Friday, September 25, 2015

What happened in Afghanistan

The last chapter of the Somalia Inquiry




The entire report is here.

Somalia Inquiry report is here from Queen's University qspace..


Thursday, September 24, 2015

The Leaders' debates translated into beer


Stephen Harper:
Molson Canadian or Coors Light, beer that Canadians like and Americans own.

Tom Mulcair:
Granville Island Lager, beer made in Canada with Canadian industry under fair working conditions, to be exported easily and safely through the Beer East pipeline.

Justin Trudeau:
FARMHOUSE HOUBLON.  IT HAS EVERYTHING.  EXCEPT F35s.

Elizabeth May:
We should all grow our own hops.

Gilles Duceppe:
Vous ne pouvez pas boire de la bière et de porter un niqab.

The Pope nails it.

Being at the service of dialogue and peace also means being truly determined to minimize and, in the long term, to end the many armed conflicts throughout our world. Here we have to ask ourselves: Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? Sadly, the answer, as we all know, is simply for money: money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood. In the face of this shameful and culpable silence, it is our duty to confront the problem and to stop the arms trade.

The Magna Carta is 800 years old, alive and well in Canada


Read the whole thing here


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Monday, September 21, 2015

Stephen Harper and the F35 impulse buy

Globe and Mail
National Post story

Fortunately, hotter heads might prevail...

Australian House of Representatives
Review of the Defence Annual Report 2010-2011






Of course, Steve's friend Tony Abbott already ejected:


Sunday, September 20, 2015

The obvious outcome for Canada's General Election


1.  Liberal/NDP coalition

2.  Elizabeth May is Prime Minister