CANADA
#1 — CNews | Three horses dead at Stampede
CALGARY — Three horses died at the Calgary Stampede after a chuckwagon race crash Thursday night.
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#2 — Globe | Supreme Court rulings align copyright with digital reality
The Supreme Court has dashed the hopes of Canadian composers and music publishers with a series of rulings on copyright that includes a declaration that music publishers should not receive more money when their songs are downloaded over the Internet than when they are bought in a store.
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#3 — LFP | Cops don disguise to nab drivers
See that guy dressed like a construction worker standing on the median in the busy downtown intersection? How about that guy a few blocks away wearing old clothes while watching the traffic come and go?
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#4 — NP | Gurney: Tories bring another proud moment in military procurement history
On Wednesday afternoon, just minutes before final bids from private corporations were due, the federal government unexpectedly cancelled the process to replace the Canadian Army’s fleet of trucks with 2,300 new vehicles. In a statement sent out to the interested companies, the government claimed that, “Economic, marketplace and budgetary circumstances have changed since this solicitation process began. Therefore, the government of Canada needs to reassess this procurement to ensure that the right equipment is acquired for the army at the best value for Canada, prior to proceeding with a new solicitation.”
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#5 — OC | Unfolding crisis in Mali could draw in Western countries
OTTAWA — Canada is facing the possibility of being dragged into a new war against Islamic extremists as the situation in the West African nation of Mali quickly spirals towards chaos.
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WORLD
#6 — BBC | Syria unrest: ‘Massacre leaves 200 dead’ in Tremseh
Some 200 people have been killed in an attack on the Syrian village of Tremseh, opposition activists say.
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#7 — CNN | Farmers suffer as soaring temperatures worsen drought in Midwest
(CNN) – A severe drought is spreading across the Midwest this summer, resulting in some of the worst conditions in decades and leaving more than a thousand counties designated as natural disaster areas, authorities said.
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#8 — Fox | Complaint seeks to have Holder disbarred after contempt vote
Fallout from the Operation Fast and Furious scandal continues to spread, as Attorney General Eric Holder faces a new call to be disbarred or penalized after he was found in contempt of Congress.
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#9 — DM | Sunday Mirror crime reporter and Daily Star Sunday deputy news editor arrested
Two journalists arrested by detectives investigating corrupt payments to public officials have been released on bail, Scotland Yard said.
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#10 — Telegraph | Mullah Omar could be Afghan president, Hamid Karzai says
Hamid Karzai has said the supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammad Omar, could run for political office and even the Afghan presidency if he abandoned his armed struggle.
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Gurney: Tories bring another proud moment in military procurement history: A screwed up jet replacement program, ice capable high arctic patrol vessels dropped, a high arctic naval facility turned into a glorified fuel cache on the beach.
All promises made – all promises unfulfilled.
At what point, I wonder, are good CPC
foot soldierssupporters going to drop the “we support the troops” talking point handed to them by their party and leader and start comparing the Harper Government with the Liberals and their words and actions?O.K., let’s compare…….in random order:
Thanks to Liberals…….”The unarmoured Iltis jeep carrying two Canadian soldiers killed in an explosion in Kabul was deemed inadequate for patrolling outside military bases in Afghanistan by a top U.S. commander more than a year ago.”
Thanks to Liberals…….The Unification that Tore the CF Apart:
“The weapon of destruction Paul Hellyer used was called Unification. Paul did have other moments, but I will deal only with Unification; as he did have the courage to resign when his party (Liberals) would not accept and pass a Housing Bill he authored. But Unification blundered on, through many subsequent Defense Ministers, until we ended up with the military shambles we have today. The destructive treatment of the CF (Canadian Forces) has been cumulative and there are many shoulders to spread it on. The Prime Ministers the Rt. Hon. P.E. Trudeau and the Rt. Hon Jean Chretien are ultimately to blame.”
Thanks to Liberals……”The effects of the political destruction of the Canadian Forces become obvious when a Navy ship, that needs an out of date and barely serviceable Sea king Helicopter for it’s eyes and ears, goes to sea for one day and returns the next, after it’s eyes and ears fail and then re-deploys without eyes or ears, but takes another ship a long, perhaps to tow the lot home! ”
Thanks to Liberals…….”Mr. Chrétien cancelled the maritime helicopter program in 1993 out of concern the country couldn’t afford it at a time of a large deficit. The Liberal government paid a $500-million penalty for the cancellation and the project was restarted years later.” (and our troops are still waiting for a replacement helicopter some 20 yrs later!)
Okay, getting tired……back to you, sl.
Yes, yes, yes…. we agree that the Liberals were not the CAF’s best friend by a long shot – how does that address any of the things I brought up beentheredonethat? How does it address veteran benefits clawbacks the Harper Government is engaging in?
Answer, it doesn’t, all it does is complain about the other guy in defence of your guy.
I think you’re blaming the wrong crowd, “sl”. Perhaps you should take a harder look at Harper’s “backup” — a civilian fifth column really “pissed off” who hate him and all he stands for. I’m watching but when I look at the f-35 debacle or military trucks I can’t help thinking that he needs to fire them all.
In most new government’s which take power that usually happens. I find it somewhat disconcerting that Harper is still labouring along in “La La Land” trying to appease the left. I wouldn’t for one minute tolerate that agenda. I would make a point of finding out who killed that truck contract in the last sixty seconds and it would be “poof, you’re gone”.
I would also want to know who was holding up the f-35 contract.
The simple truth is this.
“Trudeaupian” civil servants have held this country hostage for many years because we can’t fire them and every time a conservative government is elected they must fight through this conservative “sucking” quicksand. I know that and YOU know that.
So start picking on the people who are causing the trouble. That would NOT be conservatives. Rather, it would be those who believe Trudeau still lives.
Am I accusing the Canadian public service appointed by Trudeau and Chretien of screwing Harper?
“You betcha!”
Goodnight, everyone.
This far into Harpers term of office I think that blaming Trudeau & Chretien is more than just a little bit of a stretch Jack.
The old ‘everybody hates us‘ line is also getting weak – how many years is it going to take before you decide Harper has been around long enough to shoulder responsibility for his decisions and how he has chosen to conduct himself?
Without claiming defense of anyone SL I am just curious why you blame Harper for Chretien’s ordering the F35s. Its not like Harper had a much of a choice. There is only one potential aircraft and Chretien had already committed Canada into buying it. Harper had two choices. He either went ahead with the purchase to all the moaning and complaining of the oppos or he backed out of the consortium to all the moaning and complaining of the oppos. We saw how well backing out of the EH 101′s worked out for Canada didn’t we. BTW where are those Sikorskys Chretien ordered? Wouldn’t be an acquisition SNAFU would there be?
If you read my comment, which you obviously didn’t, you would have seen that I did not blame Harper for ordering them, I blamed him for screwing things up.
I have yet to figure out how Harper screwed up except in the feeble sight of the opposition and so called ‘neutral’ leftist commentators on Jack’s blog.
Re:#1. ac·ci·dent/ˈaksidənt: An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.
When it comes to the Calgary Stampede and the Chuckwagon races, these drivers take exceedingly good care of their horses. They care deeply for their well being (witness the interviews with their owners/drivers). There are so many legitimate animal cruelty cases that need attention. The Stampede and these particular races are not one of them. So VHS please go and make yourselves useful where animals are genuinely abused and live out their lives in pain and otherwise distress. Your presence in Calagary is not accomplishing that goal.
You knocked that one right out of the park. Watch this video to understand what I mean.
Bob Barker may be right.
If they care so much then why do they continue to put these horses in an event that has a long and bloody record, well above any other horse related sports?