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Info junkie, bookworm, military affairs writer & columnist, passionate historian, secular humanist, part-time prof at MSVU, and advocate of the Oxford comma.

Halifax, Nova Scotia
Joined June 2008
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Youth between 16 and 18 can enrol in the CAF as a university student, or at 17 with parental consent & dependent children of a CAF member serving abroad are subject to Cdn military justice and can be court martialed instead of benefitting from Youth Justice Act.
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Military police believed they had a solid case based on statements accused made during an interrogation. But Canadian military prosecutor rejected charges after concluding the woman "subjectively consented." The prosecutor's legal reasoning remains hidden from public scrutiny.
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Canada’s #JAGCAF ignores questions about military lawyers secret (solicitor-client privilege) letters about military members that destroy members' careers. These letters are exempt from the Privacy Act, the Ombudsman and Access to Info, and violate the presumption of innocence.
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Canada's military Prison at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton lies empty almost all the time. But, it continues to have a staff of 28 members of the Military Police branch at a cost $2.2 million per year in salaries for a largely prisoner-less prison. frontline-canada.com/defence…
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Can we finally stop talking about "ethnic Russians" in Ukraine? They're Russian-speaking Ukrainians. You don't call English-speaking Irish people "ethnic English people in Ireland." "Ethnic-Russians" in Ukraine are Kremlin inventions that have been used to justify aggression.
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This command is a tremendous privilege. We will ensure @CanadianArmy is ready to fight and win now and into the future. // Cette commande est un privilège formidable. Nous veillerons à ce que @CanadianArmy soit prête à combattre et à gagner maintenant et à l'avenir.
Deeply honoured by the opportunity to command the @CanadianArmy and build on the foundations laid by LGen Lanthier. Together, we will continue the great tradition of the Canadian Army. We are #StrongProudReady for anything. – LGen Wayne Eyre
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The glee over the death of David Koch - a serious philanthropist with libertarian political views - is a perfect example of how poisonous our politics have become.
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Saving before it gets deleted: "United Kingston"
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Very excited that the NATO Secretary General will be visiting Ottawa. Welcome to Canada Secretary General @jensstoltenberg! See press release here - nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_…
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Tories accuse Trudeau of political interference in Vice-Admiral Mark Norman case bit.ly/2DTu9Oi
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11,000,000 people were killed in the Holocaust. It did not begin with killing, it began with the rhetoric of hate. #HolocaustMemorialDay
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Drive the boat! RUSI(NS) writer Tim Dunne at helm of #RCNavy #submarine #HMCSWindsor underwater 25-26May @RCN_MRC
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Iraqi security forces receive shipment of MRAP vehicles fb.me/7zkg3vjGW
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July 13, 2015 Release # 20150713 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in... fb.me/6EdhiJ7Bg
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Someone at @CanadaNATO really has got balls! ;-) Really gotta say: Love it!
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Special thanks to @TimDunne for looking out for us all weekend. Apologies for the endless stream of questions/requests. Get some sleep!
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Huge, silent throng awaits return of guard to national war memorial. – at Ottawa, Ontario
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This afternoon we've lowered our flags to half mast in honour of the Canadian Reservist who lost his life in Ottawa.
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The only way these men may succeed in their attack on Canada is if we allow them to make us fearful of the future and broken from our past.
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@dalcfps latest output from NSPS workshop series. Next instalment "Human Capital &NSPS" @RCN_MRC @TimDunne #RCNavy
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