OTTAWA POLICE CHIEF RESIGNS...

 AS IN PETER SLOLY...AND I AM TRULY SADDENED BY THAT.

I am not a fan per se of Chief Sloly but I do support him in the way he went about keeping the peace in connection with the downtown truckers protest.  No one hurt, no one killed no property damage.

He said time after time that he did not have the resources ...that is to say the number of cops needed to do more than they were doing.  Experts - real experts have consistently backed him up in that.

The fact that both Trudeau and Ford felt the need to bring in Emergency Measures reinforces that Sloly was right. 

If going forward the situation changes - in that there are injury and worse ...it will be on other heads than the former Chief's.

What was missing in all of this...from the very start...was any attempt to Negotiate with the Truckers et al.  None.  Why our Hidey Hole Prime Minister was MIA.  

To prove that ...just the other day, Jimbo Watson finally did a bit of negotiation ...he sent a letter to the Protestors ...hope he did not use Canada Post. Poor way to negotiate but it worked. He asked the Truckers to move out of the Residential Parts of Downtown and low and behold they did.

Just think what Trudeau and Ford could have done if they too stepped up and done likewise.

In time it will sink in that Sloly was right I just hope nothing untoward happens between now and then,

As I See It...

'K.D. Galagher'

LIKE FATHER LIKE SON...

As In Trudeau Sr. invoking the War Measures Act in 1970 ...some 52 years ago to deal with a few Bad Actors known as the FLQ ...  Front de libération du Québec.

Trudeau the Younger has just imposed a similar law on an unsuspecting populace to deal with a handful of Partying Truckers.  

He though is not alone in this Folly...in fact he has come in third ...behind His Dis-Honour The Mayor of Ottawa, followed by our Lock-im Down Premier.  This despite the fact that there is no legal authority for what these gentlemen are doing... much the same as there was none back in the day of Trudeau Sr. 

These Little Dictators could not care less. 

Guys the Pandemic is over...there no longer is any need for the shut-downs...the passports...the divisiveness.  Premier Ford even came out earlier today and admitted this with his announcement that the Covid Mandates here in Ontario are soon headed for the Bin of History. 

So Why the Emergency Measures?

Well all Three are just too Proud to admit the obvious and would rather keep at this nonsense than appear to give in to the Protestors.  

History will not be kind to them and this will only give a future Prime Minister another excuse to Apologize...I wonder if it will come with a monetary payout?  One thing for sure...the then PM will not come from this Three Man Posse. 

I want the Protests at the Borders to end asap even if force is needed and as well as see the Ottawa Downtowners pack-up and go home.  They have made their point.

But wouldn't it be nice if the Fearless Threesome would say to the Truckers and Their Friends:

We hear you,,, you have sacrificed greatly and  indeed all Canadians have gone thru hell these past 2 years ...go home - hold your heads up high - the Covid Mandates are coming down now - hug your love-ones ..let's get on with life and put all this in the past.  

As my late Dear mother often said... If Ifs and Ands Were Pots and Pans, All Beggars would be Tinkers. 

As I See It...

'K.D. Bell"

WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE IS A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE...

From the Classic 1967 Movie Cool Hand Luke starring Paul Newman.

I am speaking of course about the Freedom Convoy and its likely last days.

Communication ...aka Negotiation has been sorely lacking.

What We've Got Here are thousands of ordinary Canadians leaving house and home and travelling thousands of miles to their Capital City ...in the dead of Winter and one would think they were the Plague. Pathetic.

Our Esteemed Prime Minister - supposed Leader of all Canadians has shown nothing but contempt for them.  Our Premier has imposed Emergency Measures as has our Mayor...none of them nor even the Police have made any attempt to negotiate a settlement which would save face for the Protestors and allow things to get back to some state of normal. The Media by and large has been biased by projecting its Progressive / Woke Commentary.   Makes one embarrassed to be Canadian. 

John Diefenbaker famously said...everyone is against me but the people ...how apropos to today. 

I keep saying in these Blogs that this is not about Covid Mandates though the straw that broke the camel's back was admittedly tied to this issue.  After 2 years of allowing Truckers to pass freely into Canada without proof of being vaccinated our petulant and scheming Prime Minister invoked this requirement.  He knew, like everyone else, that these are the dying days of Covid but His motivation was to one more time place a wedge between His Government and the Conservatives... the Truckers were simply a convenient vehicle to use.

Fortunately, it backfired spectacularly on Him to such an extent that his Prime Ministership is in real jeopardy of being lost.  And He has once again proven how unfit He is for office.

So if not the Mandates ..what are the real reasons for the discontent.  Well 2 years of Covid alone has taken its toll and that admittedly is not the fault of the Politicians or anyone else for that matter.  It is a once in a century occurrence that we are getting through the best we can and quite frankly we have done a fairly good job of dealing with it.  The Irony in this though is that our Truckers, until quite recently, were hailed as Heroes in that they were key in our collective efforts to get through this.  

So the Plague cannot be blamed on the Politicians nor on their Health Advisors but their indecision, miscues and holier than thou attitudes have turned many off and have literally bankrupted the service industry.  All the while they continue to get spectacular salaries - with raises, benefits and pensions...and then have the nerve to profess that We are all in this together...

In fact the underlying reasons go back over 50 years when Trudeau Senior pirouetted through the Halls of Parliament.  His Leadership...like His Son's, can best be summed up as being Divisive.  He too distained the West.  He too became the Sole Centre of Power...even declaring that a Member of Parliament was simply a "no-body 50 feet off Parliament Hill".  In the years since, this can still be applied to all Members of Parliament including Cabinet Ministers but now even while they are on the Hill.

The Prime Minister's Opinion is the only one that matters with the only exception being when the Court and its unelected and unaccountable 9 Justices... in their finite wisdom... make the law rather than interpret it as they are too often inclined to do.

And sadly, this is not peculiar just to Canada, throughout the World Democracy is in decline and its Pillars teetering.  The Rise of Dictatorships has been pronounced and the Freedoms we once so readily enjoyed are being taken from us by an ever growing Progressive Left which is all for Free Speech if the Speaker agrees with their Woke Position.  

Time / space precludes me from dealing with this in more detail but to end with this...

If we collectively as Canadians do not have room in our hearts for our Country's Blue Collar Workers...if we allow our Politicians / the Media / and the Progressives to denigrate them and call them names such as racist, misogynists, uneducated...we do not deserve the country our forefathers fought and spilled their blood for ....   Better to let it go which is what appears is happening.  

The Truckers need to call it quits now ..go back to their homes.  The Conservatives need to take up their Cause and See the Return of Democracy to our once proud country.  Members of Parliament must return to representing their constituents...and not be simply a mouth piece for their Party's Leader.  Parliamentary Committees must be separate from the Prime Minister's Office and exercise real power.  The Courts need to get back to interpreting rather than making the law and every time they attempt to do the latter...invoke the Notwithstanding Clause.

And of course,  we desperately need the Triple  'E' Senate...Equal, Elected, and Effective if we are ever going to get rid of 1 Man or 1 Woman Prime Ministerial Rule. 

Finally, if the Conservatives are not up to the Challenge which is likely, then we need to return to the Reform Days but this time with a Real McCoy Reform Party and not the namby-pamby Reformers under Preston ...Same Old...Manning turned out to be.  

Anyway, I could go on and on but you get the idea ...as the Freedom Convoyers so proudly state ..We Need To Take Back Canada before there is nothing left to take back.

As I See It...

'K.D. Galagher'

 

IF RIP VAN WINKEL HAD WOKEN UP TODAY

After His 20 year Siesta ...He would have been Shocked !!

There was NDP Leader Andrea Horwath being Interviewed and demanding that the Truckers from the Freedom Convoy lose their driving licences which would of course impoverish both them and their families.

The Dear Woman was not through though ...She spoke approvingly of Liberal Leader Del Ducca's suggestion to Seize and Confiscate their Rigs.

You see in defence of Van Winkel, when he went to sleep the NDP Party was the Champion of the Little Guy - the Worker and Truckers were at the Top of Their List in those needing the Party's protection.

What Van Winkel did not know...and how could he since he has been asleep for two (2) decades is that while he slept the NDP morphed into a Party that now caters to Unions for the Rich Bureaucrats...the University Professors and such and we all know why.  

It is because those most fortunate folks can afford to pay much more in Union Dues than the poorer ...much poorer and unpensioned blue collar worker could ever imagine doing.  

Nice to be able to jettison one's Principles so easily. 

So take away their livelihoods and to Hell with the Hindmost. 

It makes one sick...and speaking of that...:

Hidey-Hole Trudeau popped his Head up briefly last eve to unload more invective against the Truckers.

Wimpy Willie Watson our thankfully retiring Mayor eagerly joined the fray...demanding 1,800 more cops to add to the countless hundreds on the ground.  They much be quickly reaching the point where there are more police than protestors.

To date there have been no injuries no deaths but that is not due to either Trudeau or Watson and I fear that to add more police to the mix that just might spark it.

Negotiations with the Protestors is what is needed but sorely lacking. 

In that light - no pun intended.. Joel Lightbound a Liberal MP from Quebec and the Quebec Caucus Chair called a Press Conference this morning.  I received a call from my friend since childhood - Johnny asking me if I was watching CBC.  'Now Johnny' I said, when have I ever watched CBC but he quickly told me about Lightbound's Presser and I went to the TV Guide to find CBC's Channel.  Sure enough there was this most articulate young chap deploring the divisive and tone deaf ways of his leader ...Hidey-Hole Justin.  He acknowledged that this action on his part could cost him his Caucus Chair Role and very likely get him kicked out of Caucus ...but finally a Liberal has stood up for Values that have been missing.  Bravo Mr. Lightbound.

Hopefully this might signal the beginning of a movement to oust one of the worst Prime Ministers this Country has ever endured.  

Before closing one humourous note...during all of this an interview took place with a Reporter on the Street ...next to the Truckers.  There was a constant cacophony of horns blaring.  Was it not just yesterday that the Court Ordered an Injunction to Stop Such?  Did the Judge not realize such a Declaration would have no effect...everyone else seemed to understand that.  

But I guess there is hope that this horn honking will stop if Del Duca plan to Seize and Confiscate all offenders.

A Pox on all their Houses ...the Houses of our Delusional and out of control Politicians.

Tomorrow a Blog on a tragedy that nearly occurred in the midst of all of this.

As I See It...

'K.D. Galagher'

 

THE IRONIES OF IT ALL...

Update Note:  in this Blog I did not mention the role played by Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly and I should have.  He has been a steadying force -- cautious and non-confrontational and deserves my credit for the fact that the Freedom Convoy has remained mostly peaceful.  Well Done Chief Sloly. Before writing this update I checked to see if it was the Ottawa Police or Ottawa Bylaw that has been issuing parking tickets in the hundreds and discovered...as I had thought...it was Bylaw.  This ticketing is plain stupid and it is a wonder that it has not led to violence and this is all on Mayor Watson.  Take a Bow... Jimbo. 

 Ottawa's Leftist Loonie City Core Councillors are beside themselves with the "invasion" of the Freedom Convoy...they want more police on the ground and more action from them.

Question For You.  Are these not the Self-Same Councillors who mere months ago wanted to see these self same Police Defunded...less money...,much less money for Policing and more spent on Social Workers?

I guess the olde expression That Was Then and This Is Now applies. 

If you've noticed - urban city councillors tend to be Left Wing Loons and as you move out from the Centre, Councillors become by magic almost ...more conservative.

But that does not account for their sudden liking for the Cops.

In this vane, Our Mayor 'Wipper Watson' has come out declaring a State of Emergency for our Nation's Capital City...reminds me of Toronto City when then Mayor Mel 'the Swell' Lastman called in the Troops to deal with a few inches of snow.  Did he not know when he ran for this once prestigious office that it often snows in Canada during Winter? Guess not, anyway he obvious didn't think that over staffed City couldn't handle the job. 

Anyway, Ottawa Sun Columnist Brian Lilley summed this up better than I could in his column today:

   This Action will do little to remove the protestors, their trucks, their bouncy castles or their saunas.

And this reminds me of your comment Patrick (our wonderful straight 'A' grandson) when I showed him pictures of students in Ottawa huddled under their desks in case of Atomic Attack during the Cold War..."why grandpa that would protect them for 2 minutes or so".  His Grandma Anne - a student in Ottawa those days, was one of the under 'deskers'.  

All weekend long our Papers have published oodles of pictures of the goings on downtown and not one ...not one... showed any one committing damage or injury to others. Indeed, they show what Anne and I experienced yesterday when we walked those precincts...people determined but having fun...more Carnival than Ruthless Occupation.

You would not know that however if you got your News from our totally Woke T.V and Radio Media - they see danger at every corner and breathlessly report their distortions far and wide.  

Here is another take from the Weekend Sun:

    It is kind of fun to watch the progressive politicians and lib-left media light their hair on fire over the  trucker rally. But claims of widespread lawlessness were quite simply untrue.  Indeed, preliminary data from the Ottawa Police show there was less crime in the neighbourhood around Parliament Hill than in a typical week.   The Columnist goes on to highlight other accounts of the Woke that were equally untrue. 

One Turban Wearing Sikh was quoted ...with a smile on his lips, as saying that given his involvement that he must now be a White Racists too. 

Other accounts noted the friendliness between the Protestors and the Police.

Admittedly one thing lacking in the Ottawa Rally is the no one is trying to negotiate a settlement.  Officials in other Cities, including Winnipeg, Toronto, Quebec and Halifax report that things have gone much more smoothly in their cities because they were able to negotiate and find common ground with one another. No such attempt in our Capital City.

If the Rot starts at the Head then I blame our 'Hidey Hol' Prime Minister for this - the only time he pops up his head is to spew vitriol against the masses.

Second in line is our Mayor who too is missing in action when it comes to seeking a truce.  His answer, as noted above, is to call in the troops and in the meantime ticket every and all Convoy Vehicles they can.  If he is seeking a peaceful conclusion that... Dear Sir ... is not the way to do it.  This puts in even better light his recent decision not to run for re-election in the Fall. 

Last but not least are our wingy Inner City Councillors - no mention from them either om the need to negotiate...quite the reverse. And looking forward to October's Municipal Election so far only candidates from this radical cadre have thrown their hats.  We here in Ottawa stand to have an even more Woke Mayor in Office post October.

As I have said before, these protests are not about the anti-vaxxers though this issue set things off.  Rather, it is about Politicians, Health Officials telling us - the common folk - how you and I should live our lives and we have the added pleasure of paying higher taxes and greater costs of living for the privilege. 

Sadly, despite the best efforts of the Freedom Convoy things will not likely change.  Most Canadians hail from the Progressive Left and our Politicians for their selfish political interests cater to them.  The United States is now heading in the same direction.  

We need better Leaders ...much better Leaders and a return to Democratic Values but despite the best efforts of these Ordinary Canadians ...we are not likely to attain that.

As I See It...

'K.D. Bell' 

  

ONE DOWN TWO TO GO...

 Although I have been blogging for Erin O'Toole to step down ...virtually from the time he won the Conservative Leadership I do not take any joy in his loss today in fact I am sad for both he and his family.  Politics is a dirty business as we all witnessed earlier today.

What I am though is relieved but only wish he did as his predecessor Andrew Shear did and resign on his own rather than to have been humiliatingly defeated by his own caucus. 

For me the olde Adage paraphrased applies here...Why Vote for the Imitation when you can vote for the Real McCoy as in Justin Trudeau the Left Wing Progressive Woke to his very Core.

Trudeau called an unnecessary Election during the height of a once in a century pandemic in his lust for Majority Government.  His focus is on anything but Canada's flailing Economy and for the sake of us all he needs to go. 

Right after that Election I predicted all Three (3) of the Major Party Leaders would be gone before the Next Election comes round.  So Mr. O'Toole is but the first.

Trudeau should be next to go for the reasons I have stated above but Liberal Members of Parliament are not known for their Courage.  So we'll have to cross our fingers and hope for the best.

That leaves Jagmeet Singh and the New Democrats.  Despite thinking he is the best Leader of the Three, the NDP gained but one per cent more in the recent Contest ...from 16 to 17% and but 1 more seat ...from 24 to 25.  Should an Election be held today the results would be similar.  Hardly anything to write home about.  The main fault against Singh is that he is Trudeau's Water Bearer...Yes Man and again the above Adage comes into play.  Why vote NDP when you can vote Liberal and get better results.  Singh needs to go and with Members in the Wings like Charlie Angus that Party could do so so much better.

So let's clear the decks ...these 3 have been distinct failures in their own right.  

Let's bring on Pierre Poilievre and get the next Election underway.

As I Continue To See It...

'K.D. Galagher' 

THE POOR LITTLE DEARS...

 I AM SPEAKING OF COURSE ABOUT THE FAINT OF HEART MEDIA AND THE TRUCKER PROTEST.

Just before coming up to my computer I turned on the news which I have been studiously avoiding due to its flagrant distortion of what is happening right now on Parliament Hill.

They ...are left wing looney progressive media has labelled the Truckers as a bunch of Right Wing Fascists.

All I can say is thank Gawd for the Truckers - at least they were in the front lines during these Covid 2 years while these media bozos pontificated about stuff and nonsense.  I used to think Democracy was dependent on a free and independent press ...and I still do..but it is no thanks to most of the current batch.

Anyway the Reporter on the Ground was complaining about members of the Trucker Crowd coming up and yelling at him and are you ready for this...blocking his camera.

With all the negatives the Media has spewed forth I think the guy got off lucky ...and I am not suggesting for a minute that violence would be in order but certainly a bit of calling these condescending know-it-alls out seems fair and proper.

There are idiots in any significant demonstrations ..on the Right and on the Left but for the most part these folks are decent and represent the heart and soul of what it is to be a Canadian far more than most of the guys and gals behind the microphones.

I'd say to the Chap on TV ...buck up - you and yours stirred the pot with your over-the-top rhetoric now you are reaping the consequences...take it like a man or in this time of Progressives is that too much to ask and to expect.

As I See It...

'K.D. Galagher'