Bruce Forsyth

December 10, 2014

Published in the Toronto Sun, 9 April 2014 Re “Wynne files libel notice” (Antonella Artuso, April 5): Premier Kathleen Wynne wants an apology and a retraction from Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak, and we want our money back and her resignation. Maybe we can work something out. Bruce Forsyth Barrie (How about Hudak apologizes to …

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Dec 10 2014

Kind, generous man

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December 10, 2014

Published in the Toronto Sun, 21 January 2014 Re “Widower’s kind act goes viral” (Jan. 16): I am not surprised Lee Ballantyne did something like this for complete strangers. I know him to be a kind and generous man. Lee was once the editor of the Barrie Advance, one of Barrie’s community newspapers, until he retired …

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Dec 10 2014

Storm brings out the worst in people‏

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December 10, 2014

8 January 2014 It’s unbelievable that some people lost hundreds of dollars worth of food in the middle of a deep freeze. Unless you live in a condo that doesn’t have a balcony, or you don’t have a car where they could store food (the trunk makes a great fridge/freezer too), or you …

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Nov 28 2014

Journalist soldier comes full circle

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November 28, 2014

October 2008 For most people who join the Canadian Forces Reserves, it is something they do for a four or five year period to help pay for school, to learn a skill or just to have some fun and adventure. When Tony Keene joined the Canadian Army reserve in 1964, little did he realize it …

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Nov 24 2014

Training the leaders of tomorrow

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November 24, 2014

August 2014 During this summer, the cadets with Barrie’s own Navy League #24 Chambly won’t be making the annual complaint that there’s nothing to do. For them, the fun is just beginning. Established in 1895, the Navy League of Canada currently has a presence in over 260 communities across Canada. The Navy League Cadets is an organization for …

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Aug 13 2014

Is it smart to legalize pot?

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August 13, 2014

Published in the Toronto Sun 25 August 2014 Re “The prince of pot returns” (QMI Agency, Aug. 13): Get ready for the debate on the legalization of marijuana to kick into high gear. Maybe someone will finally be able to give me an unbiased explanation of why in an age when we are so actively discouraging …

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Aug 12 2014

Poles indicate that the McWynnety Victory

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August 12, 2014

June 2014 Some poles in the Ontario general election indicate that the McWynnety (sic) Liberals could win with a minority government. Although I am a conservative supporter, I honestly have no idea if Tim Hudak is on the right track with his plans, but he should be given the opportunity to try to turn Ontario …

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Nov 15 2013

The poppy symbolizes SACRIFICE, not war

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November 15, 2013

November 2013: Regarding the Ottawa students who say they don’t care if the “White Poppy” offends vets: the poppy symbolizes SACRIFICE, not war. The red poppy came to symbolize soldiers who died in conflict as a result of the poem, “In Flanders Fields”, written in 1915 by Canadian physician and Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, MD. McCrae …

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Oct 18 2013

Police and the mentally ill

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October 18, 2013

October 2013 When a person is shot to death by police during an interaction, there are frequently calls from the general public as to why the police couldn’t just, “…shoot them in the leg…” or why the police couldn’t have just restrained the individual, especially those in the midst of a mental health crisis. Regarding …

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Jul 08 2013

Harper Fits right in

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July 8, 2013

Published in the Toronto Sun 11 July 2013 Re: Marsi coup and anti-Harper cuckoos (Anthony Furey, Toronto Sun, July 6), it should also be noted that although Harper did win with only 39.62% of the vote in 2011, Jean Chretien’s Liberals won majorities in 1997 with 38.46% and in 2000 with 40.85%. Bob Rae won a majority …

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