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Care to cite your sources for that particular assertion?  Don't get me wrong, the current political climate down south is going to the implementation of universal background checks an overall failure  but I reject outright that not one person would be prevented from getting a gun.

Yes, emissions have dropped.  I heard a long-form interview on Quirks and Quarks about this and it was pointed out that this is a positive sign because it is the first time emissions have dropped while the overall global economy grew.  Previous drops usually coincided with downturns. What was...

CANAIRGEN 15/13 says white waistcoat is for wear by officers and CWOs, all others wear RCAF tartan cummerbund.  There is no mention of any other branch accoutrements.  How that actually shakes out when this makes it into the dress regs is anyone's guess, though.

And who, pray tell, would those people be?  I don't know of, and can't even imagine, anyone within the CCM that would be gleeful about a cadet unit folding.

Okay, so, I'm from Barrie and I know most of these people.  We're the only Air Cadet squadron in town and we were elsewhere that day (thank The Maker :facepalm: ) so I have no clue who the golf bag bearer or the other one in light blue is.  The rest are staff from the local Sea and Navy League...

I'd just like to add that the prohibition on cadets wearing the Canada flag badge on the OG-107s is a myth.  There is no such regulation or order. 

I think the bigger point of interest will be how the public reacts to the leader of the 3rd party's handling of this.  From a purely HR standpoint, he appears to be playing this by the numbers and being proactive rather than reactive.  His suspension of the MPs and reaching out to both the...

Well, they HAD to, didn't they.  The prospect of John Tory being elected is "like ISIS coming to Toronto.  It couldn't be worse!" :facepalm: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ford-nation-predicts-doomsday-for-toronto-after-tory-victory-132358457.html?cmp=cafb_news

If I had to put money on it, it's an incorrect application of an olde tyme RCAF custom that has come into the CF via Air Cadets. The practice was that, when not wearing a headdress or when not able to salute, compliments could be paid to an officer by checking arms. By the time I joined...

I can't speak for XBX but one of the reasons 5BX was discontinued was that some of the exercises had an increased risk of causing injuries.  I remember seeing a website where someone had taken 5BX and replaced those specific exercises with safer versions but I can't seem to find it now.

Wow, really?  That escalated quickly. :facepalm:

On this, I think you underestimate "most Canadians".  The potential opening of the Northwest Passage to shipping - and how we protect our sovereignty in the area - has been covered enough that I've heard people around me talk about the subject, at some level or another, who normally consider...

As an historical buff, myself, the find is INCREDIBLY exciting.  I was even caught singing Stan Roger's "Northwest Passage" by a co-worker at one point.  But, and there is a but... While I give the PM and the search team 10/10 on their triumph, I have to wonder why some programs are being cut...

When I was a cadet, we trained up on the No. 7 using the indoor range in our armoury.  The Grey and Simcoe Foresters ran a course for senior cadets to use the FNs and we did range weekends in Borden before it was deemed that shooting large bore was an army cadet thing and air cadets weren't...

Personally, I'm hoping that some of them get set aside for cadet use - either as DPs or brought back for use in large bore training.  DPs, in particular, are hard to come by at the corps/squadron level. 

At the risk of putting words in their mouth, I suspect that the poster was talking about the part I highlight in your quote of the dress regs and not a true square cut style.  Both rounded and square back taper styles are authorized but. like braids on females, not everyone is on board with that. 

Doraville Georgia (population 8330) must be an absolute hotbed for gang violence:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAMhv7J39KM

I'm just trying to do an apples to apples comparison here.  Same guy, same apartment, similar reason for executing the warrant but two different levels of response separated by 8 months.  Did they go in harder the second time because they had some reason to suspect he might now be armed?  Were...

I going to stay miles away from the situation in Ferguson but I did want to comment on the overall appearance of militarization among the police.  After my dad got out of the army he became a cop for a few years.  I respect the hell out of the men and women who do that job but the law...

I can't speak about other provinces but if you were married in Ontario, you can order a copy of your marriage certificate online through Service Ontario.  I had to get a new copy of mine about a year ago, paid the few extra bucks for the expedited service and had it in-hand in about a week.