Chantix: the suicide side effect

In 2008 Web MD reported that "Federal officials warned Friday that a popular antismoking drug may be linked to suicides in some patients. The drug, called Chantix, has been used by more than 5 million patients as a smoking cessation aid, according to manufacturer Pfizer Inc. The drug will now carry new labels warning doctors and consumers of reports of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. FDA officials said they had received nearly 500 reports of suicidal thoughts, behaviors, and completed suicides, 420 of which were in U.S. patients. Thirty-four cases of completed suicide were recorded in the U.S., along with five cases overseas. The reports don't prove that Chantix was the cause of the suicide. But FDA officials say their investigation showed several suicide cases in patients with no history of psychiatric problems."

Someone recently sent me numerous links about people committing suicide on Chantix and it rang a bell. I remember a friend tell me that when he was on it he felt like killing himself so he went off of it. Obviously everyone isn't going to have the same side effect but there are more than enough documented cases to put a warning on the box to make people aware of the concern in case it starts to happen to them. An Australian inquest found that Chantix contributed to a teenagers named Timothy John's suicide.

"In September of 2016, however, the FDA narrowly voted in favor of removing the warning, arguing that the benefits of Chantix outweighed the demerits of its side-effects and that there was no clear evidence of causality between the drug and the side-effects.” Wow.

Removing that warning is criminal culpability. People need to be aware of the possible side effects so they can stop taking the drug if they start to have those adverse side effects.

Obviously the pharmaceutical companies will pay whoever they can to say whatever they want. Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain committed suicide while on Chantix. There's a petition to the FDA to bring back the warning labels but it shouldn't need a petition. The facts show that there is a need for the warning. Removing that warning is completely irresponsible.

RCMP Officer sentenced to10 years for cocaine theft and trafficking

CTV is reporting that "A judge sentenced a former high-ranking RCMP officer to 10 years in prison for stealing and selling $300,000 worth of cocaine Thursday, saying the egregious breach of trust compromised the national police force and resulted in a remarkable fall from grace. Justice James Chipman said 51-year-old retired staff sergeant Craig Robert Burnett's corruption led him to exploit the very law he was sworn to uphold. Rather than acting according to the core values of the RCMP, he behaved dishonestly when he manipulated the system to covertly steal approximately 10 kilograms of cocaine," then gave it to a friend to sell on the street.

Jarrod Bacon's statutory release revoked

CBC is reporting that mama's boy Jarred Pigsh*t Bacon has had his statutory release revoked because he tested positive for cocaine. "In 2012, Bacon was sentenced to 12 years in prison, minus time served, for smuggling 100 kilograms of cocaine. He was supposed to serve nine years before being eligible for statutory release but was released early, in February 2017 due to a clerical error. He landed back in a maximum security prison after breaking the conditions of his release and again received statutory release in June 2018. In December of last year, Bacon was again found to be in violation of his release conditions after testing positive for cocaine. "Before that event, the caseworkers had doubts about your sobriety," said the board decision, adding that "instead of seeking help, you took steps to actively hide your consumption."

This pathetic loser is like unto Jody York - hopeless. Some people never grow up. He is anything but notorious. The Bacon brothers were yuppies from the suburbs who lived with their parents. Nobody in Surrey liked them. Jonathan was a preppy ass b*tch in bed with Larry Amero from the get go. Jamie was a brainless ork. Jarrod was just an angry young man who did drugs. Nobody cares about him. In 2017 he was too afraid to go to a halfway house thinking he's be killed.

Natural justice will take care of this one. He's too much of a heat bag to sell for the club any more. Now he's just another drug user without a job. Where do you think that's going to take him?

Ontario Hells Angel pleads guilty in Nova Scotia drug case

TBM Scandinavia is reporting on an article from the Chronicle Herald which states that "A member of the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle club from Ontario has pleaded guilty to drug-related charges in Nova Scotia. Mark David Heickert, 50, of Orillia pleaded guilty last week in Dartmouth provincial court to three charges: conspiracy to traffic cocaine, conspiracy to possess proceeds of crime and breaching his release conditions by having contact with members of the Hells Angels or affiliated clubs. Heickert and an Eastern Shore man – Paul Francis Monahan of Ostrea Lake - were arrested in November 2017 following a nine-month police investigation that included undercover officers" where two kilos of cocaine were seized.

"Police said Monahan is a hang-around member of the New Brunswick Nomads Hells Angels chapter and Heickert is a full-patch member of the Hells Angels chapter in Oshawa, Ont."

Mark Heickert is a member of the Hells Angels in Oshawa. Hells Angels associate Sean Heickert was found guilty of the November 2007 murder of Bekim Zeneli which set off the Winnipeg gang war. He murdered one of their own guys so the Ontario Hells Angels could take over the Thompson drug trade from the Winnipeg Hells Angels. Sh*t Forever, Forever Sh*t.

Willem Holleeder gets life for five murders

BBC is reporting that "Willem Holleeder, the Netherlands' most notorious gangster, has been found guilty of ordering a series of murders of figures in the world of organised crime. Holleeder, now 61, achieved notoriety in the 1980s for the kidnapping of beer tycoon Freddy Heineken. He then became a big crime boss and has been convicted after a lengthy and expensive trial in Amsterdam. Among his victims was friend and associate Cor van Hout. The judges convicted Holleeder of ordering five murders and one manslaughter and sentenced him to spend the rest of his life in jail. They also found that he had formed a crime gang and ordered cold-blooded killings with jailed associate Dino Soerel and since-murdered criminal Stanley Hillis.'

BBC refers to Willem Holleeder as the Dutch godfather. In 2013 Het Parool reported that "One of the victims that Danny K., Dick V. and Willem Holleeder have extorted according to the judiciary is Theo Huisman, the recently dismissed president of the Amsterdam Hells Angels." The Trio formed the No Surrender crew in Amsterdam.

In 2014 NCR reported that Danny K., Dick V. and Willem Holleeder were charged with threatening and extorting Hells Angel Theo Huisman. I thought Hells Angels never dialed 911? Once again they went running to the cops for protection. Just like here in BC. The year before Dick V beat up Theo Huisman when he was president of the Amsterdam Hells Angels.

SNC-Lavalin opts for judge-only trial in corruption case

CBC is reporting that "Lawyers representing SNC-Lavalin have opted for trial by judge alone in a corruption case that has loomed over the Montreal-based engineering and construction giant. The company was ordered to stand trial last May. It is accused of paying $47.7 million in bribes to public officials in Libya between 2001 and 2011. SNC-Lavalin, its construction division and a subsidiary also face one charge each of fraud and corruption for allegedly defrauding various Libyan organizations of $129.8 million."

SNC-Lavalin is a bad company like unto Lockheed Martin. We really need to stop bailing them out with tax dollars. The Canadian economy will not take a hit if SNC-Lavalin goes down because other companies will rise to take it's place. That's how it works in a free market. Other companies that aren't so riddled with corruption. Corporate Communism has got to go. SNC-Lavalin has a long history of under biding and over charging government contracts then committing fraud with tax dollars only to give the politicians a kickback. This obscenity needs to come to an end.

Chilliwack RCMP seize drugs in Surrey

The Surrey Now Leader is reporting that Chilliwack RCMP Crime Reduction Unit Drug Section (CRU) searched 3 residences in Surrey and seized 2.4 kilos of crystal met and half a kilo of cocaine." When are the Surrey RCMP going to bust the drug trafficking out of Shakerz and stop providing them police protection? Please advise.

Gordon Wilson's defamation Fraud takes three hits

The Surrey now Leader is reporting that "A B.C. Supreme Court judge has struck three of Gordon Wilson’s five claims for special damages in the former provincial politicians defamation lawsuit against Surrey-Whalley MLA Bruce Ralston, Premier John Horgan, NDP MP Rachel Blaney and Jen Holmwood." This is an offensive fraud of epic proportions.

Gordon Wilson got a sweetheart job advocating for LNG because his wife, Judi Tyabji, wrote a book promoting Christy Clark called Behind the Smile. When John Horgan was elected they changed LNG advocates. Bruce Ralston and John Horgan implied that Gordon Wilson did very little to justify his exuberant salary. That was absolutely true.

One of the statements said he didn't even write a report. Then Dianne Watts pathetic lapdog does some digging and found a report Gordon Wilson had someone write for him. Aha! That's defamation! Not. You guys are complete shysters. Anonymous implied that Christy Clark funneled thousands of tax dollars into that conflicted couple while she was premier. They should be in jail. This frivolous law suit should be thrown out because of the anti SLAPP legislation. Gordon Wilson and Judi Tyabji should be more concerned with finding some self respect.

Gas companies refuse to reveal profits to Price Fixing Inquiry

CBC is reporting that "Hearings for an inquiry into soaring gas prices in B.C. don't kick off for another week, but several major companies selling gas in the province are already refusing to share details about their profit margins. The B.C. Utilities Commission asked more than a dozen companies to disclose their retail margins, which show how much money they make per litre of gasoline pumped from their stations. Shell Canada, Husky Energy, Imperial Oil and Suncor Energy declined the commission's request. In written responses posted online, the companies say those numbers are confidential and commercially sensitive." JAIL THEM.

Bruce Linton fired as co CEO of Canadian pot company Canopy Growth after it acquired Acreage Holdings

CNBC is reporting that Bruce Linton, co-CEO of Canopy Growth, said he was fired from the Canadian pot company he founded in 2013 in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday. Canopy, the world’s largest publicly traded cannabis company by market value, earlier Wednesday announced in a press release that Linton was removed as co-chief executive officer and a member of the board, effective immediately. Mark Zekulin, who had been co-CEO with Linton, becomes the sole CEO while the company searches for a replacement."

The move comes after a 3.4 billion dollar acquisition of a US company who called for a reconfiguration of the board. Having said that this is all pretty much beyond me. I don't invest in legal pot because I personally don't support it. I see it as a dirty business that inhibits youth but recognize that it will continue to flourish and the cop pot entities that are striving to use their contracts to create a monopoly in the industry are in my opinion dirty.

Maybe they want to hire Mark Emery. Unlikely. They just want to use people and cast them aside when they are done with them. It's the nature of the business.

Gag order hides another RCMP sexual harassment settlement

The Chronicle Journal is reporting that "RCMP say a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged a former spokesman for the force in British Columbia sexually harassed a civilian employee. The lawsuit against former inspector Tim Shields had been scheduled to go to trial on Tuesday but court documents show the parties agreed to dismiss the action without costs in May. RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says the terms of the settlement are confidential."

Another gag order hides more RCMP sexual harassment. The civil claim alleged a top-down culture of harassment within the force. That is why there was a class action law suit against the RCMP which was also settled out of court. Tim Shields is a bad man.

Post Media News attacks the Toronto Star

The Toronto Star is reporting that "By all rights the federal Liberals ought to be cruising toward a comfortable victory in October. The economy is humming along, especially where most of the voters live - in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia. A million jobs have been created in the past four years and unemployment is at its lowest level (5.4 per cent) since the distant days of 1976." Very true. The article then says Justin Trudeau needs to "reassert his leadership, avoid any more gaffes, and show Canadians he has a clear vision of where he wants to take the country - and the qualities needed to get there." It's all fair comment.

Then the National Post puts out an article not confronting Justin Trudeau but confronting the Toronto Star. That is what's weird. The Toronto Star article is not. Remember the Toronto Star is independent, the National Post is not. The National Post is now owned by Post Media News. When the Main Stream Media attacks an independent media outlet for expressing a valid political opinion one needs to consider the source and question where the Main Stream media is trying to take us. Propaganda is not news. Buyer Beware.

Surrey's South Asian temple leaders push solicitor general to let city replace RCMP

CBC is reporting that "Surrey's South Asian temple leaders are calling on the province to move faster to allow a new municipal police service to replace the RCMP. They believe a new police service would help curb disproportionate violence affecting South Asian community members. The executives of Surrey's six largest Sikh Gurdwaras and the largest Hindu Mandir have sent a joint letter to B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth urging him to approve the city plan to replace the Surrey RCMP." Post Media Propaganda didn't report that because they are biased.

"At the same time, another group is rallying in the opposite direction. Keep the RCMP in Surrey is a group co-ordinated by Ivan Scott, whose son is a Surrey RCMP officer." His son is a RCMP officer. Exactly. Doug McCallum was elected on a promise to get rid of the RCMP in Surrey and the RCMP are still fighting the democratic will of Surrey. It confirms why they need to be replaced. Surrey is the largest city in Canada without it's own police force. Get over it.

Anthony Joshua's shocking defeat to Andy Ruiz

I just heard that Anthony Joshua lost his fight against Andy Ruiz June 1st. I'm shocked. The Guardian is reporting that Andy Ruiz Jr sprang one of the biggest shocks in heavyweight championship history on Saturday night when he spoiled Anthony Joshua’s US debut with a seventh-round technical knockout at Madison Square Garden.

"The unheralded 29-year-old from southern California, a replacement opponent dialled in on five weeks’ notice who went off as a 11-1 underdog, came off the floor in the third round to drop Joshua twice before the end of the frame, then sent the undefeated champion crashing to the canvas for a third and fourth time in the seventh round before referee Mike Griffin put a stop to the proceedings at the 1:27 mark."

"This was no fluke. No lucky one-punch knockout that can be explained away by a silver-tongued promoter. Joshua was outboxed, out-toughed and beaten up on a night that turned boxing’s bellwether weight class on its ear."

"The fight is considered one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, drawing comparisons to Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas in 1990 and Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman in 2001. Ruiz also made history as the first ever Mexican world heavyweight champion." A rematch is in the cards.

Andy Ruiz came back hard and strong after getting knocked down in the third round. They call him the Mexican Rocky. Andy Ruiz trained with Freddie Roach for seven years.

Israel Is Blamed for Deadly Missile Strikes in Syria

The New York Times is reporting that "Israeli warplanes struck several military sites in Syria overnight and killed several fighters and civilians, Syrian state media reported on Monday, in what appeared to be a stepping up of Israel’s long-running, partly covert campaign to thwart Iranian military entrenchment in Syria and stop weapon transfers to Lebanon."

The Times of Israel is reporting that "A private Israeli intelligence firm on Monday identified one of the sites in Syria targeted in an alleged Israeli airstrike earlier in the day as a hangar likely storing advanced weaponry or other military equipment." Things that make ya go hmmm....

We all know that Israel was supporting ISIS in Syria to help overthrow Assad. So was the CIA. The CIA created ISIS. Although the claim that Syria was trying to send arms to Lebanon is possible it is highly unlikely. I hesitate commenting on this fraud as I completely support Israel's right to exist. I just emphasize that it is a right to coexist.

Meanwhile back on the ranch, Sky News is reporting that "A suspected Russian-made missile has landed in Northern Cyprus after exploding in the air above a series of villages, according to officials. It is thought the missile may be part of an air defence system fired from Syria in response to an air attack by Israel. Israeli airstrikes were taking place against targets in Syria around 120 miles (200km) away at the time of the blast."

Hong Kong protesters storm government building over China extradition bill

CNN is reporting that "Hundreds of protesters in Hong Kong swarmed into the legislature's main building Monday night, tearing down portraits of legislative leaders and spray-painting pro-democracy slogans on the walls of the main chamber. The sharp escalation in tactics came on the anniversary of the former British colony's return to China, a city holiday, and reflected mounting frustration with Hong Kong's leader for not responding to protesters' demands after several weeks of demonstrations."

The Guardian is posting live updates as China's Communism crushes another protest umbrella protest. We remember the Tiananmen square massacre. That really did happen. After the famous stand off Communist China used live ammunition on protesters and crushed the cry for democracy. Then they censored that true information from the internet within mainland China and pretended it never happened at all. Buyer Beware.

China is not an ally. Executing political prisoners for organ harvesting is not a good thing. Euronews has posted actual interviews of the Hong Kong protesters concerns. China is breaking the agreement it signed with England when Hong Kong was handed over to them in 1997.



Reports are coning in from Hong Kong claiming that the Chinese police are going in under cover as agent provocateurs starting violence to rationalize a violent crackdown.

Judicial Injustice: A Father's Story

Speaking of judicial injustice, I met a father today named Chris Marshall who had quite a story to tell. His story is about a father trying to get access to his child during a divorce and how he was completely screwed over by the Canadian judicial system. It reminds me of the John Carten story. I'm not a lawyer, I'm an advocate. Consequently I'm a hopeless romantic.

I always walk around with an ace up my sleeve and play it whenever my back is up against the wall in court. It's called Natural Justice. The intent of the law speaks to natural justice. That's why it's called the judicial system. It's *supposed* to uphold justice. Yet it rarely does. That's why I'm a dreamer. I play that card saying the court is supposed to uphold justice and this is not just.

Have a look at what Chris Marshall has to say. He has his own website called A Father's Story.

This is a PDF File of his story: Dead Beat Dad or dead Beat Justice System.

No Justice, No Peace. Know Justice, Know Peace.

Alabama police shot a teen dead, but his friend got 30 years for the murder

The Guardian is reporting that "Unlike in the vast majority of fatal shootings by police officers, someone is going to prison for the 2015 death of 16-year-old A’Donte Washington in Alabama. It just isn’t the police officer who shot him."

"Lakeith Smith was sentenced last week to 30 years for A’Donte’s murder, even though no one disputes it was an officer’s bullet that killed him. Smith is not even accused of having possessed a weapon. Under the state’s accomplice law, co-defendants can be guilty of murder if a death occurs when they are in the midst of committing a felony. Smith was one of five teens who were allegedly committing a burglary when responding officers opened fire, killing A’Donte. Smith, now 18, was also sentenced to another 35 years for crimes related to the the burglary, for a total of 65 years." OK now that it totally messed up. Give your head a shake.

The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world.

Donald Trump met Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone

The Guardian is reporting that "Donald Trump has invited Kim Jong-un to the US after he became the first sitting US president to enter North Korea. The apparently impromptu meeting came about after Trump tweeted an invitation to Kim on Saturday from the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. After shaking hands with Kim in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and walking with him over the border.” Say what you want about either leader but this is a step in the right direction. Hats off to Moon Jae-in.

Modesto Hells Angels president trafficking crystal meth

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that "Four Modesto residents, including the president of the city’s Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, are facing federal conspiracy charges after prosecutors say they were part of a trafficking ring that sold methamphetamine. Randy Picchi, 61; Tina Picchi, 51; Michael Mize, 61; and Michael Pack, 32, are charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a release. Randy Picchi, Tina Picchi and Mize were arrested Tuesday and will appear in federal court in Fresno on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear whether Pack was in custody.

"Randy Picchi, the president of the Modesto Hells Angels, is accused of leading a drug conspiracy and directing his wife, Tina Picchi, to regularly deliver drugs to Mize and others across Northern California. She was stopped by law enforcement and found with approximately 4 ounces of methamphetamine, authorities said. Prosecutors say Picchi used Pack, a prospect with the Hells Angels club, to help obtain methamphetamine on at least one occasion. Pack was found with 499 grams of meth in his possession during a traffic stop, authorities said."

Another crystal meth dealer posing with Sonny Barger. The Aging Rebel posted wire tap transcripts. The FBI is leading the federal investigation and they were assisted by the ATF and the Modesto Police Department who were seen during the raid. Since the ATF were caught in Operation Fast and Furious, their integrity has been in question. The FBI must not have included them in the investigation or at least included them just enough to not be implicated in the bust.