Monthly Archives: July 2010
Afghan War Journals Pt.3: What does it say about us?
So what do the War Journals actually say about us? This is a complex question, as it requires a definition of ‘us’. For the purposes of this article there are three groups that it refers to, the average civilian, the … Continue reading
Afghan War Journals Pt. 2: Military Secrecy
We’ll start the meat of this mini-series with a look at the use and need for military secrecy as it plays against the need for Government transparency. (Link: FRM Official stance on Transparency in government). When looking at the issue … Continue reading
Afghan War Journals Pt 1: Classifications and Terms
It’s Sunday July 25th and the largest breach of military security that the continent has ever suffered has just happened. To sum it up, the whistleblower site wikileaks managed to get its hands on some 90,000 data logs that cover … Continue reading
Protecting the Privacy of Canadians – By the Hon. Tony Clement
This article was written by the Hon. Tony Clement (P.C), Member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka, it appeared in La Presse (en Francais). Do you believe that the government should be asking you what time you leave for work in … Continue reading
The F-35 and Sound Military Decisions
The Conservative government has just announced the purchase of 65 new F-35 Joint Strike Force fighters, and within minutes the Liberals have threatened to cancel the project not based on any sound military decisions, but because it was based on … Continue reading
The Death of the Long Census Form
For those that haven’t heard, the Government has finally scrapped the “Long Census Form”. Basically it works like this, every five years the government of Canada issues a census which, by law, must be filled out and returned. The majority … Continue reading
The Republic of Canada?
Our head of state, Queen Elizabeth the Second, after a 9 day whirlwind tour of this fine nation we call Canada, has left to return to the foreign shores of her home, and our ally, the United Kingdom. Go back … Continue reading
Queens Address to the UN – July 6th, 2010
Mr President, Secretary-General, Members of the General Assembly, I believe I was last here in 1957. Since then, I have travelled widely and met many leaders, ambassadors and statesmen from around the world. I address you today as Queen of … Continue reading
The Real Canada
I spent the morning in the city, banging up hard against incoherent rules and regulations designed for an infantilized public. Two hours wasted, and nothing accomplished. To make up for that, this afternoon I took Sybil out for a slow … Continue reading
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