Published in the Toronto Sun 30 September 2011 It is absolutely disgraceful that Parc Downsview Park would even consider evicting the Canadian Air & Space Museum so that is can demolish the building and build a four-pad hockey rink in its place. Not only is the museum a great asset to Toronto and to the …
Category Archive: Original Writing
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Aug 11 2011
Not exactly gold plated careers
May 2011 The issue of public sector pension plans is back in the headlines with the recent election. Several defeated MPs are now entitled to their “gold-plated Pension plans”. As a public sector civil-servant, I wish to chime in with my two cents: Many in the private sector complain that they don’t have pension plans, …
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Jul 02 2011
Police aren’t more important, just different
Recently, several callers to Newstalk 1010 angrily complained about the large public funerals and media attention given police funerals. One particular listener, who identified himself as a construction worker, bitterly complained that almost 400 construction workers were killed last year, and none of them received public funerals or attention from the media. This caller also …
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Jun 26 2011
Fallout from the G20 Summit – And justice for all…..
Published in the Toronto Sun 14 June 2011 Now that the officer accused of assaulting Dorian Barton has been identified, does anyone want to come forward and identify the “demonstrator” seen causing damage to a store-front in the photo accompanying the article “T.O. businesses ‘ignored’ – NDP MPs push feds for G20 compensation” (June 11)? …
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Jun 12 2011
Stop the “Stop Harper” signs
June 2011 Recently while driving along Lakeshore Drive, I saw two protesters outside Barrie MP Patrick Brown’s office with a “Stop Harper” sign. While I really do appreciate the fact that we are free to protest ourgovernment without fear of imprisonment or worse, can’t we give the “Stop Harper” rhetoric a break? Sure some people …
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Jun 12 2011
Did he say what I think he just said?
In celebration of the Duke of Edinburgh’s 90th birthday, I present some famous quotes from a man who only has a vague understanding of the meaning of the term “political correctness”: Collected from various sources: “Are you Indian or Pakistani? I can never tell the difference” “How do you keep the natives off the booze …
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May 05 2011
Good News – Bad News
3 May 2011 Given that Michael IgnatieffI and the Liberals have clearly been defeated by the Conservatives in the General Election, I wonder if Iggy (AKA Michael Ignatiff) is glad that he forced the election now? Now that she has a seat in Parliament, the good news for Elizabeth May is that she can now justifiably …
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May 05 2011
The Harper critics still aren’t happy
5 May 2011 A writer on Simcoe.com wrote, anonymously of course, criticizing me for my letter “PM didn’t ‘seize’ power – he was elected”, (Letters, April 20), where I was responding to a letter published in the Midland Mirror, “Vote to stop ‘diabolical’ prime minister” (April 8). This WEB writer, who hid under the pseudonym …
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May 05 2011
The popular vote
Published in the Toronto Sun 5 May 2011 The corpse of Michael Ignatieff’s Liberal leadership isn’t even cold yet, and already the left-leaning whiners are complaining Stephen Harper doesn’t have the right to govern because he only got 39.62% of the popular vote. Doesn’t have the right to govern? I wonder if these whiners realize …
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Apr 13 2011
Vote to stop “diabolical” prime minister??
Published in the Midland Mirror 19 April 2011 Letter writer Vincent Barns is rather offensive with his letter, “Vote to stop ‘diabolical’ prime minister” (April 8, Midland-Penetanguishene Mirror). First of all, Harper was democratically elected, not once, but twice. He did not “seize” power. Secondly, he is not an “acting Prime Minister”. He is the …
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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.