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Yes, they're old and buried in the past, and they are almost all dead. The Legion will soon be gone too, unless the younger ones just take it over, do it their own way, as they should and could.

He's 85. It was time for him to go a very long time ago.

Do you mean French "foreigners"? Danish? Swiss? American? Irish? Please clarify.

That's been a common experience. It's very sad.

Extremists are extremists. What their particular brand of delusional and hateful religion is doesn't matter.

That's what they want you to believe, soldier, but it ain't the truth.

His disgusting comment is proof enough of his ignorance about the war. If he's ever attended any large Remembrance Day parade, he would have seen Indian people marching in British Raj uniforms.

Perhaps. Bolivia also has large deposits of lithium. That's why the US just stealthily invaded it too.

1) Then you didn't read the post I was replying to: That Cherry was referring to "you people" in Toronto/Mississauga where he lives, South Asian people. 2) The old WWII vet on TV said they haven't got enough people to sell poppies anymore. 3) He also said the younger vets weren't interested in volunteering to sell poppies, and they're "screwed up". 4) Afghanistan has the biggest deposits of uranium known in the world. Maybe you didn't see evidence of roads being built, hydro transmission put in, trucks in and out ... none related to army business but private companies ... but other Canadian soldiers did see that.

Alberta isn't getting ripped off. Albertans pay more income tax to Ottawa because on Albertans make more money than Canadians in other provinces. Are we supposed to feel sorry for you about that?! You've had a good run, pissed it all away and not prepared for a future beyond oil, so that may change as the oil industry becomes obsolete. Then Alberta may again be a beneficiary of equalization. Is that what you hope for? Do you hope for more Albertans to become unemployed or low wage workers, or old and poor, so that you can receive more money from Ottawa? Because those are your choices.

If by "some white guy" you mean the US of Asshole, you're approaching reality.

I expect he's pretty tired of trying to cover for Cherry's bloopers, when Cherry is unapologetic and unappreciative.

And orthodox Catholics' and other fundamentalists' homophobia is handled gingerly too. Religion makes people stupid, imo, but it is what it is.

As I said, I became aware through one family's story, and they referenced "many" others. However, homosexuality is controversial in their communities, not spoken of much, so no, you won't find it discussed openly. Certainly, Canada is home to more progressive Muslims who fled the extremists. I don't think that's a secret.

And ... clearly Don Cherry is unaware of the fact that 2.5m Indian soldiers fought for Britain, and 87,000 died. The British Raj, as part of the Allied Nations, sent over two and a half million soldiers to fight under British command against the Axis powers.... Over 87,000 Indian soldiers (including those from modern day Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh) died in World War II.[2] Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from 1942 asserted the British "couldn't have come through both wars [World War I and II] if they hadn't had the Indian Army." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_in_World_War_II As usual, racism arises from ignorance of reality and an unwarranted sense of white superiority. Also worth noting: POPPIES WERE HARD TO FIND THIS YEAR. There are few WWII vets left, and they were desperately looking for volunteers to sell them. The Legion is on its last legs, as it is stuck in WWI & WWII, and was incapable of welcoming or assisting more recent vets - eg, from the Afghanistan campaign. The old guys did not want to deal with their PTSD, and their bitter realization that they'd been used in a war for oil and uranium for the profits of rich business interests. No glory in that.

Sounds like Cherry was ready to go. So it's a win-win.

They're entitled to fire someone who's bad for business. I'm pretty sure there are some Conservatives who are not racist.

Wrong. You are very naive. Free speech only means you won't go to jail. It doesn't protect you from getting fired. Your employer can fire you for many reasons, and racist comments that reflect on your employer are certainly one of them.

Don Cherry is popular with the white supremacists. Who would have guessed! Lol It's too bad that he was allowed to carry on until he had to be 'retired' in shame.

Quite willing. I buy few clothes, and only natural fibres. I don't drive. My cabs are electric. I don't have a computer. Find me an environmentally friendly smartphone, and I'm golden. Lol

I distinguish between healthy capitalism and predatory capitalism. Predatory capitalism lies to people and corrupts governments to promote products that are destructive to people and environments. I'm not sure how we address that, but the distinction is absolutely necessary.

"mass immigration" is caused by predatory capitalists destroying other countries to steal their natural resources. Protest that.

You are speaking truth, bcsapper. We need to address the predatory capitalist destruction of the environment that is destabilizing populations worldwide.

Hahahahaha! Well, it's true of many of the posters here, you most obviously. If I was a Marxist, I wouldn't be ashamed to admit it. (But I've never even read Karl Marx. Lol) But white supremacists always deny being white supremacists. Why are you ashamed of it? Syrians are integrating very well into Canadian society. You quoted some 3 year old data from the time they were still arriving. Your data is not accurate. If you expect Turkey to integrate the 3.6m refugees already there, then I guess we could be taking a whole lot more. 1.5m immigrants and refugees over 5 years is only 300,000 per year. That's no biggie. Of course, the best ways to reduce people's need to migrate worldwide is to stop subsidizing fossil fuels: - reduces climate-related migration (a factor in Syrian instability) - reduces invasion and destabilization of countries for their oil. (the main factor in Syrian instability) Syria is just an example. But many other waves of immigration (after the second world war waves) were caused by US wars of aggression for oil and minerals - wars that were deviously instigated to destabilize countries and take control of their natural resources for private profit, causing people to flee. Fix that.

Albertans would be wise to listen. There's nothing but expensive appeasement of the stupidest among them in what Kenney is doing. He has no vision for a future for Alberta beyond oil, and that's absolutely necessary in a leader.