Various issues

Current events as viewed by me.

The vote in France: no surprise now, it was lost and many conservatives are happy, not happy that this affirms socialism in France, but happy that temporarily European Union is weakened. This is good for supporters of the US and those that believed in the need for the US to go into Iraq. The media is reporting that a no vote is highly expected in Holland within days.

Single Sex Marriage in Canada: the liberals promised this week to ram this legislation through at the national level no matter what. The minority governing LPC believes this will lead to more seats in an upcoming election in Quebec - but this view does not entirely make sense in light of scandals in Quebec which the LPC is embroiled in and that Quebec has a still strong Catholic base. That Catholics in Quebec and the rest of Canada have not faught Mr. Martin much harder on this issue really surprises me. If this legislation passes then I will watch for reactions from Catholics and especially the Church's leadership.

Gomery inquiry in Canada: recently the CPC has wanted to expand this inquiry as rumours grow that the LPC's theft of pubic money has been affecting other departments and programs. The total of money stolen by the LPC may never be fully known. This from today's Globe & Mail "The motion calls on the government to allow Justice John Gomery to ”name names and assign responsibility” in his findings from the sponsorship inquiry.
Public Works Minister Scott Brison, however, says Judge Gomery can already do all that." This remains to be seen all the same, I expect the LPC to do everything in their power to sanitize and muffle any negative news when Gomery reports even if they have to threaten people. This is a government that has alleged ties to organized crime... remember.

Leadership of Federal Political Party's in Canada: I find it most ironic that the most successful person in federal politics now is the target of constant media rumours of his near demise as leader of his political party. I'm talking about Stephen Harper of course, leader of a relatively new and re-invigorated conservative party in Canada. That, this organization has moved so far in such a short time and accomplished so much is unprecedented in Canadian political history especially since every move has been forward so far. His opposition except the Bloc leader (Gilles Duceppe a quite skilled political veteran now...), have frankly been quite disappointing. Paul Martin leader of the LPC barely clings to life in a minority government and his party's future in Quebec (as important to LPC fortunes as Alberta is to the CPC), is destroyed. Furthermore, as noted above the Gomery inquiry has pervaded the view that federal Liberal politicians are corrupt. That, Jack Layton was selected to turn around the fortunes of the NDP and has not done that yet, is also concerning for him. He had to give all his power to the LPC to keep them in power and to ensure that he could stab the CPC in the back. He has many enemies now in Ottawa. More than anyone would want frankly. My prediction despite constant media and RED Tory whining is that Mr. Martin and Mr. Layton will be gone within the next year. Mr. Harper will still be leader of the CPC in a year's time. Here is a brief example of the Geoffrey Simpson at the Globe and Mail's obvious liberal talking points on the state of the CPC leadership and his biased HOPES AND DREAMS - "New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord has a career-shaping decision to make, likely by year's end. Does Mr. Lord want to be leader of the federal Conservative Party? If so -- and his friends now think he does -- then the next question becomes how best to position himself. The growing assumption in New Brunswick is that he's going federal, and he'll make that jump with only the top job in mind." The big joke about Simpson is that he is not even a supporter of the CPC and yet he acts like he is an insider and he knows our best interests. What Simpson represents is the ingrained mentality in Canada that exists within the MSM that they get to dictate to the Political Party's their policies and direction ahead of what their supporters are able to do. This speaks of gross arrogance and frankly it even goes against the idea of a free press. Also, notice that Simpson goes far too easy on his own corrupt chosen political party for some strange reason. I would like to see stories from him in regards to who is replacing Mr. Martin and a lot less of his 'Dreams' about the CPC becoming the new PC or Liberal Lite political party which he and his controllers desire.