Bruce Forsyth

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Name: Bruce Forsyth
Date registered: April 23, 2014
URL: https://militarybruce.com

Biography

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.

Latest posts

  1. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema – One of the few independents still entertaining audiences in Toronto — June 18, 2026
  2. It’s not hard to see why antisemitism is at all-time highs in Canada — June 12, 2026
  3. Ontario remembers police officers lost “Because Of The Line Of Duty” at the 3rd Annual Ontario Police Suicide Memorial ceremony — June 11, 2026
  4. The Road Hammers headline the June edition of Barrie’s Troubadour Festival — June 9, 2026
  5. Time to ramp up the pressure on President Donald Trump — June 8, 2026

Most commented posts

  1. Canadian Army Training Centres of WWII — 76 comments
  2. Canada should issue a Cold War Victory Medal to its military — 45 comments
  3. Watching the Skies – The RCAF Ground Observer Corps — 35 comments
  4. Camp Borden – The birthplace of the RCAF and the historic home of the Canadian Armoured Corps — 25 comments
  5. Lament for the PMQ? — 23 comments

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Jul 22 2007

Abandoned military installations in Simcoe County

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July 22, 2007

Published in the Essa Times   Novermber 2007   Simcoe County has always had a proud military heritage. Canadian Forces Base Borden has been a fixture in the area since it opened as Camp Borden on July 11, 1916. Originally an infantry training centre for the Canadian Expeditionary Force of World War I, The Royal …

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Jul 09 2007

Toronto needs to get it’s own fiscal house in order before creating new taxes

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July 9, 2007

July 2007 To Mayor David Miller: It’s great that you have decided to cut all unnecessary spending, including the renovations to your office, and are telling all departments to trim their budgets. This is what you should have in the first place rather than try to ram a new tax down the throats of Toronto …

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Jul 08 2007

We could all do more to support the troops

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July 8, 2007

Barrie Advance Collingwood Connection Innisfil Journal   July 9, 2007   CFRB Radio talk show host John Moore recently stated that he thought the “Support Our Troops” magnets are simply an empty gesture. I’m of the opinion that even the smallest gestures are meaningful.

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Jul 03 2007

Military Museum holds Regiment’s history

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July 3, 2007

Published in the Collingwood Connection29 June 2007   Published in the Barrie Advance3 August 2007   Simcoe County is fortunate to have numerous museums, telling the story of the county’s military, railroading, frontier and aboriginal past. One small and little-known museum that exists right in the heart of Barrie is The Grey & Simcoe Foresters …

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Jul 02 2007

William Elliott deserves to wear the RCMP uniform

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July 2, 2007

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

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June 19, 2007

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

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June 11, 2007

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

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June 5, 2007

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

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June 4, 2007

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

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May 31, 2007

    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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