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

Author's posts listings

May 24 2007

Calling it a day – Barrie reservist serves nearly 50 years

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May 24, 2007

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

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May 22, 2007

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 22 2007

The Dangerous Book for Boys

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May 22, 2007

I like the idea of this book. Kids today live too much in a bubble-wrapped world. I have fond memories about playing at the train tracks (still razz my parents about the safety nightmare of that), riding our bikes down really steep hills and sometimes hitting the fence that was right at the bottom of …

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May 15 2007

Toronto’s Cold War Sentinel

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May 15, 2007

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

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May 8, 2007

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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Apr 30 2007

It’s time to arm Canada’s border officers

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April 30, 2007

Published in Blue Line Magazine May 2007 Re: $1billion cost to arm border guards: my fellow citizens, you need to wake up and smell the coffee. Our Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers are peace officers, just like police officers, and are expected to perform a vital function in our country. Sure once upon a …

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Apr 25 2007

Ontario Provincial Police the wrong choice for Barrie

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April 25, 2007

April 2007 I find it hard to believe that there are still people out there who feel that Barrie City Council should disband Barrie Police and contract the O.P.P. to police the city. This is an extremely misguided way to avoid the rising cost of policing Barrie. The O.P.P. took over policing Barrie once before. …

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Apr 24 2007

Let’s get on with the job of governing

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April 24, 2007

April 2007   Re the Toronto Sun editorial “Time to focus on agenda, not election”: although as a conservative I would certainly like to see a majority Stephen Harper’s government, an election right now would spell disaster for who ever provokes it, both for the party and its leader. Plus, more that likely, for the …

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Apr 22 2007

It’s the shooter’s fault

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April 22, 2007

Published in the Toronto Sun 23 April 2007 I am a gun owner and against stricter gun control laws, but that is irrelevant. What does matter ultimately is there is little we can do to completely prevent massacres like Virginia Tech. The Dawson College killer legally bought and possessed his guns. Background checks only show …

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Apr 10 2007

In response to Garth Turner’s Blog

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April 10, 2007

March 2008   Re: Garth Turner’s blog supporting Stephane Dion’s ouster of Joe Comuzzi: Although I can certainly respect people like Joe, Garth and John Nunziata who stand up for what they believe in, regardless of the consequences, I can’t help but take Garth’s support with a grain of salt.

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