Changes to training forced by budget cuts could leave military less ready for a fight, experts warn

Internal budget cuts at the Department of National Defence are being blamed for the Canadian Armed Forces decision to make radical changes to training for fighter pilots and for soldiers destined for Latvia — an overhaul that experts warn could undermine military readiness.

The army is no longer requiring that troops headed for deployment in Eastern Europe take part in a major qualifying exercise at the base in Wainwright, Alta., the department said in a media statement issued after CBC News asked questions.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

WARMINGTON: If tents at University of Toronto aren’t removed now, a campground will remain for months

Move over graduation season, it’s camping season at University of Toronto.

But camping without a permit.

It’s 10 PM and surprise surprise U of T caves.

UofT says protesters must stop by 10 p.m.

In handouts to protesters on the lawn, the university told students that they must stop protesting by 10 p.m. The consequences of not doing so were not made clear.

The university, in its handout, also noted that no hate speech or discriminatory language would be tolerated, no structures — including tents — could be erected, and no fires or excessive noise would be allowed.

A really good read on the U of T “protest” by a Prof. To my shock very few actual students are involved.

A short note on the encampment that’s now set up here in Toronto @UofT. I snuck into it today (I told them I was a fellow comrade who’d stepped out to get a cig – not exactly crack security). I think it’s only fair to talk to the folks and see what’s going on before judging. 1/x

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

Guy who stole bread from the mouths of children for 14 years says don’t steal from Loblaws on account they got integrity

Galen Weston calls Loblaw boycott ‘misguided criticism’, says grocer not responsible for higher prices

Loblaw (L.TO) chairman Galen Weston on Thursday called the boycott of the company “misguided criticism”, saying the company is not responsible for higher food prices and denouncing calls to steal from the grocery chain.

Speaking at the company’s annual meeting of shareholders on Thursday, Weston said that the grocery industry has faced “unprecedented criticism” amid higher food prices, and that “it is natural Loblaw would be singled out as a focal point for media and government and, of course, consumer frustration.” Weston also says that while shareholders “may be troubled by these often-repeated stories,” the grocery retailer “has and will continue to act with integrity.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

West-hating pro-Palestinian protests are a harbinger of much worse to come

Covid is long since over, but the protesters still wear face masks: the ignorant, entitled little delinquents running riot in so many of the world’s greatest universities are truly an embarrassment. The product of a catastrophic social experiment, of years of brainwashing and coddling, they embody all of the Western world’s most debilitating pathologies.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023", "Progressive Paradise"

The menace the U.S. confronts from space

News that Russia may have the ability to launch nuclear bombs through space made headlines around the globe, but other world events soon stole the attention — much to our detriment, because what we’ve read and have been told is not even half the story.

The remaining part is much scarier. Not only could a trajectory through space accelerate the speed at which a missile could strike us, it limits our ability of detection and threatens the very satellites that make our modern day lives possible.

Cell phones. Internet. Television. Plane travel. And, most importantly, national defense.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

GOLDSTEIN: Long medical wait times costing Canadians billions, report says

The only medical procedure in Canada to have express service is euthanasia.

Long wait times for medical treatment cost 1.2 million Canadian patients an estimated $3.5 billion in out-of-pocket expenses last year, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.

The fiscally conservative think-tank said the estimate — averaging $2,871 per patient — is conservative because it only includes costs borne directly by patients waiting for treatment in terms of lost productivity during an average work week.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

The ‘Palestinian State’: Hamas Plays Westerners for Fools – Again

After slaughtering 1,200 Israelis and kidnapping 240 others on October 7, 2023, the Iran-backed Hamas terror group is again trying to dupe gullible Westerners, including the Biden administration and the European Union, into believing that it has accepted the “two-state solution.” The solution envisages the creation of a sovereign and independent Palestinian state next to Israel, on the entire lands of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

BC’s Journey to Drug Decriminalization and Back Again

British Columbia has taken a step back in its drug decriminalization pilot, the latest twist in its decades-long push for more and more permissive approaches to drugs.

The B.C. government’s guiding idea has been that destigmatizing drug use is the key to helping addicts, but it has long faced pushback on this approach due to public safety concerns.

History is repeating itself in a way, with current events mirroring the province’s experience throughout the 1990s and 2000s. But the situation has intensified—it’s not just about needle exchanges or designated injection sites anymore. Now, it’s about rampant drug use in all sorts of public places, hospitals included.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inDrug Legalization, Drugs