So, a guy from Sri Lanka comes to Canada seven years ago on a work permit, then promptly sponsors his wife and kid, then she promptly pumps out two more kids in Canada and now -- of course -- they want to stay. Gee, big surprise! They have been ordered back and now they media are wailing, the wife is crying and saying, "We followed all the rules, why do we have to go back?" Because those are the rules, but you thought you'd skirt them by having a couple more kids as your ticket to bypass the system.
Same as all the border strollers. What have there been, more than 50,000 of those? And the thousands who have been unsuccessful and ordered to return, most have simply gone underground and disappeared.
It's absolutely wrong, yet no one does anything about it. As for the Sri Lankan wife, who claims she wants to be a Canadian and stay here, what has she been doing? Teaching traditional Sri Lankan language and dance to other Sri Lankans in Canada. How does that indicate she wants to integrate? It doesn't.
When I think back to B's Scottish nephew who was refused by Canadian immigration authorities, when I think back to B's late British mother who was also refused -- even though we stepped up to sponsor both -- and when I think back to B himself, whose family waited in the immigration queue for seven years, it makes me wild.
Canada is such an effed up country.
Friday, February 7, 2020
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
And the winner is......
Melania! Of all the women at Trump's 'State of the Union' speech last night, the biggest winner was the First Lady herself.
There she was, looking absolutely gorgeous sitting in the presidential box. By the way, ladies, she's living in the White House, she has the wardrobe, she has the jewellery and she has the president's ear. This immigrant girl has captured the brass ring! Sorry, all you bleating in the cheap seats, you are losers and you essentially have no power.
Pelosi's display was a disgrace, not only to her office, but also to her gender. Is that the behaviour she wants young women and girls to emulate? Sitting there sneering at the president and ripping up his speech in a grotesque display of hubris and post-menopausal hysteria. I was disgusted.
And what was with all the harridans garbed in white, sitting in a block on the democratic side? What was the white supposed to mean? Purity and perfection? Just appalling. They looked like nothing more than a herd of lost heifers waiting for the field hand to tell them where to go next. If Pelosi represents the best the democrats have got -- and if the Iowa vote is any indication -- the Democrats are doomed. It'll be four more years.
And there was their ignorant field hand, with her facelift(s) and her dyed hair, signalling which way they should look and when to clap. As a woman, I was disgusted. No, we certainly haven't "come a long way, baby".
There she was, looking absolutely gorgeous sitting in the presidential box. By the way, ladies, she's living in the White House, she has the wardrobe, she has the jewellery and she has the president's ear. This immigrant girl has captured the brass ring! Sorry, all you bleating in the cheap seats, you are losers and you essentially have no power.
Pelosi's display was a disgrace, not only to her office, but also to her gender. Is that the behaviour she wants young women and girls to emulate? Sitting there sneering at the president and ripping up his speech in a grotesque display of hubris and post-menopausal hysteria. I was disgusted.
And what was with all the harridans garbed in white, sitting in a block on the democratic side? What was the white supposed to mean? Purity and perfection? Just appalling. They looked like nothing more than a herd of lost heifers waiting for the field hand to tell them where to go next. If Pelosi represents the best the democrats have got -- and if the Iowa vote is any indication -- the Democrats are doomed. It'll be four more years.
And there was their ignorant field hand, with her facelift(s) and her dyed hair, signalling which way they should look and when to clap. As a woman, I was disgusted. No, we certainly haven't "come a long way, baby".
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Just got a PhD
Yep, must have because I know how to get kids to eat everything on their plates. Tucked away in either The Globe or The Herald was a little article about how some researchers somewhere are trying to figure out how to solve the problem of the "picky eater". Their "solution" was to give the kid three spoonfuls of something they liked and then three empty spoonfuls. The theory was that because they ate the three they liked, they would simply be conditioned to chow down on the empty bites that followed in quick succession.
How stupid is that.
Any kid I have ever fed knows in a nano-second if he/she doesn't like what he/she just tasted. I used to make all my baby food and as long as I mixed in a sweet potato (yam), that kid ate anything I gave it. And I'm talkin' onions, potatoes, carrots, garlic, liver, kidneys, fish, brussel sprouts, broccoli, spinach -- anything.
As a kid got older, if it didn't like what was on offer for dinner, he/she was served it for breakfast. Cold. "Can you please heat this up," was requested once. "No, this is not supposed to be pleasant." That only had to happen once with each kid and subsequent plates of.....whatever.....were cleaned with rapidity.
I have actually heard mothers lamenting the fact that they have to make three and four meals at dinner because this one didn't like this and that one didn't like that....blah, blah, blah. What is wrong with these women?! As I kid, I can remember sitting in front of a plate of liver until 11 o'clock at night. But I ate it because any such test of wills was always won by my mother.
As to eating disorders? All these spoiled brats need to think of are the billions around the world who are starving. That would do it, in my view.
So, that's my PhD thesis, done and dusted.
How stupid is that.
Any kid I have ever fed knows in a nano-second if he/she doesn't like what he/she just tasted. I used to make all my baby food and as long as I mixed in a sweet potato (yam), that kid ate anything I gave it. And I'm talkin' onions, potatoes, carrots, garlic, liver, kidneys, fish, brussel sprouts, broccoli, spinach -- anything.
As a kid got older, if it didn't like what was on offer for dinner, he/she was served it for breakfast. Cold. "Can you please heat this up," was requested once. "No, this is not supposed to be pleasant." That only had to happen once with each kid and subsequent plates of.....whatever.....were cleaned with rapidity.
I have actually heard mothers lamenting the fact that they have to make three and four meals at dinner because this one didn't like this and that one didn't like that....blah, blah, blah. What is wrong with these women?! As I kid, I can remember sitting in front of a plate of liver until 11 o'clock at night. But I ate it because any such test of wills was always won by my mother.
As to eating disorders? All these spoiled brats need to think of are the billions around the world who are starving. That would do it, in my view.
So, that's my PhD thesis, done and dusted.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Why?
It's obvious. Natives are overwhelmingly the majority in Canadian federal prisons because they have committed the offenses for which they have been convicted and sent there. Currently, natives make up more than 30% of all inmate population and yet they comprise only two percent of the population.
Instead of being outraged by these numbers, journalists should start asking why that's the case? Furthermore, while native numbers in jails have increased by 20% since 2010, non-natives have decreased by 14%. In spite of bend-over-backwards efforts to ensure natives are legitimately convicted by the courts, and not discriminated against, the numbers just keep increasing.
"The fact that the numbers are getting worse despite multiple reports from the Correctional Investigator's office is an indication of failure to fix the problem," said NDPer Jack Harris. "It's a significant human rights issue," he added.
Really? Canadians are failing to "fix the problem"? Who's the cause of the "problem"? I'd ask. Non-native Canadians? And of course, the blame is still being put at the feet of residential schools -- in spite of the fact that the majority of natives currently incarcerated have never set foot in one. Just to top it off, Canadians are now financing a $120 million "investment" to support the reintegration of previously-incarcerated natives.
Sorry, but it's another OMG! here. And apparently, black inmates are now accusing "the system" of discrimination and gang stereotyping. In response, they too will be provided with "culturally responsive services, programming and interventions," whatever that means?!?! I shudder to think.
Instead of being outraged by these numbers, journalists should start asking why that's the case? Furthermore, while native numbers in jails have increased by 20% since 2010, non-natives have decreased by 14%. In spite of bend-over-backwards efforts to ensure natives are legitimately convicted by the courts, and not discriminated against, the numbers just keep increasing.
"The fact that the numbers are getting worse despite multiple reports from the Correctional Investigator's office is an indication of failure to fix the problem," said NDPer Jack Harris. "It's a significant human rights issue," he added.
Really? Canadians are failing to "fix the problem"? Who's the cause of the "problem"? I'd ask. Non-native Canadians? And of course, the blame is still being put at the feet of residential schools -- in spite of the fact that the majority of natives currently incarcerated have never set foot in one. Just to top it off, Canadians are now financing a $120 million "investment" to support the reintegration of previously-incarcerated natives.
Sorry, but it's another OMG! here. And apparently, black inmates are now accusing "the system" of discrimination and gang stereotyping. In response, they too will be provided with "culturally responsive services, programming and interventions," whatever that means?!?! I shudder to think.
Thursday, January 9, 2020
A disaster
That's what Meghan Markle has visited upon the Royal Family -- or "The Firm", as it is known. I first smelled a rat when she said she really hadn't known anything about Harry until she had met him. She then doubled down and had an elaborate, virginal white wedding after having been married before. That does not work.
It's been all downhill from there. Guess her family -- including her father -- was right when they said she was a self-centred b-tch with whom they wanted nothing to do.
Poor Harry. He has taken off his big-boy pants and insisted Markle wear them. She does. With gusto. Didn't take her long to decamp to Los Angeles, where she is much more comfortable. Having to play second, third or forth fiddle to Catherine, Sophie and Anne would not sit well with her. She has clambered and clawed her way up and is now dragging poor cuckold Harry down with her to dart among the freeways of California. At least they will not be embarrassing Her Majesty under her nose. Seems Harry is more like his mother than we'd like. Diana, by the way, was a narcissistic distraction for The Monarchy. Sadly, Harry is the same.
It's all so sad -- especially when Andrew has just been told to stand down. Apparently, Charles and William are white with rage that Meghan just announced -- willynilly -- that she and Harry will be resigning from their duties without even discussing it with The Queen. Who does that?! The Queen will have to strip them of their titles, no question. After dipping extravagantly into the public purse to renovate Frogmore Cottage, Meghan has shat upon and flown the coop.
Ah well, that's Americans for you. In the past, kings and princes kept actresses as mistresses. They didn't marry them.
It's been all downhill from there. Guess her family -- including her father -- was right when they said she was a self-centred b-tch with whom they wanted nothing to do.
Poor Harry. He has taken off his big-boy pants and insisted Markle wear them. She does. With gusto. Didn't take her long to decamp to Los Angeles, where she is much more comfortable. Having to play second, third or forth fiddle to Catherine, Sophie and Anne would not sit well with her. She has clambered and clawed her way up and is now dragging poor cuckold Harry down with her to dart among the freeways of California. At least they will not be embarrassing Her Majesty under her nose. Seems Harry is more like his mother than we'd like. Diana, by the way, was a narcissistic distraction for The Monarchy. Sadly, Harry is the same.
It's all so sad -- especially when Andrew has just been told to stand down. Apparently, Charles and William are white with rage that Meghan just announced -- willynilly -- that she and Harry will be resigning from their duties without even discussing it with The Queen. Who does that?! The Queen will have to strip them of their titles, no question. After dipping extravagantly into the public purse to renovate Frogmore Cottage, Meghan has shat upon and flown the coop.
Ah well, that's Americans for you. In the past, kings and princes kept actresses as mistresses. They didn't marry them.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Huh?!
OK, you join the army and are sent to a Canadian or NATO base somewhere. Presumably, the location of that base has been strategically chosen for the part of the world in which it is located -- you know, should some conflict arise so Canada could step in and help.
A conflict arises, this time in Iran. Now, remember, you are a soldier. But what happens? The Chief of the Canadian Defence Staff, Jonathan Vance, sends you to a safer place so you won't get hurt. Whaaaat?! Huh?!?! You're a soldier in the army, a conflict comes up and you are immediately shipped off. And not only that, Vance sends your family a reassuring letter apologizing for any risk and assuring them you'll be safe.
How effing dumb is that?! Must make every soldier who fought and died in other wars turn over in their graves. And speaking of dumb, Canada has been in Afghanistan for 18 years, trying to train up the local "army" and what have we got to show for it? Nothing -- except a couple of hundred dead soldiers.
How pathetic.
A conflict arises, this time in Iran. Now, remember, you are a soldier. But what happens? The Chief of the Canadian Defence Staff, Jonathan Vance, sends you to a safer place so you won't get hurt. Whaaaat?! Huh?!?! You're a soldier in the army, a conflict comes up and you are immediately shipped off. And not only that, Vance sends your family a reassuring letter apologizing for any risk and assuring them you'll be safe.
How effing dumb is that?! Must make every soldier who fought and died in other wars turn over in their graves. And speaking of dumb, Canada has been in Afghanistan for 18 years, trying to train up the local "army" and what have we got to show for it? Nothing -- except a couple of hundred dead soldiers.
How pathetic.
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