The chance of a terrible coordinated attack by terrorists seems much less likely in Canada than it is in France — but it is certainly not impossible. The linked CBC story has some thoughts on this but the most critical element in such a mass killing surely must be the number of those who take part in the plan. That is what made the Paris attack so lethal. But it is also the thing which might make it possible for authorities to learn about it in advance. The more people involved in the conspiracy, the more likely someone will tell the police, the more likely it will be broken up.

WILL SOMEONE TELL?

Authorities have to hope that the composition of the population in Canada is such that it is more difficult to gather eight or ten young men into such a scheme without word leaking out.  But if such a group could be formed, and if it could gain access to automatic weapons and explosives (another point where the cops can find out) then it is fairly easy to see how a number of “soft targets” could be identified in one of Canada’s big cities. No matter what our sensitivities, it  seems so important that intelligence agents like the RCMP and CSIS stay close to radical elements and sources of such possible outrages. It seems quite clear that the French government was in the dark about what was happening as this group put together its evil plan. CBC

Three of Canada’s largest pension fund managers said on Friday that they would acquire the operator of the Chicago Skyway toll road for $2.8 billion. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan will each own a one-third interest in Skyway Concession Co LLC, which has an agreement to operate the road until 2104. Reuters 

Many Canadian leaders are saying the new Liberal government should be supporting allies in the war against ISIS.  Toronto Star   If you don’t want to bomb a group as ghastly as ISIS, when would you ever support military action

A man who is apparently focused on the garbage of a specific Burlington family is acting in an unusual way but he has not broken any laws, according to the local police.  The family noticed the garbage vanishing before the regular collection truck arrived and then realized that it was being taken each week by one man. Resident Natalya Smardon says she feels violated. Over a period of weeks, Smardon has obtained video of the man. She now has his license number and video of his face. His demeanor as he takes the garbage is like that of a cat burglar, looking all around and quickly moving to stash the bags in his trunk before hurriedly driving off. The family contacted Halton police, but were told there’s nothing they can do. “Although unusual, it does not constitute the offence of theft under the Criminal Code,” Halton police told a CBC reporter in a statement. But why this family’s garbage and not other refuse? And why general garbage? Junk men do their work before dawn in an open fashion and pick through discarded items to see what might be re-sold or useful. This man is taking bags of household garbage. Strange indeed.

The Junior Wildcats of the Provincial Women’s Hockey League eked out a 1-1 tie in an afternoon tilt against the Kingston Ice Wolves Saturday in Kingston. It may have surprised the Wildcats to find the Kingston team so prepared defensively considering their record of 11 losses and four ties. Boxscore

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The pretty home at Rose Park Drive and Welland Ave. is under demolition this weekend (Saturday, November 14, 2015). A new Home will be constructed on the site in the north end of Moore Park,. The home dates from the 1930s.

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