Quick Links and Warning to Bloggers

Re-posted; new posts below


Warning to bloggers

Jan. 27 I found that someone had been into my old blog site, News Junkie Canada on Jan. 26. I did not open it but I found the next morning that it had been opened and updated with the Jan. 26 date. How very expected. In the East there has been a tendency toward control; nothing appears to be sacred. Need I say more? I do not know who was into my NJC blog site(s) but I do know that it wasn't me and I can make a guess, based on questions I have been asked lately. Jan. 26, I could not open Frost Hits the Rhubarb for hours. Obviously, someone else could. Jan. 27, I found their spoor. It will take a long time in the wilderness to cleanse these guys. May hackers and worms find them.

What is the answer? Perhaps a blogsite in the US. Certainly, no-one's privacy is observed in the East.

Incidentally, do try to find out the student vote results for your riding.

studentvote.ca

http://www.studentvote.ca/federal/index.php



Letters and comments:

Thanks to those who write. If you do not receive a reply, it is because the program indicates that your comments came from a spoofed address. This may or may not be correct, but, given the hackers and attempted incursions, along with the problems of the past with these, I choose not to respond if the email program indicates the address is spoofed. I have had hackers with spoofed addresses, intrusions to add to the one(s) who entered this site Jan. 26.

I love the complimentary comments. Thanks, since this has been less vanity press than a labour of necessity, given what I have seen happening. As for those who write things like "this site sucks" without any indication of what exactly the writer takes issue with, no, I won't post these. Make legitimate criticisms and I probably will. Also, if I make errors I try to correct them; however, a correction months later is not adequate, I realize, if you comment on an old post from months ago. For those who tell me I don't know what I'm talking about, fine, but be specific or you won't be taken seriously, nor will I post your comments. I try to link people to where I have found what concerns me. The comments are pure me and I'm not likely to change much so just go elsewhere.

A few years ago, I set out to explore and to warn after I learned a few things which I considered to be of importance to Canada and to Canadians, news about which I was appalled. My exploration has gone on for more than four years and in the last few I have blogged. I have made mistakes when I was overtired or skimming information too quickly, or I was just plain stupid on a bad day but, in my defence, I have at least tried to explore and to learn -- to correct or to add updates. I prefer dialogue, but that has been sorely missing in Canada. Unfortunately, because of advertising bots, it is impossible to leave comments open; yet that would be so much more satisfactory if others could add reasoned, logical information or a new perspective. If you have anything to add, please do so in the comments.


Update: I have just heard of more election shenanigans. No proof and no links as yet, simply tales of people who feel this is the case, given how they and their acquaintances voted. But didn't y0u instinctively think this? The cynic in me did.


Socialism's hothouse -- South America NatPost, Jan. 28, 06

Note coming up: "Latin America's new left

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez dreams of creating a unifed South America, comprised of socialist states. Part Two of Che's Children in Monday's Post.


Quebec's right wing revolution NatPost, Jan. 28, 06

Andrew Coyne: The Commissioner's selective ethics ... NatPost, Jan. 28, 06

"In fact, the Montreal business community from which Mr. Mulroney received much support isn't too sure yet how to handle Mr. Harper. According to one source, they are at a loss to understand how the 10 newly elected Conservatives, all of whom are from outside the Montreal region, were able to win without their financial clout.

[....] Many are beginning to prepare now for the next election where they intend to play a much more significant role in a party that they believe has the potential to once again become a force in the province. [....]

Colombia busts false passport ring -- There is some discrepancy in the stories but there has been co-operation. Jan. 27, 06

[....] But Justice Department spokesman Bryan Sierra said an indictment unsealed Wednesday in Miami charges 10 foreign nationals with smuggling "people that they thought were members of FARC into the United States."

[....] "The operation was, in fact, a sting operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement," he said, adding that Colombian law enforcement were "an active and critical part" of the investigation.

Bhutto and her husband now live "in exile in Britain and the United Arab Emirates"

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Interpol has issued international notices at Pakistan's request seeking the arrest of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and her husband on corruption charges, officials said Thursday.

[....] Since her fall from power, Bhutto and her husband have been convicted in absentia in Pakistan on corruption charges arising from her tenure as Pakistan's first and only female prime minister. Several more charges are pending against them.

Bhutto was also convicted of money-laundering in Switzerland [....]

Terrorist nuclear bids concern leaders at forum -- Bono touts Red sales scheme Jan. 26, 06

[....] "We know that terrorists are highly sophisticated and are interested in acquiring nuclear weapons," said Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency. [....]

[....] Suspicions Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons were a source of concern. ElBaradei said a Russian offer to move Iran's uranium-enrichment program to Russia could help find a solution to the standoff.

ElBaradei said he was also encouraged all parties were still talking about a diplomatic solution to meet western demands for assurances Iran's nuclear program is entirely peaceful.

[....] U.S. trade chief Rob Portman, who is meeting with other trade ministers in Davos, said he was encouraged by ....

But wasn't El Baradei instrumental in preventing any UN action, sanctions, against Iran? Lately, I posted something on his keeping this situation away from the Security Council, as I remember it, and hence, there would not be UN sanctions. (as there was supposed to be against Saddam Hussein) (check)

In order to be a Liberal .... Unknown writer, CanadaFreePress -- Enjoy.


Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade Nathan Tabor, Jan. 27, 2006

It is a starting point for discussion, at least, that "all human life has value". The topic is important for the individual to consider, to clarify one's personal views. I am not suggesting it be brought before Parliament, simply that we consider and try to be logical for ourselves. I have considered and I'm afraid I am as illogical about it as are others with whom I speak, and I wax and wane, as well, depending upon the horrors of the situation (e.g. gang rape, pregnant 12 year old, etc.).

Canada Auditor General Expanding Staff - New Job Ads Posted on Election Day! By Lost Budgie lostbudgie.blogspot.com , Jan. 24, 2006

UPDATED: Canada Auditor General Adds Yet More New Jobs Jan 24th! Looking to Hire More Forensic Accountants & Investigators Canadians Call In The Auditor General - Liberals Order Shredders [....]

Terrorist Ducks and Free-Range Sleeper Cells? -- "a "health-building" rather than "exposure avoidance" approach Rob Wallbridge, Jan. 25, 2006

Rob Wallbridge was born and raised on a family farm in Ontario and obtained a Bachelor of Arts & Science Degree from McMaster University in 1995. He currently works as an organic agricultural consultant and operates a diversified certified organic farm near Shawville, Quebec with his wife and child.

[....] Our knowledge of viruses tells us that large, intensive livestock facilities are the perfect breeding ground for the emergence of highly-pathogenic, virulent strains: they house large numbers of birds in close quarters whose immune systems have been compromised by stress, poor living conditions, and feeds medicated with hormones and antibiotics. (Current biosecurity protocols may even aid in their emergence by selecting against strains that are easier to eliminate.) [....]

Weinreb: Congratulations Belinda — Canada needs you Arthur Weinreb, Associate Editor, Jan. 26, 2006



Gremlin sighting

Another link has disappeared; it had been there, but links tend to disappear. Why? Make a guess.

Major Operation by the Cornwall Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit to Dismantle Four International Drug Smuggling Rings

"(Cornwall, Ontario - Thursday, June 17, 2004) – As part of a major operation enlisting the collaboration of 12 police organizations in Ontario, Quebec and the United States, four criminal organizations involved in transborder cannabis smuggling ..... "

The original link could have been any one of these (Google):

RCMP - "C" Division
Major Operation by the Cornwall Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit to
Dismantle Four International Drug Smuggling Rings. PHOTOS (June 18, 2004) ...
www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/qc/comm/2004/juin04/040617_e.htm

News Releases
... by the Cornwall CFSEU to Dismantle Four International Drug Smuggling Rings
... In 2002, the Cornwall Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) ...
www.cfseu.org/news48.htm

www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/qc/comm/2004/juin04/040617avis_e.htm
www.newswire.ca/en/releases/ archive/June2004/17/c5838.html?view=print
www.newswire.ca/en/releases/ archive/June2004/17/c5838.html?view=print
www.newswire.ca/en/releases/orgDisplay.cgi?okey=14123

Assume [....] after the last links.

Warning for bloggers

This morning I found that someone had been into my old blog site, News Junkie Canada on Jan. 26. I did not open it yesterday but I found this morning that it had been opened and updated with yesterday's date. How very expected. In the East there has been a tendency toward control; nothing appears to be sacred. Need I say more? I do not know who was into my blog site(s) but I do know that it wasn't me and I can make a guess, based on questions I have been asked lately. Yesterday, I could not open Frost Hits the Rhubarb for hours. Obviously, someone else could. Today I found their spoor. It will take a long time in the wilderness to cleanse these guys.

What is the answer? Perhaps a blogsite in the US. Certainly, no-one's privacy is observed in the East.

Incidentally, do try to find out the student vote results for your riding.

http://www.studentvote.ca/federal/index.php

Security & Freedom

Border incident

U.S. murder suspects arrested in shootout at B.C. border -- "Officials say Ishtiaq Hussain, 38, and Jose Antonio Barajas, 22, are now in custody. One of the suspects was wounded in a shootout with police." CBC, 25 Jan 2006

A police chase that closed the Peace Arch border crossing south of Vancouver B.C., ended in the arrest of two men wanted in California on murder charges following a shootout.

The incident on Tuesday night temporarily closed the Canada-U.S. border, and caused dozens of Canadian guards to walk off the job, fearing for their safety. [....]

Lloyd Billingsley: Chile con Commies FrontPageMagazine.

The socialist Michelle Bachelet has been elected president of Chile and is being hailed not only as that nation’s first female leader but as a victim of Augusto Pinochet, whose 1973 military coup toppled Salvador Allende. In left-wing legend, Allende was an independent Marxist and patriot, also a martyr done in by Nixon and the CIA. That legend will now have to be scrapped, thanks to an important work that has drawn little attention.

The World Was Going Our Way: The KGB and the Battle for the Third World (Basic Books) is the recently published second volume of revelations from the archive that Soviet intelligence officer Vasili Mitrokin smuggled to the West in 1992. The volume does not mention Michelle Bachelet, who doubtless has a KGB file from her time in East Germany – a rather strange place for an alleged independent democrat to take refuge – but there is plenty about Salvador Allende. His KGB code name was LEADER, and the Soviets considered him their most important asset after Fidel Castro. [. . . . ]

Search: Mao Tse-tung , a trade mission , covert operations , operation TOUCAN , forged a letter tying the CIA to an assassination campaign by Chile’s DINA , columnist Jack Anderson , New York Times published 66 articles , Khmer Rouge killed 1.5 million , KGB disinformation specialists , Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez , Castro and Mussolini , leftist Evo Morales , Bolivia , Brazil and Argentina , confusing their friends with their enemies

Note the new leader and governing power in Bolivia and the talk of nationalization and connections with China and Venezuela ... perhaps nothing worth considering there



The new Nazis by Klaus Rohrich, Thursday, January 19, 2006. Worth reading -- Iran, Nukes, Jews.

Yesterday I wrote about the impotence that the world is showing through the UN in the face of Iran developing an Islamic nuclear weapon. There is a powerful historical parallel between the 1930s and today. [. . . . ]

http://www.canadafreepress.com/2006/klaus011806.htm

Search:

savior of Islam and the destroyer of all things Western
if only the Islamists get
Spanish Civil War
West and Islamism
weaklings and appeasers
assure a nuclear
government of Pakistan


Related: Iran Allocates Over $100 Million for Hizbullah, Islamic Jihad Nissan Ratzlav-Katz, Jan 22, 06, posted by mmaxx

The Lebanese-based terror organization Hizbullah is supported by Iran to the tune of US$100 million per year. $10 million also made its way last year from Iran to the Islamic Jihad.

The data on Iranian support for Lebanese and Palestinian Authority-based terrorist organizations was revealed by Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz Saturday night, in a lecture he delivered at the annual Herzliya Conference. Mofaz noted that on Friday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held talks in Damascus with representatives of Hizbullah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine during a visit he paid to Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad. [. . . . ]

China shuts down newspaper supplement Audra Ang, AP, Jan. 25, 06

The 11-year-old publication had become a must-read among China’s educated elite, running penetrating articles on topical issues such as a chemical spill that polluted a major river last year. Its closure reflects growing tensions between the Chinese leadership and media outlets that have been pushing the limits of official tolerance in part to capture greater market share.

Staff at Bing Dian — which means “Freezing Point” — expressed bewilderment with the closure. “It’s so unfair,” said a woman in the Bing Dian office who declined to give her name because of the sensitivity of the situation. “It’s hard to tell how long this will last but we were told it can be resumed ‘after improvements.”’[. . . . ]

Post Election

Brilliant ...

Lorrie Goldstein is brilliant with this one ... a hoot! To comment: lorrie.goldstein@tor.sunpub.com

It tickled my funny bone immensely.


Cross-Pollination?

'Reporter,' really Liberal helper, tapes SAC office By: Allison Martell, 1/19/06, The Varsity (University of Toronto), posted by Foxers, 1/25/2006 22:18:17

... a volunteer with Liberal Tony Ianno's campaign was found posing as a CBC reporter at the Students' Administrative Council (SAC) office.

[.... ] "They were asking questions about our campaign to encourage students to vote," said Rick Telfer, SAC general manager. "We noticed that David Chu was wearing a Tony Ianno lanyard."

According to SAC President Paul Bretscher, Chu introduced himself on Wednesday as a CBC reporter and showed CBC press credentials. Bretscher, who had not heard about the initial incident, did interviews with Chu and let him film around the SAC office.

[....] Chu apparently admitted that he did work for the CBC.

There has been some hostility between SAC and the Ianno campaign over campus voting stations, with campaign manager Tom Allison repeatedly accusing SAC of making a "secret deal" with Elections Canada.

RE: Thank You Quebec -- background posts on immigrant influence on the vote and why -- "theft, corruption, bribery and disregard for others ... to survive" Scroll down for DV0185 and 71717,

From DV0185

I [have] seen nary a mention of this in the media but I feel the Liberal attack ad of 'soldiers in our cities' 'with guns' was aimed directly at all those who moved to Canada from other places where armed soldiers are to be feared. The police are to be feared. Anyone with guns were to be feared because they were simply the authority to be feared. I wonder how many folks thought that but were to afraid to say it or to report on it in the media.

Before anyone decides I too am a 'racist', I am an immigrant, from France and now an Albertan. I have embraced the lifestyle, the work ethic, the self-reliance portrayed in the West....

From 71717, 1/24/2006

... Our character and honesty was what gave us a leg up in the world. It wasn't an English or French thing. It was a Canadian thing. [....]

Supporting a party which stole from the people of Canada is bizarre to say the least.

[....] But to support these scoundrels so fresh from the crime, is an endorsement of that activity and these Liberals may in time restart their corrupt habits and be emboldened to steal more [....] We are not in Somalia.. You have nothing to fear... Act like you have nothing to fear.. The CPC and the NDP wont [sic] bite.. There were alternatives to corruption...

I often find CNEWS Forum worth checking for its links to items I have missed or commentary from the hoi polloi who tend to write what they think more often than not.


Pre-election news still informative: Immigration issues, civil rights , racial profiling dominated Hamilton Muslim's debate -- The NDP would have abolished the anti-terrorist legislation, according to the Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale riding -- Hamilton area Kevin Werner, Ancaster, Jan 20, 2006


Worth looking at, even after the election

Cards: Deck of Liberals and check the photos too, especially the CBC's behaviour at a funeral for a military hero.

The CBC spin on Prime Minister Designate, Harper, whom they persist in calling "Harper" without the honorific, is that he is too inexperienced, as is his team, the implication being that he is not ready for prime time -- what with the WTO coming up. (CBC). What must gall them is that his integrity is not inexperienced. He handles himself so well when the adders question him, apparently in hope of finding a weakness or tripping him up.

The mainstream media along with artists' unions, and those who make, or hope to make, their living from the public purse have been planning a long time. Think expansion of control. Think cultural products which may cover just about anything, for example, online, e-learning and multimedia products. The UNESCO protocol cements some of the plans. Other plans are taken care of by social engineering the young. Mr. Harper's team would do well to look into this. Very insidious. Very, very insidious. Another gift that will keep on giving -- Liberal tactics at their most devious.


Hilarious! I showed these videos to someone else and he concurred. He just hooted at them.

Proud to be Canadian.ca -- Meadowlark: WE made THESE up! -- words from Daimnation at http://www.damianpenny.com/archived/005519.html

Search the site for these videos and others:

Stephen Harper eats Tex-Mex
Stephen Harper has a dog



Liberal Media adapts to change

http://www.proudtobecanadian.ca/blog/index/weblog/3445/



Andrew Coyne: "Have you or anyone you know been fired by the Government of Canada?" Mar. 30, 04, advertisement


More serious:

Paul Jackson: Darkness lifts -- Soon, we'll be able to sing our anthem with pride again Jan. 24, 06

Right now, the only individuals sitting in lowlife bars gulping down shots of Scotch or pouring pints of beer down their throats are ousted Grit MPs, party insiders, high-living lobbyists and the rest of the bunch who've been at the Liberal patronage trough since 1993.

Not only are they drowning their sorrows, but they are also trying to calm their quaking nerves because when the Conservatives start going through the books, they will find financial rip-offs of the taxpayers' money that will make AdScam look like chicken feed. [. . . . ]

I would like to believe that is the case but the rush to parachute Frank McKenna into Liberal leadership and the attitude I am still catching on the CBC are geared to giving Prime Minister Harper no honeymoon period.



Andrew Coyne: Grit empire crumbles Jan. 24, 06

[. . . . ] Now the Tories have their hands on the levers of power, and they will set about with a will to dismantling the apparatus of Liberal rule: a sweeping program of ethical and democratic reforms, both to prevent the kinds of overt abuses of power that were the Liberals' downfall, and the broader deployment of patronage and favours that was their greatest strength.

[. . . . ] While the Liberals spend the next months and years in recriminations and bloodletting -- oh yes, and a leadership race -- the Tories and the NDP can pursue a good-news agenda of reforms aimed at democratizing government and making it more accountable, on which the two parties have a surprising degree of overlap. [. . . . ]

If you are able to find an article by Father De Souza on Paul Martin in the National Post Jan. 24 or 25, 06, editorial section, it is worth reading. Father De Souza discusses utter corruption.

Congratulations Prime Minister Harper! Update:Student Voters Results

Bumped up; new posts below.

Our Prime Minister Designate, Stephen Harper, has just made his first speech. The media knives are already unsheathed, more or less subtly in the questions--do they consider us too stupid to notice?--but somehow, mainstream media, to my knowledge, did not report this overwhelming vote of confidence in our new Conservative Prime Minister Harper ... so I decided to help them. Has this been behind a firewall? Very difficult to find but ... here it is.

I wonder what happened that mainstream media neglected this story. Even children and/or teens have made their views known; they voted Conservative. Note that the NDP fared better than the Liberals. I do have a series of links showing how I found this ... very, very interesting in themselves. It was not readily available in NB. I wondered why ... but I was not surprised. Try for yourself. (www.canadapages.com -- www.canadapages.ca ) Maybe what was wrong has been fixed.




Text if this is be too small to read:

Bloc Quebecois 1.6%
Liberal 21.9%
Conservative 31.4%
NDP 23.4%
Green 16.7%
Independent 1.2%
Others 3.7%

Bud Talkinghorn

The new political reality

All the political parties face a serious realignment. Harper needs the House votes of others to pass legislation. The others are all different versions of the same leftist ideology. How do you finesse this situation? I can conceive of a loose coalition of right-wing and left-wing, who will rise above partisanship concerns. There are members of all parties that want to make Canada work, or at least be seen as not obstructionists.

Between the opposition parties there are going to be plenty of hard feelings. The Liberals will hold their erstwhile friends, the NDP, responsible for their misfortune. "Didn't we give billions to their social positions?", they ask. "Meanwhile, we have shrunk 33 seats while they have gained." The NDP will not forget how the Liberals sucked up to Buzz Hargrove to wean away NDP votes. The Liberals' hatred for the Bloc will become visceral.

No party will dare defeat the Conservatives for the foreseeable future, so to vote along with them will alienate members of their party who consider it traitorous. Then, speaking of internecine warfare, there will be the continuing animosity between the Martinite and Chretien branches. Who destroyed the Liberal brand will be the central question. Think of all that prestige, and yes, moolah that has been lost. It was Chretien who decided to cut out the average citizen from donating, so political party income is now based on a amount of $1.75 per voter support. Oh, the recriminations will be endless. Martin, sensing a lynching, has wisely given up the leadership. The next candidate for leader of the opposition will ignite another round of Liberal bloodletting. Hovering over these problems, should there be another referendum in Quebec, fingers will be pointed directly at the Liberals. Then, how do you placate Quebec with so few members from there? After the HRDC boongoggle and the sponsorship scandal, the good ship Pork won't be seen docking there too often now. The electoral loss of Lisa Frulla, the Heritage Minister, will complicate the distribution of grants to the Lefties in the culture business. Suddenly there is nothing in the budget for another expensive lesbian porno flic, or for the artist that flings paint against the wall. Alas, alack! I invite you to play with the limitless ramifications of this Conservative victory.

© Bud Talkinghorn -- The plight of the Friends of the CBC is heart-rending to behold.


My short list of what Harper must tackle

1. The immigration/refugee question must be addressed. He has to understand that the legitmate immigrants are as furious as the native Canadians at the criminal laxity of our present system. The entire IRB must be scrutinized for idiotic admittance resolutions. Canadians still have some sense of fair play. This has to be recognized in our dealings with the population decline. Better no new citizens than bad ones.

2. The aboriginal plight is not going to be solved with another Kelowna-style $5.1 billion payout. This is why the Conservatives refused to sign on to this agreement. I only hope that Harper sees the folly of endless wampum to assuge Phil Fontaine and the other Indian pooh-bahs. The natives have to follow the examples of others who have been displaced by historic events. Their squalid, isolated communities cannot be turned into cultural petting zoos for the leftist "elites". Considering the dynamic birthrate of the aboriginals, they must be brought into the productive realm of society. Everyday of their lives can't be Sunday.

3. A hopeful Conservative election vs a terrifying Hamas one

The Conservatives coming to power foretells a cleansing of the Augian Stables of the Liberals. In place of the leftist hugfest, the Conservatives are planning minimum sentences for violent gun crime. Instead of the tax-wasting approach of the Liberals--throw money at the problem--you will have a more rationale solution to the plight of the natives. The rampant immigration/refugee stupidity and outright vote-getting fraud of the Liberals must be examined by the Tories, and hopefully, rectified. My list of betterments could be easily expanded, however this is a comparison blog.

The comparison is with the disastrous election of Hamas in the Palestinian election. This majority (maybe 75 of 130 seats) will sour any hope for a peace settlement. Iran might as well have won. Fatah, with its own armed extremist wing, could not overcome the sense that they are irredeemably corrupt and ineffective. In addition members from parties, which included a number of titles that began with "The Martyr Abu..." list, are no match for Hamas.

What a terrorist organization, committed to the destruction of Israel and the implimentation of sharia law, will do with their win is anybody's guess. Certainly, their main allies will be the crazy Iranian regime and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Plus I am sure that Syria is happy also. The Saudis can ramp up their economic and military support to the Palestinians, using the electoral success of Hamas. Without doubt the official Hamas immigration policy will be, "Welcome all jihadis!" And just how Hamas will deal with the secular segment of thir country will be instructive. If they follow past Arab models, vast slaughters are just around the corner. People who espouse sharia law have a short fuse for dissenting "infidels". Besides the possibility of civil war between the numerous armed factions, there is the long-range migration of the secular intelligencia. Once Khomeni assumed power the witch hunts for anyone who supported the old regime began. Tens of thousands were executed and the religious minorities were suppressed. The exodus began thereafter.

Politically, this victory heralds an end to the international aid from the West. This aid represents a goodly portion of the area's GDP. In terms of international relations there will be many roadblocks. President Bush has stated that his country does not truck with a terrorist-run state. Israeli president Olmert has adopted the same stance. The so-called "Road Map to Peace" will have taken one detour too many and plunged off the cliff. One has only to take a look at the Muslim countries that have adopted sharia law to see this new threat to the West. You have Saudi Arabia, which still keeps contributing hundreds of millions to various Islamo-fascist organizations. You have Iran, who secretly has been funnelling arms to Palestinian terrorists and sheltering Taliban and al-Qaeda big wigs. And then you have the world-wide fundamentalists ecstatic response to this victory. For the West this transition is literally from the frying pan to the fire. The PLO was corrupt and impotent. However, there was at least a pretense of accommodation with their Israeli neighbours. Now you have an implacable foe. While Abu Masan could mumble apologies for the suicide bombings, the leader of Hamas can only give two thumbs up.

The West's only response can be to utterly reject Hamas and back it up with sanctions. To collude in any manner with this extremist group is to admit the defeat of moderation. Surely the West can understand the message of supporting these thuggish fundamentalists. We have the Taliban and al-Qaeda to remind us of that.

© Bud Talkinghorn


Democracy depends upon knowledge and fair journalism in order to inform the populace. My short list wavers over ignoring the CBC, decimating it, and selling it off. Take action to ensure that all Canadians' views receive media exposure; that includes the idea of freedom from government. That would be too difficult for our taxpayer-funded, state-controlled media types. Giving voice to Canadians was supposed to have been CBC's mandate, but it is as corrupt as the last Liberal government(s) and simply promotes the left. Too bad. Even in their comments and questions since the election, CBC types have revealed extraordinary bias. If there is any negative they can bring up, allude to, tie in howevever ephemerally, they will. They have lost all credibility for many Canadians. I have noted the same on CTV, though perhaps a tad less biased. Only when Canadians have free media will we get free discussion of what Canadians think. Being held captive to the media who play along with the leftists, Liberals, the CRTC, the voting blocs, is not freedom of information. The Liberal party that wants control has little concept of freedom of choice, of course, so that would be one of my first chores as PM. Give Canadians choice. Separate government and media; get the mainstream media out of the old government's bed. As Brian Mulroney so elegantly put it, "There's no ***** like an old ***** ". Maybe it is not possible. NJC

(If you don't remember that one, don't worry about it. )



Note: Bud had sent this to me Jan. 17, 06 but I forgot to post it--election and all that. I am including it as background to Bud's article above.

Gaza's meltdown, a review

In the National Post (Mon. Jan. 16, 06, A-11) Martin Peritz, editor -in-chief of The New Republic, dissects the political and social cauldron that is Gaza today. He presents the major power players, which unfortunately favours the various terrorist groups. Hamas is by far the biggest of these. However, there are lots of violent bit players, from flat-out criminal gangs to tribal hegemonies. Mahmoud Abbas's Palestinian Authority is virtually powerless against these forces. If they act at all to stem the growing anarchy that kidnapping, assassinations, and garden variety thuggery have brought, then they become targets themselves. Peritz speculates that this chaos helps Abbas avoid even the minimal promises he made to the Israelis and Americans. Even his own Fatah organization is split between "moderates" and extremists.

For the entire "Road Map to Peace" endeavour to succeed there have to be some concrete actions taken and some degree of trust. Should Hamas win the elections, which the Palestinian university Bir Zeit's polls show are only 5% away from achieving, the Israelis would have deadly neighbours indeed. Think of a crazier Syria. [ Update Jan. 26, 06 -- deadly neighbours indeed! ]

As for the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, Peritz points out the dismal result of that. "The unilateral withdrawal from Gaza was a wager on the sanity of the Palestinian polity. The bettors lost." Besides the suicide attacks and the Qassem rockets, the Gaza-Egyptian border is a sieve for terrorist movement and weapon smuggling. There have been a number of border crashings, with the last one killing two Egyptian soldiers, this, despite the guarantees from Abbas and the so-called European monitors there. As for the leftist Pollyannas, who make up the Western NGOs in Gaza, they have been victims of the rampant kidnapping acts too. Peritz quotes the British girl, who was an aid worker kidnapped in broad daylight, "I came to work with these people and I feel like I've been stabbed in the back." Many of her fellow Pro-Palestinian Europeans must feel the same. I have lost good friends ver my support for the Israelis. Their faith in the PA to actually run a state--other than into bankruptcy--was boundless. Maybe when Palestine finally becomes another Somalia, we can reconcile.

© Bud Talkinghorn

The Integrity Challenged #2 -&- Whistleblower, Alan Cutler

Irving Power in Have-Not NB, has spoken

The Irving's Daily Gleaner which pretends to be a newspaper, published an editorial telling people to vote Liberal; wait another election before changing. IMHO, that will give them adequate time to help put in place a non-scary leader, maybe someone like ....... Frank McKenna? Bernie Lord? Michael Ignatieff? ..... Whatever.

The object is that you poor Maritimers vote for more of the same corruption and gerrymandering, the same diversion and sluicing of what you work hard for, the same tossing your hard-earned tax $$$ for the advantage of those companies which always seem to do well. Oh, yes, and more of the same preferential treatment will go to the right families.

The agreements, the special tax advantages for the family businesses are in place.

And you? Why, the whole thing will continue as usual. You'll just have to work harder because if the Liberals are returned to office, there will be more $$$ shunted and sluiced to the movers and shakers .... why, perhaps even to the Lieberal Party ... again and again and again and again.

It is up to you. Do as the Big Boys and Big Government wish. You have nothing to lose but your freedom.



Obviously, it's a slow news day. CBC is going on ad infinitum about "women's issues and abortion" -- as if that were the prime concern of Canadian women. Missing in what I have heard today is mention of this.


Watch this story develop ... There are already reports of despicable tactics being used.

CBC of the severely diminished credibility is holding students' Official Elections Canada ballots? Why?

Official Canada Elections ballots were used in activist-controlled Student Vote -- "the schools–by special code--send marked student ballots to CBC." By Judi McLeod, Saturday, January 21, 2006

Would you trust Anti-free-trade activist Maude Barlow and the state-controlled Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) with your children? [. . . . ]

Question: Can the CBC guarantee us that none of the ballots sent through "special code" by Canadian schools will make their way to Election Night ballot boxes?

Question: Is it legal for Elections Canada to allow the use of official ballots during "parallel" elections in Canadian schools?

Question: Why is CBC a point of destination for student marked official ballots and not the shredder? [. . . . ]

Search: 700,000 students , a courier delivered , "David Suzuki, Judy Rebick and Maude Barlow." , warn Canadians about the dangers of a Conservative , Prime Minister Paul Martin did not know



Official Elections Canada ballots being used in classrooms? By Judi McLeod, Friday, January 20, 2006

Like many Canadians, Canada Free Press hoped that Prime Minister Paul Martin didn’t know something they didn’t when he insisted so adamantly yesterday that he was certain to win Monday’s federal Election. [. . . . ]

Should any teachers happen to read this breaking news item, the number to call CFP is 416-9771308 or 416-977-0183. [. . . . ]

Question: Will PM & team win in the old-fashioned Librano$ way? ...



Worth reviewing before you vote

Do you remember hearing of any of this on the CBC? -- How could the mainstream media have missed this? -- evidence, February 3, 2005, and why -- What has happened?




Note that when you make a complaint to the CBC it is done via Internet Explorer and the individual is left with no retained evidence of having made a complaint. You give them all your credentials, name, address, phone #, E-mail, etc. but they do not send you a copy of your complaint back. That way they can claim they never received it….

Money - "Linda, this makes me sick" -- "I'm delivering money to criminals that's been stolen from me and other hard-working taxpayers in Canada." Linda Leatherdale, Jan. 22, 06

Who says crime doesn't pay?

Just ask Ottawa's crooked politicians, who've defrauded us of our tax dollars with no fear of ever going to jail.

And now they're sending our tax dollars to jailbirds.

Read on and try not to burst an artery.

Just as we get set to vote tomorrow, $250 energy rebate cheques are being sent to criminals behind bars, who already got to cast their vote in the comfort of their cells, heated by our tax dollars. [. . . . ]

Search: cheques from Canada Revenue Agency , an MP now getting $500 for every 1,000 km , no system in place to cross reference , many a telemarketing scam and other frauds are carried out from , correctional officers are powerless to blow , violated the oath of secrecy , where's the whistle blower legislation



Allan Cutler, Conservative Candidate and Whistleblower
The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Sunday, January 15, 2006

Mr. Cutler Goes Door to Door - Ron Corbett

The whistleblower at the heart of the sponsorship scandal was asked to run for the Conservatives in Ottawa South.

[. . . . ] "When I was a public servant, I saw firsthand what happened when a government doesn't care," he says. "I'm known as the Whistleblower, and I'll stand up and fight for you."[. . . . ]

Mr. Cutler Talks to a Reporter: Spend enough time with Allan Cutler, and you notice certain things. He is most passionate when he talks about things such as "ethical procurement" and the minutiae of government purchasing policies. Pity that doesn't come up at all-candidates debates. [. . . . ]

CaringBridge: Remember the decent Canadians, Our soldiers site by kaytris@sympatico.ca

Leave a message for our Canadian soldiers who were hurt so severely.

Michael Yon's new website

The Integrity Challenged #1

Liberal Admits No Conservative Abortion Agenda posted by invomag

From the Toronto Star's Pundit Forum
http://thestar.blogs.com/the_pundits/2006/01/20/index.html

Sheila - can you please tell me and the readers why Paul Martin keeps being so dishonest about social policy and in particular abortion?

It infuriates me to no end that Paul Martin falsely, completely falsely, charges that the Conservative party would change the laws on abortion in this country. At our policy convention in March the party spoke strongly on this matter. We would not recriminalize abortion. The great irony here is that the only people who have brought forward bills to limit choice were LIBERALS. Yes LIBERALS. Including one who ended up in cabinet, Don Boudria. Tom Wappel was the other one.

Have a look at what they proposed: [. . . . ]

Sheila Gervais, Liberal, admits the truth of the above.



Ezra Levant revealed that it was George Laliberte, Chris Axworthy's chum, who made the anonymous phone call smearing a Tory candidate. The Western Standard/Shotgun, Jan. 20, 06



The Manitoba Child Care Association has been trying to scare people so they wouldn't vote Conservative; however, "The federal government has no jurisdiction whatsoever over child care. It's a provincial jurisdiction." -- The feds simply send money to the provinces and, if costs rise, it is the provincial government that is allowing it. Tom Brodbeck, Jan. 20, 06

[. . . . ] "None of that funding will change under a Conservative, Liberal or NDP federal government. And to suggest otherwise is irresponsible.

What the Conservatives are proposing is to take new, future federal dollars and give some of it directly to parents -- $1,200 a year for each child under six." [. . . . ]

A few days ago, the Laurie Hawn campaign was alerted, via e-mail, by an Edmonton lawyer that:

"Lots of [Anne McLellan] supporters are enumerated at their downtown office address instead of at their houses. One of them was bragging about how many times he could vote liberal (sic) based on the number of leases he had in her riding." Small Dead Animals, Jan. 20, 06 -- There is much more detail on the site.

Also, see Captain's Quarters on this.
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/006191.php



What has happened in Canada over the last many years?

How could the mainstream media have missed this? -- evidence, February 3, 2005, and why -- What has happened?


Ezra Levant: Gagliano's criminal background check -- And here, for the first time, by way of Access to Information, is the RCMP's background check on Gagliano done before Jean Chretien first appointed him to the cabinet. It is in the form of a multi-page letter from the RCMP Commissioner of the day, and is marked "SECRET" on every page. -- a pdf you may download to enjoy



218 reasons NOT to vote for the Liberals Linda Williamson, Jan. 22, 06

After 12 years, we at the Sun think it's self-evident that the Liberals have to go, and polls show most Canadians agree.

But just in case you're still not sure, we've compiled a list of the lowlights of Liberal rule since 1993.

There's plenty more where these came from, but we've narrowed it to 218 reasons not to vote Liberal. Take your pick: You really only need one.

THIS ELECTION -- WE DID NOT MAKE THIS UP [assume [....] after each]
MINORITY MADNESS, SPRING FEVER 2005: 27-37
PAUL MARTIN'S LEGACY -- MR. DITHERS TAKES THE HELM: 38-63
MARTIN'S TURNCOAT MINISTERS: 64-67
LAST ELECTION, JUNE 2004, MAJORITY TO MINORITY: 68-75
Promises, Promises -- Grit Moments in Dithering: 76-85
Patronage, Piggery and 'Entitlements': 86-98
INTEGRITY -- FAMOUS GRIT WORDS: 99-103
MINISTERIAL AND MP MISDEEDS: 104-125
ADSCAM, THE MOTHER OF ALL SCANDALS: 126-137
Speaking of Scandals: 138-158
OVERALL LIBERAL RECORD 159-183
JEAN CHRETIEN'S LEGACY -- 'A PROOF IS A PROOF' 184-199
2000 ELECTION -- CHRETIEN'S LAST LAUGH: 200-207
1997 ELECTION -- LIBERAL MAJORITY SHRINKS: 208-210
WHERE CANADA STANDS NOW: 211-218 [. . . . ]

For those working at the polls ...

Expect the most base tricks. I could enumerate a few I have watched. You cannot trust the ones close to power, especially when they smile ... INCREDIBLY CORRUPT AND DISHONOURABLE.

I suppose the van is being gassed up to truck certain groups to the poll(s) and to instruct them how to vote -- the group(s) to which the local lad panders, in order to keep the long-term plans in place. This time, watch as the "voter" turns toward the doorway for instructions. There will be some evidence of alcohol, perhaps one laughingly informing you that they will all be back to vote again; then,later you may note a group going to another poll, but if you don't recognize each individual, you will be left wondering. Is it the same group back to vote again? ... Figure it out.

Watch for all manner of despicable and corrupt behaviour; note it and be aware that, if you go out for a minute, the lad's workers will go through anything you had written (integrity challenged). Watch for the hand of any Librano$ worker to quickly go under the table. ... You'll figure it out. There is no depth to which they will not stoop to keep power, perqs and pork.