Recent content by lenaitch

One aspect of enforcement or exercise of authority is the authority, training, equipment, etc. to respond to, in this example, an unfriendly ship who remains adamantly unfriendly to your persuasions (i.e. 'piss off little boat'). The CCG could take on such role if they: were given the legal...

That took me a minute. Well done.

Difficult to speculate. When my former police service rolled out its first mobile forensic ident laser, it required a dedicated 3-ton truck with a generator and colling system. Now, it's in a Pelican box that plugs into a standard outlet.

Any discussion about appearance standards ultimately becomes circular; doesn't matter if it is the military, law enforcement or Tim Horton's. Any bar or line in the sand will, by it's nature, result in people falling outside, and who will feel unfairly treated. When you are in the company's...

Situational. Churchill was beloved as a national leader then shown the door the moment the war was over.

I gave Alford a very quick read. It seems that the Court found that privilege and protection extends to a parliamentarian exercising the business of parliament, which would include said or occurring in the House, Senate or committee. Outside of that, such an interview, scrum, etc., it becomes...

Perhaps a few judiciously timed and placed 'leaks' to the media, and let the court of public opinion define their future. Cheaper in the long run and the official response can be shock and dismay, pledges to take the matter seriously and fully investigate the leak.

Agreed. I worded that poorly. I meant to say those parliamentarians or politicians calling for heads to roll. It's a great sound bite to stand up and beat on the government of the day but they want to hope their bench is clean.

Bob Rae once called politics a blood sport. The recent history of academics involved at the higher level hasn't been pretty. The way politics and governance is going on in many other countries, one take could be that 'we're all growed up'. If they summarily kick people out of government, they...

If I laugh am I insulting the Army? So many rules.

There is legislation governing party financing; they could legislate the nomination rules if there was the will. Those calling for heads on a spike might not be so enthusiastic if it turns out they are wearing their team ball hat.

Sounds like Winnipeg on a normal winter's day. It is alleged that some people like to go there.

Saw this on another forum https://www.progressiverailroading.com/canadian_national/news/CN-launches-new-firefighting-trains--72018

Well, they could have not dropped the vehicle registration fees. Ontario has a big budget but a $Billion in lost revenue isn't chump change. And now they are working towards uploading the Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway so Toronto will STFU about their vanity project at Ontario Place.

If the defence appeals and wins doesn't, in and of itself, mean "the system" is corrupt. It's more of a reflection that the system is populated by humans, and humans are fallible. If the decision is appealled all the way to the SCOTUS, regardless of the outcome, there will be set of people who...