Has anyone else noticed that the Conservative Government has gone unchecked with respect to making 'blue' our new national colour??
The Cons have taken the traditional red and white that is our flag colour and our country colour and made the main stage blue and white instead to show Canada the new colour that has been added to our flags and national identity!! Anyone else see the fallacy in this?? Red,white and blue??? Hmmmmmmm Where is the outrage??? Canada day celebrations are not for partisan politics people.....who cares if the Liberal party is red--I don't associate the red on Canada day with the red of the Liberals, nor to the majority of Canuckleheads alike. I'm so glad I'm leaving this country where people have elected a half twit like Harper to run this great land. I can't be around stupid people anymore!! Period!
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Friday, June 15, 2007
Central Nova just got a bit more interesting!!
With Peter "doggy dog" MacKay agreeing with the budget it looks like Elizabeth May's little "uphill" battle just got easier. I suppose one could say the the Liberals are kicking themselves in the arse for not running a candidate now. It's too late for them to consider running someone. If they were to run someone now they would be seen as a bunch of liers and that is not what that political party needs right now.
Petey boy has made quite a few mistakes as of late. One being agreeing to vote with the Cons on their budget--I don't pretend to understand financial issues but apparently down there the mood is that Nova Scotia feels like it's been handed a nice big ol' kick in the arse. Another little mistake Petey boy has encounter is the Khadr case. While most Canadian's are unsure of how they feel about the Khadr family they know that deep down holding a child in prison to be subjected to abuse is wrong and are calling for the government to move on this issue. Petey, being the Foreign Affairs Minister is lagging in his responsibilities. He's waiting for his girly friend Condi to make a suggestion. Doesn't want to upset her too much--look what happened last time he and a political figure disagreed on some issues--she jumped ship and ran far far away from him!
Finally the thing that will be his downtrodden is the handling of Afghan prisoners. The flip flopping of this atrocity is going to hurt him. Looks like good ol' Lizzie is going to kick some Con butt, as she should.
Petey boy has made quite a few mistakes as of late. One being agreeing to vote with the Cons on their budget--I don't pretend to understand financial issues but apparently down there the mood is that Nova Scotia feels like it's been handed a nice big ol' kick in the arse. Another little mistake Petey boy has encounter is the Khadr case. While most Canadian's are unsure of how they feel about the Khadr family they know that deep down holding a child in prison to be subjected to abuse is wrong and are calling for the government to move on this issue. Petey, being the Foreign Affairs Minister is lagging in his responsibilities. He's waiting for his girly friend Condi to make a suggestion. Doesn't want to upset her too much--look what happened last time he and a political figure disagreed on some issues--she jumped ship and ran far far away from him!
Finally the thing that will be his downtrodden is the handling of Afghan prisoners. The flip flopping of this atrocity is going to hurt him. Looks like good ol' Lizzie is going to kick some Con butt, as she should.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Wow, surprise surprise a child molester gets little time!
As some of my readers know when it comes to justice around sex related crimes I take a very harsh and strong stance. I have advocated numerous times for the tougher sentences for those accused and found guilty of a sex related crime, especially those who have been found guilty of a crime committed against a child. Well today I was yet again reminded of the inadequate justice system with respect to this area of the Criminal Code of Canada.
I was reading over the news--I skim over Google news in the morning and was instantly drawn to this story (albeit from The Sun which is a right wing news agency and one can tell by the use of 'pervert' in the story) of a man who was charged and found guilty of a sex crime against a child. The child in question is 13 years old and according to the CCC is unable to consent to any sexual relationships, period. The legal age of consent is 14 years old and therefore this would be a 'rape' by that definition alone. Although I'm not 100% up to date with the crimes which a person can be charged with in respect to the CCC, my understanding is 'rape' is no longer a charge. It has been changed to aggravated sexual assault, or something of that manner. Nonetheless, lets call it for what it is, rape of a child.
What pisses me off the most about this story is not that the man was found guilty or pleaded guilty but the judges inability or unwillingness--only the court room knows for sure--to throw the god damn book at this man. Which brings me to my biggest problem with the CCC with respect to sexual crimes, especially violent sex crimes. I hate the fact that these crimes are not considered to be of the same calibre as a murder charge.
Most people know I am pretty forward thinking when it comes to the Justice system. As a matter of fact I have gone--on here at least--tete de tete with Vic Toews on his view of 'get tough on crime'--and I know he's no longer the justice minister so when news pops up on the new minister I'm sure he'll get the same treatment from me if he trots the same line. I think there needs to be more preventative options put in place instead of tougher sentences. However when it comes to this little area of the law I get real heated in debate and I get really pissed off at the view most politicians and judges and lawyers have with respect to the victims of these crimes. This is nothing new as I have always had this stance!
Let's face it, these sexual crimes are committed against two of the most vulnerable groups of people on this earth. We know that about 90% or more to the sexual assaults committed are committed against women and children. What boils my blood is that these 'men' in suits up in the offices--and the vast majority of politicians are men (women don't get involved enough)--don't get up in arms about this very small section of the Criminal Code of Canada. What if these very women and children who were having these crimes committed against them were their own daughters, wives or children? Would they then be up in arms about the whole issue??
What needs to be done, as I have always maintained, is that people charged with these crimes and found guilty should be held accountable to the same standards as those who take the lives of others. The emotional, spiritual, and mental death that occurs because of these crimes is likened to that of physical death. A person never fully recovers from the sexual assault that has been committed against one. When will these politicians wake up??
I was reading over the news--I skim over Google news in the morning and was instantly drawn to this story (albeit from The Sun which is a right wing news agency and one can tell by the use of 'pervert' in the story) of a man who was charged and found guilty of a sex crime against a child. The child in question is 13 years old and according to the CCC is unable to consent to any sexual relationships, period. The legal age of consent is 14 years old and therefore this would be a 'rape' by that definition alone. Although I'm not 100% up to date with the crimes which a person can be charged with in respect to the CCC, my understanding is 'rape' is no longer a charge. It has been changed to aggravated sexual assault, or something of that manner. Nonetheless, lets call it for what it is, rape of a child.
What pisses me off the most about this story is not that the man was found guilty or pleaded guilty but the judges inability or unwillingness--only the court room knows for sure--to throw the god damn book at this man. Which brings me to my biggest problem with the CCC with respect to sexual crimes, especially violent sex crimes. I hate the fact that these crimes are not considered to be of the same calibre as a murder charge.
Most people know I am pretty forward thinking when it comes to the Justice system. As a matter of fact I have gone--on here at least--tete de tete with Vic Toews on his view of 'get tough on crime'--and I know he's no longer the justice minister so when news pops up on the new minister I'm sure he'll get the same treatment from me if he trots the same line. I think there needs to be more preventative options put in place instead of tougher sentences. However when it comes to this little area of the law I get real heated in debate and I get really pissed off at the view most politicians and judges and lawyers have with respect to the victims of these crimes. This is nothing new as I have always had this stance!
Let's face it, these sexual crimes are committed against two of the most vulnerable groups of people on this earth. We know that about 90% or more to the sexual assaults committed are committed against women and children. What boils my blood is that these 'men' in suits up in the offices--and the vast majority of politicians are men (women don't get involved enough)--don't get up in arms about this very small section of the Criminal Code of Canada. What if these very women and children who were having these crimes committed against them were their own daughters, wives or children? Would they then be up in arms about the whole issue??
What needs to be done, as I have always maintained, is that people charged with these crimes and found guilty should be held accountable to the same standards as those who take the lives of others. The emotional, spiritual, and mental death that occurs because of these crimes is likened to that of physical death. A person never fully recovers from the sexual assault that has been committed against one. When will these politicians wake up??
Monday, June 04, 2007
Khadr and the illegal detainment of this child--young adult now!
Omar Khadr has some reprieve from the illegal trial in the US for the moment. A Military judge has dismissed the charges against Khadr because of some wording, however he has said that new charges could be filed against him in the future.
The US needs to release this young man. They have detained him without proper cause and are in violation of International Law. For those unfamiliar with the case Omar was 15 at the time of his imprisonment and therefore under international treaties is considered a "child solider". However because the American and Canadian government--to some extent--have this war on terror and this view that all people involved in the conflict are considered enemy combatants then they should be imprisoned. I have written on this issue before and I feel that the American government needs to be held accountable.
The Canadian government is not without scandal on this issue. They are afraid to approach this child because of our countries problems with this family. The Canadian government is failing this child because of their problems without taking into consideration that the development of this child was a household of hate. Had Khadr a different last name then I suspect the government would be up in arms but because he shares the same last name and blood line of a terrorist and grew up in a house that normalized hatred for anything American or 'western' then this child is not worth saving. I'm ashamed to say I'm Canadian for this very reason. We are a nation of hypocrisy. We say we're the nation that pushes human rights yet we refuse to look after our own child in Gitmo. What a sad state of affairs if you ask me.
The US needs to release this young man. They have detained him without proper cause and are in violation of International Law. For those unfamiliar with the case Omar was 15 at the time of his imprisonment and therefore under international treaties is considered a "child solider". However because the American and Canadian government--to some extent--have this war on terror and this view that all people involved in the conflict are considered enemy combatants then they should be imprisoned. I have written on this issue before and I feel that the American government needs to be held accountable.
The Canadian government is not without scandal on this issue. They are afraid to approach this child because of our countries problems with this family. The Canadian government is failing this child because of their problems without taking into consideration that the development of this child was a household of hate. Had Khadr a different last name then I suspect the government would be up in arms but because he shares the same last name and blood line of a terrorist and grew up in a house that normalized hatred for anything American or 'western' then this child is not worth saving. I'm ashamed to say I'm Canadian for this very reason. We are a nation of hypocrisy. We say we're the nation that pushes human rights yet we refuse to look after our own child in Gitmo. What a sad state of affairs if you ask me.
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