MILNEWS.ca News Highlights – August 2, 2012
- Wanna hear from one of the Canadian bosses from Exercise RIMPAC? “…. Media are invited to conduct an interview with Rear Admiral (RAdm) Ron Lloyd about the achievements of Canadian and multi-national military forces that participated in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, which wraps up this week …. RAdm Lloyd is RIMPAC’s Deputy Commander Combined Task Force. He is the second in command of the exercise. He will be available for phone, Skype or taped video interviews ….”
- New DND Info-machine product on how the CF prevents and deals with harassment “…. The DND/CF are committed to educating their workforce on the prevention and resolution of harassment situations, and stress the responsibility among leaders, managers and supervisors for creating and maintaining a positive, harassment-free workplace, and for responding quickly to problems that arise ….”
- Taliban Propaganda Watch Taliban accusing NATO of destroying infrastructure (and taking credit for victories when the good guys just walked away)
- Libya (postscript) “Saadi Gaddafi, recently seen dancing at expensive Niger restaurants, hasn’t paid the fees for his $1.6-million luxury penthouse on the Toronto waterfront, prompting the condo board to place a lien on the property. Records show Toronto Standard Condominium Corp. No. 1694 filed the lien against Mr. Gaddafi’s condo “for unpaid common expenses in the amount of $4,431.” Mr. Gaddafi bought the apartment during a 2008 visit to Canada. But his lawyer said Mr. Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s late dictator, cannot pay his bills because of a resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council, which froze his assets during the revolution that ousted his father’s regime last year. “Saadi Gaddafi is not in a position at present to pay service charges because of his own impecunity. Were he to be able to pay outstanding fees he would only settle such debts with the approval of the relevant sanctions committee,” Nick Kaufman said ….”
- When hairy legs are outlawed, only outlaws will have hairy legs! “Women claiming to have been profiled because of their hairy legs are among a group of seven people planning to serve a $1.4-million claim against police on Wednesday arising out of the violence-marred G20 summit two years ago. The group from Hamilton alleges the police wrongfully arrested them on June 27, 2010 — a day after vandals went on a rampage in downtown Toronto — as they emerged from a Yonge Street restaurant, their lawyer said. They allege they were kept for hours in handcuffs, then held for more than 24 hours at a makeshift detention centre in the city’s east end before being released without charge. One of the plaintiffs also alleges she was sexually assaulted during a roadside strip search. None of the claims has been proven or tested in any court. In a statement, lawyer Davin Charney said one of the seven asked the reason for their arrest and an officer told them police “would make one up.” Charney said some of the plaintiffs believed they were profiled for arrest because of their appearance, which included having hairy legs. According to the lawyer, the provincial police watchdog — the Ontario Independent Police Review Director — found an officer wrote in his arrest notes that “all parties appear to be protesters; back packs; clothing and females all have hairy legs.” ….”
