Recent content by The Bread Guy

Maybe the previous government, like you say about governments of all colours, was reluctant to confirm just how war-ish AFG was by awarding a VC?

Info-machine says it's official official .... https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2026/06/government-of-canada-acquiring-long-range-missile-capability-for-the-canadian-armed-forces.html Archived link

According to some accounts, in at least the Larochelle incident, new information came up after the submission for SV went in. https://www.espritdecorps.ca/commentary/uncommon-valour-unawarded-canadian-victoria-cross-private-jesse-larochelle-cmv The senior NCO on the review committee headed by a...

In Switzerland ... https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260528-attacker-wounds-three-at-swiss-train-station-with-bladed-weapon

Team First Nation (as much as one can consider them a monolith of any kind) is taking a side. https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/afn-chief-rebukes-alberta-separation-talks-in-meeting-with-king-charles/ NatChief quote from the article: “We’ve got a beautiful country. If you don’t want to...

Or that bit of government that administers the Indian Act?

When the CDS the senior NCO on the review committee headed by a former CDS said in 2012, “After the review, we found that two were a little bit weak, but were still deserving and two were very, very strong. And that’s all that happened,” it was Team Blue at the helm, so there's room for that...

Almost posted this to the interference thread, but not zackly f**king with government per se. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/icc-suspends-cricket-canada-after-corruption-allegations-what-it-means-for-players-and-the-board/articleshow/131442588.cms...

How government worker disenchantment feeds into getting USSR 2.0 & China all sorts of int tidbits. https://www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit-hole-open-to-work-for-america-s-enemies Archived link

A piece on beliefs in general, but also on "silo-ization," conspiracy theories and (worst case) radicalization/being pulled into a belief system/ideology - fave quote: "... when you meet a new fact, do you ask what it means, or do you simply ask what your framework says about it? If the...

Stand by for (alleged, at least) decision in the next few weeks? https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/international-competition-to-build-canadas-next-submarine-fleet-enters-home-stretch/

Nope, not The Onion :) https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2026/05/22/hooters-family-friendly-rebrand/90214254007/ https://www.scrippsnews.com/business/hooters-plans-to-rebrand-more-than-a-hundred-restaurants-as-family-friendly...

Warsame pleads guilty - back in court in September. https://panow.com/2026/05/29/man-with-al-qaida-ties-who-threatened-to-bomb-subway-pleads-guilty-in-montreal/

More good faith from our partner to the south ....

You're right to be skeptical, but from my limited understanding of the RAF Regiment (if this is the model to be adopted - as you say, details will tell) - part of their job includes "protecting" airfields, including patrolling in buffer zones around landing strips set up in the field. IF that's...