To be a savvy Canadian, I have found some holes in our media's reporting that I felt the requirement to fill them in on. The current humanitarian crisis in Sumalia, caused by these so-called rebels labelled "terrorists", is a snake eating it's own tail. That snake? The Us government. Why snake? Hehehe...... guess who supplied all the $60 million weapons purchase for the "rebels" or "terrorists" to attack the struggling civilization in 2006?
The Sumalian civilization was 6 months into receiving social services from it's government prior to this so-called terror attack. The people were eating.
So I called the CTV.ca department at CTV, to gently nudge them into fair reporting. The operator assured me they would inform the editor.
I would recommend Googling "Somalia Weapons Purchases". The first and only entry down the first page? US Government. Scary to think the FBI & CIA as now running equally amok in their own adventures.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Immoral behavior breeds...........(gee, more of the same? I think so)
Ah......the first day that I have not had any cigarettes. Yesterday I had 1, in the morning with my coffee. Instead of a tobacco cigarette today, I've replaced them with ganga cigarettes. Ganga does not impair my desire to breath clearly, like cigarettes. I can take a deep breathe without hearing all the flem coming up from my throat. I feel healthy, and cigarrettes have nothing to do with it!
Good ol' Steve, as bushie likes to call him, is defending Afganistan again. Look, the only reason any military are there, regardless of where they are from, is to secure the petrol pipe dream of the US nazis. I can already tell by history that 9-11 was planned, an inside job, so what officially justifies our military presence in a 3rd world country?
I know! We've increased our beloved Tim Horton's franchises in Afganistan. No citizen in Afganistan can afford the prices at Tim Horton's, so yards away from the fast-food chain there are citizens literally starving. Well, at least we did something in the 5 years we've been there!
Keep the pressure on Stephen Harper to explain himself. He's just going to look like another neocon that is planning something to scare Canadians into thinking that we need increased "security"? If any "terrorist" bombing, explosion or demolition, we know exactly who to blame.
Here's your hint: it won't be a 3rd world country.
Good ol' Steve, as bushie likes to call him, is defending Afganistan again. Look, the only reason any military are there, regardless of where they are from, is to secure the petrol pipe dream of the US nazis. I can already tell by history that 9-11 was planned, an inside job, so what officially justifies our military presence in a 3rd world country?
I know! We've increased our beloved Tim Horton's franchises in Afganistan. No citizen in Afganistan can afford the prices at Tim Horton's, so yards away from the fast-food chain there are citizens literally starving. Well, at least we did something in the 5 years we've been there!
Keep the pressure on Stephen Harper to explain himself. He's just going to look like another neocon that is planning something to scare Canadians into thinking that we need increased "security"? If any "terrorist" bombing, explosion or demolition, we know exactly who to blame.
Here's your hint: it won't be a 3rd world country.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Day 10 of quitting smoking..........
Feeling better today, not too much to be angry about so I think the Zoloft is working. The only downside to Zoloft is the sleep problem. I've been sleeping very badly, before I discovered something as old as time: ganga!
Ganga is illegal, for what reason I am not sure. The government says it's a dangerous drug, but I haven't seen the science. What I do know about ganga: lowers blood pressure, ceases heart attacks in progress, and we just found out that it reverses the effects of alzheimer's. Does anyone really think anymore that smoking ganga is detrimental to one's health?
For people with Crones disease, it is the only lifesaver. Imagine having to painfully digest everything for the rest of your life, due to a condition which is no fault of your own. For people with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, are they really going to care what the government says, when they can't even get out of bed without inhaled ganga!
If ganga were sold like KNOWN KILLERS such as tobacco & alcohol, would there really be a mad rush to the counters to get some??? hahaha......if anyone knows a stoner, that just doesn't happen!
Let's cut the crap - the origin of the cannabis plant coming to North America was in New Orleans, in the black jazz crowd. Harmless crowd, eh? This was a "black drug". Do I need to explain the racism here, folks??
Well, for the record, I like cannabis. I act like it's legal. I smoke ganga in my house, on the street AND IN THE CAR! Yes, in a driving car. Fuck the police and their "testing methods" to now "know" how much THC is in your system.
THC lingers in the average body for approximately 1 month. How do they get an accurate reading on site? They ask you to spit into a cup and then what??
Mandatory sentencing is being introduced by the Conservatives for drug charges. This has got to be the laziest position I can think of. Abusing your body, which I'm not condoning, is your choice. Therefore, seeking treatment in the medical establishment is a way of learning about what the condition is and the appropriate ways of delivering that treatment. This is the most PROACTIVE solution to drug problems!
Ah the conservatives......I don't even feel like giving them a capital at the beginning of the name! Another lazy issue? The Environment. Yep, we're going to be ready by 2050. I sent a very expressive email to Rona Ambrose about her representation at the Kyoto Summit. I thanked her for leaving the responsibility to the next generation. Has she even studied up on the different car makers that have starting producing hybrid vehicles, and are now ahead of the game and not losing money into the billions like GM & Ford? I don't think she has...... What exactly did she accomplish for the Environment during her short tenure? She managed to blame (and lie about!) the previously elected government, and that' all folks!
The grand left representatives in the Commons did accomplish something this year! Same-sex marriage is in now stone! Yay! Thanks to the NDP, Liberals, and even some Conservatives! Like James Moore in my hometown of Coquitlam voted against opening up the issue again. The Conservative crony in my riding wanted to waste our taxes by opening up the debate. Shame on you Laurie Hawn! Congrats on doing the RIGHT thing, Moore!!! Now, let's just leave our gay & lesbian people alone now, shall we?
Ah....feels good to bitch! I hope anyone who is reading this is at least entertained by my ranting! If you are - HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Love Becca
Ganga is illegal, for what reason I am not sure. The government says it's a dangerous drug, but I haven't seen the science. What I do know about ganga: lowers blood pressure, ceases heart attacks in progress, and we just found out that it reverses the effects of alzheimer's. Does anyone really think anymore that smoking ganga is detrimental to one's health?
For people with Crones disease, it is the only lifesaver. Imagine having to painfully digest everything for the rest of your life, due to a condition which is no fault of your own. For people with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, are they really going to care what the government says, when they can't even get out of bed without inhaled ganga!
If ganga were sold like KNOWN KILLERS such as tobacco & alcohol, would there really be a mad rush to the counters to get some??? hahaha......if anyone knows a stoner, that just doesn't happen!
Let's cut the crap - the origin of the cannabis plant coming to North America was in New Orleans, in the black jazz crowd. Harmless crowd, eh? This was a "black drug". Do I need to explain the racism here, folks??
Well, for the record, I like cannabis. I act like it's legal. I smoke ganga in my house, on the street AND IN THE CAR! Yes, in a driving car. Fuck the police and their "testing methods" to now "know" how much THC is in your system.
THC lingers in the average body for approximately 1 month. How do they get an accurate reading on site? They ask you to spit into a cup and then what??
Mandatory sentencing is being introduced by the Conservatives for drug charges. This has got to be the laziest position I can think of. Abusing your body, which I'm not condoning, is your choice. Therefore, seeking treatment in the medical establishment is a way of learning about what the condition is and the appropriate ways of delivering that treatment. This is the most PROACTIVE solution to drug problems!
Ah the conservatives......I don't even feel like giving them a capital at the beginning of the name! Another lazy issue? The Environment. Yep, we're going to be ready by 2050. I sent a very expressive email to Rona Ambrose about her representation at the Kyoto Summit. I thanked her for leaving the responsibility to the next generation. Has she even studied up on the different car makers that have starting producing hybrid vehicles, and are now ahead of the game and not losing money into the billions like GM & Ford? I don't think she has...... What exactly did she accomplish for the Environment during her short tenure? She managed to blame (and lie about!) the previously elected government, and that' all folks!
The grand left representatives in the Commons did accomplish something this year! Same-sex marriage is in now stone! Yay! Thanks to the NDP, Liberals, and even some Conservatives! Like James Moore in my hometown of Coquitlam voted against opening up the issue again. The Conservative crony in my riding wanted to waste our taxes by opening up the debate. Shame on you Laurie Hawn! Congrats on doing the RIGHT thing, Moore!!! Now, let's just leave our gay & lesbian people alone now, shall we?
Ah....feels good to bitch! I hope anyone who is reading this is at least entertained by my ranting! If you are - HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Love Becca
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Oh, what adventures!
Today is one of the wreched days of which I am quitting smoking. I'm not seeing my family this year for Christmas in Vancouver, and I am between jobs until Jan 15th 2007. After almost half my life of smoking, years of being victim to tobacco, I finally have the time and the Zoloft to take responsibility for the damage I have done to my lungs. I picked up that cigarette back in 1989 where I used to work, and haven't looked back since now. Wow, all the things I figured I would have done differently, especially since I was a workout fanatic.
Strangely enough, it feels like my mind is running through all the years that I have smoked now that I have quit. I think this is the enursia from discontinuing smoking. I know that it doesn't last forever, but it's fucking hell to get through. When you are a smoker, that special "feeling" or craving is always in the mail, when the nerves in your brain feel like they are not getting what they "need" to calm YOU the fuck down. I could go on & on about the benefits of quitting smoking, but compared to this urge to have just 1 more, the more immaterial it seems to become. That's where Zoloft comes in.
This product is the pharmacology answer to quitting smoking. I've never tried it before, so this is quite an experiment to behold. This stuff is a mood stabilizer, so that it covers up the cravings of quitting smoking. The dose for me is 2 pills per day. I have already taken 2 by 1pm today. Hopefully I will be okay until bedtime.
I think I need to get out of the house. Go get some preparations for this weekend. Having some friends of Tyler & I over for some Christmas cheer this weekend! Everyone that's coming over is a non-smoker, so it will be easier to get through this without having to blow through second-hand smoke. No gifts, gifts are for kids, just lots of food, some drink and lots of ganga. How about some MJ butter on some of those mashed potatoes?! Mmmmmmmmmmm..............paradise........
Well, I was doing some digging on this whole mid-east war, connections with the Butcher Bushies and dictators. Michael Moore is only touching the iceberg on this one, and on a daily basis. This crime family has been the lifeblood of the Illuminati for over a century. This family is responsible for the deaths of some very famous people and thousands of not-so-famous people. I did some investigating on the murder of JFK Sr., and for the head of the CIA, a government career was set after the horrible incident. Who? George H.W. Bushie. Is that who he had to murder to gain access and privledge to the society he was affirmed member?
Gee, let's see if history can repeat itself. Who did George Jr. have to murder to gain access and privledge just like daddy? JFK Jr would just logically follow suit. Georgie Jr is and was the next manchurian candidate ladies & gents. Just like Adolph Hitler was the manchurian candidate for the Nazi Party during WW2. In fact, the funds came from Bush Grandaddy, Preston Bush, to fund the Nazi movement in Germany, making it seem to the Germans that there was only 1 political choice for them after WW1.
After WW2, the governing body of the United Nations was created by the Illuminati. So was the League of Nations. Gee......let me think......someone's looking for 1 world government somewhere. What Bush is going to be blamed for when history is written, is WW3. When again, the Illuminati is looking for a One World Government.
Will they succeed? What crisis would they need to pursue to get everyone afraid again? Another tower demolition, poorly disguised as a terror attack? When the Nazi tradition be stopped is anyone's guess. Perhaps there is a way to bring these people to justice for the century of war crimes they have committed, without any justice being served.
These are big fish to fry, and in my opinion, there are some people that should be put to death to be returned to their obviously pathetic maker.
Canada is in the unique position to fry the fish, even temporarily, when the bushies demand something from us. Uh.....no. How about Bushie Jr. Announcing to the Canadian media that we should be on board for the Missile defense System that has never passed testing. Nice going Mr. Martin! Nice burn from the Great North! We could go back to the war of 1812 again, Mr. Bushie!
Also, the evil DEA coming into Canada to arrest a non-violent seed seller. They've called Marc Emery the biggest drug kingpin in the world............for selling seeds that have never killed anyone ever. The US nazi gov't, want him to spend the rest of his days in jail. While CIA Drug Cartels run cocaine & commerce out of Columbia because the money is so fucking good, but the DEA looks the other way. This makes me sick.
What is Canada going to say to the Nazi US Government in May when the final attempt for extradition charges are brought to the Supreme Court? Um........no.
Wow, I do feel better! Getting all that nasty research out of my system has allowed me to feel a certain sense of clarity. Ah.....
Strangely enough, it feels like my mind is running through all the years that I have smoked now that I have quit. I think this is the enursia from discontinuing smoking. I know that it doesn't last forever, but it's fucking hell to get through. When you are a smoker, that special "feeling" or craving is always in the mail, when the nerves in your brain feel like they are not getting what they "need" to calm YOU the fuck down. I could go on & on about the benefits of quitting smoking, but compared to this urge to have just 1 more, the more immaterial it seems to become. That's where Zoloft comes in.
This product is the pharmacology answer to quitting smoking. I've never tried it before, so this is quite an experiment to behold. This stuff is a mood stabilizer, so that it covers up the cravings of quitting smoking. The dose for me is 2 pills per day. I have already taken 2 by 1pm today. Hopefully I will be okay until bedtime.
I think I need to get out of the house. Go get some preparations for this weekend. Having some friends of Tyler & I over for some Christmas cheer this weekend! Everyone that's coming over is a non-smoker, so it will be easier to get through this without having to blow through second-hand smoke. No gifts, gifts are for kids, just lots of food, some drink and lots of ganga. How about some MJ butter on some of those mashed potatoes?! Mmmmmmmmmmm..............paradise........
Well, I was doing some digging on this whole mid-east war, connections with the Butcher Bushies and dictators. Michael Moore is only touching the iceberg on this one, and on a daily basis. This crime family has been the lifeblood of the Illuminati for over a century. This family is responsible for the deaths of some very famous people and thousands of not-so-famous people. I did some investigating on the murder of JFK Sr., and for the head of the CIA, a government career was set after the horrible incident. Who? George H.W. Bushie. Is that who he had to murder to gain access and privledge to the society he was affirmed member?
Gee, let's see if history can repeat itself. Who did George Jr. have to murder to gain access and privledge just like daddy? JFK Jr would just logically follow suit. Georgie Jr is and was the next manchurian candidate ladies & gents. Just like Adolph Hitler was the manchurian candidate for the Nazi Party during WW2. In fact, the funds came from Bush Grandaddy, Preston Bush, to fund the Nazi movement in Germany, making it seem to the Germans that there was only 1 political choice for them after WW1.
After WW2, the governing body of the United Nations was created by the Illuminati. So was the League of Nations. Gee......let me think......someone's looking for 1 world government somewhere. What Bush is going to be blamed for when history is written, is WW3. When again, the Illuminati is looking for a One World Government.
Will they succeed? What crisis would they need to pursue to get everyone afraid again? Another tower demolition, poorly disguised as a terror attack? When the Nazi tradition be stopped is anyone's guess. Perhaps there is a way to bring these people to justice for the century of war crimes they have committed, without any justice being served.
These are big fish to fry, and in my opinion, there are some people that should be put to death to be returned to their obviously pathetic maker.
Canada is in the unique position to fry the fish, even temporarily, when the bushies demand something from us. Uh.....no. How about Bushie Jr. Announcing to the Canadian media that we should be on board for the Missile defense System that has never passed testing. Nice going Mr. Martin! Nice burn from the Great North! We could go back to the war of 1812 again, Mr. Bushie!
Also, the evil DEA coming into Canada to arrest a non-violent seed seller. They've called Marc Emery the biggest drug kingpin in the world............for selling seeds that have never killed anyone ever. The US nazi gov't, want him to spend the rest of his days in jail. While CIA Drug Cartels run cocaine & commerce out of Columbia because the money is so fucking good, but the DEA looks the other way. This makes me sick.
What is Canada going to say to the Nazi US Government in May when the final attempt for extradition charges are brought to the Supreme Court? Um........no.
Wow, I do feel better! Getting all that nasty research out of my system has allowed me to feel a certain sense of clarity. Ah.....
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Edmonton is sure a city of Champions
Oilers one win from Finals
The Oilers are one win away from the Stanley Cup Finals. Edmonton built a 4-0 lead in the third period, but was forced to hold off Anaheim's rally for the 5-4 win. The loss at Rexall Place is the Mighty Ducks' 13th straight in Edmonton, the site of Thursday night's Game 4. ...more
The Oilers are one win away from the Stanley Cup Finals. Edmonton built a 4-0 lead in the third period, but was forced to hold off Anaheim's rally for the 5-4 win. The loss at Rexall Place is the Mighty Ducks' 13th straight in Edmonton, the site of Thursday night's Game 4. ...more
Friday, May 12, 2006
I believe it's time to stampede our MPs in Alberta!lol
Friday, May 12th, 2006Oh No, Canada!
By Cindy Sheehan
I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it. Dwight D. Eisenhower
The day that the apparently reformed war-monger, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, envisioned decades ago has finally come. It is time for governments to get out of our way.
I have had a chance since Camp Casey in August to travel the world. I have had the honor of meeting hundreds of fellow souls who are just plain sick and tired of the way BushCo is cavorting around the world and comporting themselves as fledgling 3 rd Reich tyrants (Hitler didn't need warrants either) who are threatening the way of life of every person who inhabits our world. I was only just in Canada and got to meet many of our brothers and sisters north of the border.
From Italy to Canada to Great Britain and everywhere in between, our brothers and sisters who live in these nations are extremely tired of their governments who support BushCo in their war crimes and crimes against humanity. PM Berlusconi of Italy recently paid the price for his support of BushCo's policies by being uninvited back to his position. I knew he was going to be defeated by just traveling around Italy and hearing and feeling the frustration and fear for their democracy that Berlusconi's neo-Fascist rule was destroying.
By many accounts, Stephen Harper was put in place as leader of Canada by the collapse of weak coalitions and scandals that led to this man now leading a minority government there. He is wildly unpopular from coast to coast up north and there is a growing sense of unease about his emulation of a very unpopular person in the USA but even more in Canada: George Bush.
Canadians have to be the healthiest looking and most polite citizenry that I have encountered in my travels. The British people that I have met are very polite but nowhere near the graciousness of Canadians. Canadians are truly civil, and they mean it. Canadians have been proud of their country's role of world peacekeeper and as the beacon of peace and hope and refuge for us Americans who feel that our country's aggressive militarism endangers us and harms our reputations and souls. Now Canadians need to wake up to the fact that their new minority, disliked government is leading them down this same slippery slope to the fascistic militarism of their immediate neighbors to the south.
The first day that I was in Canada, their defense minister, Gordon O'Connor, signed the extension of the NORAD Treaty with the Bush Regime without any debate or votes in Parliament. The citizenry was outraged in their courteous way. Not so coincidentally, Gordy just so happens to be a former defense industry lobbyist who has been using his position to promote the " Canada First " position which ultimately removes Canada, once and for all, from their world peace keeping role. With Canada's support of the Haitian Government's overthrow and support of BushCo's travesty in Afghanistan, Canada was already heading down this path of destruction.
Canadians are distressed that defense spending rose by 5.3 billions of dollars (roughly what the US spends for 2 weeks in Iraq) while the preschool budget is being cut and college tuition is rising. This increase in military spending coincidentally correlates with a push to recruit thousands of more soldiers who are still be told by the Canadian recruiters that their country only does peace keeping missions. This manipulation of facts and the exploitation of fear and false patriotism is being fueled by the Canadian media who seem to be turning, for the most part, into propaganda tools of their government a la our rightwing 4th estate.
However, with Canadian soldiers dying in combat, the citizens of the country are starting to question their Bush clone of a PM and his Bush-style cabinet. Recently, the PM said that if he sends troops into combat, he expects the people of the country to support them; which really only means that he expects the people to support him and his loose interpretation of the facts. Also, Bush One and Two style (with a brief Clinton break), the Canadian media is now banned from showing images of the flag draped coffins: Allegedly to not cause the families any more pain. But, as the mother of a soldier who came home that way, trust me, it causes far more pain to have your child KIA in a pointless war then it does to see the military honor guard treating our children with the care and respect not afforded to them by their own misleaders.
The recent polls in Canada show that the people there are starting to wake up by the truckloads with support for their administration's support of BushCo's war slipping 14 percentage points in two months! Canadians are seeing that the war in Afghanistan is not righteous and that when Canada sends troops there, it frees American troops to be illegally and immorally deployed to Iraq. Canada needs a Cindy Sheehan to go to the PM's residence and demand to know what noble cause her child died for, or is still fighting for.
Even more of a struggle right now to Canadian peace coalitions, besides Canada's seeming slumber, is that the government won't support war resisters who flee the American military because they don't want to go over to Iraq and kill innocent people or die for the war profiteers. So far, two soldiers have been denied asylum. I was told by members of a few of their political parties that the asylum is being denied for two reasons: first of all, because our soldiers are "volunteers" now and, secondly, because if our kids refuse to go to Iraq and go to prison instead: our prisons aren't that bad.
Well, like I have said and written about before, if our kids volunteered, then they should be free to "un-volunteer" if the mission of the organization changes. I have belonged to several volunteer organizations and when I disagree, or when I just feel like it, I leave: and I am not threatened with prison, or execution, which is an option for our children in times of war.
Most of our kids did not volunteer to go to Iraq to guard special contractors or kill innocent people to cushion the retirement of the CEO of Exxon. And, newsflash, our recruiters are still lying to our young people telling them that if they enlist they won't have to go to Iraq and other despicable lies. When the recruit signs on the dotted line, the contract becomes binding only on him/her: those kinds of unilateral contracts are not even legal.
Our young soldiers, if they are refugees fleeing an organization that does not reflect their values, should not have to go to prison, no matter what the conditions are. With Amnesty International saying that violations are rampant in "enemy" combatant detention centers, then why should Canada think that our soldiers are any better off in a place that they should not be in the first place.
Please, dear Canada, wake up before it is too late and you wake up in a country that you don't even know anymore. We here in America fell into an exhausted sleep of denial after Vietnam and we are reaping what was silently and deviously sown by the neocons who have been working for an overthrow of our government for over 30 years. If we didn't learn the lessons of Vietnam, we will never surely forget the lessons we learned at the feet of BushCo that have cost so many so much.
It's okay to copy our baseball and the huge hearts of the American people who never wanted to picture the country that we have become. But don't copy, or let your government be willing partners in crime with our public enemy number one: BushCo.
A Canadian minister was being grilled by their press after a press conference that I conducted with the Canadian War Resister's League and finally in frustration he blurted out: "We're not going to allow an American woman (me) to dictate our policies." And you know what, he's right, but with support rapidly dwindling for both wars (with Iraq never being popular with the people of Canada) and with support for Canada allowing asylum to our young men and women of conscience, it's time for their government to listen to its people. It's also time for our government to listen to us.
George and Steve and Tony and the rest of you war mongers: Get out of our way, we the people, want peace. We will have it.
By Cindy Sheehan
I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it. Dwight D. Eisenhower
The day that the apparently reformed war-monger, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, envisioned decades ago has finally come. It is time for governments to get out of our way.
I have had a chance since Camp Casey in August to travel the world. I have had the honor of meeting hundreds of fellow souls who are just plain sick and tired of the way BushCo is cavorting around the world and comporting themselves as fledgling 3 rd Reich tyrants (Hitler didn't need warrants either) who are threatening the way of life of every person who inhabits our world. I was only just in Canada and got to meet many of our brothers and sisters north of the border.
From Italy to Canada to Great Britain and everywhere in between, our brothers and sisters who live in these nations are extremely tired of their governments who support BushCo in their war crimes and crimes against humanity. PM Berlusconi of Italy recently paid the price for his support of BushCo's policies by being uninvited back to his position. I knew he was going to be defeated by just traveling around Italy and hearing and feeling the frustration and fear for their democracy that Berlusconi's neo-Fascist rule was destroying.
By many accounts, Stephen Harper was put in place as leader of Canada by the collapse of weak coalitions and scandals that led to this man now leading a minority government there. He is wildly unpopular from coast to coast up north and there is a growing sense of unease about his emulation of a very unpopular person in the USA but even more in Canada: George Bush.
Canadians have to be the healthiest looking and most polite citizenry that I have encountered in my travels. The British people that I have met are very polite but nowhere near the graciousness of Canadians. Canadians are truly civil, and they mean it. Canadians have been proud of their country's role of world peacekeeper and as the beacon of peace and hope and refuge for us Americans who feel that our country's aggressive militarism endangers us and harms our reputations and souls. Now Canadians need to wake up to the fact that their new minority, disliked government is leading them down this same slippery slope to the fascistic militarism of their immediate neighbors to the south.
The first day that I was in Canada, their defense minister, Gordon O'Connor, signed the extension of the NORAD Treaty with the Bush Regime without any debate or votes in Parliament. The citizenry was outraged in their courteous way. Not so coincidentally, Gordy just so happens to be a former defense industry lobbyist who has been using his position to promote the " Canada First " position which ultimately removes Canada, once and for all, from their world peace keeping role. With Canada's support of the Haitian Government's overthrow and support of BushCo's travesty in Afghanistan, Canada was already heading down this path of destruction.
Canadians are distressed that defense spending rose by 5.3 billions of dollars (roughly what the US spends for 2 weeks in Iraq) while the preschool budget is being cut and college tuition is rising. This increase in military spending coincidentally correlates with a push to recruit thousands of more soldiers who are still be told by the Canadian recruiters that their country only does peace keeping missions. This manipulation of facts and the exploitation of fear and false patriotism is being fueled by the Canadian media who seem to be turning, for the most part, into propaganda tools of their government a la our rightwing 4th estate.
However, with Canadian soldiers dying in combat, the citizens of the country are starting to question their Bush clone of a PM and his Bush-style cabinet. Recently, the PM said that if he sends troops into combat, he expects the people of the country to support them; which really only means that he expects the people to support him and his loose interpretation of the facts. Also, Bush One and Two style (with a brief Clinton break), the Canadian media is now banned from showing images of the flag draped coffins: Allegedly to not cause the families any more pain. But, as the mother of a soldier who came home that way, trust me, it causes far more pain to have your child KIA in a pointless war then it does to see the military honor guard treating our children with the care and respect not afforded to them by their own misleaders.
The recent polls in Canada show that the people there are starting to wake up by the truckloads with support for their administration's support of BushCo's war slipping 14 percentage points in two months! Canadians are seeing that the war in Afghanistan is not righteous and that when Canada sends troops there, it frees American troops to be illegally and immorally deployed to Iraq. Canada needs a Cindy Sheehan to go to the PM's residence and demand to know what noble cause her child died for, or is still fighting for.
Even more of a struggle right now to Canadian peace coalitions, besides Canada's seeming slumber, is that the government won't support war resisters who flee the American military because they don't want to go over to Iraq and kill innocent people or die for the war profiteers. So far, two soldiers have been denied asylum. I was told by members of a few of their political parties that the asylum is being denied for two reasons: first of all, because our soldiers are "volunteers" now and, secondly, because if our kids refuse to go to Iraq and go to prison instead: our prisons aren't that bad.
Well, like I have said and written about before, if our kids volunteered, then they should be free to "un-volunteer" if the mission of the organization changes. I have belonged to several volunteer organizations and when I disagree, or when I just feel like it, I leave: and I am not threatened with prison, or execution, which is an option for our children in times of war.
Most of our kids did not volunteer to go to Iraq to guard special contractors or kill innocent people to cushion the retirement of the CEO of Exxon. And, newsflash, our recruiters are still lying to our young people telling them that if they enlist they won't have to go to Iraq and other despicable lies. When the recruit signs on the dotted line, the contract becomes binding only on him/her: those kinds of unilateral contracts are not even legal.
Our young soldiers, if they are refugees fleeing an organization that does not reflect their values, should not have to go to prison, no matter what the conditions are. With Amnesty International saying that violations are rampant in "enemy" combatant detention centers, then why should Canada think that our soldiers are any better off in a place that they should not be in the first place.
Please, dear Canada, wake up before it is too late and you wake up in a country that you don't even know anymore. We here in America fell into an exhausted sleep of denial after Vietnam and we are reaping what was silently and deviously sown by the neocons who have been working for an overthrow of our government for over 30 years. If we didn't learn the lessons of Vietnam, we will never surely forget the lessons we learned at the feet of BushCo that have cost so many so much.
It's okay to copy our baseball and the huge hearts of the American people who never wanted to picture the country that we have become. But don't copy, or let your government be willing partners in crime with our public enemy number one: BushCo.
A Canadian minister was being grilled by their press after a press conference that I conducted with the Canadian War Resister's League and finally in frustration he blurted out: "We're not going to allow an American woman (me) to dictate our policies." And you know what, he's right, but with support rapidly dwindling for both wars (with Iraq never being popular with the people of Canada) and with support for Canada allowing asylum to our young men and women of conscience, it's time for their government to listen to its people. It's also time for our government to listen to us.
George and Steve and Tony and the rest of you war mongers: Get out of our way, we the people, want peace. We will have it.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Life in Edmonton, Part 2
I get overstimulated in the grocery stores here. I spend .25 cents and go get a buggy. Then I enter into my grocery store knowing exactly what I need: flax seed bread, oh so faithfully. Then I scour the store in search of the essentials, and that takes me the entire store, in about 15-30 minutes. My boyfriend gets annoyed at my grocery antics, but I can't seem to stop it!lol I simply must get the essencials, and then browse around. We usually go at night or during the day when there's a nice, lower population. I love all the stuff in another grocery store, Superstore. In the mornings? Great! There is SO MUCH STUFF in that bloody store. Overwhelming! Look! The lowest price in town! I don't know if I'm convinced of their lowest prices. Hey, you can get a tv (made in a 2nd world labor warehouse!) for $50. China? Wow, that's all shipping! Some are getting rich buying in bulk, that's all. Currently, China is booming. It's still a rather oppressive communist gov't, what, with the whole Falun Gong religion. Lots of business, but when it comes to well-being, the gov't fucks it up a bit. I wish for the Chinese people protesting outside of Parliament Hill, asking the Canadian gov't to put pressure on the Chinese gov't regarding Human Rights. Stockwell Day spoke to the media May 2003, at a Falong Gong protest in front of Parliament. He promoted their religion as we all honor as Canadians, freedom of religion. He spoke eloquently regarding evangelical worship, and honored the protesters. I'll always remember that day in Ottawa!
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Saturday, April 15, 2006
U.S. Building Its Largest Embassy in Iraq
The mark of Rome is now in Iraq, right at the centre of civilization. Completely wrapped around it is a high security wall seemingly far away from the violence, poverty & chaos abounding in Iraq. The spokeswoman's name is Roberta Rossi, when asked about the facility.....get this.....: "We can't talk about it. Security reasons". What a job!
I want her job!
I want her job!
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Happy Libra Full Moon
That fuckin' explains it! Today, the last day of a waxing moon, went mother full. I went to work, there was an Easter potluck in the afternoon. After eating a nice, big full plate of food; my hands get shaky and I shake almost reach unconsciousness. My coworker then turned to me, wide-eyed and worried asked me if I was okay. I asked for a hospital!
The manager of the Technical Service dept, drove me up to Misacordia Hospital, did a CTscan, and found nothing. They've scheduled a MRA scan, so I think I'll go along with it.
Quite a serious thing, the fucking head. If we are not in control of our looks & intelligence, life can get rather hectic. By the way, today I received a letter from Stockwell Day assuring me that the government will NOT ban hand guns and that I shouldn't worry. Here it is:
Dear Ms. Bodo:
Thank you for your correspondence to the previous government in relation to its proposed handgun ban. Please be assured that our Government has no intention of proceeding with a handgun ban.
As you know, our Government has committed to removing and eliminating the registration requirement for long guns and reallocating the funding from it to the enhancement of front-line policing throughout Canada.
The Government is also committed to ensuring appropriate controls on the ownership of restricted and prohibited firearms are in place, as well as focusing efforts jon those who use any firearm while committing crimes. We will also work toward reducing the administrative and financial burden on Canadian owners of non-restricted long guns. You may be assured that we will keep your comments in mind as we conduct our review of the entire Firearms Programs.
I appreciate having had the opportunity to respond to your concerns.
Yours sincerely,
Stockwell Day, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Public Safety
In my opinion, Stockwell Day is a hot motherfucker. I saw the whites of this beautiful man's eyes, May 2003, House of Commons & speaking at a Falun Gong protest outside for the media. I may not agree with most of his conservative policies, as anyone can tell I'm a raging Lefter (ndp/lib)! I submitted a query to Anne McClellan regarding a change to the gun laws, criticizing it. I guess Mr. Day just found my inquiry somewhere and has made contact. Some of them MUST be getting quite a sarcastic sense of humor from this.
Happy Full Moon!
(crazy shit today!)
The manager of the Technical Service dept, drove me up to Misacordia Hospital, did a CTscan, and found nothing. They've scheduled a MRA scan, so I think I'll go along with it.
Quite a serious thing, the fucking head. If we are not in control of our looks & intelligence, life can get rather hectic. By the way, today I received a letter from Stockwell Day assuring me that the government will NOT ban hand guns and that I shouldn't worry. Here it is:
Dear Ms. Bodo:
Thank you for your correspondence to the previous government in relation to its proposed handgun ban. Please be assured that our Government has no intention of proceeding with a handgun ban.
As you know, our Government has committed to removing and eliminating the registration requirement for long guns and reallocating the funding from it to the enhancement of front-line policing throughout Canada.
The Government is also committed to ensuring appropriate controls on the ownership of restricted and prohibited firearms are in place, as well as focusing efforts jon those who use any firearm while committing crimes. We will also work toward reducing the administrative and financial burden on Canadian owners of non-restricted long guns. You may be assured that we will keep your comments in mind as we conduct our review of the entire Firearms Programs.
I appreciate having had the opportunity to respond to your concerns.
Yours sincerely,
Stockwell Day, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Public Safety
In my opinion, Stockwell Day is a hot motherfucker. I saw the whites of this beautiful man's eyes, May 2003, House of Commons & speaking at a Falun Gong protest outside for the media. I may not agree with most of his conservative policies, as anyone can tell I'm a raging Lefter (ndp/lib)! I submitted a query to Anne McClellan regarding a change to the gun laws, criticizing it. I guess Mr. Day just found my inquiry somewhere and has made contact. Some of them MUST be getting quite a sarcastic sense of humor from this.
Happy Full Moon!
(crazy shit today!)
Friday, April 07, 2006
Gay high school opens to cheers and jeers
Gay.com / PlanetOut.com Network
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published Monday, September 8, 2003
A controversial public high school for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students opened in New York on Monday, with both supporters and protestors mobilized outside the building.
About 100 students are enrolled in the Harvey Milk High School, which is the first of its kind in the United States. Each teen applied for admission, which is granted not on the basis of sexual orientation but on experiences of harassment that may put the student at risk of dropping out.
Nearly 200 supporters of the school cheered on Monday as the students arrived for classes, CNN reported. Leading a group of nearly 10 protestors was Fred Phelps, an anti-gay minister from Kansas who has picketed at the funerals of gay men.
The school grew out of a 20-year, two-classroom program sponsored by the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), an agency that serves GLBT youth. Last year the city's Board of Education voted to expand the program, which is now bankrolled jointly by the city and HMI, Reuters reported.
Named for the San Francisco politician who was assassinated in 1978, the Harvey Milk school has been a lightning rod for controversy since city officials announced its opening in July.
Last month, Bronx state Sen. Ruben Diaz joined forces with Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based conservative legal group, to file a lawsuit against the school for discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.
TODO More by Gay.com / PlanetOut.com Network
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published Monday, September 8, 2003
A controversial public high school for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students opened in New York on Monday, with both supporters and protestors mobilized outside the building.
About 100 students are enrolled in the Harvey Milk High School, which is the first of its kind in the United States. Each teen applied for admission, which is granted not on the basis of sexual orientation but on experiences of harassment that may put the student at risk of dropping out.
Nearly 200 supporters of the school cheered on Monday as the students arrived for classes, CNN reported. Leading a group of nearly 10 protestors was Fred Phelps, an anti-gay minister from Kansas who has picketed at the funerals of gay men.
The school grew out of a 20-year, two-classroom program sponsored by the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), an agency that serves GLBT youth. Last year the city's Board of Education voted to expand the program, which is now bankrolled jointly by the city and HMI, Reuters reported.
Named for the San Francisco politician who was assassinated in 1978, the Harvey Milk school has been a lightning rod for controversy since city officials announced its opening in July.
Last month, Bronx state Sen. Ruben Diaz joined forces with Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based conservative legal group, to file a lawsuit against the school for discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Postcards from New York, cont.
Grasshopper: Sorry, cut off on our last phone session. My time concluded on the phone card, you dig. Dropped Census man a card. Had been a while. Going to get my taxes fixed in a couple. Fine article about booming Alberta in Times. Will send, Joey Postcards
"Beach Four, Olympic National Park, Washington"
Not too far from Grasshopper's home. Laughing as usual talking to you last nite (3-26-06). Phone card ran out. I love your humour & political astuteness and shit! think you know more US politics than the whole boat load of caribbean bus operators & mechanics in the yard. Hope this reaches you by 4/4/06, Monday excatly 1 week's time. So, you're on the guy's side this time. Have a good hang!!! Joey Postcards 3-27-06
"Beach Four, Olympic National Park, Washington"
Not too far from Grasshopper's home. Laughing as usual talking to you last nite (3-26-06). Phone card ran out. I love your humour & political astuteness and shit! think you know more US politics than the whole boat load of caribbean bus operators & mechanics in the yard. Hope this reaches you by 4/4/06, Monday excatly 1 week's time. So, you're on the guy's side this time. Have a good hang!!! Joey Postcards 3-27-06
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Gay Marriage
So, you know, people don't know gays, so they are against gay marriage. Unbelievable. I mean, after 9/11, that's something that you're gonna fuckin' worry about now? You need a hobby! Because of the list of things we need to worry about gay marriage is on page six right after, "Are we eating too much garlic as a people?" Boy, it freaks our PM Harper out, the gay marriage thing. Oh! He went around the corner! "Son of a bitch, this can't happen! And if they think, if these provinces think that they are gonna allow gays to get married, we're gonna make a Bill of Rights amendment that says exactly what marriage is. Marriage is between a man and a women. Son of a bitch!" And I thought, "You're gonna make a Bill of Rights amendment, you shithead! What are you fucking thinking?"
It's a collection of extraordinary sentences and paragraphs and you're gonna go "Hooda hooda phlbbbb"?! Why not stick to the legislation that says that people have a right to health care, even if they DON'T HAVE A FUCKING DIME?!!!!!!!
Unbelievable. The reason that people don't believe gays should get married is because of what? The Bible, okay? And what book of the bible does that come from? The Old Testament. Who wrote the Old Testament? My people.... The Jews wrote the Old Testament, and then Christians come along and read it and they fuck it up from time to time. Because they don't come down to the Temple, do they? Look, there's a reason that it was written in the Bible, because it was written thousands and thousands and thousands of years ago, when we were savages at best. We were ten hairs away from being a baboon, for fuck sakes. Ya know, these people were out of control, so the elders of the village got together and came up with the idea of a God. And not the Christian God, who's kind of a loving God, no, we had a God: "I CAN SEE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND I'M GONNA KICK YOUR FUCKING ASS!" Not really a happy God, kind of a god that seemed to be a raging alcoholic in a lot of ways."You wanna fight, asshole?!" And that's what they had to come up with, this mythical figure, ya know, that was present that could keep these people in line because they were crazy! They'd do anything! That's the way God is, God is everywhere.....and he sees everything you do, and if you fuck up, he knows it, and he will smoke you....
And that kind of got the message across. But then they needed rules, because alot of these guys were wandering in the desert, looking for shit. They'd be gone for days, and one would come back, and he'd have a camel with him. He'd go to the elder and say, "I met her in the desert. She looked at me in a special way, and I love her. Will you marry us?" And the elder goes, "Look in the Bible, you fucking idiot! See what it says? Marriage is between a man and a woman, and that's it! If you think that you're gonna marry this camel, God's gonna GET YOU. And the guy's crest fallen, because he's in love. So the elders said, "well, okay, marry a woman, but keep the camel on the side."
That's what I'm afraid of, thousands and thousands of years from now if we have that Bill of Rights amendment, someone will come along and unearth our culture, look at the Bill of Rights and read it and go "Wow!" Then get to the part that says marriage is between a man and a woman, they'll go, "Look at this! Canada, those people were so fucked up, that they actually had to write down what marriage was so they could remember it!"
And so I watched the Janet Jackson dancers, and thought of all of that. Because I was afraid if I kept my focus on them, I would have a breakdown.
It's a collection of extraordinary sentences and paragraphs and you're gonna go "Hooda hooda phlbbbb"?! Why not stick to the legislation that says that people have a right to health care, even if they DON'T HAVE A FUCKING DIME?!!!!!!!
Unbelievable. The reason that people don't believe gays should get married is because of what? The Bible, okay? And what book of the bible does that come from? The Old Testament. Who wrote the Old Testament? My people.... The Jews wrote the Old Testament, and then Christians come along and read it and they fuck it up from time to time. Because they don't come down to the Temple, do they? Look, there's a reason that it was written in the Bible, because it was written thousands and thousands and thousands of years ago, when we were savages at best. We were ten hairs away from being a baboon, for fuck sakes. Ya know, these people were out of control, so the elders of the village got together and came up with the idea of a God. And not the Christian God, who's kind of a loving God, no, we had a God: "I CAN SEE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND I'M GONNA KICK YOUR FUCKING ASS!" Not really a happy God, kind of a god that seemed to be a raging alcoholic in a lot of ways."You wanna fight, asshole?!" And that's what they had to come up with, this mythical figure, ya know, that was present that could keep these people in line because they were crazy! They'd do anything! That's the way God is, God is everywhere.....and he sees everything you do, and if you fuck up, he knows it, and he will smoke you....
And that kind of got the message across. But then they needed rules, because alot of these guys were wandering in the desert, looking for shit. They'd be gone for days, and one would come back, and he'd have a camel with him. He'd go to the elder and say, "I met her in the desert. She looked at me in a special way, and I love her. Will you marry us?" And the elder goes, "Look in the Bible, you fucking idiot! See what it says? Marriage is between a man and a woman, and that's it! If you think that you're gonna marry this camel, God's gonna GET YOU. And the guy's crest fallen, because he's in love. So the elders said, "well, okay, marry a woman, but keep the camel on the side."
That's what I'm afraid of, thousands and thousands of years from now if we have that Bill of Rights amendment, someone will come along and unearth our culture, look at the Bill of Rights and read it and go "Wow!" Then get to the part that says marriage is between a man and a woman, they'll go, "Look at this! Canada, those people were so fucked up, that they actually had to write down what marriage was so they could remember it!"
And so I watched the Janet Jackson dancers, and thought of all of that. Because I was afraid if I kept my focus on them, I would have a breakdown.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Let's see what the Justice Critic will have to say
Dear Sue Barnes, MP:
Hello, I've recently enquired to my local MP regarding the construction of the new facility to hold individuals currently being held on Security Certificates without due process. Here is what his office had to say in regards to my inquiry:
"""Dear Ms. Bodo:Re: Email inquiry dated February 22, 2006
We have researched your inquiry about a new facility in Kingston to house individuals being held on security Certificates. Although you may already have them, attached are several news items obtained from the Library of Parliament.The facility is in response to a request by the Ontario Government and the location was selected by Corrections Canada.There is always a balancing act when it comes to National Security and there will always be disagreement on each side of the issue. Our Government will take both National Security and Human Rights seriously and work hard to get the balance right.Operational issues such as this would not come to a vote; even though the border issues could certainly be the subject of Parliamentary debate.Although you will not agree with what is taking place, I want to thank you for expressing your concerns.Your truly,Laurie Hawn, MPEdmonton Centre"""
My only question here is: What happened? My MP seems reluctant to represent my enquiry. He just assumes that I won't agree with what is taking place. What seems odd to me is that Corrections Canada will release a violent offender within 5 years, but foreigners only suspected of terrorism are locked up without due process without even question to the theory of Security Certificates. Since this falls under Corrections Canada, I am making an inquiry to you, the Justice Critic. Please advise. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Rebecca Bodo
Hello, I've recently enquired to my local MP regarding the construction of the new facility to hold individuals currently being held on Security Certificates without due process. Here is what his office had to say in regards to my inquiry:
"""Dear Ms. Bodo:Re: Email inquiry dated February 22, 2006
We have researched your inquiry about a new facility in Kingston to house individuals being held on security Certificates. Although you may already have them, attached are several news items obtained from the Library of Parliament.The facility is in response to a request by the Ontario Government and the location was selected by Corrections Canada.There is always a balancing act when it comes to National Security and there will always be disagreement on each side of the issue. Our Government will take both National Security and Human Rights seriously and work hard to get the balance right.Operational issues such as this would not come to a vote; even though the border issues could certainly be the subject of Parliamentary debate.Although you will not agree with what is taking place, I want to thank you for expressing your concerns.Your truly,Laurie Hawn, MPEdmonton Centre"""
My only question here is: What happened? My MP seems reluctant to represent my enquiry. He just assumes that I won't agree with what is taking place. What seems odd to me is that Corrections Canada will release a violent offender within 5 years, but foreigners only suspected of terrorism are locked up without due process without even question to the theory of Security Certificates. Since this falls under Corrections Canada, I am making an inquiry to you, the Justice Critic. Please advise. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Rebecca Bodo
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Guantanamo North: Bath, Ontario
I can't believe we live in a country that allows rapers, murderers, and child porn producers out of jail & into communities after a couple of years; we hold people from impoverished countries in our jails without charge. Canada has now violated the Geneva Conventions, and by default, no longer abide by this International Treaty. What happened?
Mohamed Harkat was indefinitely jailed more than three years ago on suspicion of being a foreign terrorist. His current conditions are less than ideal, but at least in the general population of his maximum security unit, he has company. The construction of the new facility in Bath, due for completion on March 31, will hold Security Certificates in isolation.
He still remains detained without charges. This transfer will simply replace one set of unacceptable circumstances for another. He will be 3 hours away from his family.
Since he hasn't been charged with anything, his lawyer thinks he should be allowed out on bail, at the very least.
This is shocking that the four Arab nationals are going to be placed behind the bars of maximum-security Millhaven even though they haven't been charged with a criminal offence and the basis of the Security Certificate has not been challenged. We have been criticized by the United Nations Committee on Arbitrary Detention for the length detentions to which the four men have been subjected to.
World on fire....More than one person can handle....
Mohamed Harkat was indefinitely jailed more than three years ago on suspicion of being a foreign terrorist. His current conditions are less than ideal, but at least in the general population of his maximum security unit, he has company. The construction of the new facility in Bath, due for completion on March 31, will hold Security Certificates in isolation.
He still remains detained without charges. This transfer will simply replace one set of unacceptable circumstances for another. He will be 3 hours away from his family.
Since he hasn't been charged with anything, his lawyer thinks he should be allowed out on bail, at the very least.
This is shocking that the four Arab nationals are going to be placed behind the bars of maximum-security Millhaven even though they haven't been charged with a criminal offence and the basis of the Security Certificate has not been challenged. We have been criticized by the United Nations Committee on Arbitrary Detention for the length detentions to which the four men have been subjected to.
World on fire....More than one person can handle....
No Thanks Mr. Hawn
I finally received a response from my MP, your Hon. Laurie Hawn regarding "individuals" being held on Security Certificates. Here's what his office had to say:
Dear Ms. Bodo:
Re: Email inquiry dated February 22, 2006
We have researched your inquiry about a new facility in Kingston to house individuals being held on security Certificates. Although you may already have them, attached are several news items obtained from the Library of Parliament.
The facility is in response to a request by the Ontario Government and the location was selected by Corrections Canada.
There is always a balancing act when it comes to National Security and there will always be disagreement on each side of the issue. Our Government will take both National Security and Human Rights seriously and work hard to get the balance right.
Operational issues such as this would not come to a vote; even though the border issues could certainly be the subject of Parliamentary debate.
Although you will not agree with what is taking place, I want to thank you for expressing your concerns.
Your truly,
Laurie Hawn, MP
Edmonton Centre
Dear Ms. Bodo:
Re: Email inquiry dated February 22, 2006
We have researched your inquiry about a new facility in Kingston to house individuals being held on security Certificates. Although you may already have them, attached are several news items obtained from the Library of Parliament.
The facility is in response to a request by the Ontario Government and the location was selected by Corrections Canada.
There is always a balancing act when it comes to National Security and there will always be disagreement on each side of the issue. Our Government will take both National Security and Human Rights seriously and work hard to get the balance right.
Operational issues such as this would not come to a vote; even though the border issues could certainly be the subject of Parliamentary debate.
Although you will not agree with what is taking place, I want to thank you for expressing your concerns.
Your truly,
Laurie Hawn, MP
Edmonton Centre
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Things that the media cleanses for me, so I think I may be ignorant
I literally force myself sometimes to think of the lives overseas in the Middle East. I can only reflect disgust that there are people out there that will destroy lives because, hey, poor people don't seem to really have lives. That assumption has taken place in what used to be the best country in the world.
I am occasionally surprised by some real people out there trying to making a difference when the odds are overwhelming. This time however, I believe my tears of hope go to seven Iraqi women that are going to speak to Americans about their experiences. The delegation will be speaking with Cindy Sheehan, member of Gold Star Families that have lost their children in Iraq.
These women from Iraq will be starting the Women Call For Peace Movement at great risk to themselves entering the United States. They will start in glorious New York City and travel the country. These experiences were granted to 7 women, but 3 visas were rejected because they have no family to return to in Iraq. Officials are urging Americans to contact their local State Department to let them on the Tour & let them in.
The Americans need to hear this. Period. They need to hear about the abuses too dire to mention on my blog. They need to take control. I predict Peace or impeachment is not far off for the 'President'. The abuses of Iraq, Katrina have carried on. Do I believe Canadians would be so complacent that Manitobans would not have received flood assistance due to us being at war? The Feds even called an election during the flood, and they still won.
Wandered off there, but I believe that these women can make a world of difference. Check it out:
Nadje Al-Ali is a writer researcher specializing in women in the Middle East. She is a founding member of Act Together: Women's Action on Iraq and mother of a 3-year-old daughter.
Faiza Al-Araji is a civil engineer, blogger afamilyinbaghdad.blogspot.com, religious Shia with a Sunni husband, and mother of three. After one son was recently held as a political prisoner by the Ministry of the Interior, the family fled to Jordan.
Souad Al-Jazairy is a writer, journalist and TV producer. Souad is a very active member in the Iraqi Women's League.
Eman Ahmad Khamas is a human rights advocate who has documented abuses by the US military in Iraq. She is a member of Women's Will, and is married with two daughters.
Dr. Entisar Mohammad Ariabi, a pharmacist at the Yarmook Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, has documented the deteriorating health system. She is married with five children.
Dr. Rashad Zidan, a pharmacist, works in Baghdad and Fallujah with the Women and Knowledge Society to aid victims of war, especially orphans.
Sureya Sayadi, a Kurdish woman born in Kirkuk, is an activist for human rights in the Middle East, particularly for the Kurdish people. She now lives in the United States, but her family is dispersed in Iraq, Iran and Turkey.
I am occasionally surprised by some real people out there trying to making a difference when the odds are overwhelming. This time however, I believe my tears of hope go to seven Iraqi women that are going to speak to Americans about their experiences. The delegation will be speaking with Cindy Sheehan, member of Gold Star Families that have lost their children in Iraq.
These women from Iraq will be starting the Women Call For Peace Movement at great risk to themselves entering the United States. They will start in glorious New York City and travel the country. These experiences were granted to 7 women, but 3 visas were rejected because they have no family to return to in Iraq. Officials are urging Americans to contact their local State Department to let them on the Tour & let them in.
The Americans need to hear this. Period. They need to hear about the abuses too dire to mention on my blog. They need to take control. I predict Peace or impeachment is not far off for the 'President'. The abuses of Iraq, Katrina have carried on. Do I believe Canadians would be so complacent that Manitobans would not have received flood assistance due to us being at war? The Feds even called an election during the flood, and they still won.
Wandered off there, but I believe that these women can make a world of difference. Check it out:
Nadje Al-Ali is a writer researcher specializing in women in the Middle East. She is a founding member of Act Together: Women's Action on Iraq and mother of a 3-year-old daughter.
Faiza Al-Araji is a civil engineer, blogger afamilyinbaghdad.blogspot.com, religious Shia with a Sunni husband, and mother of three. After one son was recently held as a political prisoner by the Ministry of the Interior, the family fled to Jordan.
Souad Al-Jazairy is a writer, journalist and TV producer. Souad is a very active member in the Iraqi Women's League.
Eman Ahmad Khamas is a human rights advocate who has documented abuses by the US military in Iraq. She is a member of Women's Will, and is married with two daughters.
Dr. Entisar Mohammad Ariabi, a pharmacist at the Yarmook Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, has documented the deteriorating health system. She is married with five children.
Dr. Rashad Zidan, a pharmacist, works in Baghdad and Fallujah with the Women and Knowledge Society to aid victims of war, especially orphans.
Sureya Sayadi, a Kurdish woman born in Kirkuk, is an activist for human rights in the Middle East, particularly for the Kurdish people. She now lives in the United States, but her family is dispersed in Iraq, Iran and Turkey.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Postcards from New York, cont.
Feb 14
Happy Valentine's Day Grasshopper. Thanks for writing, you rascal, you!! Major storm scheduled for Sat. afternoon here. Peace. Bye from New York.
Feb 17
Grasshopper: Hope that you are alive, well, and on top of your very tricky game. Stayed at work Sat. nite so I wouldn't have to fight the record storm for the next morning in order to reach church. I'm writing Brett/Fatty today. Haven't heard from him in months. Hope your Valentine's Day went well?!!!
Love J Postcards
Happy Valentine's Day Grasshopper. Thanks for writing, you rascal, you!! Major storm scheduled for Sat. afternoon here. Peace. Bye from New York.
Feb 17
Grasshopper: Hope that you are alive, well, and on top of your very tricky game. Stayed at work Sat. nite so I wouldn't have to fight the record storm for the next morning in order to reach church. I'm writing Brett/Fatty today. Haven't heard from him in months. Hope your Valentine's Day went well?!!!
Love J Postcards
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