Search results

The Libs never see anyone as enemies of Canada, they see voting blocks.  Hence Paul Martin's attendance at a Tamil Tigers fundraiser, and his party's reluctance to classify Hizbollah properly. 

Yeah, right. Too bad the battery will eventually fail and have to be replaced at a great cost to your pocket and the environment.  I wouldn't doubt that it would be more the fuel I burn in both my Harley and my Tracker during the same amount of time.  If Alberta can kiss your ass, then we'll...

As an Alberta tradesperson, a couple of points leap to mind: 1.  Where will these people live?  My property has almost doubled in value in 5 years, so things are getting really expensive.  The housing problem is even worse in Fort Mac, especially if you bring your family.  2.  Shortage?  I...

Out of line or not, at least Hillier isn't the type to cover for anyone (remember Baril covering for Cretin's ski holidy during Assad's funeral).  A refreshing change, I just hope there's more like him to carry on after he retires. 

Given our small size and limited capablities as far as sustaining more than one mission at the present time, it might be not a bad time to look at the "rifleman first" outlook in training that the USMC has adopted.  Their gender-segregated training isn't a bad idea either, but I would settle for...

Zuelke stopped by one of our regimental association functions while he was doing the research for Ortona, and I assume he talked to many of the same vets for Liri Valley and Gothic Line as well.  I personally know many of the vets he talked to and none had anything bad to say about the books...

I guess there's a lot of underestimating of the impact any attack would have on the national economy as a whole, not to mention the envirionmental impact that would happen if any thought at all would be put into it. I just hope that good Canadian Muslims continue to root out the wahabists in...

Look for a lot of McArthy-type name calling in regards to Kyoto skepticism.  Anyone in the scientific community not on board is accused of being in Exxon's pocket, while the rest of us are called 'deniers'.  There's a lot of things that can be done to help curb pollution, but I'm no more...

MoRat, check your message box

A couple things that a supposed regimental brother said can't go unanswered.    Having run three courses in the last 12 months as well as having in excess of platoon strength in Afghanistan, it has depleted our numbers.  The "10 people parading" and not going to the field aren't entirely...

Here's Mark Holland in all his glory with the radio interview that started it all: http://www.cjob.com/shows/adler.aspx?mc=63069 Being from Alberta and a kid during the original NEP, I can tell you that putting us through all that again would be at the very least a major national unity issue. ...

No, just your sheep.   

Now for the LER perspective... I agree you should look into cost of living issues, travel into and out of your office/jobsite, and job opportunities.  The commute in and out of Calgary is insane and Edmonton is rapidly catching up.  For the most part, Calgary is the head office town and...

Not that it's completely a bad thing to have job protection but it can be a double-edged sword as National Guard folks are starting to find out.  Their military status is coming up in job interviews, and with their operational commitments the reluctance on the part of employers to hire a...

I personally think these ads are an appropriate response to the free ride that the national media has been given Dion since his ascendancy to the head of his party.  CBC and CTV seem to be doing some sort of journalistic moving/covering kissing of Dion's ass.  Something is needed to shake people...

Here's another one.  41 Bde is no longer going to Ft. Pickett, Virginia for a BTE, instead we're going to.................. Dundurn, SK.  They give all sorts of excuses, but at least they won't have to worry about staff dropping the ball in trying to get the border paperwork sorted out...

I'm glad someone at least gets training value out of brigade exercises.  In 41 Bde, it turns into a smozzle as the non-infantry types get roled into "infantry-like" and the entire ex gets dumbed down to accomodate them.  That, and the rampant disorganization due in no small part to the fact that...

If the eastern part of the country doesn't burden us with a lib government again, things should be OK.  Look for Dion & co to use the "Bush-lite" and Kyoto hysteria in the coming months, with the budget in Feb being voted down in order to force an election.  Dion is an academic so if he ever...

My whole perspective on this matter isn't so much swirling around job protection as it is in ensuring that people can pick up where they left off with unions and/or professional associations.  Employers aren't going to get on board with job protection, or else if it's forced on them they won't...

The whole Kyoto wealth transfer Protocol is a scam.  Besides, even if the EU managed to meet its "targets" without some sort of accounting shell game, I would like to see the average European try to get through one of our winters without burning anything and everything they could get their hands on.