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If most of it went in realtor fees, $76k would equate to about a $20 million dollar home. I had no idea generals were required to live in homes of that quality.

did he order Lelslie to move a couple of blocks and submit a claim? Nice work Steve.

They'll be busting out the good Scotch at CN Headquarters

Maybe you could get that translated into Farsi and hand out leaflets on a street corner in Mazar-e-Sharif. We wouldn't want to see this happen again.

Nice try. We both know that listeners to CBC- who are far more likely to be supporters of their bias than non listeners- and hence callers to the only national CBC live call in program are far less likely to be diverse in their opinions than non listeners. I used Enright as an example to point out that comapred to other CBC institutions, Murphy is quite balanced and fair on CCC. His biggets problem is the lack of diversity of callers, its hard to represent both sides when only one listens or calls. But as we both note, Murphy does try despite that severe handicap. I was not aware that Murphy has shows every week on climate change and the oilsands. Where exactly is that on my radio dial?

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. The popcorn was pretty good.

I hope Omar is OK in medium security. I mean personally safe. The inmates in high security tend to be a lot more isolated from each other than in medium security. he's a celebrity. They often don't do so well in jail in these circumstances.

I don't think the military pays for any moves within a city during the members career. An exception might be when the military requests a move locally, but I cannot think iof a circumstance. Perhaps if the military was closing supplied base housing? Many, many members moving to CFB Edmonton a decade or more ago bought modest homes there when they transferred for the reason that it was the first place they could afford to do it. The costs would be pretty standard for them and the military (moving costs only), because of course as buyers they don't pay real estate fees to buy a house. DND does not pay for moves from rental-to-purchase in the same place, or from purchase to purchase since those moves have nothing to do with a military- requested(or odered) relocation. I don't know about personal priorities, but in my opinion the cost of housing where they are going is a determining factor.

see above. Most of the 'foreign born ' population is from white Europe. Very few of those get to become citizens.

That is in itself a logical fallacy, since the diversity of persons who actually tune in to CBC is very doubtful. He is longwinded, but Murphy is unfailingly polite in hearing them out, and refreshingly challenges them occasionally. He is one of the very few CBC commentators who make an attempt at balance. He is very unlike somebody like the one trick pony Michael Enright( a longtime CBC staffer and radio personality) , who has no problem regularly violating this policy: " CBC journalists do not express their own personal opinion because it affects the perception of impartiality and could affect an open and honest exploration of an issue".

Get used to it. With the aging population and the resulting intense pressure on our health care system- far more than there is now- every province will be delisting services in coming years. For the record, these supplies are not covered in Alberta under general govt plans.

Hmmmmm. I really wonder if the rules permit paying expenses for a move within the same community. It does not make sense. It does make sense to have an end-of-career relocation paid for by the govt, but within the same community? Never heard of that before.

Nope. Thats why we pay consular staff, to make those assessments of need. They do it every day, and do not act uniformly or act at all, just becauswe you're a citizen. There are plenty of Canadians in prisons world wide who get help from consualr staff, but there are far more who get nothing much after their situation is assessed. The bais of the assessment is: were they treated fairly under the laws of the country? The 'help' is anything but automatic. People that are helped by consular staff abroad most often have to pay for it - which is only fair. The dual citizenship 'issue' is anything but,and it has nothing to do with the rights and responsibilites of Canadian citizens- dual or singe or multiple citizens. No degrees of equality, so stop arguing as if there were please. The 'question' is answered by either consular staff in day to day calamities, or by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in large dustups where Canadians are affected. For Example, Foreign Affairs got involved after the sinking of the Costa Concordia, where a bunch of Canadians found themselves without documents or money, sodden on the beach in Italy. Consualr staff would provide travel documents and perhaps airfare home if absolutley necessary. Every person affected would have had to eventually pay for the new passports, and for their travel costs. They could likely get it back from th cruise line, but they'd still have to pay it back in any case.

Not only that, but you missed out on the yummy giraffe burgers too. Tasted like chicken. of course

Wrong. The answer is no, he would not be entitled to welfare, health care, OAS or any number of social programs because he is not a resident. if he establishes residceny, then he becomes elegible. Get it straight: being a citizen and being a resident are two different things. He has returned to Canada many times, has used the health care system a few times, and has paid for it both through private travel insurance and cash out of pocket.

There are no degrees of equality in Canadian citizenship. All citzens have the same rights and obligations no matter where they are born, or where they reside. I knwo that chaps a lot of asses, but so it goes. The rules regarding UK citzenship(and I'm in the same situation as you) have nothing to do with the rights and obligations of Canadian citzenship. Its their rules. Oh, and getting or keeping a Canadian passport is NOT an entitlement. It is a privilege, which can be withheld or withdrawn by the government. The Canadian government has no actual duty to help Canadians singly or en masse in times of need. Every case is assessed on its merits.

Will Gateway end up morphing into thousands of rail cars and supertankers in Prince Rupert or Vancouver?.

Fear of foreigners? Huh? I know the intimate details of Sourays relationship with management. He left because of his relationship with Lowe and Tambellini. Fact. Nope. The only one of the young uns I'd trade is Yakupov, but only because his trade value will continue to plummer as his salary expectations for his second contract soar. No, I'd like to see the team rebuild starting with where it shoulod have started several years ago: with the wholesale firing of management for failing to build any sort of surrounding cast for the high draft picks. Start with Lowe, dump all the pro and amateur scouting crew, all the assistants and take a hard lok at Eakins who has not performed either. In management, keep Patrick Laforge and his marketing bunch because they have managed to grow revnue with a wretched, shitty product. Begin where you must begin- at the beginning. Prune heartily and thoroughly. Sacrificed implies they don't deserve to be fired. In act, what they deserved was never to be hired since they are not professional coaches, which they have amply proven over and over again. They are just a symptom of the disease of course. Nopoe. Stoll and Greene are precisely the type of gritty players we desperately need. And Stoll wins faceoffs. Belov is another complete bust. He plays way too soft for the NHL, pretty pathetic for a big man. Note that he was a healthy scratch for the last four games befpore the Olympic break, which is astonishing when you consider how bad the Oiler defence is as a group. Grebeshkov was terrible before, and worse now. Who is advising MacT on pro players like Belov and Grebeshkov. Though really it does not matter, somebody has to take responsibility, and nobody does on this team. They're my team forever, but the OIlers have some heavy, heavy rot at their core. I don't see anything changing in the near future with this management group. Just watch them find a significant job for Ryan Smyth in the off season...... And let us add Dave Semenko as another old boy name that has stunk the joint out for years- with no consequences.

Sorry , I don't agree. My first flight was as a child, in the 60s, trans Atlantic to the UK. It was absolutely thrilling on the way over. Boring as shit on the way back, It hasn't gotten any more or less interesting since. Last time I flew was to Panama a month ago, I was sitting near a bunch of teens on their first flight. They were very excited and curious , their first time on a plane. Bet they slept on their way home. It was always a matter of enduring the boredom of sitting and looking at the back of the seat in front of you. At least the back of the seat has movies in front of you, instead of a doily. And.... the boredom is cheaper. What I'm trying to say is that the travel itself has not changed at all really. What has changed is how we perceive it. It allows us to be nostalgic and indulge our penchant for romanicng the good old dasys. For air travel, these are undoubtedly the good old days, right now for the hundreds of millions of people who can actually see a world they could not 50 years ago.

It is probably the best, freshest most organic meal those lions have eaten in their captive lives. Until somebody stumbles into their enclosure.

Canada. Under NAFTA, the tradeoff is continental access to energy security(US benefit) vs access to markets(Canadian Benefit). You are not required to have equal benefit to both countries in every economic sector or for every project.

Delightful is not the right word. The glamour of air travel was strictly in the eye of the beholder, and we got jaded in a hurry oince we actually looked up. It was exotic, a novelty, something only a privileged few could afford. People were alert and chipper and engaged, excited to be travelling so quickly. After a few years they looked up and noticed they were in fact trapped in a giant plastic cigar with tight quarters, smoke, teeny toilets and bad food. It was still as noted above, boring and cramped- but new to those few who could afford it.

They play much better than him in both ends of the ice. RNH is pretty good defensively. Hall and Eberle have their moments too. But mostly what the others do that Yak doesn't do is work hard. It's already blown. If they don't trade him, he will have his hand out bigtime and when they won';t pay him(and he isn't worth much in dollar terms) he'll demand to get out and (as witnessed recently with guys like Pronger and Souray) they'll try. But the rest of the league won't pay him either, so hello KHL at age 21 or so. Eberle is struggling this year a bit, but who isn't on this 2014 cluster f**k? Here's the acid test: would the Oilers get some premium player(s) for Eberle now? The answer is yes, they would. Would the Oilers get premium player(s) for Yakupov. Definitely not. The kid is the first overall pick and is supposed to show some indication of being not a decent player- he is supposed to be a franchise level player. And he is far, far from that and shows no signs at all of getting there. They've blown it horribly, again. What will be left in a 'few years'.? Do you think Hall, Eberle, RNH, J Schultz, Yakupov etc will still be sitting around here year after year of being humiliated every season. I wouldn't, if I were them. They can get their money anywhere in the league. The Oilers were average or worse through the 90s. Their horrible years started way before Hall, when Doug Weight left and we literally had no skill and no #1 centre until they drafted poor RNH, which is asked to something no baby should be asked. We're not in the middle of a rebuild, we're a few years in and making no progress despite having the #1 pick three years in a row. I think we will have to pretty much start over. We can keep a few of these guys if they want to stay, but again what is their incentive tio remain. "stick around guys, we'll suck some more!". Why should I believe a f**king word they say when results tell the tale? Not results this year, but the last dozen. Howe on earth can Bucky and Steve Smith survive FIVE head coaches on temas that just get worse all the time? Their credibility is shot for me. Their pro scouting might be worse than their draft and trade records. Belanger, Barker, Eager, Belov, Grebeshkov for Christs sake.-and on and on, complete wastes of roster spots. Every time we play the Kings I see Stoll and Greene out there, exactly the kind of players we need and guys that Lowe gave away for nothing.

The Swiss are not a good example of anything to do with immigration. The numbers admitted for any reason are small, It is not easy to get residency there, and citizenship is really hard to get for anybody. They are xenophobes compared to most Western democracies.

It was never delightful, since you are still crammed into the same plastic tube sniffing your neighbours farts and eating TV dinners as you were brofre now. Way back in the day when it was considered somewhat glamorous, it was also really expensive in relative terms. Very few could afford it.