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Can anyone explain why or how that location was chosen? That intersection is a couple of suburban streets lined with strip malls as far as I can tell. Is there something more in that area?

Ok, there was a post some time ago that (for a number of valid reasons) dismissed the idea of nuclear powered submarines for Canada. I am not sure why you guys are still thinking that is feasible. There is NO WAY that nuclear powered vessels will ever be acquired. They are too expensive...

I read the title of this thread and had to see if it was about RMC.....

It is absolutely the right thing to do. Except in some EXTREMELY RARE circumstances, everyone eligible should and must be vaccinated. It is the road out of this pandemic. It is the safe thing to do. It is the honourable thing to do. It is the kind thing to do.

Maybe there is no 'military' solution to Afghanistan. I say that when the people of Afghanistan are tired of war, fighting, conflict, destruction and poverty, then maybe there will be an opportunity to help them build the society we all want for them.

I have no interest in joining the local legion branch. However, if there was ever a committee to review the fundamental operating principles of the RCL, establish a new charter and "re-boot" the organization completely, sign me up now.

I also used the survey as an opportunity to suggest that the Royal Canadian Legion's monopoly on the use of the poppy symbol should be reviewed.

Thanks, dangerboy. I think this survey is important. Please share widely.

The public may not know the ins and outs of the dress regulations, so minor infractions likely go unnoticed. But looking at the SIZE of some people waddling around in uniform, it makes them think that fitness standards are not being very well maintained.

Sorry to bang on the same drum over and over, but this is a SAFETY issue. If it's that cold, you risk frostbite to your ears. So you say "for the safety of the soldiers, we are wearing toques." Call in whoever is responsible for safety (who is that?). End of story. I don't understand how...

Ok, so I am going to join in with my perspective. As I have said earlier, its been decades since I wore a uniform and now typically work at construction sites. So my experience may or may not be relevant. At the construction sites, PPE is specified. Not wearing the PPE is a firing...

Thanks, Dangerboy, that is reassuring. It sounds like this is better controlled than perhaps I was led to believe. Or I misunderstood.

Ok, so this is where my experience comes in. It has been decades since I wore a uniform and now I work as an engineer, often at large construction sites. Everyone on site has a right to a safe workplace. There are health and safety committees established to ensure that worker safety concerns...

I would suggest contacting someone that has specific knowledge of the noise hazard, guidelines regarding acceptable levels of noise and the required minimum protection. Please don't risk hearing damage. In industry I always have access to health and safety staff and hearing protection falls...

An anecdote I heard from a Royal Navy officer who was there at the time went as follows: "We told the Argentinians that we had a nuclear powered submarine patrolling just off the harbour entrance. Any ship leaving the harbour will be immediately sunk. Two weeks later the submarine arrived...

I think the last shooting war was against a bunch of guys who didn't even own socks (to quote Dunesbury). Legitimate question: do you see the next shooting war involving a major power or some impoverished developing country?

Per today's Globe and Mail: "Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to unveil a pandemic budget that includes an extension of wage and rent subsidies through to September, $100-billion of new stimulus money for housing, transit and green technology, and sets the stage for a national...

I was at RMC around the time 'lady cadets' were first enrolled. That was in the early 1980s. I served onboard HMC Ships with 'mixed gender' crews. That was in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Both of those circumstances might be considered 'co-ed'. At those times there was some difficulty...

There are no good options. I think leaving is the least-worst. A difficult decision to make but ultimately (IMHO) the right one.

"Ignorance of the law is no excuse." Actually, it is an excuse. If we don't properly train people to do a job, we can't reasonably expect them to do that job. We don't let just anyone drive a car. You take lessons, you take a test, you get a license. The purpose of the lessons and test...