The View from the Firing Line

“No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot” – Mark Twain Welcome to the Trudeau/Modi punch-up. Once again, our esteemed Prime Minister, who thinks he is the smartest politician on earth has landed in a prickly bush. He is accusing the Government of...

The View from the Firing Line

On September 5th of this year it seems that the citizens of Scarborough lost two more good members. Lawrence Bruce apparently shot to death one Dequan Demos in the area of Markham Road and Ellesmere Avenue in a brazen drive by shooting mid-afternoon. Seems Mr. Demos...

The View from the Firing Line

Police deaths in Canada are controversial. Every time an officer is killed while on duty folks seem to think it has been the worst year ever for officer fatalities. A look at the statistics shows that the two worst years were 1962 and 1968 with sixteen deaths in each...

The View from the Firing Line

So Mr. Trudeau shuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday, 26 July, 2023. One wonders why such a move, especially if everything is going according to plan? Oh yeah, it isn’t. But seven Ministers dumped? That is not a Cabinet shuffle, that is the deck chairs being rearranged on...

The View from the Firing Line

According to Brian Lilley in the Toronto Sun on 14 July, 2023, in an article on the recent shooting of an innocent bystander in Toronto: “Toronto Police announced on Thursday that Damian Hudson, 32, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder for the shooting...

The View from the Firing Line

Our year end BBQ was a huge success, thanks to the hard work and planning of our Executive and volunteers. They deserve a big round of applause from all the members. A fun day with great food, friends and weather. Some miles and a whole world away, another year of...