Commentary
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Backup
There have been many calls, in light of the murders of Chris Worden and Doug Scott, for a mandatory backup policy in the RCMP, a policy that would require members to attend many calls with at least one other member. It is long overdue. But as a policy for the well being of members it
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Vimy Underground
Early in the film Vimy Underground (The History Channel – Nov. 6th, 8pm ET) Lt. Col Shane Schreiver descends into a Cavern near Neuville St Vaast France. The cavern, originally constructed by french farmers to hide in in time of war, was used by Canadian Soldiers during the Great War in the days leading up
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Some odds and ends
I can not tell you how disappointed I am in the current government’s decision to no longer fight for clemency for Canadians on death row in the US (There is currently one Canadian on Death Row there). I’ve long been proud of my country’s opposition to the death penalty, now it looks like that is
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Of wolves and inquests
(With apologies to Barry Lopez for the title). Some time ago I wrote a post stemming from the death of Kenton Carnagie, who was killed by wolves in Northern Saskatchewan. I see in the news today that an inquest is being held looking into his death, in part because it has been suggested that a
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Er, I feel safer, more sovereign and strangely poorer already.
An interesting article appeared on CBC’s news site the other day. Apparently the Canadian Government is buy several Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, to patrol the Arctic. Now I’m not quite sure what their purpose will be, the article seems to be saying that they will be taking the place of Aurora
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Of Cats and Birding Cape May
Cape May New Jersey is one of the world’s great birding spots, somewhere that has been long on my list of places I hope to visit some day. It is no longer on that list, as the city has shown that it cares little for the protection of birds, the same birds that draw thousands
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Of ships and sovereignty
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Nanisivik yesterday, to announce that Nanisivik has been chosen to be the new deep water port to service the new Arctic patrol fleet. The choice of Nanisivik as the port is the only logical one for the government to make. For one thing, it already exists. Nanisivik has been
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Happy Hundredth Birthday Scouting
It is the hundredth anniversary of Scouting today. One hundred years ago, Sir Robert Baden-Powell opened the first scout camp on Brownsea Island in Dorset England, creating the movement that has molded hundreds of thousands of young people world wide. There are National Scouting organizations in 155 countries, with Scouting in another 26 territories controlled
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Nutella
Okay, I’m not sure if it drives anyone else nuts (pun quasi-intended) that Nutella puts itself out as part of a nutritional breakfast. I mean come on, it is liquid chocolate bars in a jar. But I have to say that my latest guilty pleasure is Heinz Toddler Biscuits dipped in Nutella. Try ’em.
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Guns and Violence
Okay, I don’t often find myself screaming epithets at people on TV but I just made an exception. Because of the terrible incident in Virginia I’ve occasionally veered away from my usual Treehouse TV fare on to CNN, a network I have to admit I rarely watch. A short while ago I flipped over just