Jul 09 2009
Published in the The Naval Reserve Link January 2007 Published in the Esprit de Corp Magazine September 2007 Published on the www.aircraftcarrier.name web site May 2010 The origins of the Royal Canadian Naval Air Service go back to World War I, when the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was formed in …
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Jul 09 2009
May 2007 Simcoe County has always had a proud military heritage. Canadian Forces Base Borden has been a fixture in the area since it opened on 11 July 1916 as Camp Borden, a training centre for the infantry battalions for the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Named after Sir Frederick Borden, Minister of Militia under Prime Minister …
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Jul 07 2009
I once had a friend. He was a nice human. A long time ago I was living in a place where there were lots of other cats. We were all in little boxes with bars covering the front. Before that I didn’t have a home. I was living outside, eating mice and whatever other food …
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Jul 07 2009
December 2005 Here’s some guy info that you might find interesting: A gay man I met when on vacation with my wife, who was married to a woman before coming out, admitted to me that he still likes looking at women’s boobs. So there you have it; it’s truly is a guy thing. Gay or …
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Jun 23 2009
Published in The Maple Leaf 24 June 2009 On 2 May 2009, Branch 637, The Sir William Stephenson Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion officially recognized the induction of the late Sir William Stephenson, CC, MC, DFC, as an honorary member of the United States Military Intelligence Corps. This is a significant honour that has …
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Jun 15 2009
Published in the Toronto Sun 16 June 2009 Attention, Michael Ignatieff: We do not need another election! Do you hear that? We do not need a fourth election in five years, which will more than likely result in another minority government, be it Conservative or Liberal. Get off your Sussex Drive- dreaming- high-horse and try …
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Apr 17 2009
Published in the Toronto Sun 18 April 2009 Re: “it’s time for Toronto to have two NHL teams” (14 April): Has Michael Taube been sucking too much Zamboni exhaust? Two teams for Toronto? It’s time for Toronto to end its hockey snobbery and monopoly and allow Hamilton to have an NHL team. What southern Ontario …
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Feb 03 2009
Published in the Toronto Sun 4 February 2009 I appreciate that employees have the right to be treated fairly when in contract negotiations. Now that we finally have a resolution to the York University strike, we are faced with the possibility that the elementary teachers federation may strike. We don’t need another education strike. Teaching …
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Feb 02 2009
February 2009 Re: Christina Blizzard’s “Freeze out rich bureaucrats” (Feb 1), one of the things that really stuck out for me was the paragraph….”government compares public sector salaries with the private sector to arrive at a reasonable level of compensation”. As a (low level) public servant for the past 22 years, I think this …
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Feb 01 2009
February 2009 With Canada and much of the world in an economic recession, things can seem pretty bleak. For those who still have a job, the prospect of future job loss or pay-cuts are a constant fear. Although those working in the manufacturing sector, especially automotive are being hit the hardest, even white collar workers …
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