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DEC - Diminished Earning Capacity IRB - Income Replacement Benefit POC - Programs of Choice benefits grid DEC is a determination on whether or not a veteran is capable of earning 66.6% of their pre-release CAF pay. DEC offers no financial benefit on it's own. When a veteran is deemed to have...

One metric from our riding here....in 2021, the Conservative candidate had 800 political lawn signs and won with 46% of the vote to 32% of the LPC. Currently, the Incumbent Conservative candidate has had over 1500 requests for lawn signs, with over 20% of eligible votes cast in early voting. As...

Bruce came to mind when I watched this opening gag from The Simpsons.

After POTUS 47, I anticipate there will be strong support for a 28th Amendment. I am waiting to see what powers it will amend.

Thank you for the April Fool's joke. your hard work keeping the lights on.

It has slowed down.

The leadership race is over and the new LPC leader will be sworn in on Friday. Is there anything related before this thread is locked?

I am pleased to announce that my master’s thesis, Strategies for Revitalizing the Humanitarian Workforce Program, is now available ResearchGate at: Beveridge, T. (2025). Strategies for Revitalizing the Humanitarian Workforce program [Master’s thesis, Royal Roads University]...

Time to poke around again? Happy Groundhog day 2025/

Didn't Tim Houston just secure an early majority last November, in Nova Scotia?

Waiting to see how fast that vibe shifts. :cool:

After reading the news report, I had to google the 7,944,400 stat and forgot to reference it. Now, I can't find it. Searching again provides are more reliable picture, Statistics Canada for December 2024 reports Ontario with 8,119,000 employed. Therefore a 500,000 job loss continues to hover...

Today's dose of shame...err CBC reports 500,000 job losses in Ontario if Trump goes ahead with his 25% tariffs. That translates into 15.8% of the province unemployed as a result of his policy. There were about 7,944,400 workers in the province in 2024.

If your are looking at FLQ, you may want to group it with other domestic protests such as Oka. Would the Olympics (x3) and G7 (x2) fall under security type events?

I hope this helps. Canada, Parliament, House of Commons, Standing Committee on National Defence. (2017). Report on Canada and the Defense of North America. 42nd Parl., 1st sess. Meeting 36. Evidence - NDDN (42-1) - No. 36 - House of Commons of Canada

Previous discussions addressing heraldic topics on the forums: Family Coat of Arms ( (Feb. 2007–Sept. 2021), and Heraldry (Sept. 2022). Relevant references include: The Canadian Heraldic Authority (CHA), Grants of Arms, Flags or Badges,, and The Public Register of Arms, Flags, and Badges of...

When VAC's ETB came into effect in 2017, the ten year clock started for all medically released veterans who quailed. After 2017, the ten year clock begins on your release date.

If only the legions actually assisted Canadians with "to never forget". Instead, we have schools who want to ban uniforms at Remembrance day ceremonies. N.S. school apologizes for asking service members not to wear uniforms at Remembrance Day ceremony