Hands up....

....if you think one cent of the $4 billion Canada has shoveled into Afghanistan has gone to humanitarian aid.  Me neither.

Reading 'The National Post' today, I was staggered to learn we are giving billions to a country ruled by the Taliban -- a government that has impoverished its population to the starving point and refuses education for girls after grade six.  People there are suffering "acute food insecurity", so obviously the aid we are providing isn't getting to where it's needed.  

Starving people in Afghanistan

Ever heard of the 'Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund'?  Me neither.  Apparently, it is a project of the World Bank and we are giving it millions.  We are also handing more money over for health, education, female "rights and empowerment" (of which there are none) and humanitarian aid -- whatever that entails.

We've also taken in 40,000 refugees.  All this while our own citizens and vets are begging on the streets.  If anyone gets this, enlighten me!

And what do you think will happen in retaliation for Hezbollah's bombing of Netanyahu's home?  It won't be pretty, I can assure you.  One of my best friend's from our high school and university days, who has lived in Israel for the past 50 years, sent me an email yesterday saying that there will not be any elections for at least two years because Netanyahu knows he cannot win so will hang on and prolong the war as long as possible because he is in the middle of his own trail for corruption -- another outcome that won't be pretty.

Iran was reportedly behind this attack and the Lebanese terrorist spokesman warned, "If we did not reach you this time, then we will reach you next time."    

And then there's Zelensky, who still has his hand out for money for his unwinable war with Russia.  Hands up if you think there is some connection between the billions given Zelensky and his own vast personal wealth.  Me too.  According to 'The Pentagon Papers', of the $100 billion the world has handed him, he has given himself $60 million -- not to mention the dachas and yachts he has bought for himself and his family.

Closer to home, we have Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek, who has refused to approve the rotation of councilor Sean Chu as deputy mayor.  Chu, you may remember, is the guy charged with inappropriate physical contact with a 16-year-old girl a few years ago.  He didn't know she was underage and no criminal charges were laid, but he was found guilty of discreditable conduct.

Nevertheless, his constituents re-elected him and he continues to serve.  Gondek has a nerve black-balling him in the public thoroughfare.  She, you will remember, has a PhD in Urban Sociology, so you'd think she'd be familiar with city procedures and policies -- democracy and the will of the electorate being right up there on the curriculum. 

We are so ill-governed on so many fronts.  Sigh..........