I congratulate Wayne Marston on his election as MP for Hamilton East – Stoney Creek. Wayne has done a great job as Trustee for Ward 5 during the past five years and I look forward to his work on behalf of Hamilton East – Stoney Creek as our new MP.

The Western Standard Blog has the following picture today:

Very Amusing.
Reminds me of a story from my basic training.
We were digging trenchs for days in the Meaford. One of the guys in my hole decided that he would speak his mind and point out that digging deep trenchs made no sense as they were no longer used in modern warfare. To which the Sergeant replied “get digging, you willl need this skill when Mel calls” referring of course to Mel Lastman, mayor of Toronto calling in the army to shovel snow.

The Spectator took 2 days from Bourque’s posting to cover the story. I apologize to the Spec for the mistake.
Second, the Spec does not get the same freedom that us bloggers get to just write any old thing. They have to check facts and verify sources prior to publication. Even then they have to make sure that dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s on the story. They have been doing a good job of Valeri’s poor ethics.

There is no other explanation. They also have written Anne McLellan off with this anti-Canadian Forces Ad.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/HTMLTemplate/!ctvVideo/CTVNews/ELXN_liberal_attackads_060110/20060103/TopStories/?&video_link_high=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/01/10/ctvvideologger2_143kbps_2006_01_10_1136914128.wmv&video_link_low=mms://ctvbroadcast.ctv.ca/video/2006/01/10/ctvvideologger2_45kbps_2006_01_10_1136916418.wmv&clip_start=00:04:55.66&clip_end=00:00:30.03&clip_caption=Liberal%20attack%20ad%20about%20Harper%20and%20military%20presence&clip_id=ctvnews.20060110.00127000-00127678-clip6&subhub=video
The Military Ad is very saddening to watch. I was in the Forces for a few years and was very proud to wear my uniform in the urban areas. The Military has very strict and clear rules about rifles outside of garrison (aka bases and armouries) and it is simple. They do not go outside except in very rare circumstances (formal parades) and even then they go out without ammunition or bolts (the firing mechanism). The only time this would happen is if a state of emergency is declared. When Canadians need assistance, the main group of personel that the federal government has is the Forces. If Toronto requires the army, they have to wait days for the army to do the logistics to move into Toronto and then drive to Toronto from Petawawa. If there are not troops in Petawawa, then they have to come from Shilo or Gagetown. Either way, by the time the army arrives, the difference they can make in a crisis is minimal. Harper’s plan is sensable as it places the resources to help where they are needed. That ad is extremely misleading and a smear against all the brave men and women that serve their country. I wonder if Martin has problem with police forces having firearms? We all know he does not want Border Guards to have firearms ’cause it would be bad if they actually could stop guns at the border right?

Check out Paul Martin when he was declaring his love of Alfonso!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6171900275672739075