ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER…

 

AS IN ISRAEL, SURRONDED BY 21 ARAB NATIONS.

To be more specific, Israel has a population of only 8 million souls – not much more than were butchered and gassed in the infamous Nazis Concentration Camps.

This tiny oasis finds itself in the midst of over 200 million Muslims, a number of whom would love to see Israel obliterated from the face of the earth.

I call this Blog – one is the loneliest number for a reason; until last week, Canada was arguably Israel’s only true friend and ally left.  But with the election of Liberal Justin Trudeau, we now can no longer be counted upon. 

Before Canada, support came from the United States but that too deteriorated with the 2008 Election of President ‘Baroque’ Obama.

The bottom-line here is that the Israelis are now truly on their own.

And where to they find themselves?

The Middle East continues to burn while the neighbouring Palestinians have just launched another one of their infamous Intifadas. Innocent Israelis are being knifed and gunned down in their own streets. 

And Heaven forbid if an Israeli strikes back – the anti sematic world has a hissy fit.

The United Nations then issues a raft of censures.

But dear reader, that is not the worst of it.

Thanks to ‘Baroque’, Iran now has a clear flight path to development of its long worked on Bomb.

To complicate things further, Iran’s ally on the ground – Russia is now securing Syria to become one of the new satellites and soon the Russian – Iranian Axis will control all things in that very volatile part of the World.  At least until other Arab States successfully arm themselves with Atomic Weapons themselves.

And I haven’t even mentioned ISIS and the numerous other Islamic Terrorists groups that roam about almost at will.

And standing alone in the midst of all this is Israel -the Region’s only functioning democracy.  They have taken a desert and transformed it into a garden; if the Arabs would only do the same, there would be peace in this very troubled part of the world.

Students of the Bible know that the Good Book predicts that the end of the World will begin with death and destruction in the Middle East – much like today.

No?

As I see it…

‘K.D. Galagher’

1 + 8 = …

 

What might have been.

As in what we did not see accomplished over the course of the past 10 years by the Harper Tories, Non-Conservative… but rather Liberal Light – Government.

And I say that as a Real Conservative …aka  Libertarian Conservative.

First though I know I promised you that I would not do any more Blogs on Canadian Politics until the whole mess comes tumbling down – but I need to make an exception here for the edification of my target audience; my three adult children and their families. 

They of course did not experience the beginning of the drift in countries like Canada starting in the  1960s.  I created this Blog in an attempt to provide them with a better understanding of why current society is what it is and where we are likely headed.

That is not to say that I do not appreciate other readers – I most certainly do and hope that you hang in there with me.  Indeed, from past Blogs where I have dealt with international topics of interest, readership has greatly increased and expect will again given my new focus.

Again, I am pleased with that but realize my target audience remains the same.

So back to the Blog … how does 1 + 8 = what might have been?

This is the number of main areas where I had hoped Harper and company would have acted decisively.

There are of course 9 in total but the first one outweighs the others in importance and for that reason needs to stand alone.

Number 1

Each year over 100,000 babies die in this country from abortion; in that, Canada finds itself in rather unsavoury company with the likes of China and North Korea – all of us having no limits on when an abortion can take place. Polling shows that the majority of Canadians favour the imposition of reasonable limits but even given that, the Harper Conservatives failed during their 10 years in power to act.  He will have to live the rest of his life with that on his conscience.

The Other 8 In No Particular Order

#1.  The CBC

Failed to cut the $1 Billion Taxpayer funded subsidy.

#2.  Sun T.V. News

Failed to ensure its viability even though it was the only television provider that provided a voice for conservatism.

#3   Nortel

Failed to ensure the survival of this jewel of high technology – the worst decision of its kind since the scuttling of the Avro Arrow.

#4  Huge Debt/Deficit following the 2008 American Financial Meltdown

Failed to turn back the Opposition Parties’ demands that it incur massive unnecessary debt (nearly $200 billion).  Our Banks – thanks largely to the stewardship of Finance Minister Paul Martin were in no danger of failure.

#5.  Marriage Redefined by the Supreme Court

Failed to invoke the Notwithstanding Clause on the SCC’s decision to open up the definition of marriage.  Whether one supports the concept or not – this is a matter for Society to deal with and not by 9 unelected jurists.

#6.  NATO’s Request for the expenditure of 2% of GDP

Failed to meet this modest target and in doing so consistently spent less than 1% GDP on our Military.  If Canada cannot achieve this modest level of support how can we expect other lesser NATO countries to do so and how can we expect to stand up to an ever growing evil throughout the world.

#7.  Human Rights Commissions

Failed to abolish these kangaroo quasi judicial bodies which are neither promotes rights nor freedoms.

#8.   Isolated Indian Reserves

Failed to begin the process of winding up isolated reserves which only serve to keep our native children in worse than 3rd world conditions.

So there you have it.  If Messr. Harper was not prepared to address any of these important areas you can bet your bottom dollar that Young Trudeau will most certainly not either.

As I see it…

‘K.D. Galagher’

I have read the writing on the wall…

 

And it tells me the Left has it.

Not only for now – but for long in the future – at least here in Canada.

I am speaking of this week’s Liberal win in the Canadian Election and the recent Liberal election win in the Province of Ontario – (which followed 3 other electoral victories for the – ‘Dolton’ McGuinty and ‘Kate the Winner’ – Wynne – coalition).

Both at the National and Provincial level, they are solidly supported by an electorate that is 66 to 70 % centre left.

And it is not that they are intellectually socialistic; rather it goes beyond that – it is imbedded in their genes.

So until things crash around our ears – the Conservatives will be on the outside looking in.

In past Blogs, I have fully set-out the lunacy of the left’s policies but will not be doing so any longer.  For me to continue in this vain, is like spitting into the wind.

Suffice to say, we have the worst Government in Ontario’s history and the worst Government in US history.

Young Trudeau’s Government will never occupy that special place for Canada’s Federal Government – since his late Father, Pierre-Elliott, has a lock on it.

The Young-un though has a good chance of causing the most damage to the Canadian economy.

So that’s it – the Electorate has spoken and despite how misguided I believe it to be – I accept their decision and will move on.

The last bastion of common-sense remains the nation to our south where the right / left split is 45 / 55 and so still retains some hope that common sense prevails.  My focus will be here, as well as on important developments around the world.

I will though pay little or no attention to our own country which has taken itself out of play. 

Enjoy the ride My Fellow Lefty Canadians; you have paid dearly for it.

As I see it…

‘K.D. Galagher’

Deja Vu Yes!… But Why?

Well Not Entirely, But We Do Have A Trudeau Lodging At 24 Sussex Again.

And it begs the question – WHY?

But there is an important difference this time, the new occupant – Young Trudeau, thankfully lacks his father’s intellect so will not structurally damage Canada the way his dad did; YT will confine his activities to matters of wrecking the economy.

Speaking first about his father – Pierre – he was one of the prime reasons I came to Ottawa to work at Progressive Conservative Party Head Quarters in the hope of helping get the Elder out of Office.

The 1984 Election of Brian Mulroney saw that come pass with his massive win of 212 seats.

I was working at the time as a small time lawyer in rural Ontario and had clients losing their homes / their farms and jobs as interest rates topped 22%.  Trudeau Sr. made it clear though that his only interest was in bringing home the Constitution.

With it, he added the Charter of Rights which has only served to restrict our rights and freedoms which were once adequately protected by the virtue of a thousand years of Common Law.

But the real reason for my Blog today is to answer the question Why – as in Why did the Young Lad garner a majority in yesterday’s election.

I have heard the pundits – and read the letters to editors and they all have their considered opinions from ‘Harper was just too controlling to Trudeau is just so darn good looking’, but they miss the point.

The fact is 70% of Canadians identify themselves as centre left, leaving now a scant 30% in the ranks of the Conservatives.

In earlier Blogs, I have spoken of this as the one third //  two third split but over the course of this Election the numbers have worsened and will not return to balance until Canada literally finds itself flat out on the floor like a skid-row drunk.

The USA too is on the cusp of tilting left – and I used to say it was about a 50/50 split between Conservative and Liberal Progressive thought.  After nearly two terms of Obama – the number now is more like 45 / 55.  The Republicans still have a shot at winning next year’s Presidential Election but the split definitely favours a repeat for the Dems.

So who are these Progressives?

I am glad you asked.

They are the Trade Unions – the numerous organizations that applied to Elections Canada for intervener status to advertise against the ruling Tories;

They are the nearly 4 million workers who are employed by governments – add spouses, voting age kids and that number doubles;

They are your next door neighbour who has his / her hand out for more all the while not caring a whit who is going to have to pay the freight or what damage it will cause to Canada’s economy;

They are the Media who have yet to find a Conservative they like, nor a Progressive that they will not fawn over;

They are the Provinces / the Territories / and the Cities which think Federal Dollars are Free Dollars and demand ever more;

They are the Indian Bands who demand more and more money to cure their ails which you and I know, will not;

And They are the so-called Elites who think Politically Correct and buy into all things left.

So from where I am sitting, it will be a long time before sanity returns to our country and only then when we are all on our knees – economically speaking.

As I see it…

‘K.D. Galagher’

 

 

MONDAY … MONDAY

 

CAN’T TRUST THAT DAY;

MONDAY, MONDAY …SOMETIMES IT JUST TURNS OUT THAT WAY;

EVERY OTHER DAY OF THE WEEK IS FINE, YEAH;

BUT WHENEVER MONDAY COMES … YOU CAN FIND ME CRYING ALL THE TIME.

My thanks to the Mammas and the Poppas.

Well let me be quite honest here – I don’t mistrust all Mondays – rather just this coming Monday – October 19th. It is Election Day here in Canada and sadly, unless we are struck with a nationwide earthquake, – the Grits – aka – the Liberals under YT – aka Young Justin Trudeau, are headed for a minority and, quite possibly, – a full majority.

In a recent Blog, I listed a dozen serious reasons why such should not happen .. for the sake of our country and now present below the damage the the young fella will do:

I am going to focus on the economic fallout and will use our once proud province – the Province of Ontario - as the prime example what to expect.

To do this, I will be referring to this month’s respected Fraser Report which sets out fully and effectively how the McGuinty / Wynne Era, beginning 10 years ago and continuing to this very day, has taken our Provincial Economy off the rails:

The Report begins with a general look at Ontario over the course of the last decade and sadly reflects on the fact that it is no longer the economic engine of Canada.  The Report’s prime author – Philip Cross, former chief economist for Stats Canada - notes that the Liberal policies “are to blame for turning the powerhouse economy into a laggard.”

        He goes on:  

Their policies, he notes, are the cause of “sluggish growth, … rising unemployment, .. high youth unemployment, …weak business investment, …. (and) high electricity prices.”

  So that is the Report’s general thrust – here are its specifics -

• IMMIGRANTS ARE NOW GOING ELSEWHERE: Ontario attracted more than half new immigrants to Canada in 2002, but is no longer the preferred destination.
• VOTING WITH THEIR FEET: Ontario used to be the preferred destination for immigrants and migrants from other provinces; since 2004 it has been experiencing a "net loss" to other provinces.
• UNEMPLOYMENT: Ontario's unemployment rate was lower than the national average from 1976 to 2005; from 2007 and five years into the recovery, the provincial unemployment rate was higher than the national average.
• IDLE YOUTH: Five months after the 1982 recession, unemployment among Ontario youth dropped to 8%; five years after 2008 recession, youth unemployment was averaging 16%.
• LESS TAKE HOME PAY: Ontario household income used to surpass national average, usually by 10-20%; Ontario's real per-capita incomes fell below national average for first time ever in 2012.

So this is what we can expect from Young Trudeau and his Government since he has consistently told us how much he admires the ‘Wynner’ and his policies are a mirror image of her own.

So come this Monday don’t be surprised if a ‘little tear lets me down’.

But do not feel sorry for me – I am already looking forward to my ‘I Told You So’ Blog on the first anniversary of YT’s Election.

As I see it…

‘K.D. Galagher’

INGRATE…

 

AS IN MOHAMED FAHMY.

Mohamed Fahmy recently entered Canada and spent yesterday bad-mouthing Stephen Harper and his Conservative Government for not acting more quickly to obtain his release from an Egyptian jail.

In my opinion, it would have been better if the dear man had thanked our Government for his release since I, for one, would have let him rot in that faraway jail.

The guy was foremost an Egyptian since he lived there most of his life and held Egyptian citizenship. 

Second - his was charged and convicted by their Judicial system, and

Third – he was working for Al Jazeera, what many view as a mouth-piece for radicals terrorizing the middle east.

Some other relevant background:

• Fahmy came to Canada, from Egypt with his family in 1991; and, just prior to leaving Canada, to begin his journalistic career in the Middle East, he conveniently took out Canadian citizenship.

This smacks to me as ‘citizenship of convenience’.

Plus, I like many of you, do not believe in dual citizenship and I really have great difficulty when a person gets caught up in the legal system of their mother country and looks demandingly to Canada to bail them out.

Do you think for a moment that had Fahmy been sentenced and jailed here in Canada that Egypt would come to his defence?

And then to to it off, he has the gall to criticize his supposed adoptive country for not getting him out sooner.

This reminds me of Maher Arrar – the unfortunate chap who was returned to his mother country of Syria – by the Americans – and then allegedly tortured by the Syrians and then had the gall to sue Canada for allowing it all to happen.

In so doing, he pocketed a cool $10 Million Dollars++ from us Canadian Taxpayers.

No wonder there is such a back-lash against Muslim women insisting on wearing a mask at our Citizenship Ceremonies.

Canadians a sick and tired of all of this Political Correctness and I can tell you that under a Liberal or NDP Government Political Correctness will only get worse …much worse.

And yet it was also announced yesterday that Young Trudeau shared a beer with ingrate proving once again the old Aesop Moral that a man is indeed known by the company he keeps.

As I see it…

‘K.D. Galagher’

 

Obama Turns Political …

 

And For Once, He Is Right – as in correct.

Not surprisingly – it is one of the only times that I agree with him.

All this in regard to the October 1st shooting rampage at a Community College in the State of Oregon where 9 were slaughtered.

Here is what Obama had to say:  “we are not the only country on Earth that has people with mental illnesses or want to do harm to other people.  We are the only advanced country on Earth that sees these kinds of mass shootings every few months”. 

Pundits were quick to label the President’s comments ‘political’ but even so – they trailed Obama, since he, himself acknowledged this as part of his overall statement.

I personally did not find his comments to be political but more of a plaintiff cry for a nation that has succumbed to the culture of death by firearm.

Obama mentioned several examples of past examples of this but notably did not include the experience of his home city of Chicago which sees a shooting occur every 3 hours or so and a death at the rate of slightly more that one per day.

So if there was a failing in his message – it was that he failed then and indeed since the beginning of his Presidency to shine a light on the fact that most gun killings occur between ghettoised Blacks.  

I am though getting off point – since the matter he addressed – that the US of A needs stricter gun control – seems like a no-brainer to me.

And yet the majority of Americans parrot like trained seals the second amendment to the Constitution that permits citizens to bear arms.

Recall though that this amendment was written at the time of the one shot musket and recall that at that time – the sense that citizens had the right to bear arms was intended for a Citizen Militia and not for individuals per se.

despite these annoying facts, today individuals fall back on this law to support their right to carry automatic weapons – some capable of piercing metal.

It surprises me that some nut has not used the 2nd amendment to allow him right to drive a tank down main-street on the basis that it too is merely a type of armament.

But the real knee slapper is the position taken by the totally deranged National Rifle Association.  In the face of these continuous massacres the NRA’s position is that they would stop if all Americans – even presumably students – were packing.

What utter nonsense.

All that that would do is increase the carnage.

Here is what the United States needs to do:

1.  If the US Supreme Court continues to follow its errand ways – move to revoke the 2nd Amendment out from under it;

2.  Hunters be required to store their weapons – ones that can really be used for hunting and not for mass killing – at a suitable depository (e.g. a gun range).  No one, save as per #3, needs to keep their gun at home.

3.  Farmers – those with farming acreage and those living in wilderness locales be allowed to keep a shotgun on hand to deal with dangerous wild / sick / injured animals.

Will the United States get around to doing this?

Yes it will, but it will probably take another 50 years before Americans come to their senses.

Too bad that so many are going to pay the ultimate price for this tardiness.

As I see it…

‘K.D. Galagher’