July 2007 The appointment of William Elliott is definitely a contentious issue. Even more contentious is the idea of whether he should wear the RCMP uniform. Critics say that Elliott has not ‘earned’ the right to wear the uniform, but I would argue that his position ‘entitles’ him to do so and he is hardly …
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Jun 19 2007
Camp X – Canada’s secret spy school
Published in the Essa Times April 2007 Published in The Maple Leaf June 2007 Despite the current mission in Afghanistan, many Canadian still think of Canada as a “peacekeeper nation”. Our military personnel have served, or are currently serving on numerous missions worldwide as members of United Nations and NATO peacekeeping forces. However, …
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Jun 11 2007
True heroes
June 2007 Recently some Toronto Police officers were honoured as heroes for rescuing some people from a burning building. There were no serious injuries, but all parties, including the police officers, were treated for smoke inhalation. I not surprised they were treated for smoke inhalation. Now this brings me to my point that although …
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Jun 05 2007
Police must be able to pursue
Published in the Toronto Sun 6 June 2007 Regarding police pursuits — we can make this really simple: When you see flashing red lights on a police car, pull to the right and stop as soon as you can safely do so. Period! The idea of banning police from pursuing people suspected of committing an …
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Jun 04 2007
Do they deserve to be born
June 2007 Re: Do they deserve to be born? (Toronto Sun, May 31, 2007, regarding the birth of conjoined twins Krista and Tatiana), at the risk of being a fence-sitter, I must say this is difficult one. I do agree that life is sacred and abortion should not be used as birth control. Thus …
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May 31 2007
Canada should issue a Cold War Victory Medal to its military
Published in Legion Magazine, June 2007 There are numerous medals that make up the Canadian Honours, Awards and Medals system. People are awarded medals for a variety of reasons. It could be for participation in an event or action (United Nations peacekeeping tour); it could be or performing a duty of a specified …
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May 24 2007
Calling it a day – Barrie reservist serves nearly 50 years
Published in the Barrie Advance 25 May 2007 In September 2006, Lieutenant-Colonel Lorne Williams relinquished his appointment as the Honourary Lieutenant-Colonel for the Grey & Simcoe Foresters (G & SF), capping off a military career that spanned 7 different decades. With a combined total of 47 years of service, Lorne is one of …
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May 22 2007
Brown the MP for me
Published in the Barrie Advance 23 May 2007 Last Friday, I had an unexpected visitor at my house: Barrie MP Patrick Brown. Patrick was going door to door in my neighbourhood to hand out information flyers and ask if there were any concerns that I as one of his constituents wanted to address with him. …
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May 15 2007
Toronto’s Cold War Sentinel
May 2007 Toronto’s Downsview Park has been in the forefront recently as the premier place in Toronto for hosting large outdoor events. World Youth Day and the Rolling Stones mega-concert to benefit SARS relief are two major events held at Downsview Park, Canada’s first urban Federal Park. Perhaps it is important to remind people …
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May 08 2007
From cadet to colonel during 55 years of service
Published in the Burlington Post 9 May 2007 Hamilton Reservist Calls It A Day After 50 Years Service Recently, Colonel James Forsyth, CStJ, CD, CA, relinquished the appointment of Honorary Colonel for The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, bringing to a close over 50 years of continuous service in the Canadian Army Militia, in addition to …
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About the Author
Bruce Forsyth served in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve for 13 years (1987-2000). He served with units in Toronto, Hamilton & Windsor and worked or trained at CFB Esquimalt, CFB Halifax, CFB Petawawa, CFB Kingston, CFB Toronto, Camp Borden, The Burwash Training Area and LFCA Training Centre Meaford.