Trail of the Caribou - Behind The Scenes - Pub chat with Mark Critch, Allan Hawco and Alan Doyle

[@msmoniz]

As a Canadian, born and bred in Hamilton Ontario, I think can understand why many a Newfoundlander and Labradorian from generations past and maybe even to this day may harbor resentment at joining Canada, but I for one am proud to have the honour to learn and cherish your glorious history and contributions to the commonwealth when you were and still are in many ways a fiercely independent place. Thank you!!

[@Nx0-o1i]

If people showed even half as much recognition as you do sir there would be nary an ounce of resentment on this rock. Thank you very much for the kind words!

[@markdemell3717]

Now our mettle is being tested by the crooked powers that be,ugh.

[@MrShanked69]

Being a veteran, and travelling the world with all me buddies. I have a job to stop the tears flowing when I drift back to what the boys had to go through, but like my days in it was those buddies that kept you going because you by yourself would have stopped short, but when you have these brothers beside you to keep on keeping on regardless of lay ahead because you have such a strong bond, it's like no other bond and that gives you the strength to stay strong and work together to get the job done.A couple of years ago, a friend of mine bought a house out on the Burin. As he was getting the house ready for renos he found a board in the floor of a closet that had holes in it. When he lifted the board out he came across an old shoe box. In this box there was a couple of items that belonged to a member of the Newfoundland Regiment. As I searched I came to find out who it belonged to. Sadly, Lance-Corporal Beaden Colbourne of Bishops Falls was killed at the battle of Monchy. There's a somber feeling but at the same time a connection to a stranger that I cannot explain. To see his name on the monument at the Beaumont Hamel cemetery hit me pretty hard that because I think about what he did is what I was willing to do while in the military, and even now which is defend or die trying to protect this what we call home.God Bless them one an all.

[@mustang774]

Can't wait to see the whole show. Looks like it will be awesome! My son is going over there tonight of 10 days.....Take care, Bluefin.

[@SuzStewart]

I love how Hawco just casually liberates Critch's pint of a sip, then reaches off camera for his coffee. And no one seems to notice. Makes you wonder if you should sit next to him at the pub....

[@markdemell3717]

You can't now ,the govt minions say no,no,no . Screwem!

[@canadacanada3174]

Wow how is beautiful Country please take me there!!!!!!!!

[@chrispurcell9725]

very enjoyable

[@markdemell3717]

Black Sabbath's ,War Pigs , comes to mind!

[@klynnmartin1544]

We are a country, i have lived and worked around the world. Love the republc,

[@klynnmartin1544]

I onlu knew Tommy Ricketts son. Thanks

[@Chewable396]

He asks, "what was this for?" It was for the bayoneted children at Louvain, the priests, teachers and burghers lined up and shot at Dinant along with their families, the crowds rounded up and shot in Aarschot, Andenne, Tamines, the indiscriminate bombing and targeting of French and Belgian civilians, their starvation and slavery. We went to war as the oldest child of the Empire against her biggest trading partner, Germany, for the sake of a promise to defend a little democracy, so you can shove the nonsense people spout about it being a "banker's war" aside. We know what it was for. We need to ask ourselves, "was it worth it?" It's hard to look around Newfoundland and say "Yes" these days...