A member of my family is a first responder and he deserves a huge shout out for the work he does. He had to attend the scene of the brutal murder of a Calgary mother of three young children, killed by their father. After shooting his wife, the husband next went to his father-in-law's home and murdered him too. Then he shot himself, leaving three babies parent-less.
The very next day, this stalwart firefighter showed up at B's birthday lunch, looking happy and cheerful. How he does this, I do not know? But I am very proud of him.
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| Brave and selfless first responders |
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On another front, the 'Globe and Mail' featured a front-page story of a native woman from the Wikemikoong reserve on Manitoulin Island who had to boil her drinking water for 14 years. Naturally, I asked myself why?
Pulling back the curtain, as is my wont, I learned that only 8,431 souls inhabit this reserve -- a reserve given $13 billion in 1995 for use of its land and another $10 billion from the Robinson Huron treaty. In addition, they received $1.4 billion in the "Cows and Plows" settlement in 2024.
That's a TON of money. So, why did she have to boil her water? Why didn't the chiefs of her reserve install a filtration system? And why didn't 'The Globe' look into, and publish, these facts? Because they were inconvenient and ruined the narrative of the woebegone woman who had to boil her water.
Naturally, she doesn't look to her own leadership for answers. OMG, never! She blames "Ottawa". Why, of course she does.
The 1.8 million native in this country are handed more than $32 billion a year. Adding in all the other Indigenous groups that are also handed money, it amounts to $2,034,970,155. That's more than $2 trillion!!$!@#%^^$@!!
If you're sick of it all, trust me, I am too.
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