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Aside from the entertainment value of watching two septugenarian footballers scrap, notice the guy in DEUs in the video below: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20111127/fight-between-cfl-legends-goes-viral-111127/ Looks like a CWO or MWO broke up the "fight" ... any idea who it was?

Which I suspect was the whole idea behind someone feeding the story to the media in the first place ...

I agree. If PMO wants a pretty new plane, let them buy another Airbus out of their budget and give it to the VIP Transport Sqn (412 Sqn I think) to operate. But I'll betcha my pension the CF ends up eating the cost ...

On the one hand, who knows? On the other, I find it hard to believe that any of the PMO/PCO weinies would be taking on a Minister like this without the PM's at least tacit approval. Hopefully, they'll be the ones riding the big white target into KAF ...

Micromanaging from the PMO (again) ...  ::) Prime Minister's Office wins tug of war over VIP aircraft: documents By Dean Beeby THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been locked in a lengthy tug of war with his defence minister over the future of the military's VIP...

Under Section 22(c) of the ISAF Media Ground Rules: "Names, video, identifiable written/oral descriptions or identifiable photographs of wounded service members will not be released without the service members prior written consent." It goes on to say photos can be taken of patients in the...

Interesting: how many such visits have there been? But the whole program is still a uniquely Canadian initiative I think and worthy of recognition.

CTV has a story on families of 8 fallen Canadian soldiers visiting KAF recently: http://watch.ctv.ca/news/latest/final-farewell/#clip264270 As far as I know, this is the first time something like this has happened anywhere. Kudos to whomever came up with the idea and organized the trip.  :yellow:

Ditto. One line in the CBC report that raised my eyebrows: ``When they arrived in 2006, the Canadians replaced a much stronger U.S. force.`` Really? That`s not my recollection of the comparative strength of TF Bayonet vs. TF Orion. Although others on this forum may be better informed as to the...

As a reservist in a regiment that traces its lineage to just before the war and a confirmed War of 1812 nerd, I think this is a great idea. And likely do-able within the two-year timeframe before the 200th anniversary. And I`m not just saying that because of the upcoming 200th anniversary next...

If you read the story carefully there are some clues as to its origin. There are none of the usual "according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail through the Access to Information Act" or "according to documents left in a plain brown envelope on the doorstep of The Globe and Mail"...

A couple of people here have mentioned that Rick Mercer did a show called Talking to Americans, poking fun at our cousins south of the border. It's worth remembering that Mercer pulled that show off the air after 9/11, which I thought was a classy thing to do and probably cost him some $...

You can't always blame the reporter. Mostly, but not always ... When I was embedded with TF Orion I wore CF body armour and helmet, but when I asked specifically for an arid pattern cover for both (so I wouldn't stand out quite so much) I was told I couldn't have them, so had to wear the same OD...

Just read the citation for PO2 Leith. Holy crap :o Bravo Zulu to him Petty Officer 2nd Class James Anthony Leith, S.C., M.S.M., C.D., Shearwater, Nova Scotia Star of Courage On September 28, 2006, Petty Officer 2nd Class James Leith risked his life to prevent the loss of civilian and military...

RIP to our fallen heroes. WO Brown's widow Mishelle showed great poise and courage at the news conference the Lincs and Winks held today (I saw it on NewsWorld) and said perhaps the most profound thing I've heard in a long time re: the mission in Afghanistan. Asked by a reporter how she felt...

The Afghan government has been "negotiating" with the Taliban for some time, at least with some of the elements and individuals associated with the Taliban (which others here have quite rightly pointed out is far from a homogenous organization). They've had some success in splitting off the less...

"the military pressured Tim Hortons to open an outlet at Afghanistan's Kandahar Air Field" Not to quibble, but I happen to know something of how this came about. It wasn't the military pressuring Tim Horton's. A story appeared in Canadian newspapers about how they were dragging their feet about...

See, for that you'll have to buy my book  ;D I'm not on the Afghan beat any more, not my choice ...

I've been hesitating to get involved in this, mainly because (full disclosure graphic here) I'm both a reservist and a reporter with more than 20 years working in the national media, but also because most of the main points have been covered. Kudos in particular to those who pointed out the vast...

Appropos of nothing, time served awaiting trial (in Canada and the US) usually counts double towards eventual sentence, if any. Meaning young Mr. Khadr has effectively served a 12-year sentence, and counting. Which is over the average sentence for manslaughter (8 years) and the minimum parole...