Apparently an inquiry into the behaviour of Canada’s elite JTF2 forces has been underway for more than a year now.  Information is sparse but it involves detainees in Afghanistan.  The ugly spectre of torture rears for obvious reasons.  Torture and Canadians anywhere in the same paragraph offends and sickens most Canadians.  And rightfully so.  Torture is [...]

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Families of nine Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan were shown on the news yesterday visiting Kandahar and the memorial to the Canadians who have fallen in that conflict.  It was a touching moment.  Emotions played on the faces of the family members as they stood before the stone etchings of their son or daughter.  The [...]

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Child abuse is the most abhorrent crime I can conceive.  If ever a crime demanded a zero tolerance policy, the abuse of the most vulnerable members of our community qualifies without question.  Physical and sexual abuse speaks for itself.  But what about psychological abuse?  Twisting a child’s psyche is often the most difficult form of [...]

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As the crisis worsens in Gaza and the death toll rises, one has to begin to wonder what broader consequences the situation might hold.  Yesterday a rally condemning the attacks was held in Kandahar City in Afghanistan, the focal point of the Canadian mission in that country.  Condemnation was not limited to Israel alone.  The [...]

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