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 …
Category Archive: Unpublished Newspaper Articles
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The Right to Quit
January 2009 Regarding Mireille Levesque’s letter, (The right to quit, January 1, 2009), I absolutely agree that American war resisters/deserters should have the right to quit the military.
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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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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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Toronto’s 30 Nothings
October 2008 Regarding Andrew Ross’ article "Toronto’s 30-nothing generation needs help (Toronto Sun, October 26, 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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War Deserter Should Go Home
July 2008 I find it quite disappointing that Corey Glass’ deportation has been stayed (War resister stays in Canada, for now, Toronto Sun, July 10). While I can understand that Glass may have been mislead by Indiana National Guard recruiters regarding whether he would have to serve in a foreign country, he completely looses …
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There’s No Debate Here
May 2008 While Toronto City Council is debating whether new streets should be named after soldiers who died in Afghanistan, some feel that Afghanistan veterans should not receive such an honour because most of them have been killed by roadside bombs, rather than in combat. I am very uncomfortable with the idea of pigeonholing …
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Make TTC Special Constables Full Police Officers
March 2008 In light of the recent shooting at the Spadina subway station (Witness to a shooting, March 29), it’s high time the Toronto Transit Commission Special Constables were given full police status and armed. Currently, as unarmed Special Constables, they are Peace Officers and as such have the authority of a Police Officer …
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Give Me a March Break
March 2008 In the aftermath of a massive snowsttorm dumping over a foot of snow on Barrie, I felt compelled to write this letter to personally thank my Toronto Sun carrier for waiting until the Monday, March 10, after the storm to deliver my paper (no I’m not being sarcastic, I really mean it).
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Use of Tasers in Question
November 2007 I will open by stating the obvious: the death of Robert Dziekanski after being taSered by the 4 RCMP officers should not have happened. I don’t know anyone who would agree wtih that more that the RCMP offiicers themselves. Although none of us "arm-chair quarterbacks" really know what was going through the …
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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.
