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Yeah, watching moguls now and an watched some normal jump and short track just before. I am loving the quality of the feed and the option to watch different events across the ctv spectrum (tsn , sportnets, main network, etc). EDIT: Goddyamn! I missed this one on NBC! http://yuill.ca/archives/nbc-the-story-of-michael-j-fox-who-ran-across-canada-for-cancer#

I guess it's still too early for me to judge, and most of my criticisms were about the preshow. What did you like better?

I guess you're confused about the meaning behind me saying I'm totally wrong. I'm totally fine being wrong. Especially if it helps move the discussion forward. I maintain my offer that, if you're sincerely interested, I'll let you know more about their story when they return. Here's the lead from the OP article: "Two months after nearly dying in the Canadian wilderness, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is healthy and ready to fight – against challengers to his belt and against anyone advocating health care reform in the U.S." Sounds like a discussion about both systems to me. The rest of the thread definitely headed there. That and the thread is in in a forum called "Canada/United States Relations"...

Sure, it was a dumb question, poorly phrased AND a rude interruption.

I'm glad MacKenzie is still around. He's been a stable voice in the media for the military. My one complaint about his op piece was with respect to the reporter who asked the CDS about whether he feels responsible. It was a dumb question, poorly phrased, but it was just a question. The second “body blow” to be taken by Gen. Natynczyk in the past few days and contemptible? No. The CDS is a big boy who has to spend a lot of his waking life in front of the cameras. I'm sure he respects that the role of the media in a democratic society means sometimes crossing into grey areas, just as it does for the military.

I pretty much checked out of CTV last night after they held a competition where some dudes in whistler stripped for free beers. Maybe I'll give RDS a try (the alpine events sound better in french, anyway). I think CTV's biggest problem is that they're disoriented by all of the vehicles to which they're trying to feed.

I'm totally wrong for ever mentioning them. I completely retract everything I said about them. There, poof, gone. Still, I've offered a lot of very specific criticisms and complements throughout this thread for both systems. On the other hand, you and BC have been very vocal about the failures of the canadian system, but quite quiet about your own...

I was also saying the same to friends last night. Although the games haven't yet really begun, I'm already regretting CTV winning this over the CBC.

This was my least favourite part of the show, too.

I think VANOC matched China's opening ceremony experience with a tenth of the budget and without the ability to 'volun-tell' millions of people into service. That luge/bobsled run continues to pose a risk to the uninitiated. As tragic as it was, I do hope that his legacy was well read by the other new downhill track olympians.

Ain't no thing. The whole show was an incredible feat. If there was a 'glitch' today it was the demise of the georgian luger during practice earlier today. I hope that his team can move forward with confidence.

The presumption of innocence is the foundation of any competent justice system. But it has nothing to do with the court of public opinion.

... including Donald Rumsfeld

The police are clearly covering all angles. I had just finished reading an article in the Globe about a 'bizarre escalation' working theory when I clicked on your post link. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-women-were-asphyxiated-source-says/article1465532/

:crickets: hmm, that's what I thought.

He wasn't a fighter pilot. He flew challenger jets and airbuses. Save his stint as CO of Camp Mirage, he spent most of the past ten yrs as a student (Masters degree, French second language training) and a bureaucrat.

All people live with a moral code, even criminals. But only moral relativists think this means we can't judge certain moral codes as inferior.

Anyone who's been to mirage isn't going to buy the argument (if he tries) that serving there gave him PTSD.

They're not here. You think the politicians have their fingers on the selection of directors and DGs? They could care less.

The CBC is just following the CP style guide, which states that titles are to be used in the first reference but seldom after.

I do not want to live in a country where the elected government is intimately involved in the selection of bureaucrats. I understand the role for this at the most senior levels (like The CDS and environmental chiefs in a military context, Deputy Ministers, or Chiefs of Staff, when there is a need to impose political will over a whole organization). If there is a weak point for the conservatives, it's that they have done too much of this lower level patronage appointing to other government agencies. I just don't see how or why the promotion of an LCol to Colonel and Wing Commander and, who was by all counts a competent employee, should fall on their laps. EDIT: I just read that he was CO for Camp Mirage in 2005-2006, which meant his appointment to head the theatre support element for afghanistan (a critical line for everything, from troops to weapons and food) came under the liberals. Should I be afraid to vote for them, too?

I will never vote harper and yet, I couldn't possibly find a way to pin this on the man. What does a serial killer in a bureaucracy of thousands have to do with the politicians who guide on policy?

Yes, but I'm not saying that he doesn't also have political points to gain from it.... he is still a politician.

According to the polls, Harper is a very strong part of the Conservative brand. If anything, using his name would be a boon to the party.

You can look at this as a case of the leader of the fourth party grandstanding by announcing he may have a reason for skipping school next session. But prostrate is a serious issue because, undiagnosed, it can lead to severe illness and death. By sharing, he reminds us men that we are not invulnerable and that, for all of us (men and women), regular checkups are important. Not unlike his ideological foe, Preston Manning, did in 2001. I'm still not voting for him but I do sincerely wish him well. Despite his plastic front, I know he is a good person and is good for this country.