Monday, May 19, 2025

Wood framed towers in Surrey

I remember back in the day Surrey used too have a bylaw or building requirement that wood framed apartment buildings be no more than three stories. We have lots of concrete towers in Surrey but now I'm noticing several wood framed towers many stories high under construction and I'm left saying WTF?

In a fire, wood framed buildings burn very fast. I'm sure the new wood towers would have sprinklers installed but I can't help but feel this is an example of a bad idea. Not that I'm against them building condos higher than three stories. I just think more than three stories should be concrete and rebar. Hey but what do I know. I'm not an engineer. 

I can't help but think this is one of those bright ideas like back burns. Fighting fires by setting more fires that end up burning out of control. What could possibly go wrong?

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Hoping for progress on Canadian politics


I've stopped using the word change because change isn't necessarily a good thing. Progress is. The Great Reset represent change just like the UN's New World Order does but neither are change for the better. Both are change for the worse. Likewise Donald Trump's extremism represents change but it takes us from one extreme to the other which leads to the same place. We need to focus on progress not extremism. 

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Bloody h*ll. Wen I say progress I don't mean Progressivism. I'm sure Klaus Schwab would call the Great Reset and the UN's New World Order progress when it's anything but. When I say progress I mean towards the original goal of more freedom and less government. Protecting the civil liberty promised in the US Constitution and the Canadian Charter of Rights. 

The rise of the Lotus

 

Well we have the first blooms of the season on my water lillies. As I've said before they look like lotus but I think lotus are just for tropical climates. These water lillies are indigenous to BC. I saw them on my road trip along the sunshine coast as well as in the small ponds on Black mountain on Cypress. They pull back and hibernate during winter then spread out and bloom during summer. I have two. One's red the other is white. 

There's series called White Lotus which isn't relevant. Generally Buddhists see the lotus as an inspiring metaphor. Rise above it all like the lotus is the popular phrase. It talks about how a lotus can rise up out of the mud and dirty water to bloom in the sunshine. Likewise humans can aspire to something higher by rising above the mud and filth in the world to bloom in the sun. We are resilient. Hope floats. 



Saturday, May 17, 2025

Trump and Carney: Arrogance, Debt and Gun Control

In the spirit of objectivity, I have two concerns with Trump and three concerns with Carney. The two concerns with Trump are relevant because they are preventing us from dealing with the three concerns about Carney which are colossal. 

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses so let's look at two of Trumps weaknesses that prevent us from dealing with three much more important concerns with Carney. 

First of all, Trump's rude arrogance is off the hook. It was funny at first when he slammed a couple of woke wackos but it didn't stop there and is completely out of control. 

Recently Donald Trump was mocking France saying Americans are the only ones that don't celebrate Victory day and we won the war. Sure other countries helped but we won it. 

That kind of defiant arrogance is astounding. Everyone participated. Every made huge sacrifices. Take the Australians at Gallipoli. Yes that was the First World war but the sacrifices they made then are recorded in history. 

The Americans were neutral for three years before they joined the First World war. In the second world war the Americans were neutral for the first two years. The rest of us weren't.

Yes the American contribution was significant and greatly appreciated. It's just this we're bigger and better than anyone else in the world is too much to stomach. That kind of arrogance equates with illiteracy. It is uneducated and insolent. 

It's like this trade war with the world. The Happy Bunny boldly declaring it's all about me. We need a better deal is very me first which is driven by selfishness and greed. It doesn't make foreign countries want to buy American. It makes them want to boycott American. 

Then there's the obsession with gold idols. That is really Dr Phil. We saw how Trump's arrogance tanked Canada and Australia's elections. We need to move past Trump's insanity so we can deal with Mark Carney and the UN's New World Order of Insanity. Which leads us to three concerns with Mark Carney. 

The first and foremost is overspending and massive debt. After last year's $62 billion single year deficit, Mark Carney isn't even tabling a budget. You know that funny thing a democratic society has where the government needs to get spending approved? Well Mark Carney has done away with that and that is a huge concern that can't go by unnoticed.

The next is Net Zero. Banning all gas cars has nothing to do with protecting the environment any more than banning natural gas does. It's a step towards the UN's New World Order of fake environmentalism. Climate change is not a just cause to throw away civil liberty and embrace Communism but that is exactly what they want. They want to drive up the cost of energy and make consumers poor so they become dependent on them. 

The third concern is excessive gun control without a vote in Parliament. We all remember that last minute commie take all amendment to the Bill right before it was voted on. Rural MPs from the NDP and the Liberals lost their sh*t. 

They said Justin Trudeau doesn't have a clue about what it's like to live in our communities. We live with predators all around us. The Assembly of First Nation's Chiefs said hunting is a treaty right. You can't ban hunting.

So they withdrew the last minute amendment. The bill was then voted on and passed. Yet right before he resigned Justin Trudeau took almost everything from that all inclusive wish list and banned them without a vote in Parliament. It was an order in council. That crossed the line. It was outrageous. 

They quietly slipped that dirty deed through while no one was looking. Well now we're looking as Mark Carney is spending more tax dollars he doesn't have to seize legally obtained property from law biding citizens. Allowing the government to seize your property is never a good thing. This needs to be addressed and that last order in council which wasn't voted on needs to be repealed

Those three concerns are really important and if we don't separate ourselves from Donald Trump's extremism we will never be able to deal with the real concerns that do matter. 

Friday, May 16, 2025

Fatal shooting in Brampton tied to India extortion


Insauga Ontario Local News is reporting that "A Brampton man who was shot to death Wednesday in broad daylight in a busy industrial area of northeast Mississauga was the victim of a targeted shooting, police say."

"Harjeet Dhadda, 51, was approached by a man and “shot multiple times” shortly before noon in the parking lot of a small business plaza in the area of Tranmere Drive and Telford Way, just north of Toronto Pearson Airport and east of Dixie and Derry roads, police said."

Global is reporting that "The 51-year-old’s family believes his murder is tied to an extortion call he got in 2023." His daughter confirmed that claim in an interview with City News.

India's State Media is reporting that the Lawrence Bishnoi group in India claimed responsibility for the murder. They accuse Dhadda of furnishing a bail bond for Khalistan Tiger Force chief Arsh Dalla. Holy Five Eyes Batman. This has CSIS written all over it. Again. 

7 shootings at Toronto Magic Mushroom stores

The Toronto Star is reporting that "Toronto police are investigating a spate of shootings targeting illegal magic mushroom dispensaries across the city over the last three nights. Eight incidents have been reported, police said. Businesses were shot at in seven of the incidents and in the eighth, a vehicle was driven through the front of a dispensary — with no one inside the vehicle at the time, police said."

Magic mushrooms are not legal. What are these illegal dispensaries allowed to stay open? Give an inch take a mile.

I'm certainly not condoning the shootings. It sounds like a street dealer trying to eliminate the competition. 


Sweden diplomat accused of spying found dead

The BBC is reporting that "Sweden's foreign minister has spoken of grief among her colleagues after it emerged that a diplomat who was questioned this week on suspicion of spying has been found dead."

"The man, described as a high-ranking diplomat, was arrested by Sweden's Säpo intelligence service on Sunday and released on Wednesday. He had denied wrongdoing, although prosecutors said he remained under suspicion."

"Images of the door to the diplomat's flat on Swedish TV showed that it had been forced open at the time of his arrest. The diplomat had sought medical treatment for injuries and submitted a report alleging use of excessive force at the time. Säpo said the arrest had been peaceful."

"Unconfirmed reports from public broadcaster SVT suggest Säpo had been investigating a possible link to the sudden resignation of the new national security adviser, Tobias Thyberg, who quit hours a day after taking on the role. Hours before he resigned, sensitive pictures of him on the dating app Grindr had been sent anonymously to the government."

Euro News is reporting that "Thyberg — who previously served as an ambassador in Ukraine and Afghanistan — is not suspected of any crime, SVT reported." Grindr is a Gay dating site. Not that anyone cares. I had the diplomat accused of spying mixed up with the Swiss police officer who investigated Bill Browder

This one appears to be tied to the Uyghurs and to Turkey



Thursday, May 15, 2025

Vernon shooting: Domestic violence or not

Castanet is reporting that "Const. Chris Terleski said on Wednesday, May 14, at about 11:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting that took place on Okanagan Hills Boulevard in Vernon."

“The investigation has determined that the incident stemmed from an earlier assault that took place between a man and woman in a vehicle while parked at a pullout on the road,” Terleski said in an email. Following the altercation, a male suspect returned to the scene and allegedly fired a weapon several times.” 

"The suspect was later located and arrested safely and without further incident by police in the Falkland area.The 33-year old man is currently in police custody and will be held until he makes his initial court appearance."

Toronto: 17 year old and 18 year olds wanted for murder

CTV is reporting that "

Toronto police have identified two additional suspects wanted in connection with a deadly Riversdale shooting that killed 18-year-old Quentin Caza and 20-year-old Jeremy McNeil last month.

Officers were originally called to area of Bain and Logan avenues on the evening of April 15 for reports of gunshots in the area.

When they arrived, they said that Caza and McNeil were found suffering from serious gunshots wounds. One died at the scene, while the other succumbed to their injuries later in hospital."


17-year-old was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the incident earlier this month.

Now, police have issued Canada-wide warrants to locate Jayllen Maxime-Marcelle, 17, and Abdulrahman Zein, 18, both of Toronto. Both are wanted for first-degree murder."


GTA be cray yo. These young kids have no respect for life. Not even their own. In taking a life they lose their own. 



Man, 19, charged after double shooting in Oshawa

City News is reporting that "Durham Regional Police have charged a 19-year-old man after a double shooting in Oshawa on Wednesday that sent two males to hospital." 

"Officers responsed to calls for a shooting in the John Street West and Simcoe Street South area at around 7:10 p.m. Once on scene, officers found an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the hip. He was taken to a Toronto-area hospital with non life-threatening injuries."

"Not long after, a hospital in the Oshawa area notified police about a male who arrived at the ER with a gunshot wound to the leg. “Investigators determined that this 16-year-old male was also a victim from the same shooting incident. His injuries are also considered non-life-threatening. The suspect fled prior to police arriving at the scene, but was found a short time later hiding in a nearby construction site."

Contracted Surrey murderer sentenced

The Surrey Now Leader is reporting that "Carlos Nathaniel Monteith, 29, received a mandatory life sentence Monday, May 12 with no eligibility to apply for parole until he's served 25 years in prison, after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in the 2019 contract shooting of Kristijan Coric at a gas station in Surrey."

"Coric, 29, of Surrey was shot dead on Sept. 28, 2019 at the Mobil Gas Station at 18699 Fraser Highway. Coric's girlfriend was the driver and Coric was in the front passenger seat. They'd been tracked to the station with a GPS tracking device that was attached to the Mercedes' rear undercarriage."

"Prosecutor Rod Flannigan said Coric was shot three times in the head at close range, and was also shot in his chest, arms and lower body. Seventeen bullet shells were found at the scene. He told the court it's not known who hired Monteith in the contracted hit."

"Verhoeven agreed with the Crown that it was indeed a contract killing, concluding Coric's murder was a paid killing or assassination of Mr. Coric on behalf of unidentified others.The court heard Monteith already had 22 youth convictions and 20 adult criminal convictions. That makes 42 in all, Flannigan noted. This will be his 43rd."

Another contracted murder without naming who hired the murder. That means nothing will change until we start naming who hired these contract murders.