So technically this next part involves skipping ahead in the section of the grand meeting between the Prime Minister and the CDS. The way the scene plays out in the novel goes: 1) Bishop arrives at the Langevin Block and sneers contemptuously at the politicians. 2) Bishop presents the facts of the uprising and his … Continue reading 64-The Weasels Attack!
Blog Update. We’re having technical issues…
Alright, so I haven’t posted anything in the last few weeks. Sorry about that. Part of this is my work schedule. Summer RST kicked in early and hard, and because of COVID the powers that be have been dispersing courses all over the Province to reduce risk. This has had the effect of turning me … Continue reading Blog Update. We’re having technical issues…
COVID-19: Reserves Call-Up
As the Russians are fond of saying: "Man plans, God laughs." Right about the time that I was laying out my plans for upcoming blog posts, some people further up the Canadian Forces' food chain were making some decisions. Shortly after that, I got the word that I was up for a position in what … Continue reading COVID-19: Reserves Call-Up
Encountering John Trudell
We were born 18 If you think we're strange You ought to see the others So the other night I got surprised. Actually I got totally blindsided, but in a good way. A few weeks back, I was talking about A Tribe Called Red and contrasting their music and their protest with the dreck Douglas … Continue reading Encountering John Trudell
Musical Interlude – We are the Halluci Nation
***Before we begin! In this post I discuss the belief systems of some Indigenous people in Canada and the United States. I'm doing my best to represent things properly but, as I have said before, I'm not an expert here. More importantly, the beliefs and philosophies I'm writing about here are held by some First Nations … Continue reading Musical Interlude – We are the Halluci Nation
16-Romeo Echo Mike Foxtrot
Okay, so last week I pointed out the NPA’s business dealings with drug smugglers could potentially backfire. Especially if discovered by members of the Movement who’d experienced or witnessed the horrors of drug addiction? Personally I would have thought that this might have been a serious plot hole, but right after that we get this … Continue reading 16-Romeo Echo Mike Foxtrot
12-Super Secret Command Post
***A lot of the material discussed in this next section deals with the Akwesasne Reserve and makes reference to the the Mohawk Nation and Oka Crisis of 1990. For a detailed military history of these events, I can recommend Timothy Wineguard’s Oka: A Convergence of Cultures and the Canadian Forces as an excellent military history, … Continue reading 12-Super Secret Command Post