February 2011 Re: Enough green-washing (Totonto Sun, February 4, 2011), Charles Adler hits the nail on the head. Three or four times a week, I go to my favourite coffee shop for a cup of coffee. I always order it in a ceramic mug, rather than a disposable cup. However, I frequently chuckle to myself, …
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Jan 13 2011
Serious allegations
Published in the Toronto Sun 11 July 2010 Re: G20 prisoner #0106: Sa (Toronto Sun, July 1, 2010), Wow! I usually agree with Rachel’s columns, but this one is too much. Those are some pretty serious accusations that her friend Tommy Taylor is making. I hope they are investigated thoroughly, and if they prove to …
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Jan 13 2011
Toronto Police in a catch-22
July 2010 Did Toronto Police do the right thing in not confronting the rioters on Saturday when they were damaging property? I don’t think there is a definitive, black & white answer. Sure police could have charged into the crowd and arrested the terrorist idiots, but that is not always the best thing to do …
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Jan 13 2011
Genuine heroes
March 2010 The word hero is thrown around a lot, mostly undeservedly. Two people who are indeed GENUINE heroes are Wasaga Beach Firefighters Jason Bavelaar and Reno Levesque. Bevelaar and Levesque, although off-duty and without their safety equipment, recently entered a burning and smoke-filled Wasaga Beach home and rescued a male occupant, overcome by …
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Jan 12 2011
Knowing when it’s ready
30 May 2010 This is a question that I submitted to Duran Duran’s web site (www.duranduran.com). “Ask Katy” section. How easy (or hard) is it to say that a song is complete; that no more tinkering with the arrangement or re-recording certain elements are necessary? How do you know when the song is done, especially …
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Jan 12 2011
Border agents criticized for entering shelter
March 2010 It boggles my mind how CBSA agents can suddenly become the bad guys just because they are enforcing Canada’s immigration laws (Border agents criticized for entering shelter, March 8, 2010). I think it is pretty galling that Toronto Rape Crisis Centre spokesman Deborah Singh can say that CBSA agents are harassing women. If …
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Jan 12 2011
An open letter to Sir Paul McCartney
August 2005 It was great seeing you perform at the Live 8 concert, playing The Beatles classics that we all enjoy. However, I would like to point out something I’m sure that a lot of people were thinking: wouldn’t it be nice if Ringo came on stage and performed with you. Now a lot of …
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Jan 12 2011
Would you be terrified if your child joined the military?
April 2007 I would be proud if my daughter wanted to join the military. Maybe I’m alittle biased given that I am a former 13-year former Naval Reservist.My father has also served in the Militia for the past 50 years, mymother served in the RCAF Auxiliary, two of my great uncles served inWWII and that …
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Jan 12 2011
The Dangerous Book For Boys
May 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 …
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Dec 28 2010
Scapegoat or murderer?
January 2008 Regarding, Joe Warmington’s column, Canadian Soldier Kills Taliban (Jan. 3, 2009), I would like to add that although we don’t know exactly what happened, this could be a case of history repeating itself. Anyone not familiar with the story of Lt. Harry “Breaker” Morant, a veteran of the South Africa (Boer) War, should …
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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.