John Stone

.............. standard protocol. Executive Orders are a great way to do an end run around Democracy.

Snipers don't determine battles. The point is that those who had real skin in the game were ignored. more trivia......... To be fair, WWI was a instance where technology and not mere numbers determined outcome...... took France a while to learn that at Verdun but the cost was absolutely stunning........ should mention the Somme and Doug Haig. The idea that a Brit was in overall command of the Canadian Corp in WWI is particularly galling.

Canadians are far less patriotic than Americans - their pride is basically their history. Should be said that Hollywood has a huge say in Americans understanding their history tho.

............. ownership is 9/10 of the law. Arguably Israel is the 3rd most powerful country in the World - they have 3rd strike capability and the potential to attack any target in the World - their reach is far. The 'Samson Option' refers to Israel's nuclear deterrence strategy, which implies massive retaliation with nuclear weapons as a last resort against existential threats. If not for this strategy how concerned would the West be in Israel's defense - just look at Ukraine and the consequence of them naively giving up their nucs! Ukraine was foolish to trust the West............Israel is nowhere near as trusting ......less fool them.

.......... he has redeeming qualities tho. Gotta wonder what is coming leading up to the midterms- there is something in the wind.

Fairly sure Government can't run a business with efficiently - the operation of said business becomes too political. Is CUPE still on strike. What business (??) operation's workers go on strike when they know it's losing billions ..............oh, forgot ...... it's tax payer money.

I'm beginning to believe that the majority of Canadians are ignorant of their history - such as it is. What is somewhat troubling or should be is that it is not taught or if it is, its vetted to either not offend a diaspora or takes on the approach of vilifying those men (mostly) who were icons in Canada's development. With the proportional HUGE immigration into the country don't expect any real allegiance to it - Canadian history will be either disregarded, too Nationalistic, too racist, not woke enough, embarrassing, discriminatory, too NOT Canadian. History needs to be taught, understood - warts and all.

...... if my woman has a tattoo I prefer it to be concealable - small, discrete. Our secret.

........a system that elects a person with charisma over character ........ deserves what it gets.

The rumor is that a FATWA has been issued.

Patel is the right man for the job at hand.

Briefly.......... When WWI ended so did the Ottoman Empire which had sided with the Central powers, although in decline for centuries the Ottoman Empire ruled over vast territories. As the victors, France and Great Britain divided up the spoils and several countries were created; Jordan, Syria, Iraq and what would be labelled the Mandate of Palestine..... by League of Nation decree, under GB control. During the war (1917), GB's Lord Balfour under the direction of the British Gov uttered the Balfour Declaration - basically an agreement to est a Jewish state after the war - it was an attempt to garner Jewish support globally - particularly the U.S. where a large Jewish population resided and had a degree of political clout - the Entente powers were desperate for their support in the war. The Suez Canal was also hugely strategic and the Brits were hoping that post-war the Jews - largely from Russia escaping the pogroms could provide a degree of security - the reasoning was the Russia Jews weren't Arabs - nationalization was always a huge concern? Cut to the chase - Jews began immigrating to what was called Palestine - at first they were the minority - by far, but the numbers grew. The Arabs countries surrounding Palestine resented this immigration, particular in those new countries created in those territories once ruled by the Ottoman Empire. Fast forward to 1948 - Palestine war. When Israel declared Statehood the surrounding Arab countries attacked Israel immediately - at that time Israel expelled hundreds of thousand of so-called Palestinians for fear of a 5th Column - Israel was fighting an existential war. If you go back far enough in time you will discover that Israel does have a legitimate claim to the land.

RE: We’re scared of discussing improvements to the country’s constitution? ........ any federal / provincial talks regarding amending, changing the Canadian Constitution is absolutely fraught with concerns - Quebec would demand the moon - it's like the DOJ appointing a Special Council to investigate and prosecute high ranking individuals in the United States. The problem is, nobody knows where it will lead - like water running over a cement floor. Canada has a province with an elected government determined to secede - and federally they have awesome political clout...... hilarious to think that the Federal wing has a say in what's good for Canada re: passing legislation. Keep in mind that the only way Trudeau (Sr.) could get a concession on repat the Constitution was to offer Quebec the veto, aka Notwithstanding Clause. I daresay you'd have a devil of a time to get Quebec to concede (amend) that concession in our so-called Constitution.

Nobody won WWI ........... if it was a win it was pyrrhic.........very! To be fair, the IDF had destroyed Iran's air defense capability before the attack went in?

Condolences to the family of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. US Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains in critical condition.

.......... a curse on the Dallas Cowboys.

dude, so-called Palestinians did NOT welcome Zionists from Europe or anywhere else , into the British Mandate territory. El Jazeera?? El Pravda!

All this debate is reminiscent of the Ross rifle debate, WWI Canadian Corp. The Ross, although a fine sporting rifle was woefully inadequate for the rigours of trench warfare - largely due to it's tendency to jam at the most inopportune moment? Canada's minister of defense at the time, Sir Sam Hughes- seated thousands of miles away from the battlefield, argued that the rifle was being unfairly vilified ............... by those Canadian Division soldiers tasked with using it and dying in droves. Cost, politics notwithstanding - there is really only one voice that should be listened to and that is those that are the most knowledgeable. Political hacks / industry are not the most knowledgeable, gentlemen. Trump will not be in power forever, on the other hand it is reasonable to expect that as limited as our defense contribution has been, Canada WILL be allied with the US military - NATO or not? Listen to the experts! Yes, they are self-serving - their men? I applaud their willingness to talk truth to power! For the senior brass at the Royal Canadian Air Force, there is no question that they want the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning as the replacement for their aging fleet of CF-18 Hornet fighter planes. They have wanted the F-35, and only the F-35, since this fifth-generation stealth strike fighter was first on the drawing board in 1997. I shudder to think how political the River Class Destroyers will become - Oh, Canada!

.............. just spit balling here but arguably, removing Canada's Head of State would require opening Constitutional Talks (demands?). There is nothing that scares the bejesus out of a sitting PM more than the suggestion of opening a Constitutional debate with the Provinces on any topic ... underline Quebec. The country is locked-in-irons? Any PM that was foolish enough to suggest it would likely be making a swan song ................. for the Country!

u want the hacks to pay attention?? Generally, voter turnout in Canada is pathetic, last election notwithstanding - thanks Justin - the people really were disappointed in your lack of leadership - course the NDP as a National party was destroyed - but I digress, people are complacent - u want the hacks to pay attention? Vote! Do u vote or are you a hypocrite? .............. if you want a complete understanding of how/why Universal Health Care has deteriorated so badly, I'd suggest u read, "DYING TO BE SEEN" / Cathy MacNeil. Cathy with over 4 decades of experience in Health Care describes the erosion of basically planned fiscal maintenance since 1984 - the enaction of the Canada Health Act.

RE: / I think the jury of people who don't like trump is in. Perhaps not surprisingly the people who do like trump have come to a different verdict Biden wasn't actually considered hard left at all, in fact he was basically elected to be the neutral quiet guy who didn't do anything. Some people called it the potted plant campaign, "I will sit in the corner and do nothing of any particularly contentious nature". Which, after 4 years of trump, is largely what the public was looking for. The problem is a lot of the people in his party were very strongly radically left, and as we now know Biden was already beginning to struggle with mental Clarity issues and was being driven by background forces as well as some of the more vocal people in the party. So I think he did what he was told and the people who told him things were in some part more radically left. / CdnFox? And you can't compare Biden as president with Quebec separatists. Those are two radically different political environments that have almost nothing to do with each other and defy a direct comparison Concur - one of us is confused.

...arguably (ironically) Reserves established in the 19th century are really the last bastion of indigenous culture, language?

RE: the last world war was almost a hundred years ago. It has no bearing on policy today. NO BEARING?? Pre WWII the U.S. was isolationist in the extreme (lend-lease notwithstanding). China, Russia, Asia, Korea all came-of-age so to speak as a result of WWII and we are dealing with the fallout to this day. Yugoslavia? OMG! Research the Marshal Plan - the keystone that made the U.S. an economic power. Atomic weapons? (Trinity) Fusion weapons? The United Nations? my fav - Palestine / Israel? Ukraine - breakup of the USSR

............... encore of how the World sees the UNITED states.

RE: Consider biden and his attempts at vax mandates - he literally demanded people set aside their rights 'for the good of the country'. / .......... so why did you mention Biden's name - totally lost me there. No dude, ur trying to put lipstick on a pig - Separatists are def fascist.