Educating Canadians in military affairs since 1890.
Toronto, Ontario
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Flags at half-staff at RCMI in mourning for the victims of the CFB Wainwright disaster. – at Toronto, Ontario
The RCMI in Toronto retweeted
Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette says the U.S. approached Quebec about negotiating a separate trade deal with America, and she turned it down because Quebec wanted to maintain a common Canadian front.
I’ve been suspicious for a while about Washington’s interest in Canada’s internal divisions.
And we already know Alberta separatist groups have met with U.S. State Department officials multiple times to discuss Alberta’s potential separation from Canada.
Does this prove the U.S. is behind Alberta’s separatist movement? No! But it certainly raises questions about how interested Washington is in Canada becoming less united.
Meanwhile, 72% of Albertans say they would vote to remain in Canada, according to an Ipsos poll. Only 18% said they would vote for separation.
So while the separatist bots can be VERY loud online, the numbers tell a different story.
Canada is still Canada and will remain United 🇨🇦
The RCMI in Toronto retweeted
It has been an immense honour to serve my constituents and all Canadians in Parliament since 2013.
Last fall, I stepped down from Cabinet and announced that I would not be seeking re-election, and that I would be taking on new full-time professional roles outside politics beginning this summer.
On Monday, I announced my intention to leave the House of Commons in the coming weeks. Today, I have written to the Speaker to confirm that I will vacate my seat effective this Friday, January 9.
One of the roles I will be taking on is as an unpaid advisor on economic issues to the President of Ukraine. This is a volunteer position, and I have consulted throughout with the Ethics Commissioner and followed his advice.
Going forward I will continue to support and help build Canada in every way I can, while championing the brave fight of the people of Ukraine, a cause I have been committed to my entire life.
The RCMI in Toronto retweeted
Just an FYI I’ll be AFK all next week so don’t think I died or something. 🙄
Half-price dessert until January 31 if you order any main course or handheld meal. <GAWD THATS GOOD!> – at Toronto, Ontario
Yesterday, the RCMI hosted two very well received performances of theater Burlington's "Bluebirds" by playwright Vern Thiessen, about three Canadian nurses in World War I. – at Toronto, Ontario
Executive Director Mike Clarry with CHCH's Emily Vukovic during a 30 minute special at RCMI on Remembrance Day. – at Toronto, Ontario
The RCMI in Toronto retweeted
From the creators of:
“Kyiv will fall within days and the Ukrainan military has no fighting chance
against great invincible Russia.”
“Ukraine will fall within the next 30 days, vol. 2847”
“Ukraine has only six months left”
“Western weapons won't make any difference to Ukraine”
“Western weapos are too sophisticated for Ukraine to use”
“Putin just can’t lose because WWII and Napoleon, so Ukraine needs to surrender now, or else.”
Etc etc etc
And of course, as it always happened with such primitive garbage takes all these years of war, Ukraine will still be standing and Russia will still be not even close to its maximalist imperialist goals by spring 2026, but hey - what do we know about real journalism from high-minded Moscow-based Eastern Europe specialists.
Last night, we hosted Derwin Mak's Halloween Special, chock-full of Arcane Geopolitical Horror, like Cthulhu but fewer visible tentacles. Catch it at youtu.be/9gRNclkTsfk ! – at Toronto, Ontario
We are saddened to hear of the passing at 54 of Dr. Tim Cook, Chief Historian at the Canadian War Museum and an Honorary Historian at the RCMI. He was a frequent presenter at the RCMI in recent years on Canadian military topics, and the Institute will miss him very much. – at Toronto, Ontario
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HMCS icebreaker Margaret Brooke ventures into Antarctic waters and gats an unexpected recruit. – at Toronto, Ontario
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BGen Serge Labbé discusses the October 7 2023 massacre and its aftermath at our Defence and Security Studies gathering October 23. – at Toronto, Ontario
The RCMI in Toronto retweeted
BREAKING: Donald Trump gets devastating news as billionaire Mark Cuban and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman join forces and unite over 100 venture capitalists to back Kamala Harris for president.
And it gets even better...
"We spend our days looking for, investing in and supporting entrepreneurs who are building the future," reads the "VCs for Kamala" website. "We are pro-business, pro-American dream, pro-entrepreneurship, and pro-technological progress."
"We also believe in democracy as the backbone of our nation," the site goes on. "We believe that strong, trustworthy institutions are a feature, not a bug, and that our industry — and every other industry — would collapse without them."
"That is what’s at stake in this election. Everything else, we can solve through constructive dialogue with political leaders and institutions willing to talk to us. In this pivotal moment, we are united in our support for Vice President Kamala Harris," it reads.
The announcement is a powerful rebuke to far-right Silicon Valley billionaires like Elon Musk who have thrown their support behind Donald Trump's fascist movement in the hopes of more tax cuts.
Please retweet and ❤️ to thank Mark Cuban and his allies for supporting Kamala — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: tribel.app.link/okwPIHYCIqb
Congratulations to LGen Jennie Carignan on her appointment as Canada's Chief of Defence Staff! Couldn't be a better choice! We look forward to welcoming you back to RCMI! – at Toronto, Ontario
Our final program event for the 2023-2024 season it was a screening of '20 days in Mariupol', followed by a trenchant commentary by National Post editor at-large Diane Francis.
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Dr Andrew McGregor of Aberfoyle International Security spoke to RCMI on Wednesday about Russian adventures in Africa in the wake of the Wagner groups demise
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Canada usually waits until a major military disaster to take national defense seriously. Will the coming war in Europe be any different? Eric Morse writes on @NATOCanada
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