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    Lawyers Allegedly Behaving Badly

    US Federal appeals judge charged with battery. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/us/ryan-nelson-judge-criminal-charges-battery.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pVA.cb-s.k1TDpuErq4_f&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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    Sexual Assault & Sexual Misconduct in the CF

    Can you share links? PILT is set by federal statute; appeals would have to be based on the Act and Regulations. https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/M-13/index.html https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-81-29/index.html
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    Sexual Assault & Sexual Misconduct in the CF

    Given that the base doesn't pay property taxes, but rather PILT, the dynamic is different. The GoC ultimately can dictate PILT rates it pays, regardless the opinion of the municipality.
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    Sexual Assault & Sexual Misconduct in the CF

    Agreed. The whole thing speaks to the senior leadership of the CAF not understanding the profession of arms, not understanding the concept of professional self-regulation... and, in some ways, the unwillingness to focus on operational readiness and protection of the profession. Excessive...
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    2026 FIFA World Cup

    That's how a lot of us feel about military HR, having met HRAs.
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    Sexual Assault & Sexual Misconduct in the CF

    As I understand it, double jeopardy would attach if criminal charges were laid, a finding of not guilty, and a CSD charge was then laid for arguably the same facts. That said, a summary proceeding based on the same facts might not get caught as double jeopardy, since the system is...
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    A Deeply Fractured US

    Keep it classy, Illinois. https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/06/04/illinois-lawmakers-challenge-sieg-heil-candidate-governor-richard-mayers/90389805007/
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    Police Folk Allegedly Behaving Badly

    Ottawa's chief of police: "Change your behavior now, or quit." Also Ottawa's chief of police: Recommends to disciplinary hearings that officers who stalked women using police databases be retained, not fired...
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    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    They would declare victory for everything begin by their predecessors and blame and problems, real or perceived, on their predecessors. As every political party does. As every new CO does.
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    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    That's not a nice thing to say about the RCLS ;)
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    Canada's tanks

    DIY bangalore.
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    Canada's strategic airlift capability megathread (CC177, CC130J, A400M?)

    Is there a source for real world (not manufacturer pamphlet) takeoff / landing distances? That may be another consideration.
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    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    The capital cost amortization plus the CAF EBP over 100% makes some of those options more affordable than you might think.
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    2026 FIFA World Cup

    The challenge now is fraudulent parts. Years ago I worked in a hardware store, even then, the owners went for the lowest cost suppliers. If that meant that you could manually wrench off the heads the bolts we sold, but the store would make an extra two cents on each one, then so be it.
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    Canada's strategic airlift capability megathread (CC177, CC130J, A400M?)

    And you're not pouring money into LockMart.
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    2026 FIFA World Cup

    Follow-up:
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    Rioting across UK cities (summer 2024 and beyond)

    As opposed to the tax havens of the Channel Islands and hollowed out industrial base of England, run by a monarch who is also the head of the state religion?
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