Postmedia reports $225 million loss when they really made a $209 million gain

The Vancouver Province is reporting that "Postmedia Network Canada Corp.'s board has created a special committee to oversee a review of the media conglomerate's strategic options amid what CEO Paul Godfrey called "an unrelentingly challenging environment." The company reported another big loss in its second quarter Thursday."

Big loss is an understatement. It reported a $225.1-million loss in its second quarter.

This is of grave concern for everyone. How do we protect and preserve the sanctity of the press in such a competitive market? I'm not sure it's a competitive market so to speak because of all the corporate mergers. It's more of a challenging market because of human nature. Just like how the music industry tanked because of everyone downloading free music. We don't see too many HMV stores around that sell music CDs any more. Even video stores have disappeared partly because of downloading stolen movies.The bottomline is everyone wants something for nothing.

Just like television, revenue comes from advertising on commercials. Nobody likes commercials but nobody likes having to pay for TV either. They've even started running commercials at the previews in movie theatres now.

Yet it is easy for corporations to manipulate numbers one way or the other to suit their agenda. They want to cut jobs and expenses so they post an increase in losses to rationalize it. However, the increase in the loss resulted from an expenditure. They bought Sun Media from Quebecor in 2015. CBC is reporting that "the second-quarter net loss of $225.1 million, mainly due to an $187-million impairment charge." I'm not sure what the $187-million impairment charge was all about but it's certainly worth finding out.

Over all revenue increased from the purchase of Sun Media. CBC reported that "Revenues for the most recent quarter were $209.1 million, up from $145.4 million a year earlier, thanks to the company's acquisition of Sun Media from Quebecor in 2015." It's only when we factor out the increased revenue from Sun Media and factor in the expenditure that there apears to be a net loss when in reality there wasn't one at all. That's how they manipulate the numbers.

Why does any of this matter? Because like I keep saying, the freedom of the press is a sacred thing. Without it we become an uneducated mushroom patch always kept in the dark on important political issues that directly effect the amount of taxes we pay and the civil liberty we enjoy.Nobody likes politics but no one likes paying more taxes either and everyone likes civl liberty. I therefore submit that it's time for the public to become politically aware so they have more freedom and more money in their pocket. It's a catch 22. It's called social justice.



When we lose the freedom of speech, we lose our collective and individual freedom as well.

Kate Chruscicka: Requiem for a Dream.

Heroin addict stabs friend 20 times in dispute over drugs

The Vancouver Province is reporting that "A Maple Ridge woman who fatally stabbed a close friend in a dispute over drugs has been sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 11 years." Here we have a heroin addict who stabs her "friend" 20 times and kills her in a dispute over drugs. Maybe heroin is bad for you and we should stop promoting addiction and start helping people get off it? Wouldn't that be a novel idea?

Tent City Opponents Mad as Hell

Victoria Buzz is reporting that "Anger around Victoria’s tent city is growing and several residents living in the area say they’re not going to take it anymore and have formed a new group called, 'Mad as Hell'. Stephen Hammond, one of the group organizers and a resident living near Mount Edwards, says he is fed up with tent city disrupting the community and the ongoing thefts in the area." It's about time the silent majority spoke up against the belligerent minority. Homelessness and public drug use are two different things. Housing is good, crime and addiction is bad.

BC government cashing in on money laundering

Michel Smyth wrote an interesting editorial in the Vancouver Province. He mentions how the BC government is suing a Salmon Arm man in an alleged casino money-laundering case. The only reason they caught the guy was because when he was stopped for drunk driving he was found with cash, casino cheques and crack cocaine in his car. Michel Smyth points out that while the police pat themselves on the back for this bust, one has to wonder if the provincial government is on the same page. He points out "how many more suspected money-laundering rackets would have been busted if the government hadn't scrapped a specialized police unit seven years ago?"

"The government shut down the Integrated Illegal Gaming Enforcement Team in 2009. The specialized unit had a budget of just $1 million - a number that dwarfs the amount the government spends trying to lure gamblers into its casinos." Exactly. Every time a police task force found organized crime, the government disbanded that police task force.

Personal Privilege

On a matter of personal privilege, I will point out that Blaze has once again posted a bold faced lie on the Dirty. I know it was him because he sent me a link to it from a username Blaze spams my blog with. He certainly isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. Blaze claims " If you search the BC CSO website he is being charged with sexual interference of a minor (which means he touched a 14 year old girl the Vancouver son reports)" That is a bold faced lie.

This is the link to the BC CSO Registry. If you search Dennis Watson on that registry there are absolutely no criminal charges that appear. There are only two traffic violations listed and if you click on the link to my coat of arms and see my middle name you will see those aren't me. So there never has been any sexual interference charges. Ever and it was never reported in the Vancouver Sun. That is a malicious lie made up by a convicted woman beater who is on trial for trafficking crystal meth.

In contrast, if you go to the BC CSO registry and search Blaze's name, Donahugh Fredrick McWhirter, you will see a whole list of criminal charges. A K file refers to a domestic assault. Castanet reported that he is in court in Kelowna on May 2nd. That is the difference between the truth and lies. It's as clear as the sun at noonday. Cheers.

Update: Now Ace Ventura has joined in and demonstrated once again that he too is a compulsive liar. You will notice that he and Blaze both post under numerous different usernames trying to make it look like many different people commenting when its just them. That's what trolls do. On the Dirty Ace Ventura, AcePSJ and stoxxman are the same person. He is banned by court order from posting his slander on the Stockhouse bulletin boards and an arrest warrant has been issued for his criminal harassment of a female lawyer he publicly abuses on his blog.

Blaze's post on the Dirty claimed that if you search the BC CSO registry you will find that I was once charged with sexual misconduct. I posted a link to the registry where people can search it for themselves to find out what Blaze posted is a bold faced lie. Now Ace Ventura claims I was charged with child molestation in Washington state which is yet another bold faced lie which I most certainly am not going to dwell on. I'll simply point out the obvious - Consider the source:

Update: Woman must pay $67K for Facebook posts suggesting neighbour a pedophile.

Montreal mob violence reignites

The National Post is reporting that "After a brief lull, blood is being spilled in Montreal’s underworld. A homicide and an attempted murder in recent weeks are raising questions about the turmoil in the Montreal Mafia."

"The Hells (Angels) are restructuring and coming back as strong as they were before the fiasco of Operation SharQc... The Hells rely on small clubs in Montreal and even in the Outaouais region. These little clubs are charged with setting up networks of drug sales and trafficking. They do it under the benediction of the Hells."

"Nino De Bartolomeis was shot March 28. On March 21st A 42-year-old man is shot dead in a parking lot in Terrebonne, north of Montreal. Reports say his name was Yannick Larose had ties to the Hells Angels. March 1st Lorenzo Giordano, 52, a leading member of the Montreal Mafia who may have been in line to leader the organization, is shot dead while sitting in a car in a Laval parking lot."

"Nov. 19, 2015: In a major operation, police arrest the alleged heads of Montreal’s most powerful criminal organizations and declare the Mafia, the Hells Angels and street gangs were working together. Among the 48 people arrested are Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito, described as the heads of the Montreal Mafia. Others charged included: Maurice (Mom) Boucher, the former Hells Angels leader currently serving a life sentence; Salvatore Cazzetta, alleged leader of the Hells Angels; and street-gang leaders Dany Cadet Sprinces and Grégory Woolley."

As we know, Maurice (Mom) Boucher was originally a petty thief and became a member of the Hells Angels after he got out of prison for armed rape. He, along with his associate Biff Hammel, benefited from the Lennoxville Massacre. They both got their patch after the Death Riders betrayal and take over.

Maurice (Mom) Boucher and Salvatore Cazzetta formed a motorcycle club called the SS named after Hitler's troops in Germany. After the Lennoxville Massacre, Bocher seized the opportunity and joined the Hells Angels. Salvatore refused because he thought the Hells Angels killing their own as an act of betrayal and formed the Rock Machine. during the years of war between the Has and the RM, Boucher and Salvatore remained friends. It was even rumored that Boucher had Salvatore murder some of his political rivals within the Hells Angels. As crazy as that may seem, when Boucher finally went to prison Salvatore and the rest of the founding RM members crossed over and joined the HAs. Salvatore became president of the Montreal chapter.

Greg Wooley was of course an associate of Mom Boucher. They made Greg a member of the Rockers (Not Rock Machine) which another puppet club that sold drugs for the Hells Angels. Greg in turned formed the Syndicate and helped the Hells supply all the Crips in Montreal with drugs. Greg tried to untied the Crips and the Bloods in Montreal and have them all sell drugs for the Hells Angels. When Chenier Dupuy, leader of a north Montreal street gang called Beau-Gars said no, he was shot dead August 2012.

Surrey's 31st shooting of the year - Make that 32

The Now Newspaper is reporting that "A man was sent to hospital after a car was shot up near Bear Creek Park Monday afternoon as Surrey's relentless shooting spree continues. Surrey has recorded 31 shootings this year so far. This is the third shooting in just three days. Police were on scene at 86A Avenue and 140th Street at about 2:30 p.m. Monday afternoon after reports of shots being fired. A black BMW at the scene had its window shot out."

Update: BC Local News is reporting that "Surrey RCMP responded to another shooting Tuesday night, the fourth in four days. At 11:10 p.m. April 5, Surrey Mounties attended a call for shots fired in the 7700-block of 155 Street. When they arrived, the found a man injured. He was taken to hospital where he remains in stable condition. Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner said she is furious, but believes the police investigation will shut down the violence in the next few weeks." Yeah right tell her to get off the crack pipe. They gave that dancing naked monkey a promotion so he isn't even around any more to pretend he is doing anything.

The Vancouver Province is reporting that a maintenance worker found a bullet hole in the window of the Guildford RCMP police station and that the police have no idea when it got there.

Blaze back in court May 2nd - Update

Blaze the woman beater and his rock throwing co accused are due back in court May 2nd. Castanet is reporting that "A trial date is still pending for an alleged longtime member of the Independent Soldiers gang and his girlfriend."

"Lake Country's Donahugh Fredrick McWhirter, 44, and his girlfriend, Brittany Marie Stinn, 26, were arrested last January following a lengthy RCMP investigation. The pair appeared in Kelowna B.C. Supreme Court today and are expected back in court May 2 to set a date for trial."

It will be interesting to hear how his trafficking crystal meth charge goes. I can't beleive that peice of garbage got a publication ban on the trial. Yet another example of a corrupt court system.

Update: Don't forget that even if there is a publication ban, the press and the public are allowed to attend the trial. That's the only way the press can know what was said for when the publication ban is finally lifted. Cheers.

Tiffany Goruk annual memorial run 1:00 PM

The third annual memorial run for Tiffany Goruk will be held 1:00 PM April 10th at Knox Mountain in Kelowna. I think it's more of a hike up Knox Mountain than a run which is a very scenic short hike and a great place to watch the sunset. Tiffany and Jeremy Snow were murdered in Kelowna Feb 2013. A black SUV had driven into a light standard at the entrance to an apartment complex parking lot. The RCMP found two dead bodies inside the vehicle. Investigators determined they did not die as a result of the crash but were actually murdered.



Jeremy was not a bad guy. He was not murdered by a rival and Tiffany was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Murdering someone's girlfriend just because is deranged just like it was when they murdered Ernie Ozolins' girlfriend Lisa Chamberlain. Likely the same group that murdered Britney Irving murdered Tiffany and Jeremy. With friend like those, who needs enemies?

March of 2009 Jeremy Snow was arrested in Idaho after landing a helicopter loaded with more than 170 pounds of BC bud shortly after Sam Brown, the helicopter pilot that committed suicide in a US Prison was caught with a drug shipment that was part of the same gang. Sam’s father seems to think his son was a pawn and took the fall for someone else. Colin Martin bragged about how many drug shipments he did and escaped prosecution.

Colin Martin who's helicopter had been used by the Hells Angels to smuggle drugs, claimed to have the “ability to control 70 percent of the work that comes in and out of B.C.” He admitted to reporting other cross border drug smugglers to American Drug Enforcement Agents. In exchange they let him keep operating for 10 years.

Surrey Drug Bust - Update

CBC is reporting that "30-year-old Abbotsford resident Pardip Hayer has been charged with four counts of trafficking in a substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act." Police claim he was found transporting an estimated $4.5 million in cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine but no amounts were cited. I hope this kid isn't related to Dave.

1130 News is reporting that A man is in hospital in serious condition after shots were fired in #SurreyBC Saturday night. The Vancouver Province tweeted that the shooting was in 12200-block of 92 Ave.