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Which I why I am eternally skeptical of people who rant about how much better off the military will be if it adopts various methods from business, or why a given politician is automatically a better candidate than a butcher, a baker or a candlestick maker because he "comes from the corporate...

Now that I've read the provisions, I agree with all of them except the one allowing minors to select euthanasia. I'm not comfortable with that bit, although I note the requirement for parental consent.

At the hands of a fixture of the Tories in Ontario, Randy Hillier no less!! It will be interesting to see what the Commissioner finds, or doesn't.

Yes, perhaps. But look at the unnecessary human cost (and I don't just mean my son: he has gone on to other things). I remain completely gobsmacked that Head Office apparently did not even realize what their Frankenstein consultant was doing to the plant's output, or the havoc being caused in...

I know some folks love slagging the CBC,  but I regularly watch the CBC, listen to it driving to and from work, and read the news website. (I also look at BBC, ABC and even occasionally FOX as sanity checks) I've listened to "As It Happens" for 30 years. As far as I can tell, if you look...

A very good article, and actually quite objective. IMHO this is not really a "Liberal" or a "Tory" problem: it's a "Govt of Canada" problem, including the DND and CAF. This can't just be blamed on politicians, as much as military people love doing that. I recently read a history of the...

My son recently left a skilled job in what was once a happy and productive plant in Eastern Ontario. Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, the Head Office in Toronto brought in a US consultant to "improve" the operation. Within weeks the levels of tension, fear and uncertainty in the plant soared...

Wow. Great. And if you liked that, you'll love this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFUZ5d_ukxc

Hey! Me too! Me too!

Is playing Mr Dress Up the same as "cultural appropriation?"  :orly:

I was watching CBC this AM (as I do each AM) and he was getting quite a working over. The panelists used words such as "incompetence" and "pointless". I really don't understand WTF he was trying to do, or who he thought he was appealing to. Perhaps politicians of all stripes would be well...

My family and I lived through that. Fortunately a few km north of us. The wreck site was actually quite close to a suburban housing area, and there were businesses and plants along Mavis Rd. Thank God it turned out as it did: it could have been a Lac Megantic. Right...and I don't want that...

I agree. As both Altair and Journeyman have reflected, the NRA has unfortunately confused its traditional support for responsible firearms ownership (which I generally support) with all sorts of  feverish far-right conspiracy-mongering nonsense such as here...

I bet the PM wishes that too. I know I do. I live one block from the CN main line in Kingston, and I don't like seeing those long drags of dozens of tanker cars, even at the reduced running speed. IMHO, far far more risky and accident-prone than any properly engineered pipeline would ever be. I...

Yes. Yes...I see now that it probably would...... ;D

Jarnhamar: I don't know if "we" balk". I know I do, for the reasons I stated. And, I'm not sure how well-trained or effective any of the examples are you listed.  For a school I would want armed security of a high standard. I'm assuming you're referring to US in your list: I haven't seen any...

Good points MarioMike. But, nothing personal, I really don't buy the "arming teachers" thing as a truly useful measure. To me, the issue is to stop these people before they even get into the school at all. Once in the school, amongst hundreds of people in a maze of rooms and corridors, it...

Which is why I am extremely skeptical that "arming teachers" is in any way a useful response to this type of threat. Most of us here have spent many hours on weapons ranges, firing our own weapons or teaching others to fire theirs. Others amongst us have fired weapons in the confusion and...

I share Remius  concern that this silly, almost patronizing behaviour could harm relations with India, one of the world's most important countries, and a coming economy we could tap into. What is the point of this Mr Dress Up business? When an Indian PM comes to Canada, do we hope to see him...

What, sir, what? Slanderous! As an Anglican I take exception! We should have sorted out all the bloody Dissenters and Nonconformists and Puritans when we had the chance! Beware The Church of The Big Pointy Hats!!