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This is a very weird event. Even when there are issues with Polar Bears, there is a whole process to go through before you can be authorized to destroy one, and even then there usually is a requirement to donate the remains to a "local" Innu community.

And this was the point I was making. It isn't about firearms. It is about smuggling items across international borders. It could have been 3 dozen tvs and 45000 BBQ lighters, the point is he tried, allegedly, to get them across the border without declaring them. And we don't know if they were...

I think we have all started to lose the point of the story a bit. It doesn't matter if it was firearms, cigarettes, alcohol, electronics or clothing. The real point here is a RCAF major, if the we take the details of the story as true, intentionally SMUGGLED items across the border without...

But commercial pay cheques can also be working for the contractor who is providing the ISS for the fleets we currently have, or will have soon, which doesn't require all the other military duties that Techs hate doing. Even if the pay is the same, there is the opportunity for overtime and a...

This is how a few bad apples ruin it for everyone. I would have to assume that this individual has all the appropriate licenses and permits for the legal firearms he possessed. But it will be spun that gun owners can't be trusted to follow the rules, even those who hold trusted positions in the...

I grew up in Northern NB, where 20 years ago most people would have signed over the land to you to take it off their hands to save having to pay the property taxes. Now those lots are going for $200K-300K. It is sometimes about the long game.

When I was an OC, I had 2 or 3 really tough cases that required members to take extended compassionate leave, beyond the initial 14 days (which we never needed a memo for). The staff wrote any memos or briefing notes required to have the OCC approve the leave. I would have never even considered...

Would it surprise anyone that this land gets bought up by friends of council, developers, and investors who then flip it for a profit or hold it to drive up demand?

I'm curious as to why this case was lumped into the sexual harassment/sexual assault category. From what I have read, and even if it isn't 100% accurate, what he was alleged to have done was change an individuals personnel evaluation to avoid it coming out that he had had a previous personal...

To dispel a common myth, the Cabin Crew aren't there to serve the passengers, they're there for the safe operation of the aircraft, and to lead emergency evacuations if required. So, it is unlikely flights would be authorized to operate without the minimal number required. Remember, A330s aren't...

I would argue that we are increasing our refueling capability from 2 to 6 aircraft, and strat and VVIP transport are staying the same. This likely means that the increase to back end crew for transport missions is not that much more than it is now, and there will be an increased demand for AAR...

While I agree with how SM applies the policy, I think part of it has to do with the culture the Air Force has. Very few RCAF units do block leave, so the majority of members take their leave as they need or want it, within the ability of the organization to grant it. We tend to have a problem...

How much extra did we pay for the snazzy cases which will be piled in a corner for five years and then sent for resale?

Once again, the Genocide occurred to ~6 million individuals living across Europe who had Jewish heritage, and it was a horrible thing. Everything since 1948 has been directed against the state of Israel. Even the Munich Olympics attack in 1972 was against the Israeli Olympic team, not against...

I wish that individuals could separate the State of Israel from the Religion of Judaism when they are discussing this latest conflict. While I concede that the two are almost inseparably linked, they are not one in the same. I am not cheering for either side in this conflict, but I am getting...

Specifically when we have granted this type of leave to allow members to follow non-military personal pursuits, like climbing Everest. However, I agree that if there is a medical nexus, approved sick leave from a MO is a better route to take.

In general I think that there are two reasons why Consultants are hired in situations like you state here. Its either senior personnel don't trust what their teams are telling them, or senior personnel must prove to higher that yes, their teams were correct, can we please move on. In the...

Or perhaps the GG decided that portions of that uniform go against her personal beliefs, both of the materials it was made of, or what it represents in relation to past wrongs to Aboriginal peoples. And being seen in that particular uniform would make her look like a puppet to the government...

But the average Canadian doesn't care what the international community thinks about us. Nor does the average politician seeking re-election. It is always about the domestic image, and as we become a more and more divided population along party lines, the less it matters what actually happens to...

As for the argument to extradite the individual, there would need to be plausible evidence he can be linked to actual war crimes, and not just because he belonged to the SS. Like it or not, there are going to be many thousands of individuals in Canada that have a past for which they have not...