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But it took a decade (or more) of political wrangling; diplomatic negotiations with non-Canadian countries/colonies; the fall of at least one government due to accepting rail company bribes; trying to find a private company that would undertake this as a "business case"; raising the capital to...

Gywnne Dyer could drone on and on.

By that definition, would James Doohan qualify?

I only clicked on this thread because I expected there to be an expression of regret from Perry about the "public spectacle" of her with Justin Trudeau. Oh well!

I also wondered about @Kirkhill's reference to infantry in his post, but without any link to an attributable source I goggled the first phrase. Turns out to be AI generated nonsense courtesy of Google.

The same complaint process for all clients. https://www.phsa.ca/about/patient-experience-quality-of-care/patient-experience/patient-care-quality-office#Complaints The fee is the same for all MSP beneficiaries https://www.bcehs.ca/about/billing/fees#4215

More specifically https://www.fnha.ca/benefits/ambulance-bills About this Coverage The Health Benefits Program covers the cost of ambulance transport services in the following situations: • transport to a hospital in an emergency situation • transport from a lower level care facility to a...

Oh? It wasn't already? https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/613/2020/11/In-Plain-Sight-Summary-Report.pdf https://www.bcehs.ca/about/patient-experience/indigenous-self-identification-initiative Why we are asking Asking patients to self-identify as Indigenous is an important step toward...

Fore! https://apnews.com/article/trump-golf-courses-washington-dc-53ba4e673bb78bdea1fa101e4030b0bd Some background commentary. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5657407-trump-eyes-dc-golf-takeover/ https://www.nationallinkstrust.org/whats-happening-now

Personal opportunity or desperation? https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/12/31/alberta-environment-minister-schulz-resigning-cabinet/ And the last cabinet minister to resign from the UCP government opines: Schultz is one of the UCP MLAs who are the subject of a recall petition (but with 24 of...

I think that the UCP Smith doesn't care whether it is constitutionally valid or not. As long as it is disruptive, it energizes her base. I view most of her political moves coloured by her history as a candidate for and winning a seat on the Calgary School Board (October 1998). She was clear...

Sometimes humans are still lunch . . . or at least fodder for comedians.

19 years, 2 months, 1 day, 2 hours. I think there have been responses to 20 year old posts, so it's not quite a record.

Adored for her sexuality and reviled (at least by Newfoundland seal hunters) for her activism and politics. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/28/brigitte-bardot-french-screen-legend-and-animal-rights-activist-dies

An interesting analysis by Duane Bratt (poli sci prof at MRU and opinion columnist at a few publications). https://substack.com/home/post/p-182265579

Probably not going to get an invite to Mar-a-Lago for Xmas/New Years this year.

Back in the day, we didn't have inappropriate GIFs . . . just inappropriate behaviour.

The laundry detergent of record was "OMA" . . . old man's away.

Yesterday as I was leaving a supermarket and walking by the employees' entrance, I spotted an "elf". Okay, it wasn't a real elf; I know they don't exist outside of Will Ferrell movies, Tolkienesque interpretations of Norse mythology or sitting on shelves. But in one of the few reminders of the...

That would depend on the "profession" of the spouse. By the time of my last three postings over there (to the bde until closure was announced, then up to Baden to close the BHosp, then back down to Lahr to close the CFH/base clinic), CFE was a reasonably well rounded Canadian community with...