Recent content by Blackadder1916

What goes around, comes around. Your example of a dysfunctional municipal council reminds me of the elected Calgary Board of Education that was so dysfunctional that the Learning Minister dissolved it in 1999 and appointed an official trustee to run the Calgary public schools. One of the...

If one was to view the exchanges between the two children Leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister, one would notice that the Speaker admonished the PM for the "spineless" comment and requested that he withdraw it and reframe his reply to the question. The PM did so. However, the...

They'll probably continue doing the same thing that they've been doing since the regiments were raised. Teaching the soldiers to ride. https://www.forces.net/services/army/eleven-things-know-about-household-cavalry-horses-parade#:~:text=8.,9. As for gender, at least the two legged members of...

https://www.calgary.ca/development/downtown-incentive.html

You are aware, aren't you, that you responded to a post that is twenty years old, written by an individual who was last on this site seventeen years ago?

Historically, the CAF was aware that OCdts are somewhat dim. In that light, all things are made clear if and when necessary. https://www.rmc-cmr.ca/en/training-wing/ocdt-joining-instructions

https://ntv.ca/state-of-emergency-rcmp-warn-of-uncontrolled-fire-near-explosive-material-in-happy-valley-goose-bay/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/happy-valley-goose-bay-explosion-fire-state-of-emergency-1.7179921

And who cannot be mentioned without reference to "Tiffany's Cabaret".

Not a DEU in sight in this photo from 1975. Just "service dress". If one thinks "soldiers" men complained about the uniform of that era, they pale in comparison to the complaints from those who wore the rig in the photo. My spouse back then hated it and only marginally accepted the "pants...

This article from 2021 might be of interest to add to the discussion. https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/reports-publications/excelsior/building-a-career-as-a-construction-technician.html