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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Jan 31 2009
TTC needs the police
February 2009 Re: Another TTC shooting (February 24), it’s high time Toronto Transit Commission Special Constables were given full police status and issued side-arms. Although Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair has promised to increase the police presence on the TTC system, it’s simply not enough. By default, Chief Blair has admitted that an armed …
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Jan 01 2009
The right to quit
January 2009 Regarding Mireille Levesque’s letter, (The right to quit, 1 January 2009), I absolutely agree that American war resisters/deserters should have the right to quit the military. Or, put another way, they should have the right to be dishonourably kicked out of the military after they finish serving their sentences in a military prison. …
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Dec 02 2008
Stark raving mad
Published in the Toronto Sun 3 December 2008 To the leaders of the Opposition parties, there is really no eloquent way of putting this, so I will say it this way: HAVE YOU GONE F$@&ING MAD!!! Do you really think that Canadians want either another election or a Liberal-NDP-Bloc Quebecois coalition government?! You may interpret …
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Nov 09 2008
Fabled fighting Gurkhas honoured – WWII Rifleman Pun’s Service changed Brit immigration laws
Written by Peter Worthington, Toronto Sun It didn’t get much attention in Canada at the time, but caused such an uproar in Britain that it persuaded the government last year to amend its immigration policies.
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Oct 02 2008
SIU not so toothless
October 2008 As a serving police officer, I can tell you that even a “toothless SIU” still scares many police officers, especially the honest ones. Even though many of their staff are ex-cops, has no one heard on the Professional Standards Branch (Internal Affaris to American cop-show watchers). The job of these officers is …
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Oct 01 2008
Manufacturing job losses
October 2008 With all the job losses in the manufacturing sector, I thought I would chime in with my two cents.
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Sep 30 2008
Toronto’s 30 Nothings
October 2008 Regarding Andrew Ross’ article “Toronto’s 30-nothing generation needs help (Toronto Sun, 26 October 2008); now I don’t know Mr. Ross’ specific situation; however, there are some things that are way off base in his article.
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Sep 07 2008
Abandoned aerodrome once played an important role in Canadian military aviation
Published in the The Rivers Banner 8 September 2008 (Updated May 2016) Longtime residents of the Rivers area will probably remember a time when the air buzzed with the sound of RCAF aircraft from an airfield south-west of Rivers. Early in the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Air Force entered into an ambitious project: …
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Sep 07 2008
The Rivers Bell – A landlocked ship’s bell that still managed to travel
Published in the The Rivers Banner, 8 September 2008 Published in the The Lookout – Navy News, 27 May 2016 Published on the Canadian Army Aviation web site – www.canadianarmyaviation.ca/aatts_mess_bar_bell.html The Rivers Bell – A story of honour and thievery A ship’s bell is an essential component of any ship. Usually made of brass with …
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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.