Front Yards In Bloom.

I'm really excited because someone I know has been nominated as one of the six best yards in Edmonton! Here are some pictures of her yard, even though pictures can't capture the real work that has gone into her yard, they give you an idea of how much work she has done to get into the top six!





Not a weed to be seen! The side of her house is great too.



It would be wonderful if my readers would vote for her to win, no money is involved, just the pride of knowing that all that work has paid off. Actually, I'm trying to figure out how to turn all those hops she has into beer!

You can vote at www.edmontonjournal.com, go to front yards in bloom, and vote for 10916 37th Ave. I would love for her to get first prize, and every vote counts, no matter from what part of the country!

Everyone Needs A Holiday!

Okay, back, tanned and relaxed! Had no access to a computer, and enjoyed the break, for a short time it was nice, but boy am I out of touch with what went on last week.

So, here's some pictures of what I was up to:



A deer right in my sister's yard, eating the apricots! Since the fire in Kelowna, the deer have moved into peoples yards to survive, and noone is kicking them out, the deer will move back into the wilderness when everything has grown back, but until then, they are welcome even to the apricots, after all, you can only make so much apricot jam.

Next, go-carts, you can't go on vacation and not race around a track pretending you are in the Indy 500.



Yup, every golf course has that one little par 3 over water, I actually made it across the water, but my ball is below those pink petunias.



No matter how many times we go through the Rockies, I am just awed at the majestic mountains, around every corner is a more beautiful sight. We were lucky that they had cleared up the mudslide at Golden, so there were no delays.

One final picture of the Rockies, near Banff. Notice that clear blue sky, no pollution. Notice all those trees, turning CO2 into oxygen. Miles and miles, upon miles (okay kilometers)of trees, no factories, just wide open nature, mostly untouched by humans.


Tired from the 10 hour drive, will catch up with things after a good sleep. All in all, a very rewarding holiday, but it's always good to get back home, and sleep in your own bed.

Going Golfing!

Yahoo, it's holiday time! That wonderful time when you step out of your everyday world, and do all the stuff you wanted to do all winter, but it was too cold to do, like swim in a lake.

So, I'm going to swim in Lake Okanagon, hopefully the Ogopogo will appear. I'm going to pick cherries, go on a wine tour or two, and soak up the rays.

I'm going to forget about mortgages, bills and global warming. I'm going to forget that I have to come back to work, raising kids, and blogging.

Only sour spot is that my boys want me to go horseback riding, last time we did that my horse bounced me around so bad that my butt was sore for days, maybe I will try to get them to do some white water rafting instead. Oh, what am I thinking, that's even worse! Okay, golf is nice and safe, it's relaxing, and you don't have to get a beast four times bigger than you to obey.

Got my swimsuit, sunscreen, and golf clubs, going to have some fine times, and will be back soon. Enjoy your summer!

Going golfing!

Sloppy Editing, No-one Notices!

Okay, here's the headline, anyone notice a problem?

RCMP cheif picks veteran as his No.2

Nobody has commented on the cheif thingy yet, did no-one else notice the spelling, or was it just me?

Funny, just as I copied it to word, it changed!

Shame G&M, sloppy editing!

UPDATE: I just happenened to have an old window open when I posted this, so I did capture the mistake, here it is:

RCMP cheif picks veteran as his No.2
CAMPBELL CLARK

From Tuesday's Globe and Mail

Latest comment posted at 11:28 PM EDT 16/07/07

Wearing a dark suit instead of the red serge, Elliot is sworn in behind closed doors and quickly reaches out to the rank and file ...Read the full article

NEW Title: Notice the times!

RCMP chief picks veteran as his No.2
CAMPBELL CLARK

From Tuesday's Globe and Mail

Latest comment posted at 12:43 AM EDT 17/07/07

Wearing a dark suit instead of the red serge, Elliot is sworn in behind closed doors and quickly reaches out to the rank and file ...Read the full article

Vandoos Are Not Cowards!

The sounds of children crying, spouses and parents sobbing could be heard throughout the vast hall where 200 soldiers from the Valcartier military base gathered for their departure to Afghanistan.

They are the first contingent from a group of 2,500 mostly Quebec-based soldiers, many from the famed Royal 22nd Regiment, or Vandoos, being deployed for their Afghan tour of duty at a time when the mission has become increasingly unpopular among Quebeckers.

Hold it right there! The same thing happens every time our troops ship out, what makes the Vandoos special?

I have been to Quebec, they are an arrogant and ignorant (they wouldn't accept an American Express travellers cheque, because they had no clue what it was, and don't even try any high school French to make them understand what you want)people, with a serious "me" problem, so it's not hard to believe that they won't support any troops from their province going into danger. I feel sorry for those troops from Quebec, they are getting no support, but they deserve it just as much as the Edmonton based Patricia Pats. Add Layton into the mix, and watch the Taliban target these troops. What a heavy burden the Quebecois have placed on their own troops, they go into battle knowing that the people in their own province don't support what they are doing. Shame Quebec.

I know the Vandoos want to pull their weight in Afghanistan, just like all the other troops have been doing, so Quebeckers can snivel all they want, but I'm sure the Vandoos will make all of Canada proud! If Quebec can't take it, if they won't show their support and respect for their own troops, I hope they know that the rest of Canada, will support them, and cheer for their success.

The Vandoos are not cowards, only Quebeckers.

Lefties Are Sickies!

I know the NDP guy who ran to win a seat as an MPP last election, his kid was in school with mine, that kid is not allowed in my house anymore, because I caught him stealing some money. I feel sorry for the kid, he's a nice kid, but he is out roaming the streets at all hours, he's an accident just waiting to happen, he's a kid drug dealers will latch onto, and I worry my kids will be impacted by this kid who is allowed to roam free.

His father, has no clue where his kid is, and he could care less what he is doing, it's only the fact that we have a safe neighbourhood that keeps that kid from being a drug dealer. The father is a bottom feeder, his wife does all the work managing an apartment building, he sits around drinking coffee, spouting off about how he will solve all of Canada's problems, and sucks up taxpayers money because he got injured on a job.

So, look carefully at the person you are voting for, don't just vote for a party, make sure you know who should get your vote.

I volunteer to take in guide dogs in training, I have seen people who really need our help, but bottom feeders like this guy are taking money the really disabled should get. The real misfits are the ones who run for the NDP, supposedly the party of the people, but the ones I have met are more interested in getting the most out of taxpayers for their own benefit than they are in actually helping the real needful! Case in point, this Lefty thought there was oil in Afghanistan, and that was why we were there. Sad really, but that is the caliber of talent the NDP attracts, and lately the Liberals don't seem to be doing any better, but when someone like Hedy Fry keeps getting elected, you have to wonder how smart the average voter really is, and why voters are so disengaged from the whole process.

Just as the Conservatives have made the military relevent again, maybe they can make voting relevent again.

Thank Goodness For Basements!

Okay, I'm hiding in my basement because here in Alberta very few people actually have air conditioned homes, so quit slagging us, as being big energy pigs. Hello Toronto, how many of you are sitting in your air conditioned apartments/homes blogging about how bad the oil sands are! Nice thing is that even at 32C today, it was a dry heat. In other words, we actually weren't sweating like pigs, and you can shower here, and actually feel refreshed! Oh, and the skies were blue, and clear, no smog here.

I was talking to my neighbour today as she was frantically trying to water all her plants, we are both hoping to place/win in the "Front Yards In Bloom" contest in Edmonton, she was heading for her basement. I actually hope she wins, her yard is outstanding! Okay, secretly, I hope I win something too!



Back to heat and energy...

My last car actually had air conditioning, I used it once or twice. My new car has air conditioning and we preferred to just roll the windows down today and enjoy the breeze, and the heat.

All winter we stay in the basement, and fire up the gas fireplace, waiting for the summer to come, now in the summer we stay in the basement, and try to keep cool.

Thank goodness for basements!

Four Year Old Sexually Abused, Mother Gets House Arrest!

Okay I've had it with house arrests for murderers because they are young offenders. I have had it with house arrests for Mothers who allow their children to be sexually abused.

Acton found she had systematically assaulted her daughter by repeatedly hitting and slapping her.

Acton also convicted the woman of common assault in relation to two incidents in which she punched her child on the leg and slapped her so hard the girl fell to the ground.

The woman's former boyfriend, Darcy Don Bannert, 25, has been found guilty on nine of 11 charges, including sexual assault, sexual interference, unlawful confinement, assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon. He will be sentenced July 31.

Acton found that Bannert sexually assaulted the little girl, shackled her to furniture "for his own amusement" and unlawfully confined her in the basement.

Acton said the young mother has already been substantially punished and will suffer for the rest of her life.

This is a four year old baby that was sexually assaulted, and because the Mother came from an abusive background, she gets house arrest? What about that little four year old baby?

Disgusting ruling, disgusting Mother! The Mother should be shackled to a bed in a cell for the 2 years, see how she likes it. The one who has been substantially punished is a little 4 year old girl.

9 Point Lead by Conservatives!

It seems Layton is popular in Montreal, okay but when you read the actual article, they contort the statistics so badly that you would actually think the Conservatives were in trouble, not the Liberals.

In Quebec, the Bloc was at 31 per cent, down a healthy 11 percentage points from its level of support in the January 2006 federal election. The Liberals were pegged at 17 per cent in Quebec, down three from the last Environics poll conducted in March, while the Tories sat at 28 per cent, up two percentage points from the last poll and 3 points higher than they scored in the election. The NDP nudged up to 12 per cent from 11 in the last poll and the Green Party moved up 2 percentage points to 11 in Quebec. The undecided rate was pegged at 10 per cent.

Okay, it's not clear from the article, but here are the results:

Bloc 31%
Cons 28%
Libs 17%
NDP 12%
Greens 11%

But, the article headline is "Layton on a roll"??? How about the Bloc tanking (11% down)? Or Conservatives grabbing Liberal voters? Wow the NDP is at 12%, yup up 1%, that's a huge roll, NOT!

Standings were as follows: Conservatives, 37 per cent; Liberals, 28; NDP, 17; Greens, 11 and Bloc Quebecois slipping to 7 per cent.

Okay, in a survey with 2,021 Canadians across the country for a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points 95 times out of 100, in other words twice as big as normal for a survey, the Conservatives are 9 points ahead of the Liberals, but still they yak about the Conservatives not being above the 40% level for a majority. Well, more interesting is that the Liberals are below 30%. Ouch, that has to hurt, and with Dion as their leader, I don't see it getting any better for the Liberals.

A 9% lead during the summer, is huge, but SHHH, don't tell the media, they will only shrill even harder for the Liberals, OH wait, they already do! They can't shrill much harder, and still try to appear non-partisan, that 9% must burn their butts, because I have not heard the survey results reported by either CBC or CTV, not even a whisper. Funny, if the Liberals were at 37% we would be hearing about it every 15 minutes. No bias in our media, nope.

Slush Breakers!

Well I know who coined that one, one CBC reporter named Terry Milewski, you can find it here: CTV Newsnet: Harper speaks from CFB Esquimalt 9:54

Funny, I had to really dig that link out of CTV, usually a story will stay on the site for at least two days, but this one disappeared overnight.

Overall, Fife said the plan is a step in the right direction, because any patrols will mean improved defence in the region.

"Right now we have no capability whatsoever to assert our sovereignty in the Arctic," he said.

"The coast guard is not able to go up into the areas where the new vessels will go, and we have long-range aircraft that rarely goes up to that part of the Arctic to do any surveillance."

Huebert echoed Fife's approval -- he said if Harper keeps his commitment, he'll be the first Canadian leader to address the pressing issue.

"The fact that we're actually getting to the stage where we might be spending money on defending the arctic is ... of a magnitude that I just simply haven't seen before," Huebert said.

"Traditionally, we've seen all Canadian parties saying yes, this is important -- until they're actually asked to put money forward ... the fact that Harper actually raised this as an election issue is probably the first time I heard (of it) since Diefenbaker."

I watched the announcement, and heard Milewski state: how do you justify the wide gap between what you promised and what you delivered, 2 Billion short and not the 3 ice breakers you promised, only slush breakers, why did you cop out? (delivered from memory, not a direct quote, but you can listen to the link I have provided.) His tone was very aggressive, positively dripping with sarcasm, total disrespect for the Prime Minister.

Then watching Global News, hours later, their reporter said some people were already calling the ships, slush breakers. Global made it seem that some expert had called them slush breakers, when in fact, it was CBC reporter Milewski. So, the media is creating the news, not reporting it!

It's very dangerous when reporters are quoting other reporters, and stating it as fact. What, are we living in China now, where all news is created, not reported? Shame on CTV, and shame on CBC and Global, report the news, don't try to make it.

Watch who uses this phrase, "slush breakers", it's an indication of their intelligence, sort of like monkeys throwing darts, they don't know why they are doing it, but heck, everyone else is, so follow the crowd.

Stop making the news, start reporting it instead, it would probably raise viewer ratings if it was ever to happen!

Poll On Pot.

The Globe and Mail had a poll on pot:

Should Canada decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana?
Yes (35%) 1425 votes
No (65%) 2636 votes
Total votes: 4061
Time: 11:40 PM Alberta

Final Poll Results
Should Canada decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana?
Yes (44%) 9012 votes
No (56%) 11468 votes
Total votes: 20480
Time: 8:00 PM Alberta

Interesting, when I first started watching the results 65% were against, the final result was 56%, and remember this is the very Liberal Globe, so the results are interesting.

CTV also had a poll:

Should the feds decriminalize simple possession of marijuana?


Yes 5946 votes (61 %)

No 3864 votes (39 %)


Total Votes: 9810

Not as many votes, and the same Liberal crowd. Now the CTV poll is still on going so results might change yet.

No matter what the final poll results on either poll, I have some questions for those who voted to decriminalize pot.

Can we have bars that serve pot if it becomes legal?
Will we have combo liqour/pot bars?
How about liquor/pot/smoking bars?
Will pot smokers be allowed to smoke indoors or will they have to stand outside in the cold like smokers?
If you can have a pot bar, can you then have a smokers bar?
If I do not want to get high from second hand pot smoke, can I lobby government so that no-one can smoke pot in public areas, including parks and public patios?

Okay, I have many more questions about how it would all work, but the very people who are yelling about smokers should be against legalizing pot, but where are they? Sitting in a corner, high on pot I guess, cause they sure aren't out there protesting.

I think the legalize pot people, have created a huge problem for themselves, because they are also the same people who want to ban smoking, a perfectly legal substance.

RCMP Get Their Men.

I wasn't expecting this, but it's good news, just short on details.

RCMP charge two in Mayerthorpe officer murders
Updated Sun. Jul. 8 2007 8:56 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

The RCMP have charged two Alberta men with first-degree murder in connection with the 2005 shooting deaths of four Mounties.

The two accused are Dennis Keegan Rodney Chesman, 23, and and Shawn William Hennesey, 28. Both men are from Barrhead, Alta. They will appear in provincial court there on July 12, which is Thursday.

RCMP Deputy Commissioner Bill Sweeney said the two men are charged with being a party to the offence in what he called the "darkest day in RCMP history."

According to the Criminal Code, a person can be a party to an offence if they do something, either by omission or commission, to assist someone else commit an offence. Alternatively, if some people join in common cause and one of them commits an offence, the others are a party if they "knew or ought to have known that the commission of the offence would be a probable consequence of carrying out the common purpose."

I bet those 2 thought they were home free by now. I am still saddened by the murder of our 4 Mounties, hopefully the families will be able to get some closure.

Garage Sales, Got To Love Them!

Okay while hubby and bro were taking out the old furnace and putting in the new one, us girls went garage sailing. We sailed from 10 to 4, I got lots of baskets for next years flowers, it's funny how every garage sale has at least one basket I can buy for 50 cents. Like the one above, get a basket, fill it with soil, plant some plants, and you get a beautiful outdoor vase!

The best buy of the day was my neighbours, who came with us, she got a $400 jogging baby stroller, for $35!!! (No the baby doesn't jog, but how else do you describe it?)

So, I'm down $30, but I'm up 15 baskets, one antique lamp, a pre-50's camera, one elephant, and best of all a never used pasta maker! Lot's of loot for $30.

I also got a 1940 Singer sewing machine for $75, my hubby wasn't sure it was a good buy, until he saw it, it works and even has the operating manual.

I few weeks ago I got an old LP/radio for $2, it's worth way more than that because it still works, but that's not the reason I bought it, I bought it because I liked it, that's what's most important.

So, all you garage sale junkies already know what I'm talking about, the rest, well, your missing out on really good junk! Garage sales, you got to love them!!

Okay, I Bought Into The Global Warming Thing!

Yup, I got myself a new 92% energy efficient furnace, and thanks to my brother, it's only going to cost me $800, and all the beer he can drink.

Conservatives are NOT supposed to want to save our environment, that's supposedly the Dion thingy, but contrary to media opinion, and, should the media have an opinion, or just report the news, conservatives, have the word conserve in their name, should tell you something.

Us big bad polluting Albertans, are more interested in gopher shooting with our high powered rifles than saving the planet, but wait, it's Edmonton's recycling plant one of the best in the country?

The centre is especially famous for the Edmonton Composting Facility, the destination of Edmonton's residential waste and one of the largest composting facilities in the world.

Is this a Liberal? I know it's dated, but interesting.

"TransAlta's Vision Quest is to be congratulated for having the foresight and leadership to enter the new energy era," said the Honourable Anne McLellan, Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre. "This facility reflects the desire of Albertans and all Canadians to protect our environment, address climate change and lead the world in the development and use of renewable energy technologies."

I protect my environment by recycling, composting, and using no chemicals. So, when my kids want a carrot, they just go into the garden, pick one, and wash it in the rain barrel. How sweet is that!

I must have bought into the global warming thing because I bought a more efficient furnace, sorry but it doesn't mean I believe in global warming, just that I believe in lower gas bills.

If I could have a little windmill powering all the gadgets I need, great, problem is, have you seen the size of those wind turbines? They are huge!!!!

So, a newer furnace, does not make me a global warming cheerleader, just a smart homeowner. Got to run, wonderful thunderstorm I need to watch!

'clarion call'

I am so disgusted with the opposition, what a lack of class both Dion and Layton have shown, using the murder of 6 of our troops for crass political announcements.

Thankfully, the military called them on it, asking for a 'clarion call'.

So, what is a clarion call?

An old kind of trumpet with a shrill sound, used to call men to arms, etc.
Example: a clarion call

Used to call men to arms. Used to call Canadians to arms, to support our troops, to let the families of our newest fallen know that we grieve with them, that we are sending prayers out daily to all our troops.

"I would encourage all of you that at this point in time, that the focus must be on repatriating these valiant soldiers and ensuring their families hear a clarion call of love and support from Canada," said Col. Jon Vance.


"The families are well aware that there is debate on this mission. Nonetheless, at this particular point in time, the most sensitive and, I think, mature approach, would be to show them ... love and support. These soldiers died in a mission that they believed in, and saw progress occurring."

Can it be any clearer? Can Dion and Layton, not stop being political long enough to hear the clarion call? Are they so politically motivated that they will use the deaths of 6 more of our valiant troops as a political weapon?

A 'clarion call', will Canadians answer?

Ask The Troops!

I am so sad about the loss of 6 more Canadian troops, my heart aches for those troops and especially their families, a very sad day, for all Canadians.

I want Layton to shut his mouth, he is doing more damage with everything he spouts out of his mouth. I just want to shout at him to SHUT THE F(*& UP!!! Does he think this is going to win him votes? I might vote for him if he would actually go over to Afghanistan and talk to the Taliban.

I grew up in an army town, Wainwright, never did I worry about getting attacked by our troops, but I worry that our politicians are so wimpy that they will stop all of the good work our troops are doing.

Layton is disgusting, he claims to "support our troops", but everything he does and says shows us what a hypocrite he and his whole party really are.

Dion, because of pressure from some of his radical MP's killed a bill that his own party and the Supreme judges supported, why? They helped him get elected. So now he is a bat boy, not a leader. He has bowed down to the extreme elements once, what would happen if he actually formed the government, this is too scary to even contemplate.

The Bloq is useless.

So, I ask Canadians, to ask the troops. They are in every small town and big city, they are the ones risking their lives, if they want to stay, stay we should! Don't let politicians make this decision, let the troops speak! Ask the troops!

Comments Are Like Manna!

I try to blog everyday, hoping for someone to comment, give some feedback, let me know that I am reaching someone, on some level. Comments are like manna, it's why people blog.

I will often read a blog, agree or disagree totally, but don't comment. Why not? I'm just not that interested in the subject matter, or I agree, nod my head, and move on. So, in order for someone to comment on a blog, you have to have hit a nerve, made someone think about an issue, and get them to respond. Whether they agree or not, your thoughts have provoked a response, every comment is like a jewel, to be read, and taken into consideration, to be mauled over.

If you only have 30 readers a day, tops, why continue to blog? I ask myself that all the time, but then you get that one comment that makes you think about your position on an issue, or verifies your position, and that's all it takes to continue blogging. It's like golf, you get that one absolutely beautiful drive, and you come back for more, because you know next game, you will get better. (I'm hoping to break 120 this year.) It's kind of like when you send your resume out to 50 companies, and get 4 responses, those 4 are gold!

So, thanks to all those people reading blogs, for actually taking the time to comment on issues you care about, it matters.

To a blogger, comments are like manna!

Babies Win!

It's not just a win for pro-life, it's a win for honesty, truth, and common sense. The facebook competition was interesting in that the pro-abortion crowd mobilized all their people, and still came up short.

The power of this win is that the wish wasn't just abolish abortion after 20, or 22 weeks, it was a clear statement to abolish abortion, full stop, period!

Why is it a win for honesty? Because people have to stop hiding behind phrases like "a women's choice" and honestly face the fact that babies die.

Why is it a win for truth? Because people must face the truth of the issue, babies are torn apart, and disposed of like garbage.

Why is it a win for common sense? Because people voted for life and not against it, those people had the sense to understand that this is an issue that must be taken out of the backrooms and brought into the light of day.

So, one small step forward, much more work still to be done. Most importantly this win should open the eyes of Canadians who actually think that we have a law against abortion. We don't, a 38 week baby can be killed, if the mother decides to do so. What mother or I should say non-mother could carry a baby to near term, and then kill it? Did she not hear the heartbeat? Did she not feel those tiny little butterfly movements of the baby? Did she not wake up because her baby had kicked her a good one?

God had to be smiling over this win, for babies, not choice! Babies win!

Our Country In Pictures, This Canada Day.

Thought I would show you in pictures, some of our country, in hopes that you appreciate, how vast, and beautiful this country of ours really is, and have a great Canada (Dominion) Day!

From PEI, if you want beautiful, quiet beaches, head to PEI



Another angle, we spent hours watching sailboats, and one night heard a whale, awesome place!



To Alberta

The Rockies:


The Columbia Icefields: This is just one little finger, back behind is 130 square miles of ice, 1200 feet deep.


We took the Gondola in Banff, will never do that again, I was scared p%$#less, but managed to snap a few pictures anyways!



Okay, okay, for you BC'ers, here's Lake Okanagan, haven't seen the Ogopogo yet, but will try again in July.



And finally, the best picture, of why we should be thankful during this Canada Day, our Prime Minister, and his lovely family!

Final Push, CBC Wish.

Before you leave for your cottages this weekend, sign in to facebook and make sure you vote for all the wishes you agree with, it's your right! Go to the Great Canadian Wish, and vote for something!

My wish is number one right now, and hopefully it will win!

Abolish Abortion in Canada, has been leading from very early on and if all goes well, will win. Right now it has 9246 votes, very close to 10,000, let's get it over that 10,000 mark!

The second leading wish, is for Canada to remain pro-choice, with 7684 votes as of my posting this.

The next are:

4373 For a spiritual revival in our nation.
4327 Restore the Traditional Definition of Marriage
3241 I wish tuition fees would be either lowered or eliminated.
3198 It's time for drastic measures to save our environment

So, looking at the second wish, pro-choice, why don't they call themselves pro-abortion? Why do lefties not want to be known as "for abortions"? They know abortion is murder, so they use "terms" like choice, taking away a women's right to choose, and various other phrases that never, ever, ever, mention abortion. Why don't we see rallies to "Support Abortion"? If Vietnam vets were "Baby Killer's", why aren't women who have abortions, "Baby Killer's" as well?

I have nothing but sympathy for women who have had abortions, they need our support, our understanding, and our help. One of my friends had one, and she regrets it to this day, some 20 years later. Women are doing themselves a huge dis-service by allowing abortion to be an option that women, in this day and age, in a country as free and peaceful as Canada, have as a "choice". You have the choice to have sex, you should not have the choice to kill any baby that arises from that choice. If I drink and drive and kill someone, I will face criminal charges.

In the end, we are only free to choose so long as that choice doesn't kill or harm someone else, and our government exists to take away those choices that do. Nobody argues that a man should be free to choose when the context is sexual assault. What a fool he would be to try and justify rape by saying, "My body, my choice." Why? Because rape is a violent assault which involves more than just one body. And so is abortion. The heart of the issue is not "choice". The real question is humanity, and nothing short of anarchy can guarantee the perfect freedom of choice.

You can not choose to kill, and then not expect any consequences for your actions.

So, please support the "Abolish Abortion" wish. We will have a lot fewer women regretting their choices, if they choose life!

CRTC, CBC and CTV.

Three months ago I switched from Shaw to Telus, I was supposed to save at least $30 a month by doing so, I didn't, but I knew that was going to happen because of the stupid CRTC rules. I did it so that one company provides my phone, internet and TV, if I could save money too, so much the better.

When we switched, we got 3 months free to sample all the stations Telus offers, then we were supposed to pick the packages and individual stations we wanted. I, of course, forgot to phone them, so last week, I turned on the TV, and only the essential stations were available. Here's what I can't figure out, the CBC news station was available, but CTV news had disappeared, if I wanted it back, I was going to have to pay for it, but not CBC news. Now, is that because of the CRTC rules? If so, why does one Canadian news station get special treatment over another, not that I like either one much.

I phoned up with a list of stations we wanted, supposedly you can get individual stations for $2 a month, I had 5 extra stations that we wanted, surprise, surprise, only one of them could be purchased individually, all the others required me to purchase the package, for example, I wanted TSN, nope, had to purchase the Sports package for $6.

This is all because of the CRTC rules, and those rules are costing us all big time, think about it: Basic service is $22 per month, add the 5 channels I wanted at $2 per month, that's $32 a month, but because some stations have to be packaged, I'm going to be paying $49 per month, so the CRTC rules are costing me $17 extra per month. Now, how many of you are in the same position? Do the math, and it's a sweet deal for TV providers isn't it?

If I was CTV, I'd be ticked off that CBC news is considered a basic station, but CTV news is not, a monopoly by taxpayer paid CBC, it stinks to high heaven. Luckily I finally have Fox news, that alone is worth the $6 for all the news stations, including CTV news.

Dog Nappers!

This is going too far, I love dogs, my 15 year old greyhound ( on the left in the picture, the other dog is a guide dog in training, Pride, who is now with his blind person and doing great!) is a part of my family, my boys are younger than she is, so they have always been around her, so when she leaves us, it's going to be devastating for all of us.

I also worry about the animals who are getting abused by their owners, I know a lady that rescues dogs from bad owners, just like the pair in the story, but you never hear those people who's dogs were stolen complaining, so I think this family has maybe had a neighbour that doesn't like dogs, phoning in anonymous complaints.

"The person probably doesn't know we have a door, so the dog goes in and out all the time," she said.

"There is food always left on the sundeck and inside the kitchen too. And my mother and sister are always home."

The family had been visited four times by the B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, after the group received an anonymous call about the puppy.

But the SPCA never found any suggestion the dog, named Tommy, had been harmed.

Neighbours also said they never saw any evidence to suggest the Toor family mistreated the animal.

Is the dog tied up all day, is it crying and barking, have the neighbours heard yelping? I know I would tromp on down to any neighbours house and confront them if I thought a pet was being abused, we should all be concerned about animal abuse. We have a dog next door that whines and barks constantly, it can be annoying, but it's not abuse. He's well loved, just not a great dog breed like my greyhound! I've had terriers, labs, and golden's, but the greyhound is the best by far, as long as you can spare a couch!

This case sounds like some lefties gone too far. If the SPCA came out 4 times and found nothing, no welts, no sores, no nothing, maybe there was nothing to it. Maybe anonymous should show themselves and tell the police what the abuse was, because I would, if I seriously thought a pet was being abused, you can bet, I wouldn't be anonymous, not ever!

Rumour Confirmed: Wildrose Party of Alberta!

Okay, the rumours are now confirmed, a new party for Alberta Conservatives has been formed.

Media Advisory
26 June, 2007

On Saturday, June 23, seventy-six Albertans gathered in Red Deer and
launched a political party.

They chose the name Wildrose Party of Alberta, after the province's floral
symbol of sovereignty within Confederation.

The party's main emphasis will be:

Reducing by constitutional means the enormous net outflow of wealth from
Albertans to the federal government

Ensuring that provincial decisions better reflect the mainstream values and
priorities of most Albertans

Ensuring that the party's Leader and MLAs honour their election promises
and commitments

The Wildrose group must now register as a nonprofit society, and then
collect 6004 Alberta signatures to gain party status. It will soon launch
an aggressive sign-up campaign to complete party registration by September,
in time for an October founding convention in Edmonton.

The Wildrose society/party also elected an executive on Saturday (see
below), and adopted a constitution.

The initiative began with an earlier Red Deer meeting (May 26) where fifty
people from diverse political backgrounds mostly agreed that existing
political parties can't or won't challenge the federal system and restrain
provincial spending.

The initiative was bolstered by two recent by-elections in which support
for conservative parties plunged overall, while liberal support did not
increase.

A province-wide poll conducted for the group by proCall Marketing of
Calgary found widespread desire across all of Alberta for a political
option of this sort.


It's so new that going to their site: www.wildroseparty.ca, just tells you it's coming soon. Now all they need is 6004 signatures, a leader and funds!

Okay, I still think they need a smart, good looking, menopausal, female to lead the party, so I'm putting my name forward the minute their site is up and running! HA!

Will this take off? It will depend on the leader, they need someone that will appeal to both urban and rural voters, that's going to be a tough one.

SSM Poll Gone Wrong!

I suspect that the Globe and Mail wanted different results for this poll, so I started watching it early.

Early results:

In your view, did Anglican bishops do the right thing in vetoing a resolution to allow same-sex union blessings in parish churches?
Yes
(83%) 8878 votes
No
(17%) 1830 votes
Total votes: 10708

Final Results:

In your view, did Anglican bishops do the right thing in vetoing a resolution to allow same-sex union blessings in parish churches?
Yes
(87%) 31774 votes
No
(13%) 4710 votes
Total votes: 36484

So, interesting 87% of people thought the Anglican bishops did the right thing, not quite what the G&M expected I think.

Why does any non-Anglican think that they should have any input into what that Church does, or doesn't do? I thought that religious rights were protected when SSM was made legal. Seems that's not enough for some lefties, I suspect it will never be enough until all morals have disappeared from all Churches and from society, it appears they are craving Rome just before the fall.

Winds Of Change In Alberta, Believe It Or Not!

Rumours, that's all I have, but somethings up in Alberta. I hear a new party is in the works. A new Conservative party.

Why? Well, real Conservatives were upset that the Liberals and NDP hi-jacked our leadership race when Ralph retired. In a way you can't blame them, they will never vote for the Premier any other way, not here in Alberta.

Now, you would think that Conservatives would be happy with Stelmach, problem is, I don't feel he is strong enough to fight Ottawa. I like him, and if this supposed new party doesn't have a strong leader, it's dead in the water, like the Alberta Alliance party. I like the Alliance platform, but they have a very weak leader, no-one knows who he is, and that's a problem. Same problem this new party will have, if they don't have someone Albertans recognize. Why would I throw away my vote for a new party, if it means that the Liberals might take power, not going to happen here. I couldn't stand a Liberal party ruling in Alberta, ever.

So, if the rumours are true, this new party has to get a leader with name recognition, maybe a present MP, Jim Prentice comes to mind, but the new party must realize that a great party platform is only one step towards winning, it's a great, strong leader that they need above all else.

The winds of change are blowing in Alberta, just not towards the Liberals or NDP. I should run for leader of this new party, maybe a female is what's needed! HA, just kidding!

Hazardous Material - Saturday Funny!

Okay, okay, don't get your socks in a knot, even though my handle is "Hunter", I'm female! My 14 year old son found this on the net, and thought it was hilarious, don't know what that says about what I've been teaching him, because, of course, I'm nothing like this:

Hazardous Materials Data Sheet!

Money For Kyoto Or Health Care For Free?

So, our unelected, useless Senate has bowed down to the Kyoto God, about 6 months too late.

Even Sleeping Beauty woke up and had more of her wits about her than our Senators showed. She kissed the Prince, the Senators kissed the frog!! Ribbit!!
I emailed one of my Senators about this very bill, here's part of his reply:

Averting Climate Change needs to be an absolute priority of the Canadian Government. The world’s most reputable climate scientists agree that climate change is undoubtedly caused by human influence, and progressing at a potentially devastating rate. The harmful effects of climate change will be felt significantly in Canada , with our great Northern regions and extensive prairies.

Many leading economists, scientists and business leaders agree that there are only marginal costs in achieving the Kyoto targets relative to what inaction will cost. McKinsey and Company, a well respected management consulting firm, indicates that real, genuine action can be taken on climate change without putting undue stress on the economy. The firm recently released a report concluding that the global cost for making the needed emissions reductions to avoid increased climate change in 2030 is only 0.6% of that year’s projected GDP. Furthermore the former Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President to the World Bank, Sir Nicholas Stern, revealed in his report to the UK government that the costs of ‘business as usual’ will be far greater than the costs associated with acting on climate change. He indicated that climate change could shrink the global economy by an incredible 20% whereas taking action now would only cost 1% of global GDP. Canada can afford take immediate action on climate change and indeed we must.

First off, "averting climate change", HELLO, climate changes, you can not AVERT it.

Second, "Many leading economists, scientists and business leaders agree that there are only marginal costs in achieving the Kyoto targets relative to what inaction will cost." Marginal costs, have any of these leading leaders explained to you that, marginal means, the next unit, so what they are saying is that there are only COSTS involved with fighting climate change, no BENEFITS! DUHHH!

Third: "real, genuine action can be taken on climate change without putting undue stress on the economy." How? If that was possible, why didn't the Liberals do that a decade ago? So, what "real genuine action" are you recommending Mr. Senator? Kyoto, that money sucking scheme, that transfers wealth from developed countries to Mo Strong hiding out in China? That genuine action? HA

I won't tell you what amazingly ill informed Senator this is, but if you look at what province I'm from, you should be able to figure it out without my help. This guy still quotes Stern? Does he think I'm an idiot, that I can't read, or is he just so arrogant that he thinks he knows best? Most important, this Liberal Senator feels that "Canada can afford (to) take immediate action".

So, I ask you, money for Kyoto or health care for free?. Why is that song, Money for nothing and chicks for free, playing through my head?

Dion Favoured For Smelly Dead Things!

Okay, I took editors licence with the title, but heck, if the MSM can be creative, so can I, right?

Here's an example of CTV's creative reporting, I can't call it writing because they took a Canadian Press article and changed the emphasis.

PM top choice as golf buddy, Dion to gallery hop

THE SLANT: Harper, helped in no small part by the overwhelming support of Conservative-leaning respondents, was the preferred choice in four of five activities.

Okay, so that gives the impression that more Conservatives answered this survey and that's why PM Harper did so well. Not necessarily so. What they cut from the original article, is this:

Decima noted there's a significant caveat in the poll results: those who like Harper, like him a lot. Others, not so much.

Conservative supporters in the survey overwhelmingly preferred Harper in all five activities, with Dion managing only single digit support.

"While the news is generally more positive for Mr. Harper than Mr. Dion, the advantage for Mr. Harper is substantially based on the views of his own party's supporters," said the Decima release.

Self-identified Liberal supporters in the survey preferred Dion's company in four of five activities - although more chose Harper for a round of golf. And even for a backyard barbecue, a significant 39 per cent of Liberal backers would prefer the Conservative prime minister's company, compared with 45 per cent who chose Dion.

NDP and Green party supporters preferred Dion in all five activities.

Bloc Quebecois backers, meanwhile, would camp and golf with Harper, could take or leave either leader for a barbecue or a day reading on the dock, but preferred a museum visit with Dion.

"Neither leader to date has made a strong positive connection with a majority of Canadians," noted Decima CEO Bruce Anderson.

Harper, said the pollster, "needs to generate more positive feelings among the 70 per cent of Canadians who are not inclined to vote Conservative right now."

As for Dion, "he is not disliked, but in order to draw voters towards him he needs to convey a more down-to-earth quality than he does right now," said Anderson.

The survey of more than 1,000 respondents was conducted May 31 to June 4 and is considered accurate to within plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, 19 times in 20.

Okay, now it starts to make better sense! Why would CTV have edited out the fact that "those who like Harper, like him a lot."? Or the fact that even Liberals would prefer to golf with Harper? Or the fact that Liberals, NDP and Green votes for Dion, combined, still had Dion trailing in 4 out of 5 categories? Talk about reporting by ignoring.

So, Dion is favoured by people who want to see smelly dead or old things (museums), not the best recommendation, I would think, for a maybe future PM!!

(h/t) ThePolitic.com

Tax Freedom Day!! Wow, I Feel Richer Already!

We slave through the long cold winter, through the spring, and finally, just before our short summer starts, we reach tax freedom day! Why don't I feel richer?

Could it be because 46% of what I make goes to governments? Think about that for a second, close to 50% of what you make gets taken away from you, most of it before it even hits your bank account! How do you benefit from those taxes? Let me break some of them down:

Municipal property taxes, these pay for my:

Roads (pothole city),

Schools (Kids go to a Catholic school, contrary to what people think, only Catholics pay for Catholic schools. We had to sign a special letter making sure that our portion of school taxes go to the Catholic schools, because my husband isn't Catholic, they wanted 1/2 of the taxes to go to the public schools. If you are non-Catholic and your kids go to a Catholic school, your taxes still go to the public school system.)

Sidewalks (we had our taxes raised because they needed to replace our sidewalks)

Provincial taxes, these pay for my:

Healthcare (Can't find a family doctor since ours retired, thank goodness we are healthy, I haven't seen a doctor since I had my last kid and he's 11 now.)

Environment (Going green has killed oil exploration here in Alberta, so watch all of Canada start to tank soon, very soon.)

Infrastructure (Costs are sky high, we can't afford to build anything here anymore, and don't have the workers even if we could afford it.)


Federal taxes, these pay for my:

EI (I've been working since I was 15, have used EI twice, once for 4 months, when my first child was born, once for 8 months when my second was born.)

CPP (If I live long enough, I might get some benefits from that tax.)

GST (Never have seen a rebate cheque.)
Childcare (For a few years my 2 kids received a $40 cheque for both of them. We couldn't even use our total childcare expenses, as the lowest wage earner is the only one who can claim the expense.)

So, 50% disappears from my paycheque, and very little helps me. I don't take the bus, I don't use the foodbank, I don't use EI, I pay extra for Alberta Bluecross, I pay for water, I pay for sewage, I pay for gas to heat my house, on and on it goes.

Who's benefiting, if it's not me, who is it? Special interest groups, have not provinces, government workers, seasonal workers, and welfare recipients. I get tired of listening to question period, because all the lefties want is more money for their socialist ideas. The Bloq is particularily disgusting, always wanting more for Quebec, they want layed off workers who are 55 to be able to get EI until their QPP kicks in, instead of having them look for new work. The NDP is now after help with prescription drugs, another healthcare sink hole. The Liberals are still yapping about their national daycare and Kyoto, both are money pits.

So, tax freedom day, WOW, I feel richer already! NOT!

C-21, It's All About Guns!

As a former rural, now urban dweller, I have no problem with people who want to own guns. To me it's like someone who wants another plasma TV, I don't have either, but if someone wants a perfectly legal product, go for it.

I watched some of the debate on CPAC tonight, it seemed to be an urban against rural split, two NDP MP's stood up it favour, from that I gather this will not be a whipped vote, so will the bill pass, will they abolish the useless long gun registry? If they vote on this before parliament dismisses, I think it just might pass.

First off, many MP's already appear to be absent, those who really care about this bill will stick around for the vote. I expect many Toronto MP's to be accidentally absent, because they know that the long gun registry is a huge waste (close to 2 Billion) of money.

Secondly, MP's of every strip are getting emails from rural voters telling them to vote to abolish a long gun registry that makes them into criminals for not registering their Grandpa's old rifle that they hang above the fireplace.

It's funny, Liberals jailed farmers for selling their own wheat to the US, now they want to take farmers guns away? I was at my Uncle's farm when a bear came crashing through the woods, thankfully my Uncle had a gun, one shot scared that bear off. Yet the opposition think a no-fly list for terrorists is a big no-no? So, farmers with guns bad, terrorists with bombs, okay.

Liberals keep on yapping about values, well when they support; stealing from taxpayers, swingers clubs, gay marriage, abortion, and taking guns away from citizens, I am positive that their values are not my values.

Ban criminals, not guns. Heck, let's ban Liberals.

Sick Puppies!

No, not real puppies, just plain sickos.

Among agencies that helped in the investigation was the Toronto Police Service, which conducted online surveillance along with British police, the centre said.

Toronto police say they've arrested 10 people since March 2006, bringing the total number of Canadian arrests to 24 since late 2005, and seven Canadian children were rescued.

Det.-Sgt. Kim Scanlon told CBC Newsworld the arrests were part of an operation dubbed Project Wickerman in Canada, and that an Ontario child was among the seven rescued.

Some of those arrested have already appeared in court but all the cases are still outstanding, said Scanlon.

“There's still ongoing suspects that we need to investigate,” she said. “As a result of each and every arrest, a seizure of computer equipment and information just becomes a whole host of more spin offs.”

Now, what do we do about these sickos? Where can they safely by put where they have no access to kids, or the Internet?

Hans Island! Build a jail, run by the inmates, throw them some food every month, and forget about them. Survival of the fittest, and no more harm being done to our children.

Harsh, not if you think about the infants that were harmed. Not if you read the reports of judges that refuse to look at some of the videos, because they are so horrendous. Yet those same judges give house arrest and light sentences in some cases, make the judges sit there and watch those videos, then maybe they will have some sympathy for the actual victims. Justice really is blind when judges are not watching all the evidence against these sicko's.

Happy Father's Day!

I'm lucky that I still have my Father to send best wishes to, and my boys have been catering to their Father all day, they are going to bbq for him tonight. I will be helping of course, but my oldest is a great cook, he just can't quite get the timing of things right yet.

For a really inspiring story of a Father, read this story. My name is Richard E. Hoyt Jr., and I have cerebral palsy. I cannot speak or walk. To write this story, I'm using a computer with special software. When I move my head slightly, the cursor moves across an alphabet. When it gets to the letter I want, I press a switch at the side of my head.

I am half of Team Hoyt. We are a father-and-son team, and we compete in marathons and triathlons around the world. Our goal is to educate people about how the disabled can lead normal lives.

Now that's what I call a dedicated Father!

So, to all you Father's out there, Happy Father's Day!

Blogger Draft, Testing Video!!!

Okay, I'm a HTML idiot, so if I can click on a button and presto a video appears on my blog, I will be in heaven! That's what Blogger draft promises, and you get a blue button instead of a red button, as a Conservative, I like that much better!! So, for my first video attempt, I have a really funny Bud commercial, I don't think they will mind the exposure.




That was easy, click the video button, browse for the video, upload it. The preview looks great, so please, someone let me know if you can see/run the video.

It's Friday, Time For Laughs!

I'm tired of being too serious, so here's something that's just funny! I have no clue how to insert a movie file, so I will start with a low teck joke first, and maybe someone can tell me how to get a small movie file to work, I have an awesome Bud commercial I would love to post, just don't know enough about html to do it.

These questions about South Africa were posted on a South AfricanTourism Website and were answered by the website owner. Foreigners, you have to love them.................................
Q: Does it ever get windy in South Africa ? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? ( UK )
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

Q: Will I be able to see elephants in the street? ( USA )
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Durban to Cape Town - can I follow the railroad tracks? ( Sweden )
A: Sure, it's only two thousand kilometres. Take lots of water...

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in South Africa ? ( Sweden )
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.

Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in South Africa ? Can you send me a list of them in JHB, Cape Town , Knysna and Jeffrey's Bay? ( UK )
A: What did your last slave die of?

Q: Can you give me some information about Koala Bear racing in South Africa ? ( USA )
A: Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the pacific.A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe which does not.... oh forget it. Sure, the Koala Bear racing is every Tuesday night in Hillbrow. Come naked.

Q: Which direction is north in South Africa ? ( USA )
A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get there and we'll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into South Africa ? ( UK )
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? ( USA )
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Hillbrow, straight after the Koala Bear races. Come naked.

Q: Do you have perfume in South Africa ? ( France )
A: No. We don't need it. WE don't stink.

Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in South Africa ? ( USA )
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

Q: Can you tell me the regions in South Africa where the female population is smaller than the male population? ( Italy )
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.

Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in South Africa ? ( France )
A: Only at Christmas.

Q: I was in South Africa in 1969, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Hillbrow. Can you help? ( USA )
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.

Q: Are there killer bees in South Africa ? ( Germany )
A: Not yet, but for you, we'll import them.

Q: Are there supermarkets in Cape Town and is milk available all year round? ( Germany )
A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegan hunter-gatherers. Milk is illegal.

Q: Please send a list of all doctors in South Africa who can dispense rattlesnake serum. USA )
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca, which is where YOU come from. All South African snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.

Q: Will I be able to speek English most places I go? ( USA )
A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first

Notice that no Canadian asked a dumb question!

Pirates of the Atlantic!

This is too funny, even my hubby sent it to his family in PEI. He had it taped to the door for me to see when I got home from work, and believe me that's a first!

He loves the detail, down to the So'wester hat! The only thing missing is a bottle of screech, and a 24 of O'Keefe's.

CTV Smear Job On Loyola Hearn, Disgusting!

Okay, I watched Mike Duffy today and was totally disgusted by how low CTV went by posting poll results from Loyola Hearn's riding, taken just this week.

One question was do you intend to vote for Loyola Hearn. (Click on Mike Duffy Live, then click on NS Tory MP Gerald Keddy)Now, that's what is totally disgusting, the question wasn't, are you going to vote Conservative, Liberal, NDP etc. It was targeted DIRECTLY at Hearn. They did this with MP Keddy sitting there ready to be interviewed, what A&&Holes!

I think Richardson should be hauled over the coals for even showing this poll. What a lack of class, I thought it was bad when Duffy was replaced with Akin, but Richardson is so biased, even a Senator being interviewed commented on his bias the other day.

Look, report the news, report on the Conservative poll numbers, report on the leader's numbers, that's fair, but when you target one specific MP, that's biased, that just plain wrong. It's not news, it's a smear job.

SHAME on you CTV.

MSM Panting, Or Pantless?

I watched the vote on the budget, and let me tell you the MSM was panting, even orgasmic, thinking that MP Keddy would break ranks. When he didn't, they had nothing to rip the Conservatives about, they ended up pantless.

I want to thank MP Gerard Keddy for voting for the budget, he has a better chance working within the government than out of it, so, smart move. All the Conservative MP's from the Atlantic provinces should be proud. Let the MPP's and Premiers fight with the government, you are here to support Canada, not just your province. We already have one party that ONLY supports their province, and that's the Bloq, too bad it was their support that got the budget passed.

It did pass, now are the Liberals going to commit suicide? Will the Liberal senate block the budget? I don't think they have the balls, also the Ontario election is coming up, they don't want two elections back to back.

What really makes me mad is that the MSM is running the opposition, they are dictating the agenda, a clear example of that today in question period was a NDP MP blasting the government on how the announcement of land claims, wasn't enough. Minister Prentice, got up and reminded the NDP MP that, no announcement had been made yet. Where did she get her information? The MSM. They made up the news, before the news even happened. Worse, the MP's are quoting the MSM as the truth.

The MSM is throwing out lies and half truths, the opposition are treating them as real proof, and the average Canadian has tuned out.

So the MSM were waiting like vultures for MP Keddy to vote against the budget, when it didn't happen, they had nothing to bash the government with, except one MP who was kicked out, they forgot about the ex-Liberal MP that voted for the budget and also got booted out of the Liberal party. Hell MSM, we are not as dumb as you think we are, we watch you.

Last point, email MP Keddy, say thanks, as a matter of fact, email all Conservative Atlantic MP's and tell them thanks. Let them know that Conservatives appreciate one fact, that they shut the MSM up, they refused to give them anymore fodder. Remember that the MSM is made up of lefty organizations that want the Conservatives to fail, they NEED the Conservatives to fail. Not going to happen, Alberta, Ontario, BC, Man and Quebec Premiers need to step up and shout down Williams, they need to remember that have provinces are getting seriously ticked off with the whining have not provinces.

The MSM was panting, they were left pantless, it looks good on them.

Treason By Lefties!

I am totally disgusted by these anti-war groups, who think they are above the law.

"You can refuse to participate in this war," says the missive, mailed last week by four Quebec-based antiwar groups.

"Your deployment in Afghanistan means complicity with the civilian deaths and other activities. . . that are tantamount to war crimes."

It cites the potential for the torture of prisoners transferred by Canadian troops to their Afghan counterparts.

The letter blames media for marginalizing the "Afghani resistance" to foreign occupation as the work of the Taliban, and tells soldiers they will become "cannon fodder" in the war-torn region.

Is this treason? Here's a poll, seems over 65% believe that it is.

Is it treasonous to ask a soldier to refuse duty?

Yes 66%
No 21%
Only if a soldier actually endangers others by their action 14%


Total Votes for this Question: 1759

These groups should be brought before a judge, and made to explain why their letter is not treason.

Our proud soldiers should not have to put up with this garbage.

Here is proof that this letter is treason, found at a great site:

Punishment of seditious offences
62. (1) Every one who wilfully
(a) interferes with, impairs or influences the loyalty or discipline of a member of a force,
(b) publishes, edits, issues, circulates or distributes a writing that advises, counsels or urges insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny or refusal of duty by a member of a force, or
(c) advises, counsels, urges or in any manner causes insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny or refusal of duty by a member of a force,
is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.


Write a letter to your paper, let them know that this is disgusting and groups like those are guilty of bad behaviour at the least, treason at the worst. Stop being the silent majority, start being the vocal majority, we have power in numbers, not only when we vote, but when we get behind an issue that deserves our attention, and this one deserves it.

A Survey Of One.

Okay, I'll admit that I am a politics junky, I find all the twists and turns of politics interesting. What is the average voter thinking though? That's why I conducted my survey of one, one husband that is, who puts politics right up there with watching paint dry.

Now, he's from the Atlantic provinces, PEI, so I thought he would be interested in what the Atlantic Accord means to the Maritimes. Nope, he talked about the better opportunities out here in the west for his siblings/cousins and he switched to the golf network.

Alrighty then, next question. How are the Conservatives doing? Fine, the country is still running okay.

What do you think about the Paris happenings? The parents should have raised her better, not given her so much. Okay, that wasn't really political, but he had flicked over to the news by then and I took the opportunity to scope out his thoughts on that issue. I agree with him, the parents by giving her too much, forgot to help her find some purpose in life. Back to politics.

Did calling Quebec a nation within Canada bother you? What, Quebec is a nation? I never noticed, I could care less, it doesn't affect me.

There are rumours that some Afghan detainees might have been tortured, does that concern you? Who cares, as long as our soldiers are doing their best.

What do you want to see in the next budget? Tax cuts.

Not wanting to push my luck, I asked one final question: Who will you vote for next election? Who ever you tell me to, Dear. HA, not really, he makes up his own mind, but I do push my preference.

Much as the opposition and MSM are making mountains out of nothing these days, the average voter is just not engaged. Believe me, my husband is a very typical voter. I couldn't even persuade him to join up for the provincial Conservative party to vote for a new leader to replace Klein. We saw Klein getting an award the other night and he did comment on the fact that he missed him running our province, and sadly I had to agree, I do miss Klein.

My survey of one, sure you might think it's biased, but it does point out one interesting thing, even with a wife who is politicially engaged, my husband could care less about politics. So, most Canadians are probably like my husband, won't become engaged in politics until there is an election called and will base their vote on the performance of the PM, more than anything else.

Coming To Alberta!

Okay, we've gone from global cooling to global warming to climate change (well duhhh, yes, our climate changes, sheesh) to polluters pay.

Quebec is going to tax major polluters and they think that the companies are going to just pay the tax, without passing it on to the consumer? Give your head a shake!

"Hopefully, the money collected will meet tangible measures, like research and development, and conservation," said Tony Macerollo, a vice-president at the institute.


I can't believe that such a socialist province thinks a carbon tax is a good thing, and I suspect that once they see a permanent hike in gas prices, they will not be so happy about taxing carbon, you know that stuff our plants love, and turn into oxygen. Now that Kyoto is dead, all this means is that Quebecois are paying more for gas without any benefits. Hello Quebec, fighting pollution is a great idea, but another tax, in your already heavily taxed province, not such a good idea.

Try limiting the power of your unions, they are forcing your youth to leave the province, in the hope of a good job, without having to know someone in a union. Thanks, here in Alberta, we really appreciate their help and skills.

It's interesting, Alberta is getting all the young people from other provinces coming here and setting down roots. My husband came out here from PEI more than 25 years ago, and he's still here (I like to think it's because of me, a prairie girl!). We have talked about moving to PEI, I love the island, but there are no jobs that come even close to matching what we have in Alberta.

So, go ahead, tax carbon Quebec, we await your sons and daughters, we will give them a good life. They might even learn to wear cowboy boots and eat perogies. Funny how the majority of immigrants are staying in Montreal and Toronto, and all the natural born Canadians are coming to Alberta.

It's Not Enough!!

Okay, I've had it with Bono/Geldof type whiners, they didn't even say thank you. They blamed Canada, the only G8 country actually on track to meet their aid commitment to Africa, what are those two smoking? Hey Bono, how about NO money for your cause?

Same goes for the environmentalists, it's never enough! 50% reduction by 2050, it's not enough.

Money for AIDS, it's not enough. 20 million more for the SOW's, it's not enough. Work 10 weeks get employment insurance for 40, it's not enough.

IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE ENOUGH!!

Here's a clue for activists, stop relying on government to fund your charity, go out and get ordinary people to contribute to your cause, stop sucking on the taxpayers teat, because that one has become infected with several contagious diseases, such as:

No, I will not write you a cheque,
Your administrative fees are too high,
Oil for food scam,
What dictator stole my money,
and my all time favorite and likely fatal disease.........

I don't care anymore.

Back In The Good Old Days....

I am constantly disgusted by what people buy as if it is real food.

Processed meats.
Salads in a bag.
Already made pizzas.
Microwave breakfasts, lunches, dinners.


Let's take a trip through the average grocery store. You walk in and there's the produce section:

You can buy organic vegetables, but they are more expensive, has anyone heard of washing their produce? Better yet, back in the good old days, people actually grew their own vegetables! My next door neighbour makes excuses to visit me when she sees that my peas are ready. I have now helped her plant some of her own peas, carrots and tomatoes. You only have a balcony? Well, cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, and peas (on a trellis) do great in containers.

Next we go past the bakery, I have to admit that I usually only have time to bake cinnamon buns once in awhile, fresh bakery bread is great as no preservatives are used. Do not grab that bread that has a shelf life of 2 weeks or more, you can be guaranteed that they have added some chemicals to make it stay fresh for longer.

Next the meats, buy the family packs, go home and divide them up into one meal servings, freeze. Now, I know that in the old days they butchered their own meat, but this is just something I can not do, so I am happy to buy my meat, not having to do the actual killing first. If you can, kudos!

The freezer section has become the saviour of a whole generation. Kids need a snack, pizza pops; quick supper needed, TV dinners; need to lose weight, frozen lite meals; need breakfast, eggos; the list is endless. The only thing I buy from the freezer section, is ice cream.

Then we go up and down the aisles of endless canned/preserved goods, all I can say is read the labels, if you don't know what some of the ingredients are, be careful.

This is not to say that I don't buy canned goods, with our long winters, you need to buy some canned stuff.

We wonder why people are overweight? Fast food, even in the grocery store. Does anyone actually cook anymore, or is everything nuked?

Back in the good old days, people worked hard, but they also ate healthier. Nothing wrong with bacon and eggs in the morning, if you are going out into the fields all day. I have never used anything but butter, everyone told me how bad it was for my family, and lo and behold, now butter is healthy because it has no trans fats! HA.

So, what can you do?

Plant a veggie garden, or even some tomatoes in a container.
Visit your local farmers market.
Plant some strawberries, they do great in containers.
Cook at least one meal a day, most suppers only take 20-30 minutes.
Use natural ingredients if possible, butter is natural, margarine is not.
Pickle those cukes and beets.
Make your own pasta sauce, and freeze it.
Make your own baby food.
Use your microwave only to warm up leftovers, defrost the meat you forgot to take out in the morning, or pop some popcorn.

Just like you can recycle, reuse and compost, you can eat healthier, without the preservatives. Stay away from the fast foods, and stay away from the freezer section in your grocery store.

Go back to healthy eating, natural is best. Moderation works. Oh and garlic, how could I forget garlic? You want to stay healthy, garlic is a must. You might stink, but you won't care when everyone around you is coughing or getting the flu, and you aren't even sneezing.

"Attack" Polls!

I was over at Prairie Wrangler, and he has some valid questions about polls.

The problem I have with polls that suggests "Do you think Canada should abide by our Kyoto targets?", is likely the same as the problem Jeff would have with a question like "Do you want a tax cut?" - simply, it doesn't provide the requisite context, and the questions seem to suggest that we live in a consequence free fantasy land where our wildest dreams are only a poll question away! You like Kyoto? Sure I do! Do you pay too much tax? Damn right! Should the government both cut taxes in half and double health spending? Absolutely! Should the government buy you a brown or a white pony? A white pony! And so on.

The reason polls are done, mainly by the MSM, is that they are effective, just like attack ads, they work, therefore they can shift public opinion.

Right now we are being told by the MSM that we care more about the environment than health care. This is plainly untrue, no-one would put the environment before health care, but the polls tell us that we do, therefore, it must be true. They don't mention/release the polls that didn't go the way they wanted. How many polls are paid for but never released because they go the wrong way?

The MSM have figured out that "attack" polls are just as effective as "attack" ads, and they use them daily, check out any website for any paper, they all have a daily poll, funny how some of them disappear real quick, funny how you can't view the final results of many polls.

Attack polls are effective, they shape public opinion, ask the MSM!

Children At Play, Now That The Master Is Away!

Question period is so boring when PM Harper is not there. Peter Van Loan does a great job, but it's still more fun to watch when PM Harper gets up to answer the opposition questions, it's always like a cat playing with a mouse.

So, what are the opposition parties doing? Well, May of the Greens is telling us that a carbon tax is a great idea, because, well, because they will give it back as an income tax decrease, well, then why take it in the first place?

No tax is ever a good tax, none!

Then we had Dion out in the west, I think, I'm not sure but he might have even been in Alberta, why? Are his handlers idiots, what does Dion seriously think he can gain by coming to Alberta, reduce the vote from 70% to 60% here? Not likely.

The Bloq, want more money for festivals in Quebec, the budget isn't even passed but they already want the money, they keep on saying they need it now, not at the end of the summer when the program will be in place. They disgrace themselves constantly by demanding more money for Quebec.

The NDP, a nothing party, that has the pulse of no one in Canada, so they rate down there with the Greens. Send Layton to Afghanistan, let him talk to the troops, see some Taliban, see some little Afghan children that are being helped. Not going to happen.

PM Harper is way more respectable than any PM we have had in years, thank goodness Canada does not need to be embarrassed anymore by our leader. That's what the average Canadian is going to see, no matter how hard the MSM try to spin it.

The Ace Up PM Harper's Sleeve!

Well most media, environmentalists, and all the opposition parties are crying that Canada's environment plan is not tough enough and that it doesn't meet the Kyoto targets. They are already up in arms, even before the G8 Summit has started.

That's PM Harper's ace up his sleeve. He has already clearly stated that Canada can not meet it's Kyoto targets, he did it again in Germany today.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a German business audience Monday that Canada won't meet its Kyoto targets to lower greenhouse gas emissions, but can be a world leader in battling climate change.......

In an interview with CBC's chief political correspondent Keith Boag on Monday, Merkel said she's not pleased Canada has abandoned any attempt to meet its short-term Kyoto targets.

However, she did say she shares common ground with Harper on long-term targets, with both calling for significant reductions on greenhouse gases by 2050.

"Of course we are not happy at this point that Canada has abandoned Kyoto's goals. But Canada says it also sees the necessity to put in place long-term goals for reduction until the middle of the century," Merkel said in German.

"And when I said I wasn't happy Canada abandoned the Kyoto goals, I am equally encouraged that we can agree that, long term, we need to reduce emissions significantly."

Harper will also meet with France's new president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and French Prime Minister François Fillon on Tuesday before returning to Germany for the G8.

So, Merkel understands Canada's position, and is making nice. Why? What would happen if Canada actually did pull out of Kyoto, legally we still can, without paying any penalties. So, did Harper remind Merkel that Kyoto would die if Canada legally pulled out? Did he remind her that Canada is the only North American industrialized nation that has signed Kyoto, and if we pull out, they have NO chance of getting the US on line?

Article 27
1. At any time after three years from the date on which this Protocol has entered into force
for a Party, that Party may withdraw from this Protocol by giving written notification to the
Depositary.
2. Any such withdrawal shall take effect upon expiry of one year from the date of receipt by
the Depositary of the notification of withdrawal, or on such later date as may be specified in the
notification of withdrawal.
3. Any Party that withdraws from the Convention shall be considered as also having
withdrawn from this Protocol.

Looks like we have until Feb of 2008 to leave, legally!


Are the Europeans drooling thinking about carbon trading with the US? You bet they are, and you can bet that they will do anything they can to get the US on board, even making nice to Canada. Same message will be sent to Sarkozy, who is talking about penalties for those who don't meet their Kyoto targets. PM Harper just needs to remind him that we are legally able to get out of Kyoto, so France will get no money from us and no US agreement. Canada, Japan, Australia and the US can have their own, non-UN based pact.

PM Harper is there early getting the message out, then the US follows up on Wednesday, it's a one, two punch. If they get India and China on board, it's a knockout!

That's why the environmentalists are out in full cry, they aren't going to get what they want, and if the EU insists on hard targets, they are going to be going it alone. The opposition can whine all they want, but Canadians will see it as a great solution.

I wonder how many other aces PM Harper has up his sleeve?

G8 + 5 = Unlucky 13!

Why do they call it G8 + 5? Guess they don't like the sound of the G13. Anyways, the usual protesters are protesting, about what, who really cares, why don't they raise money for their causes, and go get something done.

Came out of the heat tonight and watched some of the clips associated with this article.

Just the usual blather about global warming, blah, blah, blah... but one thing I did notice was the lighting used by CTV for the segment "Question Period: Panel Discussion 9:04", click on it and see if you catch it. What's different about the lighting when it comes to the Conservative member? Who's all lit up and who isn't?

Do you see it? I see it. Then again, I might have just gotten too much sun today!

Beautiful Day, More Baskets Planted!

My garden is up, peas, cucumbers, potatoes, beans, carrots, and beets are all up, zuchinni, still not up, but my tomatoes are happy in 30 degree heat. Anyone want any green onion?

Our summers are so short that we need to enjoy every minute of great weather that we can, that's why I don't have an inspiring post about our latest poll, speaking of which, not one poll out this week, or just not one reported on? HUMMM, the Conservatives must be doing good.

Well, got to go scrub the dirt out from under my finger nails. Tomorrow, the golf clubs get dusted off, and I go to the driving range. You have to love summer!

Opposition Wants To Stay And Run The Country!

That's a quote by Sun media guy Weston on Don Newman's show Politics. Click on Friday, you can torture yourself watching the whole show, or just go to around 38:00 of the broaaaaaaadcast.

Why are all the Pundits Liberal? Why does the Liberal rag, Toronto Star get two reporters? Why can't the CBC even try to pretend that they are non-biased? Why do I even bother to watch that garbage?

Delacourt says the Liberals are going to bring down the government? Sure, them and who else? How could she even say that with a straight face? (I would say she can't smile because of her face lift, but it's obvious that she hasn't had one, or if she has, it was a bad job. Sorry, just my catty female remark, because she is so self righteous about knowing everything, she's in the public eye, so she is fair game!)

All those questions, and no answers.

I actually don't think Weston was too far off with his, "the opposition want to stay and run the country" remark. That's what they have been doing, in both the House of Commons and the Senate, the opposition has the upper hand, and they have been using it to damage Canada, Kyoto is a good example.

This minority is working for the opposition, they have the majority in committees and in the Senate, and they are using that majority to stop important legislation, like the age of consent from getting through Parliament. They are all lefties, so even though a formal pact has not been announced, that's what is happening. I'm amazed that the Conservatives have been able to get as many bills as they have passed. The only thing that saves them is that they control the purse strings.

So, any fool who actually thinks a minority government works, is just that, a fool.

The good thing is that the Conservatives have all summer to work hard and run the government without the interference of the opposition, who will be invisible in their riding's. So, many good things can happen for Canadians during the summer, and the Conservatives will have all their ammo ready by the fall. Delacourt was sneering about how the Conservatives have no ideas, and have run out of gas, I seriously think she's wrong. Well, okay, she's dumb, and wrong.

Back to Weston, why does he even work for the Sun? He's so Liberal, I bet he faints at the thought of interviewing Dion.

That's my anti-media rant for this glorious Friday, I'm going outside to battle some mosquitoes, they at least, are honest blood suckers.