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My information may be out of date, but from what I remember he doesn’t have a PhD. I believe that he has an MA in history and that he applied to several schools to do a PhD but was never accepted.  Also he is a “prof” at a virtual university where you can get a degree online and never step into...

To get it back on track..... Military cuts to target reservists, paper pushers, general says COLIN FREEZE and CAMPBELL CLARK Toronto and Ottawa— From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010 9:23PM EDT Last updated Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010 9:39PM EDT...

Let’s see if I understand this right. In 2005 the government, with the support of all of the party leaders changes the rules at VAC to limit their financial liabilities towards wounded vets; at the same time they are planning to moves Canadian troops down to Kandahar where they expect the...

Canada shafts soldiers Wounded vets forced to fight bureaucracy for financial support and it’s ‘soul destroying’ for them By MERCEDES STEPHENSON, QMI AGENCY Last Updated: October 3, 2010 2:00am http://www.torontosun.com/comment/columnists/mercedes_stephenson/2010/10/01/15551586.html Last week...

Turnout of Afghan elders at Canadian meeting spurs hope By Matthew Fisher, Postmedia News October 1, 2010 3:20 PM http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/Turnout+Afghan+elders+Canadian+meeting+spurs+hope/3610754/story.html SPERWAN GHAR, Afghanistan — Canadian and Afghan officials say that...

Canadian fatality rate in Afghanistan drops By Matthew Fisher, Postmedia News September 30, 2010 http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Canadian+fatality+rate+Afghanistan+drops/3603622/story.html KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — While NATO has already suffered its worst year for deaths in Afghanistan...

Edmonton soldier gets funeral he deserved: Wife By KATHLEEN HARRIS, QMI AGENCY Last Updated: September 27, 2010 7:11pm http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/09/27/15495326.html OTTAWA — A Canadian soldier injured in Afghanistan finally got a military funeral with honours Sunday — 10 long...

US Imposed "Democracy" in Afghanistan by John W. Warnock, Global Research September 21, 2010 http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=21126 Elections were held for the parliament in Afghanistan on September 18. Few Canadians were aware of this as there had been no coverage by our...

Forces meet little resistance as offensive in Afghanistan’s Zhari district begins Saeed Shah Kandahar, Afghanistan — From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2010 7:15PM EDT Last updated on Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2010 7:58PM EDT...

There are three soldiers, one from New Zealand, one from Australia and one from the UK who have being awarded the VC for their actions in Afghanistan Corporal William Apiata VC from New Zealand.  :salute: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/jul/03/afghanistan.international Trooper Mark...

Assignment Kandahar: Canadian troops to correct setbacks with ‘massive activities’ Brian Hutchinson  September 11, 2010 – 10:40 am http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/09/11/assignment-kandahar-canadian-troops-to-correct-setbacks-with-massive-activities/ KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan–Describing...

I would feel sorry for anyone who would be unfortunate enough to win a VC. First if they were planning a career in the CF the VC would effectively end their career, and turn them into a public relation ornament used by DND and politicians. Second, our media would be going out of their way to...

Canadian sojourn into 'Taliban town' a taste of what's to come in Panjwaii Sep 10, 2010 08:30 am | Dene Moore, The Canadian Press http://www.bonnyvillenouvelle.ca/article/GB/20100910/CP02/309109966/-1/bnv/canadian-sojourn-into-taliban-town-a-taste-of-whats-to-come-in&template=BNVcpart...

Afghanistan still confounds efforts to save it from itself http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Afghanistan+still+confounds+efforts+save+from+itself/3479279/story.html By Brian Hutchinson, Postmedia News September 3, 2010 3:02 PM SPERWAN GHAR, Afghanistan — Measuring the success or failure of...

More detail on this report. Edit: So far as I can see the CBC is not running this story.

Wasn’t there a helicopter shot down in Vietnam in 1973? It was part of the force monitoring the ceasefire following the American pullout. Two or three members of 12RBC died in that one. 

Canada's policy must be focused on doing right The StarPhoenix August 6, 2010 http://www.thestarphoenix.com/opinion/Canada+policy+must+focused+doing+right/3365662/story.html?cid=megadrop_story She is as unlikely a poster child for Canada's mission in Afghanistan as can be imagined, but...

When will the leaders of these criminals be indicted for their war crimes and their crimes against humanity?

No life like it: Taliban just one of the perils faced by infantry Matthew Fisher, Postmedia News • Monday, Aug. 2, 2010 http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/life+like+Taliban+just+perils+faced+infantry/3350984/story.html SPERWAN GHAR Afghanistan — Pte. Blair Kearley was in a dither. The...

Media conduct questionable in WikiLeaks affair BOGDAN KIPLING Sat, Jul 31 - 7:27 AM http://thechronicleherald.ca/Opinion/1194648.html If the world were saner, we would know better than to get excited over any orchestrated leak of dark secrets. We would discount Washington’s cathouse...