. Doing away with that would cause all those kids to have to seek another origanization which may or may not fit their needs or interests. I don't have an issue with CIC/COATS wearing a CAF uniform...

I doubt it. The Liberals have taken steps to double down on the consequences of non-compliance with the poorly compensated confiscation program. The upside is that the tens of thousands of people who are likely to eventually get charged will probably incur significant delay in facing trial...

This government took the same approach to announcements extending the firearms amnesty,waiting until almost the day before it expired to announce the extensions.

Regimental and unit names can evolve over time. CSOR was originally called the Joint Action Task Force.

Another failed attempt to "go big or go home"?

That caught my eye, too. They are throwing serious money at the problem. But how many self-deportees will come back and attempt to re-enter the US (legally or not) after a stretch back in the crap hole they fled in the first place?

He believes the two term limit only applies to consecutive terms, which he has not done. So, in his mind, he can run again in 2028.

In Canada you can drive 4 hours and still be in the same postal code prefix and telephone areas code. In Europe, you've crossed three countries. I recall having to explain to my EU colleagues that you couldn't hold a brunch meeting in Halifax and a mess dinner in Calgary and attend both events...

Since we're renaming things, FTFY

An American client at work today suggested that Trump and Carney should hold a sanctioned boxing match to sort things out. I was quick to point out that none of the four sanctioning bodies would support this as they would be in vastly different weight classes.

On that topic, "Geriatric tangerine buffoon occupying the White House" is how one US family described their president to me at work today.