CBC Ottawa news story about the trauma of viewing HMVs

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

I don't know about MV's but did hear a CBC radio article a few weeks ago asking that the Toronto CNE airshow be shut down for the same reason. 'War jets' are too traumatic for newcomers. The woman said 'she was OK' with airshows despite them causing climate change and were nothing more than a display of male macho so I didn't think her 'OK" was very genuine.

I see where this is headed. No airshows. No displays of anything military because somebody thinks it's offensive. Remembrance Day ceremonies banned to save hurt feelings.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Yes this is where I am thinking too. So, who can get me a link or a transcript to get to the bottom of this story?

So far I'm only hearing CBC, maybe national, radio, female Carleton professor, maybe broadcast Thurs 22nd about 2000hs.

[maple_leaf_eh]

The broadcast starts at about 10:00 and goes for a minute or so more.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational and navigate to the 24 Sept evening boardcast.

I didn't find a place for public comments. Maybe the Mother Corporation was feeling too much public comment on their editorial stance and content?

The obligatory 'balanced journalism' comment is from:

https://carleton.ca/law/people/tiffany-a-maclellan/

Her PhD is on war memorials! Almost someone we actually need to include in an informed discussion.

[Harry Moon]

Vancouver has one of those Mayors, generally referred to as Gregor the Commie or Mayor moonbeam
He has prevented any flypasts in the past and ended both the CF18 flypast of the Vancouver Indy, he got rid of Indy later, flypast of the Lancaster and others from the Abbotsford Airshow.
One of the more ridiculous ones was no overflight of the Snowbirds at the international Fire Police and Rescue games at Burnaby's Swangard stadium. The Stadium is right on the Vancouver Border.
So the snowbirds adapted there routine to come screaming up Boundary road on the Burnaby side and kept their routine strictly on the Burnaby side. right over my house, of course they had to practice it the day before.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Harry Moon

Vancouver has one of those Mayors, generally referred to as Gregor the Commie or Mayor moonbeam
He has prevented any flypasts in the past and ended both the CF18 flypast of the Vancouver Indy, he got rid of Indy later, flypast of the Lancaster and others from the Abbotsford Airshow.
One of the more ridiculous ones was no overflight of the Snowbirds at the international Fire Police and Rescue games at Burnaby's Swangard stadium. The Stadium is right on the Vancouver Border.
So the snowbirds adapted there routine to come screaming up Boundary road on the Burnaby side and kept their routine strictly on the Burnaby side. right over my house, of course they had to practice it the day before.

Right. So we hide any and all showing of military hardware and that will end war, right? Or maybe, just maybe that would be a supreme slap in the face to all vets who fought for the very rights these moonbeam people cherish so much.

Disgusting.

[r.morrison]

Many years ago, I owned a 45 GPW, which I adored driving in downtown Vancouver. It was always a show stopper. One day, while being front and centre at an intersection, waiting for a red light, a Volkswagon window bus made a turn into the intersection and long haired ....yes I gotta say it "hippie type" screamed out at me"The War's Over". Luckily being stopped, I grabbed the windshield, hauling myself up, with both middle fingers standing at attention, shouted back" F'You Jack! And very much to my surprise, I received a virtual standing ovation via clapping and horn honking from those others waiting there for the the light to turn green, including people on the sidewalk.
One of my prouder moments in this hobby......Robert

[Terry Witiuk]

Saw this article when the CNE airshow was happening.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...auma-1.3747293

The person who submitted the article is Maya Bastian, a writer and film maker. From that article...

"Bastian is now working on a film based on the air show and people's reactions to it. One of her biggest concerns is the impact it has on Torontonians who've experienced actual aerial attacks, as opposed to the orchestrated showcase on display this weekend.

"No one — especially the immigrants and refugees that show up new to the city — they're not made aware of what's going to happen," Bastian says."No one tells them, 'Hey, there will be planes — warplanes — over the city. It'll be loud, it'll be disturbing.' So they're caught completely off-guard."

That isn't to say that Bastian is convinced the air show needs to end. But she does think there's a tension "between accepting refugees into our society and this sort of affront to their experiences."

It's an event whose purpose was very clear when it began, she adds. The question is whether that is still the case.

"It's part of the Canadian fabric ... In the '40s it was necessary; we needed it. Now I don't know that it is ... It's a complex question, and I'm not advocating to shut down the air show. What I'm looking for is discourse.""

The last two paragraphs/sections are interesting and not clear what she actually means. I'm guessing that she is referring to WWII but not clear why she believes it was necessary then and not now.

There is a "feedback" link at the bottom of that page.

Terry