OXYCODONE....SOMETHING DOES NEED TO BE DONE.

BUT IT DOES NOT ENTAIL ASSISTING USERS IN 'SHOOTING UP' WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE TREATMENT DU JOUR. 

EACH YEAR DEATHS FROM OXY OVERDOSES MIRROR THE NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM CAR ACCIDENTS...i.e. 35,000.

PRESIDENT TRUMP CAME OUT THIS MONTH TO DECLARE THESE OVERDOSES A NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WHICH MANY HAVE CRITICIZED SINCE, IN THEIR OPINION, HE DID NOT GO FAR ENOUGH.  THEY SAY HE SHOULD HAVE DECLARED A NATIONAL EMERGENCY  WHICH WOULD HAVE FREED UP MORE FEDERAL CASH TO FIGHT THIS SCOURGE.

In this, I side with President Trump in his more cautious approach since I fear that the United States may well fall into the trap we here in Canada have.  We have attacked the process and not the cause / effect.

Canada has established numerous Safe Shoot-up Sites in the noble but totally useless attempt to reduce the number of deaths.

Users are given clean needles to use in their desperate attempt to feed their habit and should the shoot-up result in an overdose, health professionals are there to bring them back to the living.

It Simply Does Not Work and Permit Me to Explain Why:

First of all, it engages the State in an illegal activity;

Second, it may save some lives temporarily i.e. those who overdose on site, it does not though protect these unfortunate souls 24 hours per day, seven days a week;

Third, it does not usurp the influence of the Pushers rather it does the opposite since by cloaking the process with a false sense of safety, it encourage even greater usage;

Fourth, in conjunction with 3, it does nothing to reduce crime associated with users desperately trying to get the money needed to fund their dangerous habit; and,

Fifth and most importantly, these Pop-up Sites do absolutely nothing to get these unfortunates off their addiction.

So drop the Useless Pop-up Injection Sites and replace them with Treatment / Counselling Sites where addicts can receive the help they need including access to legal, less addictive drugs in a active treatment environment designed to actively wean them off.

And couple that with a Concerted Public Education Program for both Schools and the General Public alike warning of the grave dangers attached to the misuse of Oxycodone.

As I see it...

'K.D. Galagher'

WHAT A HORRID WOMAN....HILLARY.

FOR WELL OVER A YEAR NOW DEAR HILLARY HAS BEEN BITTERLY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RUSSIANS HAVING CONSPIRED WITH DONALD TRUMP  TO STEAL LAST NOVEMBER'S ELECTION FROM HER.

AND NOW IT TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS HILLARY HERSELF WHO WAS PAYING THE RUSSIANS BIG SUMS FOR MALICIOUS AND TOTALLY FALSE GOSSIP ABOUT TRUMP.

IT TAKES SOME GALL TO DO THAT BUT AS MOST OF US HAVE COME TO REALIZE, HILLARY HAS THAT IN SPADES.  THAT SAID, EVEN I DID NOT INITIALLY THINK THAT HILLARY OR HER CAMPAIGN WERE CAPABLE OF SUCH SUBTERFUGE. 

IT SIMPLY DEFIES LOGIC...SHE WAS FULLY WILLING TO DESTROY A PERSON'S CHARACTER IN HER ABSOLUTE LUST FOR POWER.  

I WON'T GET INTO THE MYRIAD OF HER OTHER FAILURES, SINCE THAT WOULD KEEP YOU FAR TOO LONG, BUT THIS ONE FACT ALONE SUFFICES TO IRREFUTABLY BRAND THE DEAR WOMAN A LIAR AND A CHEAT OF HERCULEAN PROPORTIONS. 

I DO NOT THOUGH WANT TO SEE HER GO TO JAIL...TOO MUCH WATER HAS GONE UNDER THE BRIDGE AND I EXPECT THAT HILLARY WILL NOW BE SMART ENOUGH TO SIMPLY FAD INTO THE WOODWORK AND HOPEFULLY TAKE 'SLICK WILLIE' ALONG WITH HER. 

I would though expect the current Special Prosecutor's Investigation into the Trump's Campaign ties with Russia to now refocus its efforts toward what the previous Democratic Administration was doing since it appears there was much suspect stuff happening over the course of the previous 8 years.

As I write this Blog there are reports of the first charges being laid by the Prosecutor's Office and I suspect that those charge(s) will pertain to one of more of persons with connection to the Trump Campaign.

I do not believe for a second that those charge(s) will have any real connection to Donald Trump and I have believed this from the very beginning.  In fact, the Investigation began at the behest of Hillary and her folks and if she had told the truth back then - ie that it was her who was paying the Russians for sensational dirt, the investigation would never have gotten off the ground.

So stay tuned Dear Reader and we will see together how ludicrous these coming Trumped Up Charges really are.

As I see it...

'K.D. Galagher'

OKAY GALAGHER, IF NOT THE GRITS NOR THE TORIES ...WHAT THEN?

Before I disclose which Party I would be prepared to support, permit me to review for a minute just how I see myself...politically speaking that is.

Surprise, surprise...I view myself as a 'Real Conservative', that is to say both a Fiscal Conservative as well as a Social Conservative.  Each complement the other and those that consider themselves to be one and not the other are simply letting the Team down.

To cut to the chase, I believe in small governments with no debt nor deficit and I believe in the core family...wife, husband and children as being the corner stone of society...always has been and always will be.

In Canada though the Conservative Party at both the Federal Level and the Ontario Level (our largest province) are merely Liberal Lites.  And it could easily be argued that it would be better to vote for the Real Liberals rather than for the Conservative Pretenders.

And in that regard, I have always believed that it is much better to lose than it is to deny one's principles and win for the sole sake of winning.

And further, I believe our country has in recent times gone down the Progressive Road simply because Real Conservatives have consistently dropped the ball by opting for the convenient over promoting and defending what they earnestly believe is the right thing to do.

When this occurs, two things happen, the Conservatives abandon their core principles and in so doing, deny the electorate a viable and most needed alternative.

Two examples:

First, in regard to the Fiscal Conservatives...Green Energy not only does it waste tons of taxpayers' money, it handcuffs business in its ability to compete with world.  And the sad truth is,our misguided efforts are ineffective in preventing or even stalling climate change one iota.

Second, in regard to Social Conservatives...Canada ranks with only a few other countries, most notably China and Russia in not having any restrictions on abortion.  In these select (?) countries, abortion can and does take place right up to the time of birth.  And contrary to popular opinion, Polling shows when this is pointed out to Canadians, the vast majority are aghast and favour realistic restrictions like those in place in the majority of the World's Humanitarian Nations. 

Simply stated, Canada is in desperate need of a Real Conservative Party.  One that can be considered home by Social and Fiscal Conservatives alike.

Sadly no such Party currently exists.

And until that time arrives, I will be parking my vote with the Libertarian Party of Canada.  At least that Party has core values that do not fluctuate with the wind. 

As I see It...


'K.D. Galagher'



  

I SIMPLY CANNOT VOTE FOR THAT PARTY !!

The Ontario Liberals have been in power since 2003...now going on 15 years and during their tenure have turned our once great Province into 'Have-not status'...once the Economic Engine of Canada, Ontario now is its Caboose, pretending for a moment that this relic of railroad history still exists.


It is not surprising then that 15 years ago, Ontario had North America's cheapest Hydro-Electric Rates, today those rates, thanks to the Liberal's Green Energy Fiasco, are the Continent's most expensive, all the while thousands upon thousands of manufacturing jobs have gone missing in action.  Who'd a thunk so much damage could be sustained in such a relatively short period of time?

The only sector to grow and flourish during their decade and a half in power is the public sector....police, fire, teachers, nurses, along with armies of other bureaucrats and government officials.  Public Service Unions, once the champions of coal miners, factory workers now shill for those on the public purse...the ones with best salaries, best pensions, best working conditions and best job security.  Their Unions have become so rich and powerful that they are the ones largely responsible for keeping the Liberals in power for these past decade and a half.

This may or may not be coming to an end since next year, June 7, 2018 to be exact, will see a General Election held here in our Province.

And with this in mind, I would like to itemize a number of specific policy initiatives that I simply will not be able to vote for:

Sex Education as early as grade 3;

A  32% increase in the Minimum Wage;

Carbon Tax and/ or any versions of the same;

Allowing Unrestricted Abortion up to and including the time of birth;

Removal of an Individual's Sex on the Provincial Birth Certificates;

Riding Nomination Meetings manipulated by HQ.


So Dear Reader, I am not going to Vote For That Party.  Full Stop.

"But Galagher, as a Life Long Conservative, you were not likely to have voted Liberal in any event".

Who said anything about voting Liberal?  The above policies are certainly those of the ruling Liberal Government but they have all been adopted holus-bolus by the Opposition Progressive Conservative Party.

"So which Party will you vote for Galagher?"

Good Question, ... More on that in my next Blog.


As I see it...

'K.D. Galagher'

OFF ON SABBATICAL

I HAVE DECIDED TO 'GO OFF ON SABBATICAL' IF FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN THE NEED TO RECHARGE MY BATTERIES.

JUST FOR THE RECORD, SINCE BEGINNING MY BLOGGING SEVERAL YEARS BACK, THE SITE HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 111,718 'PAGE VIEWS' AND I HAVE PUBLISHED 728 BLOGS, PLUS THIS ONE TODAY.

AND AS A REMINDER, MY PRIMARY AUDIENCE ARE MY THREE ADULT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

MY HOPE IS THAT SOME DAY THEY WILL READ OVER MY BLOGS TO REKINDLE THE PATH LESS WALKED WHICH I HAVE ENJOYED TAKING IN LIFE AND HOPEFULLY WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

IN THAT REGARD, IT IS MY HOPE TOO THAT ALTHOUGH I AM OFTEN (FREQUENTLY?) WRONG IN WHAT I HAVE TO SAY, IT WILL GIVE THEM AND HOPEFULLY YOU PAUSE TO CONSIDER LESS HEARD OPINIONS...ONES THAT ARE NOT SO LIKELY TO BE EXPRESSED IN THE DAY'S MEDIA.

MY GOAL IS TO HELP EDUCATE SINCE AN UNEDUCATED PERSON READS THE NEWS AND ACCEPTS IT AT FACE VALUE WHEREAS AN EDUCATED PERSON'S REACTION TO SOME NEW 'FACT OR OPINION' IS TO SAY "THAT'S INTERESTING...I NEED TO LOOK INTO THAT FURTHER".

CONTINUE TO BE A DOUBTING THOMAS.

FINALLY, ONE AREA THAT I HAVE DRIFTED AWAY FROM IN RECENT BLOGS IS MY BELIEF OUR SOCIETIES STARTING GOING OFF THE RAILS IN THE EARLY 1960s.   I AM IN MY 60s AND AM TOLD THAT MOST PEOPLE MY AGE LOOK BACK ON THEIR CHILDHOOD AND SAY...'BOY THOSE WERE THE DAYS, KIDS TODAY ARE LAZY NE'ER-DO-WELLS etc. etc'.

I QUITE LIKE THE 'KIDS OF TODAY' AND BELIEVE THE MAJORITY OF THEM TO BE NICE,HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS...THIS DESPITE THAT WE BABY BOOMERS HAVE LEFT THEM IN A MESS.

BEFORE I SIGN-OFF THOUGH...TWO PREDICTIONS:

FIRST, DESPITE A COMFORTABLE LEAD IN THE POLLS, I BELIEVE ANGELA MERKEL WILL LOSE GERMANY'S GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD LATER THIS MONTH.

MY SECOND PREDICTION IS THAT NORTH KOREA'S YUNG-UN WILL BE DEAD BY CHRISTMAS AND THUS IN THE COMPANY OF HIS DECEASED UNCLE AND HALF BROTHER.  

As I see it...

'K.D. Galagher'

ANOTHER DAY... ANOTHER LONDON SUBWAY BOMBING.

YESTERDAY SAW 29 BRITONS INJURED WHEN A BOMB WENT OFF IN THE LONDON SUBWAY.  FORTUNATELY, UNLIKE PREVIOUS TIMES, NO ONE WAS KILLED BUT THAT WAS DUE MORE TO GOOD FORTUNE SINCE THE BOMB ONLY PARTIALLY EXPLODED.  NONETHELESS, IN ADDITION TO THE INJURED, HUNDREDS WERE SCARED OUT OF THEIR WITS AS THEY TRIED TO FLEE FROM THE UNDERGROUND.

The one big problem remains is that no one seems to know who is behind these atrocities.

That said, London's Mayor, who is Muslim, was quick to label the attack as a "Terrorist" Attack.

The British Prime Minister quickly followed by narrowing down the list of suspects calling the Attack as one committed by "Cowardly Terrorists" and US President Donald Trump, usually one not to be afraid to call a spade a shovel, pronounced the bombing as the evil doings of "A Loser Terrorist".

So now we know ...the animal(s) behind yesterday's bombing is a 'Cowardly, Loser, Terrorist'.

Indeed British Authorities are asking its citizens to be on the lookout for these self-same creeps.

But just in case the Mayor's/Prime Minister's/President's descriptions of these evil doers falls short, I ...Dear Reader...am here to help out.

I think I know who is behind all of this....why it is Al Right Nazis. If, like me, you read the papers and watch the news you will know that everything that is wrong today is due to these reprehensible skin heads.

So if I was to advise a British Citizen on who to look out for, I would tell him or her to pay special attention to those giving the Heil Hitler Salute and brandishing a Tattoo on their upper shoulder with the numbers 88.

"But Galagher we are not aware of any Terrorist Attacks that have been committed by Neo-Nazis."

Good Point.

Oh and this just in...ISIS has just taken responsibility for  yesterday's Bombing.

Aren't they some sort of Islamic Extremists?

Who'd a Thunk?

As I see it....

'K.D. Galagher'

Ottawa Has Enough Money For A New Taj Mahal-Like Main Library ...

Well Truth Be Known, Our Country Canada Has Oodles Of Money For Whatever Comes Down The Pike....We are so blessed.  Even if that blessing does not extend to our Children and our Children's Children.

Since it is not like we pay our way, heck Canada and its 10 Provinces have accumulated the highest debt in our country's young history... some $1.5 Trillion Dollars or approx. $40,000 per man, woman and child.

Not bad for a Country with a population of only 35 million.

And that dear reader does not include the various pension shortfalls!

Galagher we thought today's Blog was about Ottawa's Main Library?

Oh right - I was simply setting the stage for why we in Canada continue to dig ourselves further and further into debt, and am using the construction of the Taj Mahal Library as an example of a needless expenditure.  Indeed, such edifices are a relic of the last century but plans continue to build one in downtown Ottawa.  The last estimate I could find was just shy of $170 Million which you and I know will exceed well over $200 Million by the time shovels break ground.

True many Baby Boomers still rely on hard-copy books but those coming after, have transferred en mass to electronic versions.  But for us Baby Boomers there is still a workable Library Infrastructure in place - why Ottawa alone has well in excess of 30 Branch Libraries.  They too can be expected to downsize and eventually disappear as the last of us Boomers go one to our rewards.

So why then the Taj Mahal...other than for the fact that money is never an object when it comes to government spending.

The best explanation was given by the City Councillor in charge of Libraries who readily admitted on radio that it was not needed for books anymore as they are becoming more and more passe.  Rather, it was because other major cities have Taj-Mahal like edifices housing their Central Libraries.  I guess that is the 'keeping up with the Jones argument'.  The other reason he gave was the need for such a building to accommodate the needs of refugees and immigrants...a meeting place if you like.  Silly me, I had thought that was one of the main purposes for Community Halls.

On the radio today a big discussion took place around another growing use for Libraries and that pertains to freely accessing porn...even young children are not prevented from viewing it.  It used to be the neighbourhood pervert skulked around to do his nefarious deeds, now he can go to the nearest Library and work his ill as a respected patron.  Unbelievable but True.  And you and I are paying for it.

So in the future when you see more money spent on initiatives such as the Paris Accord or on Green Energy fiascoes, think about our spanking new but totally unneeded Central Library.

And speaking of wasting money.

On the front page of one of Canada's national newspapers today is an article about a small tribe in Southern Ontario population 368... spending $546,000 Canadian Tax Dollars on a Pow Wow.  Included in the article was reference to the Chief contracting to have her son video the event in return for $190,000.  Not a bad pay day even for our Governments' low standards.

But I have to think that if I was native and had to sit through a Pow Wow I'd want ample liquid refreshment close at hand too. 

As I see it...

'K.D. Galagher'