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Liberal Cabinet Minister, lawyer, and All-Star hocky player, Hon Ken Dryden, MP PC spoke to the Liberal Caucus last Thursday; he is reported as saying; "if the game is worth playing, it is worth winning" - Liberal politics and Hockey have that in common - winning. I believe MP Stronach picked...

Reply to Pronto:  actually all of Belinda Stronach handlers were/are Tories, but the Stronach family are Liberals, Frank Stronach was a Liberal candidate when PET was PM. She will get advice from people like Senator George Baker, Kevin Alward (in NF) plus Senator Jim Cowan, and Wilfred Moore in...

Reply to Pronto: My late mother's family (Williams-Young) came from Ireland to the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia in 1819. The Irish Roman Catholics, Baptists, Adventists etc., all unacceptable to the NS Tory establishment of 1860's Nova Scotia formed the Liberal Party, which became very powerful...

My late sister went to University with MacLellan who is from Port Medway NS. She in fact is detested in the Liberal Caucus, responsible for the Firearms Registry Debacle and frequently referred to as "the Witch of the North" - does not matter however, she will not be relected in Tory land.We all...

Actually from a political perspective, the appointment of the Hon. Belinda Stronach MP, PC to the Liberal government Cabinet is a well thought out and shrewd political move. Liberal strategists will be focused on Minister Stronach and grooming her as a leadership contender to replace Martin, who...

Pronto is right - readers just got a birds eye view of some of the members of the real Liberal establishment - I wrote the Globe and Mail about a month ago, and suggested they register in Ottawa as a Lobbyist Firm representing the Liberal Party of Canada. The Toronto Star has always been a...

One of our associates, a Canadian living in Louisiana, but born in Ontario, served as a Warrant Officer helicopter pilot in Viet Nam - he indicated that he had never met another Canadian there during his tour of duty, but had heard about Canadians serving. There is an interesting Viet Nam...

Martin may regret the fact that an election was not called. Although the Liberal establishment media (Globe&Mail, Toronto Star, CBC) are painting a very rosy picture and a "great victory" the fact is that most, if not all Parliamentry Committee's, (which actually make the House of Commons work)...

For a perspective of the situation in the Middle East, go to DEBKAfile, and Honest Reporting. DEBKAfile, based in Israel is staffed by former Mossad personnel, and in my opinion is the most accurate source of information in the Region - Honest Reporting is focused on assessing news emanating...

Federal Liberal's have been planning a Federal election since November 2004. The Liberal Party is only focused on one strategy; winning the election, always has been since inception. They are focused on constinuencies, and their concensus is that they will easily win the Atlantic region, hold...

Just heard Harry Connick Junior sing the old Irving Berlin classic "Why Don't You Change Partners and Dance With Me" - lady like Belinda is entitled to change partners, and dance with whomever turns her on - Peter MacKay will become part of her historic past I would think (she would be better...

DND CF want the C27J "Spartan" - do not see any political implications here, with either aircraft. Why would one need a FE on the C27J? - just asking. Finding the money for this Project is the big question in our nation's capital.  Griffon purchase was a political decision, but then, so was the...

Reply to Michael: Agreed, you are right, the term "military establishment" has a certain ring to it and implies absolute integrity. I think Worthington, and Chadderton and all of us who are concerned, or who have expressed concern should form a common objective. Once the political situation in...

Reply to George Wallace: Agreed. HMCS Sackville, the restored Town Class Corvette was created by volunteers and the veterans of the RCN/RCNVR - with generous private sector contribitions -the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope ON, was created the same way, with generous contributions...

Thanks for your input. I do not think there is a "government conspiracy", frankly having dealt with Federal bureaucrats for several decades, I think that the politicians are unaware of of the perspectives and motivations of the "bureaucrats" from the Museum of Civilization, certainly the Hon...

It happens that my associates and I and consultants who have worked with us know a great deal about Museums. A Museum is not a "memorial" - it is a living testimonial to the activities of real persons, Regiments, Squadrons, Ships and others who have contributed in a definative and significant...

An observation based on experience. Under the direction of the Canadian Museum of Civilzation the Canadian War Museum over the years ahead will be converted into an anti-military resource, - time is on the side of the bureaucrats, as Canadian veterans pass on. The government which approved...

Goose Bay has essentially been rejected by NATO, and using the long established facility to support infantry units with all supporting arms does not appear to be a sensible use of hard to come by resources. CFB Gagetown appears to have all the existing criteria necessary. 12 Wing Shearwater must...

Let me illustrate was is bizarre in a military museum. The Halifax Fortress Military Museum Halifax NS featured a diaorama three years ago, showing in great detail with model soldiers, an attack upon the fortress circa 1867, by United States Federal soldiers. When I saw this, the director of...

A recent letter to the Editor advocated that the Canadian War Museum be renamed "The Canadian Peace Museum" - The new War Museum as envisaged decades ago by the Director and veteran's organizations was to be a much larger facility than the then Ottawa building, designed to house all the...