March 2007 Am I the only one who is getting sick of hearing all the contradictory information about the cause of global warming? I don’t deny that global warming is a reality, but whether it is a result of man-made influences or a natural phenomenon is the real question.
Category Archive: Editorials
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Mar 06 2007
The unknown Victoria Cross recipient
February 2007 Author’s note: This article is in response to the article “Give our vets the last word in VC debate”, written by Lorrie Goldstein, which appeared in the Toronto Sun on 7 March 2007. While I do agree with what Lorrie writes, I do think that the first Canadian V.C. …
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Mar 05 2007
We should honour our veterans
March 2007 There is currently a debate before Toronto City council whether new streets should be named after soldiers who died in Afghanistan. A caller to the John Moore Show on CFRB, who identified himself as a WWII veteran, stated that Afghanistan veterans should not receive such an honour because most of them have …
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Mar 01 2007
Gee, glad we could help!
March 2007 Now that Torontonians have significantly reduced their power consumption through energy efficient & expensive compact fluorescent bulbs, restricting use of air conditioners in the summer and keeping the heat down in the winter, what does Toronto Hydro do to thank everyone? They increase the rates they charge to customers by 6.3% starting May …
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Feb 28 2007
A Fallen Comrade
Published in the Blue Line magazine March 2007 It is with great sadness that the West Grey Police Service announces the death of Auxiliary Constable Brad Campbell, 39, a dedicated 3 year veteran of the West Grey Police Service Auxiliary Unit. Auxiliary Constable Campbell sustained serious injuries as a result of an off-duty traffic collision …
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Jan 14 2007
No one’s safe when bullets fly
January 2008 Re: No one’s safe when bullets fly (January 15, 2007), while I don’t believe there is a perfect solution to this problem, I think the only realistic one is to hand out harsh sentences for those who use guns in the commission of an offence, regardless of whether they harm anyone. The sentence …
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Nov 29 2006
Should raw milk be sold legally?
November 2006 The recent raid on the farm of Michael Schmidt, the farmer from the Town of Durham (near Owen Sound), who has been charged with operating a milk-processing plant without a licence, presents some interesting issues on whether raw milk should be legally sold in Ontario.
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Oct 03 2006
Jullian Fantino appointed Commissioner of the OPP
October 2006 Regarding Julian Fantino’s appointment to the OPP: I say bravo Chief Fantino. As someone who served under him during his tenure as Toronto’s chief, I can say he is definitely the man for the job.
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Sep 05 2006
Soldiers aren’t social workers – Canada’s battle scars
Published in the Barrie Advance 10 September 2006 Published in the Toronto Sun 12 September 2006 Regarding NDP Leader Jack Layton’s assertion that Canada should withdraw from Afghanistan as we are a peacekeeper nation: Let’s get one thing straight: those who believe this fanciful myth that Canada is a “peace-keeper nation” obviously haven’t read a …
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Jul 04 2006
The legacy of Dudley George
June 2006 Like it or not, Caledonia has the ghost of Dudley George hanging over it. You have a provincial government so fearful of another native protester being killed by police that they are completely ignoring unlawful behaviour on the part of the native protesters, not to mention its complete refusal to enforce the court …
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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.