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  1. Blackadder1916

    Former CIA-ite accused of stealing $40M in gold bars ....

    Perhaps he was trying to emulate his "namesake" and going for a Guinness record. https://recordbreakerrush.com/
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    Christopher Lee dies at the age of 93

    While Christopher Lee (and Peter Cushing) may have been great actors and responsible for much of the success of the Dracula genre, let's be honest. People of my generation (okay, specifically men of my vintage) were primarily attracted to Hammer films because they combined horror with what...
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    British Military Current Events

    Clickbait, perhaps? Col Collins made the comments (and they were reported) back when the red-haired one's book came out in 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/06/army-veterans-criticise-prince-harry-claim-killed-25-taliban-afghanistan Date/Time of the Guardian piece Fri 6 Jan...
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    Sexual Assault & Sexual Misconduct in the CF

    No. In France one is presumed innocent until proved guilty. The popular misconception to the opposite is that the trial system is different, being an inquisitive (investigative) process (vice the adversarial nature of common law jurisdictions) with the judge being a trier (and investigator) of...
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    Sexual Assault & Sexual Misconduct in the CF

    How about here? Disclosure of Personal Relationships 4.5 If a personal relationship develops in a prohibited circumstance, or CAF members who have an ongoing or former personal relationship are placed in prohibited circumstances, the CAF members involved must disclose the personal relationship...
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    Snowbird Future

    If a demonstration team is needed, how about this? I remember seeing them back in the 1960s. The British version
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    Trump administration 2024-2028

    Skipping his son’s wedding - meh, there'll be another in a few years. Missing a planned golf trip - now that's serious!
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    All Things AB Separatism (split fm Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???)

    How does one answer this question? “Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?” The other 9...
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    Ebola: outbreak, Canadian/other response (merged)

    Probably not big enough. It might get down, but it might not get up again. AI says:
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    Police Folk Allegedly Behaving Badly

    https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/three-toronto-police-officers-arrested-in-spain/article_e7320d81-e12b-43ad-8505-d2a3cd3e90e8.html non-paywall archive https://archive.ph/5PbzR
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    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    When I count the years, it seems a little "mists of time" but about this time of the year 36 years ago I was in DC on the "Washington School Tour*". The briefing meeting at State for the Canadian officers (there were three of us - a LCol, a Maj and a Capt) was with the desk officer (and member)...
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    High Speed Train Coming?-split from boosting Canada’s military spending"

    If land is expropriated . . . https://www.altotrain.ca/en/property-acquisition/process https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E-21/page-3.html#h-212185
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    Informing the Army’s Future Structure - CAMO Discussion

    It's an easy mindset to maintain and operate equipment when you have it. The major hurdle is acquiring the kit. All those Militia units were equipped with WW2 surplus vehicles, having been issued them from the training stock that remained in Canada during the war and later having them replaced...
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    Army Reserve Restructuring

    A couple of videos about training for Heimatschutz. While they may be a bit short on specifics, does provide a sense of the training intensity (or lack of intensity) and motivation of directly enrolled reservists. Both are in German, but the first one is auto-dubbed in English if viewed on YT...
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    All Things AB Separatism (split fm Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???)

    So it is possible, based on your experience, that the Public Safety Minister saying that the RCMP said "no foreign interference" may not actually be what the RCMP said to him? It's not like there has been history of disagreement between the RCMP and the Minister about the Minister making...
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    Has the Carney Liberals broken a vow with Veterans and First Right of Refusal by the Commissionaires?

    I was there 90-92, when I went up to Baden for a year to close that and returned to Lahr in 93 until closure in 94. I think they were still armed during the Gulf War (early 91 - increased security, including armed guards on the school buses, but that task was done by the Van Doos). The weapons...
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    Has the Carney Liberals broken a vow with Veterans and First Right of Refusal by the Commissionaires?

    'Some' of the Germans were armed, just like 'some' of the Canadians (mostly dependent spouses) were armed (position related - most visible being the airfield main gate). After a few instances of the Canadians pulling guns on each other (typically because of sexual infidelity - both marital and...
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    Position of a Coxswain during a march past in column of route, with a guard leading?

    Assuming that you are referring to ceremonial by Sea Cadets, this might be helpful.
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    All Things AB Separatism (split fm Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???)

    While I can understand the sense of incredulity that the journalist (and some on this forum) has concerning the initial response of the Election Commissioner to her complaint and the time gap before action was eventually taken, a reading of the complaint/investigation process on the Elections...
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