Joe Dyrt

“And it’s whispered that soon if we all call the tune Then the piper will lead us to reason And a new day will dawn for those who stand long And the forests will echo with laughter”

• Stairway To Heaven

In keeping with their embrace and transformation of The Blues, Led Zeppelin lyrics are hopeful in the face of sadness.

I am looking forward to the anxious and exciting frisson of waiting for Monday, when the Edmonton Oilers will lift “the hardest trophy to win in professional sports”, the coveted Stanley Cup, to trophy of the NHL! Meanwhile, the hopes of me and my fellow Canucks may well be dashed before the weekend barely gets started.

Well said. He definitely gave Canada a good name. He truly seemed to give every role his best effort. He will be remembered fondly.

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The article says “Chinese forces seized two Philippine rubber boats that were delivering food and other supplies to a military outpost”. Maybe the pictured boat is the “military outpost”, but nobody who sees it wants to board it.

I say “Yes”. There has to be oversight of the security apparatus, someone who can say “No, that is NOT a reasonable security classification.” Otherwise, only platitudes will come out of that black box of intelligence. Remember, they work for the elected government, not the other way round. Having said that, I am certain that SOME secrets are never disclosed to the higher ups.

This report is chilling as it reasonably describes a number of disruptive events with a high probability of occurring that likely cause fundamental and detrimental changes to our way of life in Canada. The scary headline “civil war in America” is really the least of a multitude of bad things very likely coming our way.

I can well imagine that is difficult to be passionate about some installation’s heating and cooling system. But problem solving IS something that many people are passionate about. Good distinction!