The Logistics of Means and Motive

Update: Means and Motive Part Two: Mass Shootings

We've talked a bit about 9/11 and Air India. Now I want to dive a little deeper into the logistics of means and motive. Every crime has a means and motive. This is what we need to examine if we are going to try and solve a crime. In the Surrey Pressure Cooker Entrapment case, without the RCMP the targets had no means or motive to commit the crime. That is why it was deemed entrapment by the court. Likewise with Air India. CSIS provided the explosives.

If they had not done so the horrific tragedy never would have happened. CSIS' targets had no means of committing the crime. We'll talk about motive later. The point is Surjan Singh Gill worked for CSIS. Interesting to note that the sworn testimony of Dave Hayer's father Tara Singh Hayer conformed that the CSIS agent, Surjan Singh Gill was the one that provided the bomb. Ripudaman Singh Malik did not make it. CSIS did.

On the matter of motive, let's take a look at the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 outside Lockerbie, Scotland. The primary event that occurred during that bombing was the murder of Major Charles McKee and his team who were on their way home with evidence of the CIAs drug trafficking in Lebanon. Moammar Gadhafi had no motive to kill him and prevent him from testifying against the CIA. The only ones that had a motive to kill him was the CIA.

Now let's talk about the assassinated Indira Gandhi. Before we examine the list of suspects, let's set the stage. The CIA and the State run media assures us that two of her Sikh bodyguards murdered her. OK let's dial it back a bit. Don't you think it's a bit strange she had Sikh bodyguards? I mean if she was the one that approved Operation Blue Star wouldn't she replace her Sikh bodyguards first?

She's surrounded by Sikhs with guns and she authorizes a military attack on the Sikh leaders in the Punjab and an invasion of their most sacred holy site the Golden Temple. Something doesn't quite add up here. If she authorized that operation, she would have known that would have created a whole lot of tension with her bodyguards. I don't think she did and I'll tell you why.

Why would she hire Sikh bodyguards in the first place? That tells me two things. That tells me she didn't trust some of her own people and it shows she was definitely trying to include the Sikh community in her democracy. Do you think that might have pissed off some of the extremists in her own community? The original Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu extremist because he felt Gandhi was being too conciliatory towards the Muslims in India.

Do you not think the Hindu extremists who murdered the original Ghandi were also upset she had Sikh bodyguards? I don't think she approved Operation Blue star. I think that was an intelligence operation and when she objected to it they killed her just like they kill Kennedy when he vetoed Operation Northwoods. Her son Rajiv was assassinated 7 years after she was.

Last Sunday when I was interviewing Sikhs outside the Khalistan referendum I heard testimony that not only was the current government of India persecuting Sikhs in the Punjab, they were also persecuting Muslims in India as well. The current government and the extremists that support it, want to purge India of other religions and languages. The intelligence community is supporting that because it is a step towards the WEF agenda. First you eliminate all religions but one then you eliminate that one final religion and Mission Accomplished.

Interesting to note, at the time the Soviet press hinted broadly at CIA involvement in the assassination of India's prime minister Indira Gandhi. The Economic Times quoted the CIA and said "USSR lost closest ally with Indira Gandhi's assassination, but would maintain ties with son."

So if Indira Gandhi and her son were both close allies with Russia then the CIA are definitely suspects in their murder. Outlook India reported that "The Jain Commission's final report focuses on a larger international conspiracy, and the CIA-Mossad-LTTE link, in the Rajiv killing."

Beyond Headlines confirms that "The final report mentions Amos Radia and Giorce Betchar as agents operating for the Israelis in India." Mossad and the CIA are joined at the hip.

Now just because Russia claims the CIA assassinated Indira Gandhi, doesn't mean they did but the fact that she was a ally with Russia means the CIA are clearly a suspect. Big Brother is not always right but Big Brother is not always wrong either. If it wasn't for the Russian spy sub that stumbled across the attack on the USS Liberty we would never have known the truth as that vessel would have been sunk according to President Johnston's orders.

What are the fact we can prove? We can prove the USS liberty was attacked. That fact is not disputed. It was attacked by an ally. Israel claimed they didn't know it was an American naval ship. That was a lie. One of the Israeli pilots that was ordered to fire on the vessel later stated he saw the American flag and refused to fire at it. He said that is an ally. He was threatened with court martial if he didn't fire on the vessel. A US Aircraft carrier heard the distress calls of the USS Liberty and dispatched air support. President Johnston recalled that air support. Those are facts.

Rebel News made MSN

MSN is quoting a National Post article that states "Canada’s environment minister has earned a rebuke in court for blocking a contentious commentator on X, formerly known as Twitter. On Monday, Federal Court Justice Russel Zinn ruled in favour of a suit filed two years ago by Rebel News founder Ezra Levant, who took Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault to court after he blocked Levant’s account on X."

“'The Honourable Minister Steven Guilbeault shall immediately cause the account @s_guilbeault to unblock the following account on ‘X,’ the platform formerly known as Twitter,' Justice Zinn wrote in his brief two-page judgement , referring to Levant’s X account @ezralevant."

"The judgement also ordered Guilbeault and his staff to not block Levant on X during the balance of his time as a member of parliament. Guilbeault was also ordered to pay Levant $20,000 within 90 days of the judgment. According to the judgment, the decision came as a result of a resolution between both parties." Sounds like it was a consent order. Been there, done that.

It's somewhat amusing that the National Post referred to Ezra Levant as a contentious commentator. Ezra Levant and Rebel News has a lot more credibility than the National Post and the other fake news outlets. If someone is honest the fake news calls them contentious. At least they didn't call him far right again. Rebel News is awesome.

"When the Rebel Yells he cries No More."

Calgary Muslims Unite over Classroom Indoctrination

9/11 and the Air India bombing

There was a disturbing documentary about 9/11 that came on in the lunchroom today at work. It was on the History Channel. I say it was disturbing because what happened that day was horrific. The documentary went over the lives of some of the victims of 9/11 which was of course heartbreaking. Yet they kept pushing that insane narrative about planes being hijacked with box cutters. That never made sense from day one. It's somewhat shocking that the fake news is still trying to use that horrific event to rationalize giving up freedom.

Now it's a new narrative. They've thought up new excuses to take away our freedom but they all have a common thread - motive. When I was interviewing a Director from Sikhs for Justice yesterday the subject of Air India came up. He mentioned motive and intent and I mentioned means and motive. I said CSIS provided the explosives for the Air India bombing. If they hadn't provided the explosives it would not have happened. The suspects had no means to commit that crime. To my astonishment, he was not aware of that fact.

This shows you how the fake news buries true reports that are damning to the narrative. A shocking atrocity is revealed and everyone forgets about it because the fake news buries it. 10 years ago I made a blog post about it. The CBC did a documentary about the trial. This was before the fall of the CBC back when they were passionate about investigative journalism. Times have certainly changed but there was a time when they weren't fake news.

In the documentary they showed interviews and court transcripts. In the trial the RCMP stated that CSIS had a handler that not only helped plan the attack, he actually provided the explosives. That's not a conspiracy theory, that's a historical fact. It was something I was shocked to discover. It's not something I made up. My blog post linked to the documentary.

After I linked to it, it was taken off YouTube so I found another copy and linked to that. After I linked to it, the second copy was also taken off YouTube. Or at least set to private so no one can see it. Perhaps they got it taken down by citing the Air India Inquiry mandate.

The Director I interviewed yesterday was familiar with the Air India inquiry. I think he's actually a lawyer. He said that the Inquiry was given a strict mandate. First, they were not allowed to find responsibility. Like WTF? One would assume that would be an important part of the inquiry. The other directive was if they did find evidence of any foreign interference that would damage Canada's relationship with other countries, they were not allowed to publish it. That was insane. Those two directives clearly shows you something fishy is going on.

Kind of like the instructions the judge gave to the jury in the Robert Pickton trial. After Janice Edwards testimony, the judge told the jury that they could convict Willie if he wasn't the only suspect. The judge even went so far as to say the jury could convict him even if he wasn't the main suspect, just an active participant. Those instructions came after the court heard that Dianne Rock was gang raped on the Pickton farm before she was murdered. Obviously, a gang rape would implicate more than one suspect.

Likewise with the Mission Women inquiry. As soon as the Hells Angels were mentioned, Wally Opal shut down the inquiry and turned it into a "less adversarial" panel discussion so he could more easily censor evidence. His rationale was the inquiry's purpose was not to find other suspects. Just like the Air India fake inquiry.

The Corbett Report still has the truth posted about CSIS's involvement with the Air India Bombing. The report states "the fact remains that a mole of the Canadian intelligence service founded the group that ran the bombing, helped organize and pull off the bombing, and escaped without charge." Surjan Singh Gill, the person who planned the attack and provided the explosives worked for CSIS. An old CBC article they haven't taken down yet confirms he worked for CSIS. The Air India Inquiry wasn't allowed to report that but everyone else is.

"The documents are transcripts of an interview conducted by the RCMP with Ajaib Singh Bagri after his arrest in October 2000. Officers laid out the case against him and then said one of the members of the alleged conspiracy was an agent for Canada's spy agency. That person's name was Surjan Singh Gill, who at the time described himself as the consul-general of Khalistan."

The fake news said Ripudaman Singh Malik was the bomb maker. That is not true. He didn't make the bomb. CSIS provided it. Malik was shot dead in Surrey last summer. A year later the Temple president was executed. There are a lot of shady things going on here.

We cannot talk about the Air India bombing without talking about CSIS's involvement. Likewise, we can't talk about 9/11 without talking about the CIA's involvement. 15 9/11 hijackers came in from Saudi Arabia. Their visas were denied but the CIA overruled the passport office and made sure the hijackers visas were approved. That is not a conspiracy theory, that is a historical fact.

There are two excellent 9/11 documentaries we should all watch on this anniversary of that horrific event. One is Loose Change 9/11. The other is 9/11 Explosive Evidence: Experts Speak Out. Loose change talks about Operation Northwards and Explosive Evidence talks about thermite. As for Air India, there were Sikhs on the plane. Sikhs wouldn't kill Sikhs. Not only is the narrative false, it doesn't even make sense.

MP admits CSIS knew about the bomb on Air India

Article on 9/11 published in the Vancouver Province

Architects and Engineers for 911 Truth

Scholars for 911 Truth and Justice

9/11 flyer: In Defense of Liberty

Live Interviews from the Khalistan Referendum in Surrey

Today I went on the scene for the Kalistan Referendum in Surrey and conducted a few interviews on site. It was very well attended and has been completely misrepresented. Global mentioned it but Google is burying any positive coverage. This is a link to the full video interview and report.

I met one of the Sikhs who paid Pat King's bail and is fundraising for his legal defense. We talked about how the media misrepresented the Convoy as well as the Khalistan Referendum. We also talked about some of the persecutions the Sikhs are facing in the State of Punjab from the government of India as well as the farmers struggles that affect all of us. They're not just banning fertilizer, they're also diverting water to prevent farming and create starvation.

WHF Entertainment Cuts Loose

New York Supreme Court reinstates teachers fired for the Covid Vaccination status

The Canadian Independent is reporting that "New York Supreme Court Justice Ralph Porzio has ruled in favor of ten New York City school teachers who were dismissed for their refusal of the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds. The ruling ordered the immediate reinstatement of these teachers with back pay, benefits, and compensation for their attorney fees. Justice Ralph Porzio, in his ruling, stated, “This court sees no rational basis for not allowing unvaccinated classroom teachers in amongst an admitted population of primarily unvaccinated students.”

This is a copy of the court ruling.

NYC municipal workers were reinstated October of last year. "More than 1,750 city workers were fired for refusing to get vaccinated, including 36 members of the NYPD and more than 950 Department of Education employees. In his 13-page ruling, Porzio said then-city Health Commissioner David Chokshi’s Oct. 20, 2021, order violates the separation of powers doctrine enshrined in the state constitution." As we recall, there were a large number of New York firefighters and police officers who refused the Covid RNA vaccine.

John Dodson on Operation Fast and Furious

Operation Fast and Furious was a CIA led operation where the ATF were selling the Mexican cartel guns and bringing back tons of cocaine as payment. In this recent interview John Dodson revealed two important facts. First is that it wasn't run by a police agency it was run by a government agency, the Attorney General. The second is the gun control hidden objective.

Dodson said they told four local gun dealers to approve shady transactions they didn't want to approve. The gun dealers said, we're not going to do this. Then the ATF comes in and says it's OK we want you to approve it because we are tracking the guns so they reluctantly approved the transactions. Then when those guns were used in crime the ATF told the media it was these four local gun dealers fault. They totally set them up. John Dodson blew the whistle on that set up. He said these gun dealers did not want to approve those transactions but we told them to do it.

Netflix Spy Ops is an offensive lie. Iran Contra never stopped. Just ask Gary Webb.

Why John Dodson blew the whistle on Fast and Furious

BTW Glen Beck is a Patriot, Mitt Romney is not.

That RINO picture was painted by another Mormon Patriot.

Khalistan referendum Surrey September 10th 2023

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Update: Live interviews from the Khalistan Referendum in Surrey.

OK much to say. Sunday is the Khalistan Referendum in Surrey. What is that you ask? Khalistan is the proposed name for the independent state of Punjab in India. I might ad that there is absolutely nothing controversial about holding a referendum.

Yet the mainstream media's misrepresentation of it is. Surrey has a very large Punjabi population. We have a little bit of an idea of what's going on here. First of all the venue has changed. The voting location is the Surrey Gurdwara at 7050 120th Street. The Surrey school District withdrew their permission for the referendum so they have to hold it somewhere else.

They claim their concern was a poster of a pen stabbing a picture of a gun. AYFKM? Ever heard the term the pen is mightier than the sword and the ballot is mightier than the bomb?

Let's take a look at two points first. CBC Fake News also known as Justin Trudeau's State Run Media claims that "A U.S.-based Sikh group is rallying the diaspora in B.C. to vote for an independent state in India." AYFKM? There is a sh*t load of Sikhs right here in Surrey that want to separate and after the Sikh genocide in India you sure can't blame them.

BTW the picture they are complaining about with the pen stabbing the bent barrel of a gun is clearly nonviolent. The gun is in the colours of the flag of India and has the word India written on it. Those guns are what the government of India used on Sikhs in the genocide so this referendum is clearly a nonviolent response to extreme violence.

The second point I'd like to examine is the fact that the government of India recently assassinated a Surrey Temple President right before the referendum. That was batsh*t crazy. First they set him up and defamed him of course but you can't deny the timing of the murder was clearly a political assassination. In response we have Sikhs in Ottawa protesting his assassination and at the same time we have Hindu counter protesters sh*tting on their dream of becoming an independent state. Sorry guys but it's not up to you. It's up to them. You can't sh*t on people forever and expect them to stay. Them leaving is the most peaceful and nonviolent thing they can do.

It's the Trudeau Government that is opposing the referendum. I will also declare that Jagmeet Singh is a fake Sikh. He wears a turbin for show but his policies violate the positions of the Sikh Temple. Jagmeet didn't support the Convoy and where I work most of the truckers are Punjabi.

Jagmeet pretended to support the farmers in India but he does doesn't support the farmers here or in Holland. Jagmeet is a World Economic Forum puppet that support fertilizer bans to create mass starvation. Farming is the greenest thing you can do for the planet. Plants and trees need fertilizer to grow. No farmers no food. No fertilizer no plants and no oxygen.

At first I thought forming your own country is a bit wishful thinking because the geographical location is so small but it has over 36 million people. That's not including all the Sikhs who live abroad. All of Canada only has just over 38 million.

Pattullo Bridge Replacement has begun

As I mentioned before, they've finally started construction on the Pattullo Bridge replacement. They were scheduled to close the bridge to northbound traffic Friday and Saturday night from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM but CTV is reporting that they finished the work in one night and won't need to close it Saturday night. It looks like they were installing girders on the south side of the new bridge. The fact that they gave the contract to SNC Lavalin is a criminal act. The BC NDP are just as dirty as the BC Liberals were. History has recorded that. If you include Bonnie Henry and Adrian Dix they are even worse. Bill 36 is mentally deranged.

Ontario Hells Angel home torched again

Update: The Olive Press is reporting that a German Hells Angel who was accused of trafficking cocaine and crystal meth was arrested in Spain September 6th 2023.

The Toronto Star is reporting that "Montreal police are trying to determine who torched the mansion of former Cabbagetown Hells Angel Rob Barletta. No one was believed injured during the blaze at Barletta’s home near Saint-Jérôme, Que., north of Montreal on Tuesday. About 20 firefighters were called to contain the blaze, which started around 4:15 AM."

"Barletta, 53, has deep roots in the GTA. He was a member of the Toronto North Hells Angels, and then helped found the London, Ont., charter of the biker club in 2003, serving as president. He then moved on to become president of the Niagara Region charter of the biker organization, while he lived in Peel Region. In March 2020, he survived an attempt on his life by two gunmen as he strolled near his home near Gerrard Street East and Ontario Street."

"He recently joined the Montreal charter of the Hells Angels, who are reportedly locked in a battle over illegal gambling with remnants of the organized crime group once run by the late Vito Rizzuto." Wait a sec... Mom Boucher and the Quebec Hells Angles supported Vito. It was the Ontario Nomads that supported the Calabrians out of Hamilton. That's why the Quebec charter disbanded them when they got out of prison. The Quebec charter was capping them.

"The fire this week marks at least the third time that a house connected to Barletta has been destroyed by suspected arson. A luxury home in Thornbury, northwest of Collingwood was destroyed in a suspected arson on Jan. 5, 2018. Another home in London, Ont. was destroyed in a suspected arson in December 2019."

The London Free Press is reporting that "Alleged Hells Angels member Robert Barletta, 53, was renting that home that was raided on June 6 by members of the National Organized Crime Squad as part of an investigation into drug trafficking allegedly led by members of the Montreal Hells Angels, according to La Presse. Another house on the street was targeted in a suspected arson earlier this week, the newspaper reported. The newspaper, citing unnamed sources, says Barletta is allegedly part of a group of Montreal Hells Angels that is feuding with another organized crime group over the control of illegal sports betting in Quebec."

CBC is reporting that "The owners of a London, Ont., strip club are suing the London Free Press and its parent company, Postmedia, for $5 million in a defamation case that media experts say could be an attempt to silence the newspaper and its coverage. The Beef Baron Tavern and Vincent Barletta, the club's general manager, launched the lawsuit on April 23, 2021. Last January, the Free Press published an article with the headline "Police probe Beef Baron fire, fourth suspicious blaze linked to Barletta clan" that reported police were trying to determine whether a fire, which caused $5,000 in damage at the shuttered strip club, may be linked to other recent suspicious fires in the city." Vincent is the brother of Hells Angels member Robert Barletta.

Desiree Gallagher Memorial Ride - Justin Primmer beat her and threw her out of a window.

She was a dancer and Justin Primmer was an associate of Robert Barletta. Do the math.

Man charged with Arson in Quebec forest fire

How do you charge the BC NDP for an uncontrolled planned ignition?

An unnamed 37-year-old man from northern Quebec has been arrested and charged with two counts of arson. The man stands accused of starting fires near Chibougamau causing the evacuation of 7,500 people.https://t.co/NBNtm8Nfjz

— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) September 8, 2023

Letting go of Summer

On the lighter side I just want to point out the obvious - summer is fading fast for those of us who don't live in the tropics. This has kind of been one of my best summers in a long time. The theme for my summer has been new sights as I went on a test run to Bowron Lake and Desolation Sound. The last couple of summers went by way too fast. I didn't want to let them go because I worked all summer. This summer I'm OK because when I let it go, I know it's going to come back and next summer is going to be even better.

The Canadian flag consists of a red maple leaf. Symbolic of fall's transformation and anticipation. Summer yields to fall, fall yields to winter, winter yields to spring and spring ushers in the majesty of summer. This spring was an awakening for me. My perspective on many things completely changed. The theme for the spring was new scents and sounds while the theme for the summer was new sights. I went to some new places I hadn't been before. The allegory was going through Hells Gate and leaving Finians Inferno behind us so we could visit some new peaks in Finian's paradise. Heaven is different things to different people. My journey was to break out of the 15 minute city and focus on things you can't see when you're stuck in hell's mindset.

SNC Lavalin owns Trans Mountain pipeline

Rebel News posted a story about how the Trans Mountain Pipeline was over budget and I thought where have we heard that before so I Googled Trans Mountain Pipeline and SNC Lavalin. Yup. They're f*cking up that too just like the Site C Dam. Awarding contracts to SNC Lavalin for anything is a criminal act. I've got a lot more to say on this but that's the elephant in the room right there. SNC-Lavalin buys Trans Mountain project from feds April 1st 2019 AYFKM?

Who got the contract for the Pattullo bridge? Fraser Crossing Partners: "Fraser Crossing Partners, is being led by SNC-Lavalin and Acciona Infrastructure Canada." F*ck you!!!! The BC NDP is just as dirty as the rest of them. SNC Lavalin consistently underbids and over charges government contracts. They get away with it because they give kickbacks to the political parties that award them the contract they balloon, over charge and milk until the cows come home. That is organized crime. They lied and said SNC Lavalin pulled out. They did not. God damn you.

SNC Lavalin was at the heart of the scandal involving Jody Wilson-Raybould.

SNC Lavalin was at the heart of the scandal involving Arthur Porter who received kickbacks for awarding the corrupt company the contract for a hospital in Quebec. Only he died in a Panama prison before the case could go to trial. SNC Lavalin was was awarded the contract for the Evergreen line expansion of Skytrain when they were banned from world projects because of fraud and bribes in Africa. They hid their ownership of the Site C Dam contract through shell companies. They are the reason the Site C Dam project is so far over budget.

The disastrous LRT in Ottawa that failed? That was SNC Lavalin. Toronto Eglinton LRT problems? That's SNC Lavalin as well. Here we clearly see the Fake News and the State run media is not holding elected officials accountable. This is the Octopus.

Danny Casolaro was an investigative journalist that was murdered by the CIA for exposing their ties to organized crime. He referred to what he discovered as the Octopus. It was an organized crime ring whose tencticles spread everywhere and penetrated all levels of government. You cut one arm off and another grows back in it's place. You expose the while thing and it disappears out of sight only to resurface when the light dims. The CIA is the driving force behind the Octopus.

Arthur Porter was tied to Iran contra. Earl W. Brian embezzled $50 million from Nesbitt Thompson’s clients for the CIA. CSIS is a watered down version of that same organized crime ring. The are not trying to keep anyone safe. They are trying to keep everyone misinformed.

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber's Kangaroo Court begins

HelpTamara.com - This is my May 16th interview with Tamara Lich

Kennedy Stewart and Elizabeth Aay arrested protest for defying court order

They knowingly and intentionally defied a court order. They were not held for 18 days without bail. They were given a fine and no jail time. Peacefully defying court orders banning protests is a very Vancouver thing to do. Tamara and Steve's trial should not be happening. There was no court order other than honking and Tamara wasn't honking. This Kangaroo court trial shows the world how Justin Trudeau has politicized the department of justice for his political gain.

Trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber shows an endangered democracy

Day 4 of the Chris Barber/Tamara Lich trial is underway; expecting an Ottawa Police Service officer who operated in an intelligence capacity with respect to surveiling the Freedom Convoy to be called as a witness for the prosecution.https://t.co/TWDiMnjMOA

— Robert Kraychik (@rkraychik) September 8, 2023

Dr Peter McCullough on Grey Matter

Eritrean violence in Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto

CTV is reporting that "A violent clash between two groups shut down traffic in a northeast Calgary neighbourhood Saturday evening. The confrontation, between two Eritrean groups, closed Falconridge Boulevard in both directions between Castleridge Blvd. and McKnight Blvd. N.E. Some wore white shirts printed with the Eritrean flag, while others donned blue T-shirts or and carried blue flags with the former Eritrean flag." Sh*t be cray yo. Don't bring that here.

If immigrants engage in criminal activity, they can be deported.

Gays Against Groomers NYC

GAG truck in NYC Pride 🗽

The NY Chapter is getting louder.

What a great day it was! Although we hated seeing all the almost-naked disgusting ppl and so many children…

But many people LOVED seeing the truck and we raffled A LOT of feathers.#gaysagainstgroomers #GAG_NewYork pic.twitter.com/1N8SL91wGV

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The light is dimming and the dream is too.

Anyone who has followed my blog for any length of time knows I like to quote songs. Some people like to quote scriptures. I quote a few but I find the scriptures are so often misquoted and misrepresented I prefer to quote other sources. Any inspired verse can lift us whether that be a song, a poem or a scripture.

Different songs move me at different times in my life. At one time the song Carry on My Wayward son spoke to me. Last week a few Neil Young songs spoke to me. Today two other songs come to mind. The first one is from Andrew Lloyd Webber about Joseph's Dream. Joseph has this wonderful dream then every kept falling apart. It went from bad to worse.

First he gets sold as a slave to Egypt. Then he finds favor with Pharaoh and rises in Pharaoh's court. Until Pharaoh's wife tries to seduce him. Joseph was like yo girl, you're Pharaoh's wife. I 'ain't touchin that. So she sets him up and he goes to jail for a crime he did not commit.

As he's sitting in prison he sings "May I return to the beginning? The light is dimming and the dream is too." He's referring to this wonderful dream he had before everything fell apart. Then the cast sing "Go, Go, Go Joseph fight till you drop. We've read the book and you come out on top."

The other song that comes to mind is Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. "Well, maybe there's a God above As for me all I've ever learned from love Is how to shoot somebody who outdrew you But it's not a cry that you hear tonight It's not some pilgrim who claims to have seen the Light No, it's a cold and it's a very broken Hallelujah." I 'ain't a member of the PTL club but I am a member of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah chorus. I'ain't some pilgrim who claims to have seen the Light.

Pentatonix did a really nice version of that song. Recently a coworker died suddenly and it wasn't from the vaccine. Although we weren't told the cause of death we have reason to believe it was self inflicted which is always such a heart wrenching tragedy.

He was going through a divorce and he was struggling with the math. He told one coworker how can I afford rent on my own and pay child support? We've all been through that but today it's even worse. The cost of housing and rent makes living on your own and paying child support mathematically challenging. He couldn't do the math so he gave up.

I'm not recommending that course of action for anyone because it always brings regret but I can certainly understand his concerns. I keep saying I'm writing a book. I keep starting and restarting because things in the world keep changing so fast. As soon as you write something it quickly becomes outdated because there are new crazy things we have to deal with.

I don't claim to have all the answers. I don't claim to be an authority on anything. Do I know how to process loss? Yes I do. Do I know how to process discouragement? Yes I do. That is what I'm going to write about. Behind the dark clouds, the sun is still shining. Stars shine in the darkness. When the light dims, stars shine. We can't see the stars in the night sky unless it gets dark.

I've gone places and seen things and done things in the past but they don't mean sh*t. What I am is more important than what I was and what I do is more important than what I did. The future is a blank page for all of us. What we put on that page is our choice. The painting we create and the legacy we leave behind is our choice. We need to own that.

The world is full of crazy. I'm certainly not going to dwell on the crazy or the negative. I'm going to look up at the stars not down at my feet. I'm going to move forward I'm not going to move backward. I'm going to do me and not what the world tells me. The key is keep moving forward.

Fatal shooting at Ottawa Wedding

The Globe and Mail is reporting that "A shooting at an Ottawa wedding on Saturday night left two men dead and six more injured, with guests describing how they hid in the kitchens of a convention centre to escape a young man with a gun. Ottawa police said they had not yet apprehended a suspect but sped to the scene near the airport after reports of shots fired at about 10:21 p.m. Saturday night. Paramedics said they rushed the injured – including two men with fatal bullet wounds – to hospital after several people were shot in the parking lot outside the wedding reception. On Sunday, Ottawa Police named the dead men as 26-year-old Said Mohamed Ali, and 29-year-old Abdishakur Abdi-Dahir, both from Toronto."

"The wedding reception, attended by members of the Somali community from Ottawa and beyond, took place at the Infinity Convention Centre, which offers wedding packages with open-concept ballrooms and private bridal suites. Ottawa police chief Eric Stubbs was among those at the scene on Sunday. He said in an interview on CTV news late Sunday that a connection with guns and gangs was being examined by police. He said police were reviewing video surveillance from nearby businesses." I think it's safe to say there is a connection to guns since a firearm was used. That like saying the homicide is deemed suspicious.

As for gangs, let's do the math. Damion Ryan was arrested in Ottawa while he was making sweetheart deals with the CFSEU and running the drugs in the DTES. Damion Ryan hired a Somalian to kill Anees Mohamed in the DTES then rolled on him as soon as the hit was completed. I ain't sayin he's a gold digger. I'm just sayin he's a piece of garbage.