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Thanks for the link James. You are right. An excellent article.

I have been busy following Canadian politics these days. Big goings on in Canada right now with PM Stephen Harper having prorogued parliament on Dec 31 (for 3 months) for the second time in as many years. Both times they have been to advance his own naked self interest. Last year it was to avoid a vote of confidence in the house. This time it was to shut down the parliamentary committee that was investigating his government's knowledge, and possible complicity in, the transfer by the Canadian military of Afghan prisoners to Afghan authorities that they knew were torturing them.

I participated in my first rally ever, this last weekend, to protest this suspension of our democracy. I have no illusions it will do any good but it felt good to at least do something. It was estimated that 25 - 30,000 Canadians staged protests in over 60 cities in Canada and around the world with the largest turnout being in Toronto (over 10,000). Our media has been diligent about downplaying the numbers so it's hard to know how many actually participated but there are tons of pictures and videos to back up the numbers. It was a surprising, spontaneous uprising of passion from every part of the country. It takes a lot to get us polite, laid back, beer drinking, hockey watching Canadians out into the streets, especially in the middle of January.

Not surprisingly, the Stephen Harper government has been using the Haiti disaster to get his, and his cabinet's mugs, on the news everyday. He held his first press conference in forever at the same time as the rallies were getting started in Toronto, Ottawa etc. This is a guy who shuns and bans reporters, never has news conferences, won't allow his MP's to talk to the press unless what they say is vetted by his office and makes major announcements effecting Canada on US news stations (Fox).

Right now he is being advised by the likes of David Frum and Ari Fleischer.

And then there are the weasels he has in his cabinet which he just shuffled the other day, who seem increasingly to take their orders from B'Nai B'rith. (And that's a whole 'nuther' story.)

The Canadian government just held a conference in Montreal today to discuss what they (Canada, US, Dominican Republic, France and several other UE nations) are going to do to rebuild Haiti. Surprisingly, they invited the Haitian Prime Minister to attend (but then he's a US stooge anyways, isn't he? so never mind. ) AAARGH, I'm in a mood tonight.

"The most unpleasant truth in the long run is a far safer traveling companion than the most agreeable falsehood." Emerson

Well we are having a very mild January in most parts of Canada - hehehe - but - shhsh - don't tell the others. With the exception of the prairie provinces whose demonstrators were out in a snow storm, the majority of us had it pretty easy. We were just above the freezing mark here and under sunny skys. They were pretty much out in their shorts and t-shirts in Vancouver and Victoria, BC. They are all freaked in Vancouver because there is no snow on the mountains and we are hosting the Olympics in a few days. Some are calling them the Global Warming Games.

"But to get a mass movement to work whatever (non)action it entails needs to be able to be carried out at an individual level and to give an immediate individual benefit so it can start small and build. Work out what that action or non action is and we have a winner."

There lies the rub. I have been spending a lot of time over on the Facebook group that started this whole movement (almost 220,000 members in 3 weeks, the largest and fastest growing FB action group in Canada). People are really pumped and enthusiastic especially with the initial success of the demonstrations but wow do they need an education on what our governments have been up to. For many of them it is a complete shock when they begin reading the links people are posting. And if you think we have been piecing together a puzzle here there are lots over there that are just beginning to find the edge pieces. And then there is the support our troops crowd and all the mushy sentiment that entails. I basically avoid that and try to redirect when I can. The phrase 'herding cats' comes to mind . Someone has now put up a forum similar to this one but it is slow going convincing people to go over there and join. Many seem to think it means leaving the FB groups or diluting the message or something. But I have to tell you, based on what I have been reading over the last 2-3 weeks, for the most part, we Canadians really are a polite, fun and funny bunch!! Now if we can only find a way to get them cats focused on finding that special something small that we can build on.

"The most unpleasant truth in the long run is a far safer traveling companion than the most agreeable falsehood." Emerson

Thanks for the link James that was really good. I'll be sure to post on our Facebook site. I am just going to read your new post now.

"The most unpleasant truth in the long run is a far safer traveling companion than the most agreeable falsehood." Emerson

I wonder if the body scanner manufacturers might have funded the brainwashing and co-opting of the undie bomber?
Full body airport scanners may not work
-NJT

DND, RCMP mum on UFO mystery
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/01/27/nl-ufo-m...

"People who saw a missile-like object soaring through the sky over a small rural community in Newfoundland Monday night are getting no answers about what it was..."
"We confirmed that it was something," Sgt. Wayne Edgecombe told CBC News Wednesday. But Edgecombe said he couldn't reveal what the police investigation uncovered."

"The most unpleasant truth in the long run is a far safer traveling companion than the most agreeable falsehood." Emerson