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It does upset me when people from out of town say things about Toronto's crime rate, how dirty the city is, and the constant construction. While I understand the construction complaint, Toronto's crime rate is so low in comparison to American cities of comparable size/status that I think...

But we do it with such class...

I've seen people come and go every year and its cycle where the beneficiaries are property owners, bars and married men and/or older single men who had a sugar baby for a year or so. I used to work for a high end retail company and every six months or so a new sales girl or greeter from a small...

AQ Khan is someone I am learning about now; I watched a documentary about him recently. People like him, moreso than Abu Bakr al-Bagdadi, scares me

I think if you want to serve, you'll do it no matter what. I know that's the case with myself and others I've met through CFRC Toronto.

I just began reading Robert M Gates autobiography titled "Duty". Gates was a former Secretary of Defense for the USA

One of the things I experienced as a reservist was coming home from or less frequently going to Fort York in uniform was usually bewilderment that I was in Toronto and not in some base in the middle of nowhere or what do we actually do. My own experience now re enrolling as a Reg Force member...

I do think the CAF is missing out on a "brain gain" by not having a large base near Toronto as I think more and more city dwellers would at least have more of an interest than they do now; when ville de Quebec was here in the summer of 2012 I overheard several people saying they never knew...

True I hadn't thought of that

I know plenty of people who are in similar circumstances you described, RoyalDrew. I also suspect many would die before moving back home due to embarrassment.

I lament the fact that Toronto doesn't have a base like Petawawa or Edmonton but that's for another discussion... Anyway, I think when people mention culture they mean the multi-culturalism moreso than the AGO, ROM, etc. I love the idea of going into a Blues bar like The Rex on Queen West and...

I was born and raised in Jane and Finch which has gotten a bad reputation since... forever but I wouldn't have changed my childhood for a second. I love the neighborhood now as much as then

I think when I really became a Torontonian was in Grade 4 when my teacher, who was from Alberta, pronounced it "TOE RON TOW" and I quickly corrected her with "TER RON OH". She was shocked I said this to her and to this day never lets me forget it

I've been exploring a lot of Toronto lately and have fallen in love with West Queen West which is cliche in Toronto but one of the most diverse and interesting areas, both people and places alike. I can people watch from Yonge and Dundas Square all day and all night.

I do think everything that's great about Canada can be seen here in Toronto; low crime rate, people from all backgrounds more or less work well and play well together, diverse fun from the waterfront to museums, shopping malls and cool neighborhoods. What I love most is the personalities of the...

There's a disconnect between big and small city dwellers all over the world. I think with that you get people from small towns who just aren't used to the amount of people, the traffic, the noise and the busy nature of people. I see it more as intimidation than anything else. My issue with...

As I have been going through the recruiting process at CFRC Toronto I noticed many of the people from the GTA who don't live in Toronto have a disdain for the city; too crowded, TTC is awful, people are not helpful and rude people. I know that this is a common complaint from people outside the...

Why was the USSR not able to capitalize on its energy resources during the 80's to sustain itself? It seems like oil is the main export for the country and given that oil was as important during the 80's as today if the USSR had capitalized would it still be here today?