tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post8237133130717443222..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: An Enraged, Ignorant MinorityOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-52290934096830010632022-02-01T17:22:44.073-05:002022-02-01T17:22:44.073-05:00He doesn't know Canada exits, ffd. But, unfort...He doesn't know Canada exits, ffd. But, unfortunately, he inspires some Canadians.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-60902068871805043492022-02-01T16:19:09.810-05:002022-02-01T16:19:09.810-05:00This is an interesting situation in Ottawa. By tod...This is an interesting situation in Ottawa. By today, Feb 1, I think it is clear that there will be some sort of confrontation and it would be better for the govt and the rest of Canada if the govt defined the time and nature of this confrontation.<br /><br />I also think it is clear that the police will do as little as possible. We are told the police are doing fine because there have been no deaths, injuries or riots so far. That is a low bar indeed. If the building doesn't fall down, does the architect think he did a great job? <br /><br />People are greatly underestimating the gravity of this situation. I have heard these people have weapons and more are being moved into the neighborhood. I don't know if they mean shotguns or nuclear bombs but even shotguns can cause a lot of damage. It seems only too believable that some of these people are armed. The police seem terrified of them for some reason. And yet the local elementary school is open today!<br /><br />I hear some of the support for this Canadian January 6 comes from south of the border. I hope the govt is approaching the Americans about this. Are we some sort of American experiment on how to take over a govt successfully, sort of a test model? If some jerk tells you they are a jerk, believe them. If someone is talking about violently overthrowing your govt, believe that they are serious. Trump is praising the Canadian truckers at some rally? He barely knows Canada exists most of the time.<br /><br />ffdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-56756261893646683112022-01-31T14:07:46.836-05:002022-01-31T14:07:46.836-05:00I agree, Sam.I agree, Sam.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-74006411131088712382022-01-31T14:07:14.079-05:002022-01-31T14:07:14.079-05:00Mulroney's failings were huge, zoombats. But h...Mulroney's failings were huge, zoombats. But he was able to make wise decisions -- such as his appointment of Stephen Lewis to the UN. The present party has no redeeming qualities.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-22783004113295084082022-01-31T13:46:51.310-05:002022-01-31T13:46:51.310-05:00Horrific nothing but. SamHorrific nothing but. SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-10644440337456556082022-01-31T12:56:29.915-05:002022-01-31T12:56:29.915-05:00"This ain't Mulroney's Conservative p..."This ain't Mulroney's Conservative party". I dare say that it is not. I don't quite get the point made in the comparison. The Party with "Muldoon" went "progressively" downhill with the brown paper bags of cash and Gucci shoes. This present fiasco is the culmination of many previous failings. The list of perps is long, Brian, Preston, Stockwell, Stephen, Peter, Andrew and Erin. Have I missed anyone. The conservative party is F.U.B.A.R.<br />zoombatsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-35861038410377631732022-01-31T10:57:19.308-05:002022-01-31T10:57:19.308-05:00No, it's not, Cap. I heard someone suggest tha...No, it's not, Cap. I heard someone suggest that it's time for the party to split in two again. But I'm not sure that there are any Progressive Conservatives left.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-37534301572834971552022-01-31T09:50:07.619-05:002022-01-31T09:50:07.619-05:00The free-dumb nutcases don't surprise me. They...The free-dumb nutcases don't surprise me. They're by and large right-wing extremists acting like right-wing extremists. What shocks me is the willingness of senior conservatives to associate with them. <br /><br />There was a time when conservative leaders stayed clear of the lunatic fringe - guys like Ernst Zundel and Paul Fromm. Preston Manning got more junior guys like Stephen Harper to deal with them quietly. This gave Manning the plausible deniability he needed if confronted by the media. <br /><br />Now, leaders like O'Toole and Kenney offer to talk to the loons, and leadership-hopeful Poilievre and former leader Scheer are out-and-proud supporters. This ain't Mulroney's Conservative party. <br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-44874922219956067432022-01-31T09:45:42.051-05:002022-01-31T09:45:42.051-05:00The Ottawa Police Department says that security is...The Ottawa Police Department says that security is costing $800,000 a day. The protesters have $9 million. That will help cover the cost of this lunacy, waterboy.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-27291654513511376422022-01-31T09:26:59.607-05:002022-01-31T09:26:59.607-05:00As expected, all of the ignorant politicians who e...As expected, all of the ignorant politicians who endorsed this crusade of the crazies, are tripping over each other to walk it back. Most notably, Kenney and O'Toole; laughably, Kenney issued a number of tweets last night denouncing those who somehow "tainted" this despicable act of attempted tyranny. Missing of course is Doug Ford, whose daughter is out there front and centre, and we all know, he fully endorses all of this anyway. Now, police need to do there job and start arresting the hooligans and others ticketed and towed into a compound. Besides the money behind this should be able to help them out... Oh wait... they're on their own much like the stupid morons who invaded the US capitol last January. BC WaterboyTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402189163304073024noreply@blogger.com