True Leveller, P.Eng.

It looks like they are abandoning the Green Zone.

In mid-February, I joined police Chiefs from Canada and the United States, on a visit to Israel where we met police and community leaders in several cities. I spent time with police officers from Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Druze faiths representing a wide range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. I also met with Muslim community leaders who shared openly about their concerns and their reasons for working with police. These officers and community leaders operate in an environment that demands extraordinary vigilance - managing crime, counter terrorism, supporting community and crisis response all amid extreme complexity. Police to police we were able to talk about the toll this work takes on the people who do it. We talked about building trust in communities where there is little trust. We were able to get a glimpse of the undertaking required to police in complex environments. I am grateful for what I was able to learn and share with those we visited and among my North American peers. These missions offer a great deal of insight and valuable perspective. I am grateful for the continued leadership and support of the Edmonton Police Commission who have supported me in this. As police we focus on behavior, not beliefs. Where I have felt challenged this week is in the implication that any community group should have the right to direct where we can learn. I stand by my decision to take the trip to Israel and continue to view it as valuable, among multiple learning experiences I will have in this role. I remain focused on my longstanding and ongoing commitment to dialogue, learning and connection across communities and across boundaries.

All men and women, especially Christians, are called to fix their gaze on those who suffer, on the pain of the lonely, and on those who are emarginated for various reasons, for without them we cannot build a just society. Only together can we build communities of solidarity capable of caring for everyone, in which wellbeing and peace can flourish for the benefit of all. Caring for the humanity of others helps us to live our own lives to the full.

Anyone who understands human psychology knows this is the look a woman gives a man when divorce is imminent

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

TRUMP: 'I PREDICTED OSAMA BIN LADEN WOULD TAKE OUT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER'

Ted Cruz is, yes, a ridiculous person - however, comma ... Catholicism has no position either for or against Zionism per se. It is an issue on which 'all can, some do, none must'. FWIW my late parents were very traditional Catholics & for my father's work, spent time in Israel

Everything Cameron said. MEU’s are tailored for toppling the governments of small countries with barely functional militaries, reinforcing a partner force that’s facing a substantial threat, or bailing a American/partner diplomats out of a particularly tight spot. On their own, they’re really just not equipped for grappling for a sustained duration with an adversarial conventional military with potentially far superior numbers.