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Retired Canadian Army Officer, Military History Author.

Fredericton, New Brunswick
Joined April 2013
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5 months
@skyriders1 Retired soldier here - people who have never seen how the rest of the world has to live, should go out there and try living without the gifts we have as Canadians. If they did, they would be more appreciative of how incredible it is to live here - and be thankful for it.
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3 months
Anyone else speculating on who the emergency leadership replacement for Polievre is going to be? Lots of chatter - I'm thinking they are looking hard at Peter McKay and Jean Charest, while the wild bunch is trying to get Harper back. Anyone else know who the wild cards are?
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Harold Skaarup
4 years
@ProjectLincoln Is there anyone who supports Trump who isnโ€™t an absolute fool? Willful blindness to truth, science and a potent threat to your health is just plain nuts - the rest of the world thinks this, what is wrong with these people?
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1 year
@CheriJacobus One million plus dead, 3/4 due to Trump's lack of action in convincing people to get vaccinated and to wear masks during the pandemic - he is a mass-killer and will do the same kind of evil again if the brainwashed have their way.
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3 months
@kinsellawarren The movement underway in the backrooms to get Polievre replaced before the truth comes out about why he can't get a security clearance is reaching catastrophic proportions - the Conservative ship is rapidly sinking knowing what is coming will kill any chance they have to win
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3 months
@merry123459 @brianlilley Polievre is done like dinner - the PCs are going to have to pull an emergency leadership race asap!
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11 months
@brobertson93 @22_Minutes Heartless - and bad business - this was such an un-Canadian shot against all who have family issues. The shame will not wash off until a sound apology is extended.
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8 months
@RachelNotley I am from New Brunswick, but my oldest son Jonathan was born in Edmonton, so we pay attention to what happens there - you made many of us proud to say we lived there once upon a time. Thank you Rachel.
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@calxandr @NATO The boost to morale for Ukrainian soldiers being hard pressed on the ground, to hear of their troops taking the fight to the Russians in their own territory must be tremendous. Slava Ukraine!
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6 months
@merry123459 Chantal is the voice of reason - glad we have her!
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3 months
@merry123459 Home. As a retired soldier, I can confirm that when you have been "over there", wherever that may be, you come to appreciate that where we live is not like "there", and that we should be grateful that "here" is home, and not there.
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9 months
@Garnet_2203 @Lisab09231 @TownOfWestlock People who feel OK about themselves and are comfortable in their own skin, don't need to stress out about someone else's life preferences. Bigots are profoundly uncomfortable with who they themselves are, and tend to lash out at the rest of us. There is great fear at work here.
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2 months
@merry123459 The internal polls telling them he has lost the Quebec vote, lost the women's vote, lost the educated vote and must rely on what's left to even hope for a minority government must drive them bonkers - hence the back room boys working frantically hard to find a replacement
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Harold Skaarup
3 months
@CdnJean ...and as some of you may know, some of the 83% are with the boys in the backroom looking for Polievre's replacement - his time is getting shorter by the minute.
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Harold Skaarup
6 years
@IvankaTrump @POTUS Please ask him to bring the ones already separated back together.
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4 years
@joncoopertweets Preview of the walking dead
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5 months
@ItsDeanBlundell Hard to believe there are two Anti-Christs on the move, Trump down there and Polievre up here.
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5 months
@Garnet_2203 @Lisab09231 @brianlilley Thank you for taking the time to explain it to those who need to know. People like to shoot the messenger, but in the end, those who take the time to reason out what you have said, will benefit. Block the ones who are wilfully blind. You've got this Bev.
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3 months
@bruceanderson We want to believe that an educated person in our government would know this is absolute nonsense - the leader needs to have his background checked. If he won't permit this, he has something really appalling to hide and most certainly should not be the leader, let alone PM.
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Harold Skaarup
4 years
Get yourself out on the water on a calm morning, after a great cup of coffee - you will have time to appreciate the life you have
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Harold Skaarup
11 months
@jmbprime If they don't get an answer soon we are all going to regret it. Blackmail, criminal activity, inappropriate use of public funds, unpaid bills, association with known criminals are all typical reasons for not passing a security clearance. Real ungood stuff!
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3 months
@merry123459 When a pollster is being hired, they are told what result the client needs to have them achieve, otherwise they don't get paid - it's the cost of doing propaganda. Sometimes it works. Hey, did you know polls are predicting Polievre is stepping down very soon ? ;o)
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Harold Skaarup
5 months
@JoJoFromJerz ...the night before, like when you parents let you open your stocking (which always had an orange or tangerine in the toe), but make you wait until morning to open the real gifts - just wait a little bit longer the real gems are coming ;o)
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7 months
@skyriders1 When desperate because that party knows it is on the losing side of history, it turns to falsehoods and propaganda. Right now, they can't grasp that Canadians are NOT anti-Ukraine, NOT anti-Women, NOT anti-Vaccine, and, well - NOT stupid.
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Harold Skaarup
5 years
@MarkHertling Airborne! RIP.
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Harold Skaarup
4 years
View from my canoe of a bit of calm water at sunrise on the Saint John River - a bit of mist, and a fine new day - we all need that from time to time ;o)
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7 months
@skyriders1 Exactly. Well said Helene.
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Harold Skaarup
4 years
@jaketapper @JoeBiden @CNN @CNNSitRoom There are good things coming America, hang on!
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Harold Skaarup
3 months
@AndrewW43599783 The word is out that plans for the emergency leadership race to replace him are underway behind closed doors.
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Harold Skaarup
6 months
@deAdder You are on fire! More please ;o)
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Harold Skaarup
6 months
@TFProjectAthena Kabul Multi-national Brigade, Jan 2004. Canadian, Irish, and New Zealand "bunker boys". ย To my left is Major Dany Fortin.ย To his left is Maj Laflamme. Across from me is Col J. Richard Giguere.
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Harold Skaarup
1 year
@thejackhopkins Someone here once said the actual extent of some of his unreported crimes will shock us far more than what we believe he has already done - starting with high treason.
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4 years
@jamesmullinger Best place in the world right now, and we are proud of it!
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Harold Skaarup
4 months
@merry123459 Why they want to revert to medieval times is a great curiosity.
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Harold Skaarup
2 months
@CBinVAN Hey, the word is, even the Conservative backroom boys are preparing to dump Polievre - he doesn't have a single forward looking idea or plan for the greater good in his bag of bitterness.
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Harold Skaarup
1 month
@cowling175 PP has become a Russian-Trump Useful Idiot, and has no pride in Canada. F.ortunately, the word is out that the boys in the back room are getting him replaced, and soon. Kharma
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Harold Skaarup
3 months
@merry123459 @RosieBarton She must be aware of the crew behind the scenes working to remove Polievre, so a smoke screen is required to redirect attention in the opposite direction. The Russkies call it disinformation.
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Harold Skaarup
5 months
@TheRickWilson If he knew what it was, he would have to back track because Trumpers are pro-Russian - and not real bright or concerned with education etc.
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Harold Skaarup
6 years
@WalshFreedom When you spend most of your life working as an Intelligence Officer to keep your nation and its allies safe, you learn a few things that might be useful and your opinion is valued.
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Harold Skaarup
3 months
@RodKahx Nonsensical coverup -Polievre is guilty of some serious stff that likely means he can not pass a clearance. The PCCs are in serious trouble if this is their defence plan, because things like scandal and corruption don't stay secret for long. He will sink their ship.
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Harold Skaarup
5 months
@gtconway3d These seem like reasonable people, seeking to hear someone of substance, perhaps someone they identify with, speaking the truth - hungry for it, in fact. Good for them!
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Harold Skaarup
11 months
@CdnResistance He is rapidly becoming an extreme security risk!
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Harold Skaarup
3 months
@terry_seguin @premierbhiggs Evangelicalfascists got to him.
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Harold Skaarup
2 months
Word is the move to dump Polievre is ramping up - whatever he did, it scares the hell out of the PCs. Looking forward to hearing what it is!
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Harold Skaarup
5 years
Good morning Charlottetown!
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Harold Skaarup
11 months
@MarkHertling We have done it before, we will do it again.
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Harold Skaarup
1 month
@merry123459 @TorontoStar You tell them Vicki - why they would trash a future President while ignoring the PP numpty is nuts.
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Harold Skaarup
3 months
@JoJoFromJerz They are still worshiping a golden calf, and don't dare actually think about the consequences. They drank the Koolaid.
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Harold Skaarup
4 years
bluenose via @YouTubeif you are a Maritimer, you have to sing along with this!
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Harold Skaarup
4 years
@ArleneDickinson There are moments you want to stand up and cheer for the decency of people - my favourite is when the elderly Russian concedes with honour and stands up to give her a hug - and her walk in the park where another elderly gentleman invites her to play...
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Harold Skaarup
8 years
@PaulGross_ @CanadianForces We made a difference in Afghanistan - I saw it, and so did the 40,000 Canadians and our Allies who served there.
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Harold Skaarup
11 months
@brobertson93 @merry123459 It does make you laugh - imagine being senseless enough to wear one of these in public - the humiliation by passersby would be non-stop ;o)
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Harold Skaarup
1 month
@merry123459 Please make it so.
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Harold Skaarup
5 years
Super calm on the Saint John River this morning!
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Harold Skaarup
6 years
@NylonMag @evanrachelwood A most remarkable story of coming through personal fire - and recognizing that when you give something good, sometimes it comes back to you in magnificent ways. Thank you for sharing the light, and may you keep walking in it.
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Harold Skaarup
18 days
@Delavegalaw @gtconway3d As Martha says, "and that's a good thing".
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Harold Skaarup
4 years
@ArleneDickinson You live in one of the safest places in the world - you have made a positive difference in the lives of many - billions (literally and figuratively) would gladly change places with you. Count your blessings, dry your tears, and keep doing what you do Arlene - it counts!
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Harold Skaarup
10 months
@shawnrouse @DavidCCoon @premierbhiggs We need to do better as a province to protect the most vulnerable among us...
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Harold Skaarup
7 months
@skyriders1 Dogs know - and that is a very good sign!
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Harold Skaarup
7 months
@Kelans27 @Snowdawg2112 @CPC_HQ Exactly - he has become a clear and present danger to Canada.
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2 months
Word is that Polievre is about to step down based on what is about to come out about his inability to gain a security clearance - and it is BAD!
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Harold Skaarup
11 months
@bruceanderson Its like getting rid of your smoke detectors and cancelling your home fire insurance because you haven't had a fire, while other homes around you are burning.
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Harold Skaarup
5 years
PEI boys in bronze
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Harold Skaarup
24 days
@Delavegalaw Got married there. Walk on the beach on the North shore, have the best lobster rolls in the world anywhere on the island. Take in a play at the Confederation Centre, go for a walk in downtown Summerside and Charlottetown, try Cow's icecream, and enjoy the sea air!
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Harold Skaarup
1 year
@Speak535 Prison, and fast, for all of them!
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Harold Skaarup
10 months
Remembrance Day has always been a family tradition for us. The Centreville cenotaph has 11 of 13 family names on the war memorial! The memorial in Woodstock, NB has my namesake's name on it, my uncle Harold Skaarup, 8th Hussars, who died in Italy September 1944.
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Harold Skaarup
6 months
@skyriders1 Apparently not proud of the 95% of the truckers who were actually working that day.
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Harold Skaarup
6 months
@GenMhayden The Navajo language was here before the European languages - the gift was their ability to transmit information that the Japanese couldn't decipher. I would call that a plus.
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Harold Skaarup
4 years
@cmclymer A suicide bomber killed a young Canadian soldier from Newfoundland, Cpl Murphy, outside our base a few days after I arrived in Kabul. As my crew arrived at Bagram airfield a few hours later, they were directed to serve as the honour guard for Cpl Murphyโ€™s remains, a hard welcome
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Harold Skaarup
3 months
@jodyRcarr We need to work together as New Brunswickers - we can agree to disagree on any issue, but we can still come up with solutions that result in the greater good. That is who we are.
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Harold Skaarup
11 months
@shawnrouse @susanholt Higgs got himself boxed in by pretend evangelical hate-mongers and now can't find a viable way out - he has picked on the vulnerable, and now finds himself trapped - Susan is saying what many of us think - you can't pick on the those in harm's way without consequences.
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Harold Skaarup
6 months
@MarkHertling Proud to have served alongside them in Cyprus, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Afghanistan - they have stood beside us more often than not!
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Harold Skaarup
3 months
@merry123459 Replacement discussion is apparently well underway in the back room. His time is short.
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Harold Skaarup
11 months
@smerconish Whichever path leads to Liz Chaney being the Speaker ;o)
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Harold Skaarup
4 months
@joncoopertweets He doesn't own a sweater?
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Harold Skaarup
9 months
@artlisa84 Come see our tribute to Stanton Friedman with our UFO exhibit in the Fredericton Region Museum!
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Harold Skaarup
4 months
@merry123459 That is the way I like to think our government is supposed to be working - working together to recognize the issues that must be faced, and brainstorming to find solutions for the greater good.
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Harold Skaarup
5 months
@BSwirlsi Perhaps after he has done some traveling in some of the world's less than friendly places (an many of us in the Canadian Forces have), he might gain a greater appreciation of the gift he has of being Canadian.
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Harold Skaarup
3 months
@merry123459 The condemned get desperate when the end is nigh ;o)
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Harold Skaarup
3 months
@merry123459 He needs the extra cash - he will be out of a job soon.
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Harold Skaarup
1 year
@WalshFreedom There is a Black Adder sketch where the troops are about to go over the top into heavy machine-gun fire, and one of the troopers points to the ladder and says "watch out, there is a splinter on the ladder that could give you a nasty cut!" Too much misplaced focus.
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Harold Skaarup
1 year
@michaelcoren Jesus married Mary and they had three children = a good example for the wilfully blind.
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22 days
@BillKristol Evaluation very weird upgraded to extremely weird, heading towards immensely weird.
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Harold Skaarup
7 years
Icecream corner, Charlottetown
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7 months
@skyriders1 Bizarre in the extreme!
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Harold Skaarup
11 months
@7Veritas4 Airborne creed, "when the going gets tough, you eat the weakest man". The real question is, which one gets the ketchup thrown at him?
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Harold Skaarup
5 months
@lyssafella @RepDonaldsPress So much truth, how is that the GOP can hold their heads up with the tremendous shame they must feel being constantly in fear of what may happen to them if they withdraw their support for Mr T?
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Harold Skaarup
6 months
@ChantalHbert Merci Chantal!
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Harold Skaarup
7 months
@merry123459 You know they can't help themselves Vicki. The real question: lobster from PEI or NB - which tastes better? (Hint: both are so good it is hard to tell)
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@letsgohawksgpg @ReOpenChris @davematt88 Good history lesson, greatly appreciated!
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@DavidCCoon The people who put this out there are like a Satan-worshipping cult - they just want to terrorize and trample anyone who is different. The Premier will own this if he doesn't denounce the message and the people who sent it.
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Harold Skaarup
5 years
When the sun comes up and the tide out, go for a walk on the beach. It is good for your spirit
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Harold Skaarup
6 years
First dusting...more to follow...
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Harold Skaarup
6 months
@merry123459 @bushelperacre Nail the shit-weasels.
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Harold Skaarup
1 year
@jodyRcarr An honorable man acting with honour.
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Harold Skaarup
7 years
@GenChuckYeager I found your X-4 at the USAF Academy a few years ago, Your name was still on it Sir. it later made its way to California.
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