Bill C-30 and Vic Toews and Robo-calls... oh my!

Well, Canada has become a pretty sleazy place politically. We who are chosen to go to burgeoning democracies to oversee their elections, now appear to be looking at a massive, organized attempt at voter fraud. This in a country where the "winner" claims a "resounding majority" with a mere 40% of the popular vote.

We have a Cabinet Minister, Vic Toews, who wants to pass a bill, C-30 also called "the protecting children from internet predators act," that would allow the Police unfettered access to our internet history, without a warrant. They could just go to your service provider and voila... get your information. Oh, and should your provider tell you that the Police are there asking about you, there's a charge for that too! As Mr. Toews so clearly put it, "you either stand with us or you stand with the child pornographers."

Mr. Toews who presents himself as the "family values" man, the marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman fella, the oh... I've been having an affair and she's pregnant guy also! (One of many affairs according to his divorce documents, including one with one of his babysitters!) Yep... this is the guy I'm going to let decided who and how someone gets access to my history.

Anonymous has been releasing videos on Bill C-30 and Vic Toews. The last two claim that while he was Justice Minister for Canada, he promoted a judge in Winnipeg to The Queen's Bench, while he was having an affair with her. They also claim that our Prime Minister found out and shuffled him out of Justice to the Treasury, a demotion. It was sudden, it baffled the press but maybe now we know the reason behind it? Imagine the conflict of interest, the influence peddling and backlash if Mr. Harper actually did know and kept it quiet?

Here's a few links to bring you up to speed if you're not familiar with our Country's current not so proud, apparently soon not to be so free not so glorious goings on!

Robo-calls and their possible impact:

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/yourmoney/Measuring+impact+robocalls+ridings+allegedly+targeted/6240493/story.html

Rick Mercer's take on Robo-calls: :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDPaRKXoVeA

If you're against us you're with the child predators!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1BAHc4Mr5M

Anonymous' outing of Vic Toews:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbfsN3ADvlk&context=C30cdddbADOEgsToPDskI8SaGBdL_7eYZRuoNnofAK

Dear "uh" Dwight "uh" Duncan "uh" ...

On the Eve of election night, CTV Windsor interviewed Mr. Duncan on his win. Every third word was "uh." Seriously? After all these years that's the best we get? And when questioned on the win of Teresa Perruza and his not having Sandra Pupatello at his side his response on Teresa is "she's a great woman." NOT a wise PERSON, NOT a great choice as a Member of Provincial Parliament... nope she's a "great woman."

Flash back to many years ago when Dwight ran for Leader of the Provincial Party and was eliminated and wandered around in a daze, sobbing, muttering and stumbling. This is a man who's been in charge of your finances Ontario. Aren't you proud? (Google it.)

Ontario election revelations

A couple of friends pointed this striking similarity out to me. On the bright side, you don't have to schlep down to the polling station to cast your vote for the Conservatives. Just close your eyes and repeat three times... Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!

Back to the blog.

It's the first full day of Autumn. I couldn't be happier after the summer we had here in Southwestern Ontario! This summer gave us days that had humidex readings of 50 celsius! (122 fahrenheit, 323 Kelvin!) I was not amused. I don't mind the rain we're having today and I adore the temperature.

I don't have much to say today, unless of course that satellite crashes down near me, I shall let you know! Here's a handy link to a real time GPS of the UARS satellite.

http://bleasdale.info/uars.htm


Happy Fall everyone!

The funniest election spoof ever!

Canada's Criminal Pardons and Sex Offenders

In 1990, Jim Massen of Amherstburg was convicted of "gross indecency" for acts committed against a 13 and a 16 year old boy.

Judge Kenneth Ouellette called Massen a "disgusting human being" and a "menace to young boys."

Massen also has four convictions for indecent assault from 1965.


"A lot of that was not very true," Massen said Monday, adding Ontario Provincial Police "wanted to make a big show."

He said of his time in jail, "To be honest, it was a big, nice vacation."

Do these sound like the words of a man sorry for his past? Do these sound like the words of a man who realizes the damage done to his victims? Do these sound like the words of a man who should have his record expunged? No? Well guess what?

Massen says he applied for and received a pardon from the National Parole Board in 2004.

These are not run of the mill break and enter charges or even the more serious assault or drug dealing. These charges should have put him on the Sex Offender Registry for life! Shame on our Government for allowing the pardon and shame on Mr. Massen for now threatening to sue. His name on a venue that thousands of young children will be using?

What goes around comes around and I'm sure that Mr. Massen's days in the small town of Amherstburg are not going to be terribly pleasant though I'm sure not as awful as the days suffered by those children.

Where did the last three months go?

I have been a terrible slacker, blog-wise! There's been so much happening in the world and in my life that I've just not talked about anything!

Becoming a Grandma, (yikes!,) Christmas with so much company, birthdays, firends and well, just day to day life sometimes just swoops over you and leaves you wordless! It's a good, busy and full life for which I am grateful.

I will make a better effort at keeping up the chatter on my end. That is my belated New Year's resolution.