What Did You Learn in Disastrous 2020?

 

What Did You Learn in Disastrous 2020?
 W. Gifford-Jones, M.D. and Diana Gifford-Jones
   How carefully have you been reading our column over the past year?  Take our True or False quiz.
#1: Excessive amounts of fructose, one of the main carbohydrates in refined sugar, is converted by the liver into fat. Glucose, the other component of sugar, is burned up as energy by all cells.
#2: It’s prudent to brush the tongue after eating, not just your teeth, as this removes bacteria, fungi, and even protozoa from deep fissures with benefits for your overall health.
#3 Magnesium found in dark leaf greens and whole grains helps to dilate arteries and lower blood pressure.
#4 The World Health Organization and 15,000 scientists have signed a petition warning humanity to cut back on eating meat, citing the environmental harm of methane-emitting cattle.
#5 Light therapy releases morphine-like substances, helps with the formation of new-blood vessels, and cures 60% of patients with degenerative changes in the lumbosacral region of the spine and compression of spinal nerves.
#6 Artificial intelligence developed by a Canadian company is assisting in early diagnosis among the 425 million patients worldwide who have diabetes, complicated by retinal atherosclerosis, and stand to lose their sight.
#7: Men suffering from chronic obstructive lung disease are more often correctly diagnosed than women with the same problem who are more likely to be labelled as having a psychiatric problem.

#8 There may be 2,000 ticks in an acre of forestland. A classical tick bite rash looks like a bull’s eye with a clear center, but only three people in ten get this rash.
#9 Keep the toilet seat down when flushing. A report in Physics of Fluids advises it’s better to keep viruses in the bowl. Spray, they say, can fly as high as three feet and in public toilets even higher.
#10 Dr. Charles Matthews of the Nutrition Cancer Institute in the U.S. pooled data from 9 studies which analyzed how activity affected 15 types of cancer. Those who engaged in 7-15 hours of physical activity a week showed significantly lower risk of 7 of the 15 cancers.
#11 Authorities say that the safe limit for canned goods such as acidic foods like canned tomatoes and other fruit is 18 months. For canned vegetables, beans, meats and poultry, it’s two to five years. A dented or rusty is a red flag. A swollen can means harmful bacteria are present and the can must be thrown away.
#12 A Gifford-Jones Law states that one degenerative disease often leads to another and another. This is why the epidemic of obesity often leads to type 2 diabetes and the complications of blindness, kidney failure and amputation of legs due to atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries).
#13 For baby boomers (born between 1945 and 1965) having hepatitis C, it most likely was transmitted long ago through contact with contaminated blood before robust controls were in place.
#14 A study at Boston University showed that cortisone injections for knee arthritis should be limited to 2-3 a year to decrease the risk of cartilage damage.

#15 International viral experts report that 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C taken three times a day, 3,000 international units (IU), 400 milligrams of magnesium and 30 milligrams of zinc daily will decrease the risk both of developing coronavirus and of dying of it.

The answers?  All items are true.

We close out this disastrous year of 2020 with a wish to all readers for your good health and a better year ahead.

AND THIS IS 2020 CHRISTMAS

 AND THIS IS 2020 CHRISTMAS

By Joe Ingino
Editor/Publisher

“I live a dream in a nightmare world”
   
       Russian author Leo Tolstoy,  in his book  War and Peace.  a book about people trying to find their footing in a world being turned upside down by war, social and political change, and spiritual confusion.  May  be said that in part this is what many are going through today.  We are at war with COVID-19.   Our social and political leadership is being exposed for what they are.... nor left or right.... it appears they are one of the same.  It is not about the people but about politicians at all levels filling their own pocket at the expense of hard working taxpayers.
George Orwell’s 1984 book another warning from the past...  Litarete genius that in part fore warned us of a very real future.
What was George Orwell's purpose for writing 1984?
In writing 1984, Orwell's main goal was to warn of the serious danger totalitarianism poses to society. He goes to great lengths to demonstrate the terrifying degree of power and control a totalitarian regime can acquire and maintain.
Having witnessed firsthand the horrific lengths to which totalitarian governments in Spain and Russia would go in order to sustain and increase their power, Orwell designed 1984 to sound the alarm in Western nations still unsure about how to approach the rise of communism.
Today with the decay of political ‘isms’.  The world is in a free fall.  We have a Prime Minister that talks about a global social GREAT RESET.
About the world becoming one under one government.   It started with the phantom of climate control to now the very true threat of a pandamic.   An opening for governments to restrict movement and exercise serious violations of human right and freedoms.
We the people are being fed the pill through fear of infestation, when in reality it shoudl be the responsibility of the government to go after a vaccine and the real infectious point of threat.  No, instead they put fear in people and pass all kinds of regulations to restrict movement.
As we the people have been conditioned to be a good citizen we follow with limited challenge and anyone opposing will face strict reprecautions.   Tolstoy and Orwell both warned us of such powers by a govenment.   Why are we not listening.
  Our government has gone as far as telling us how and with who we should be celebrating one of the most important holidays of the year.
I can rationalize common sense.  I can’t rationalize hypocracy.   Government tells us to stay home.  They tell us to shut down our businesses.... and yet they increase and or threaten to increase staple items.  
As we turn with hope to 2021.  One has to wonder how this GREAT RESET will play out in our daily lives.   What will it mean when we are once again faced in 2021 with this COVID threat and what will be forced to give up in the name of public health.
In the words of John Lennon - ‘SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS’ -
“So this is Christmas - And what have you done? - Another year over - And a new one just begun - And so this is Christmas - I hope you have fun -The near and the dear one - The old and the young - A very merry Christmas - And a happy New Year - Let's hope it's a good one - Without any fear - And so this is Christmas - For weak and for strong - For rich and the poor ones - And so happy Christmas - For black and for white - For yellow and red ones - Let's stop all the fight.  The world is so wrong”
How reflective of what is going on in our society today.     As 2021 we should all be doing our part to combat COVID.   Not letting government tell us what to do.  But doing what makes sense in order to prevent the spread.  My Christmas wish is that we as a people as a nation stop looking at each other as the same but instead as unique.  As through our uniqueness we can become one strong nation of tolerance and understanding of all people.   I wish that we stop worrying about foreign lands and truly take care of our people.   That we stop the global thinking and put our hard earned resources into building on this great nation.   It is Christmas and it will always.  Let no agenda or hidden interst compromise a Canadian cultural custom and tradition.  We as a nation can celebrate Christmas any way we want.  It is up each and everyone to do what is right.  DO IT.  MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.  

Political allergies and Covid 19

by Maj (ret'd) CORNELIU E. CHISU, CD, PMSC,
FEC, CET, P. Eng.
Former Member of Parliament Pickering-Scarborough East
After nine months of a gruelling, unrelenting and frequently mismanaged battle with the pandemic, finally a vaccine has arrived in Canada and the world.
The start of vaccinations gave Canadian PM Justin Trudeau an opportunity to champion the environment, focusing on a new start of the economy in terms of the principles and promises of the Liberal Party.
In capitals around the world, political leaders have, with varying degrees of success, pinned their own political fortunes to the arrival and successful rollout of a vaccine. Who can blame them? After almost a year of unrelenting bad news, what politician wouldn't want to own the solution?
The people at Pfizer and Moderna, whom we actually have to thank for the vaccine, have worked hard to try to find a solution to fight the Covid 19 virus.
Here at home, it remains to be seen how our own political leaders will fare in their vaccine politics and whether the glory will be taken away by some unknown allergies.
Thus far, Trudeau and his cabinet are heavily pursuing an unknown, ambitious and somehow unrealistic climate change based new economy that will probably be extremely expensive and might well bring an economic pandemic to the country.  For example, in a recent announcement, it was predicted that the federal carbon tax would soar to $170 a tonne by 2030, adding 28 cents to the average price of a litre of gasoline. This is further evidence that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is joining a global revolution in embracing a wholesale, tax-induced adoption of less mobile, more vegetarian and generally far less consumptive lifestyles in the world's wealthiest countries, with the COVID-19 pandemic serving as a catalyst.
The Conservative Party and opposition leader Erin O'Toole are not far  from the same kind of promises  to Canadians; only the packaging is different. No innovative ideas, no policies in place which could mobilize the Canadian electorate to have a realistic choice and vote for a change. That said, it is a dispute purely over methods, not goals. Conservatives have committed to meeting Canada's 2030 targets under the Paris Accord, just not with a carbon tax.  The Conservative team has been signalling that it plans to get serious about fighting climate change more generally, but non essentially. O'Toole's predecessor, Andrew Scheer, stumped for his "Real Plan to Protect Our Environment" as "Canada's best chance to meet the Paris targets." Even Stephen Harper's 2015 platform boasted "We've committed to ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2030,"  but  no real action was ever taken.
With a potential election looming just around the corner, Trudeau has better hope and his team prepares for the landing, because there is no inoculation that can keep a minority government alive forever.  So he is preparing himself to be best positioned to win a new majority.
Their various post-COVID slogans "build back better," "a more resilient Canada," etc; even the press release announcing the carbon-tax hike begins, "As we continue to address the impacts of COVID-19 and ensure our strong economic recovery…" go out of their way to liken the battle against climate change to the battle against the pandemic.
But now comes the unknown which nobody wants to hear about. With the vaccine in place, the issues of people with allergies being advised to be careful about taking it, might easily translate to a political allergy, as the vaccinations proceed.
Pfizer has admitted that people with a history of severe adverse allergic reactions to vaccines or the candidate's ingredients were excluded from their late stage trials. However, the allergic reactions may have been caused by a component of Pfizer's vaccine called polyethylene glycol, or PEG, which helps stabilize the shot and is not in other types of vaccines.
On Dec. 12, Health Canada issued official guidance for those with serious allergies. Noting that all vaccines in Canada "carry a warning about the risk of serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, and immunization clinics are equipped to manage these rare events," the federal government warned that "people with allergies to any of the ingredients of the [Pfizer COVID-19] vaccine are currently cautioned against receiving it."
So as we approach the winter festivities, we need to be cautious and aware about the coronavirus pandemic and hope that our politicians do not become allergic to their duties. Life must go on……
Wishing you and your loved ones hope and happiness during this traditional season of giving.

Stress Won’t Kill You, But Your Reaction To It Might

 Stress Won’t Kill You, But Your Reaction To It Might
 W. Gifford-Jones, M.D. and Diana Gifford-Jones
  “Don’t underestimate the value of doing nothing,” wrote one of the world’s foremost philosophers, Winnie-the-Pooh, “of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” Doing nothing is exactly what a lot of us are facing for an extended period of time.  But “not bothering” is probably not how most of us are feeling.

We’re worried about our families, our next meals, our jobs, the bills, the economy.  For some, self-isolation, quarantine, or lockdown is a risk factor for domestic abuse.  Many people are trapped in truly precarious situations, far away from home or from needed medication.  Others are just alone, and it feels like solitary confinement with no prospect of human interaction for weeks to come.

These adverse circumstances amount to considerable stress.  Yet, there’s hope, as it’s not the stressors that will kill you, but rather how you react.  In other words, your home isn’t going to hurt you, but your physical reaction to being cooped up might do some damage.  For example, you might be fearfully producing the chemicals in your body and brain that cause your heart rate to increase, breathing to quicken, muscles to tighten, and blood pressure to rise. Your behavioural choices and how those around you handle tension can also have a huge impact on your health.

As Lou Holtz, the American football coach says, “It’s not the load that breaks you down.  It’s how you carry it.”  Let’s do what we can to ensure that the current crisis doesn’t manifest an avalanche of cases of anxiety and depression.

We’ve seen examples of how people are alleviating stress amid the COVID-19 crisis.  Neighbours are joining in song from their balconies in China and Italy.  Social media is alive with suggestions for fun, sociable activities you can do online in groups.  Musicians are streaming concerts online.  And everywhere, families are getting quality time together.

But being stuck at home can lead people to adopt unhealthy behaviours too.  The most easily accomplished of these are smoking and eating too much.  It you have started smoking, then seek help.  Smoking will only pile on the problems.  As for food, don’t let this be a time for poor diet choices.  Those who struggle with weight management should focus on losing weight, not gaining it.  Join an online exercise group and remember to step on the scale every day.

Difficult relationships can be made worse when confined in close quarters. So use the occasion to talk out the troubles.  Find common ground.  Put time into building the foundation for new beginnings.  And reach out to professionals who can help you.

Even without the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety is already the world’s top driver of poor mental health.  The incidence of anxiety is certainly skyrocketing now.  So before you run for more pills, try proven natural approaches. Exercise is one of the best remedies. Yoga, meditation, even reading a good book. If you are having trouble sleeping, turn off the TV and put away your phone.  Try using a weighted blanket, which has a natural comforting effect.

Finally, think about all those who may need a little help with day-to-day living during these difficult times.  Call someone who may be lonely.  Check to see if seniors in your neighbourhood have the supplies they need.  Offer help and reassurance to those who may be facing uncertainty about their job security.  And show appreciation for all those on the front lines of the pandemic – most especially by staying home and keeping healthy yourself.

The holiday season

 

The holiday season
 Written by,  Sharleen Cainer, BSW RSW
  The holiday season is around the corner. I don't know too much about how others are feeling, but I feel an incongruency, hanging around my neck like an albatross. I find it difficult to celebrate a holiday, when I know there are so many people who are living the lives of the unsheltered in Durham Region.
You might wonder, why should is all of this unsheltered business be my problem, when I have shelter, and a paper to read while I enjoy my sheltered existence?  You don't know why; well, I can tell you why. The homeless population is growing exponentially around the world, but let's look in our own backyard, because it is growing there too. You might wonder and say, "yeah so"? Well, I will tell you why you should worry about your ability to shelter yourself and your family.
The democratic, capitalist social structure predicates on the ability of an individual to be able to earn enough money so as to marry, produce children, own a car, and a home. For the purposes of explaining, this is overly simplistic. However, when Canada's Founding Forefathers envisioned this country, it was seen to be able to provide for Canadians a land where a basic quality of life included a house. The economic plan in Canada, was geared to an employed man being able to provide a home for his family at the cost of one quarter of his earnings. Canada then introduced personal taxation in 1917 and it was to be temporary by the way until we got over the hump, that being the deficit resulting from the war. OK, so the good old days!!
Moving forward at a galloping speed, here we are. Personal taxation is now CRA and they will take what they want. The more financially challenged members of society will be paying the most tax. That is how it is structured. It is almost embedded in the documents so that unless you have studied taxation or economics, you may not know about it. So, with the CRA taking 30% of your income, the bank taking closer to 50% of your income to pay mortgage and that other tax, the property tax, people begin to struggle. Some bills go unpaid, unexpected expenses arise, and credit ratings start to diminish.
This is where it gets interesting. With a poor, to bad credit rating you need even more money to pay your mortgage or your credit cards. Needing more money to pay the escalating costs of living, you and your declining credit scores begin an expediated ride down a slippery slope into poverty. The bank manager will demand you live within your means, but that seems difficult when you, who of gainful employment is unable to demonstrate the financial prowess required to fund an average priced accommodation to shelter you and your family.
It is in these moments that issues such as domestic violence, or depression, or substance abuses or somatic illnesses begin to take up residence in your home and the day-to-day living becomes soul crushing for many.
Homelessness is not a problem that just suddenly happens. It is the culmination of many moving parts that come together in a melody of destruction. Many components of those moving parts are beyond the control of those who live trapped in this dark web of despair. Then what happens when we throw a pandemic onto the wood pile? If you ever doubted the seriousness of this situation, just review the earlier videos of Doug Ford's facial expression when he finds out we have a pandemic. That look of fear remained on his face for months.
We at Welcome Home for Less urge everybody to explore what it means to be humane. Engage in random acts of kindness. Help those who are less fortunate. They may not have been as lucky as you, but they still deserve humane treatment. Some people are just "down on their luck" so to say. No matter how hard we work, or how gifted we are, we still need to have some luck on our side. Nobody feels you did not dig deep and work hard for your reality.  Think about how you feel after you give to someone who needs to receive. Every year I donate to an organization that will match my donation by 10x instead of buying presents for my family. My family all agree there is not much that we really need.
Last week in Oshawa a number of things happened that we should be ashamed of.  There was a shooter on the roof of a building shooting at homeless people. In another situation there was a homeless man who was dragged from his tent while sleeping, beaten, and robbed by three masked men. Another homeless man, sleeping in a tent, was dragged from his tent, and beaten by three masked men.  These are cowardice acts of violence perpetrated on the weakened members of our society who are not in a position to defend themselves and deserve our protection.  
The Prime Minister put up 1 billion dollars to solely house and care for those who continue to remain unsheltered. Mr. Trudeau understands the necessity of looking after constituents. Unfortunately, the governing bodies who are responsible to administer these funds are struggling to come forward with a direct plan to shelter the unsheltered. Despite the efforts brought forward by many community groups to pitch in their talents and efforts, the situation remains unchanged. At Welcome Home for Less, I remain hopeful. A change is gonna come. 

ONE CHOICE IS NOT A CHOICE

 

ONE CHOICE

IS NOT A CHOICE

By Joe Ingino

Editor/Publisher

“I live a dream in a nightmare world”

Under the rule of communism. You are forced to comply or else. You are forced to contribute and not question.

Communism (from Latin communis, 'common, universal') is a philosophical, social, political and economic ideology and movement whose ultimate goal is the establishment of a communist society, namely a socioeconomic order structured upon the ideas of common ownership of the means of production and the absence of social individuality.

Is Canada becoming a socialist/communist regime? Could the NDP have no more purpose as it would explain its alignment to the Liberals? Have we become so polluted and convoluted by popular pressure that we lost the essence of freedom?

Could this be why we are having Chinese troops training in Canada? Is there a military invasion in the works? As if we do not have enough problems with China. Not only did they infest the world with COVID. China holds our citizens in jails for no real crime. Canadian intelligence has reported more than once of the influence in Canadian economy and society by Chinese mafia and government.

But wait... we can’t really label them communist or socialist as our government believes in filling their pockets first. That is not very communist. Could it be that there is a confusion in terminology? Could our government actually be fascist?

After all by definition: Fascism is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society and of the economy which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.

Have the Liberals in their quest/desperation for power lost their way and now are on run away train type of political mentality...

Could this be the rise of a CommuFascist “ism”? Or are they one of the same? Could this be the new globalist mentality. Me first the people second?

I do not disagree that COVID-19 is real but by the same token I am not prepared to allow the government to take my freedoms away, while they figure it out.

First and foremost we the people of the world have been attacked by China. This was cause by the Chinese of that they still take no responsibility.

Since it hit our shores. Our governments out of pure ignorance decided to implement all kind of emergency acts. Emergency acts that were originally set forth in the event of war. Not pandemic. Then why are we under a state of war with no enemy. Why are we becoming the prisoners of war in our own nations.

Politicians think that the vaccine is the silver bullet. I say malarkey. I say that the vaccine is the beginning to something much bigger.

Look at the baffon of Christine Elliot. A woman in politics by association and marriage to the late Jim Flaherty. A woman in charge of our health and yet has not medical academic background. She serves as Ontario Minister of Health. A lawyer by profession.... yet now she has the authority to tell the rest of Canada. ‘VACCINATE OR I WILL RESTRICT YOUR FREEDOM’. Who is this wonna be ANTIFA/NAZI that has given herself such powers.

This week a news reports read: Ontarians could face restrictions if they refuse to get COVID-19 vaccine. Elliot believes there are two types of people who are hesitant to receive the vaccine, “strict anti-vaxxers” and those who don't want to receive it first because they are still concerned about its safety. Dah. How can this woman/government be so irresponsible. In order to make the politicians life less stressful and make it look like they have a grip on COVID. They bank on possibly contaminating the population at large with something even more sinister, the vaccine. Elliot, knows best. Anti-vaxxers, really. So concerned citizens over the safety of this poison they want to inject people are being threatened that if you don’t have the card you don’t get access. REALLY. Is the card they will issue with every vaccine not the reverse of wearing a yellow star to identify you of who you were back in 1945?

I may be a lot of things... but i am not blind. Sure that for all vaccinations you are carted. After all how can you prove that you have been vaccinated. The question here is much more clinical. We spend billions on finding the cure for HIV and we come up with nothing. We spend years to find the cure for cancer...and nothing.

Now all of a sudden in a matter of months. A new technological break through with mRNA vaccines have elicited potent immunity against infectious disease targets in animal models of influenza virus, Zika virus, rabies virus and others, especially in recent years, using lipid-encapsulated or naked forms of sequence-optimized mRNA.

The problem is not the vaccine. The problem is our government not putting the effort to truly understand the virus transmission. The government bets on person to person. This is as far as they are going to take it.

Yet, the virus has shown in raw sewage. On many surfaces. The virus has been known to mutate. Where is the scientific data on this? Could this virus be nothing short of a political shock wave to destabilize society using the ignorance of our elected officials? After all as a Minister of Health we have someone with no medical background. How are we the people to expect her to know and make the adequate decisions that affect our lives.

Yet, she says stay home. Close your businesses and get the vaccine or else and we are forced by law to abide.

This is wrong. What we should be looking at is understanding the real threat of the virus. The real intent of the virus. We should be not putting the population at large by force in lock down but instead go after the perpetrator of this pandemic. No instead Canada opens the doors to China. I can’t wrap my mind over who made that decision. Why do Chinese troops need to train in Canada? Why not northern China? Could it be that China has other interest as Canada is so close to the United States? The next evolutionary step for humankind is to move from man to kind. The question here is what kind of society are we becoming. The GREAT RESET has begun. Shénsù

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In the name of political correctness

 

In the name of

political

correctness

by Maj (ret'd) CORNELIU E. CHISU, CD, PMSC,

FEC, CET, P. Eng.

Former Member of Parliament Pickering-Scarborough East

As the world economy, politics, culture, and communications face a growing wave of globalization and new economic and social challenges that are likely to continue for a long time, ethical challenges for journalists have also gone global, taking on new dimensions.

As we are living in interesting times marred by pandemics, economic and not to be ignored societal challenges, the journalistic profession is certainly facing a new world full of surprises.

As the challenges mount and information and data envelop us with the inevitability of an exploding volcano, the so called establishment's elite journalists operate out of their protected world; in their ivory tower. From this seemingly untouchable place of safety, they tend to interfere with increasing frequency in the political field, seemingly working to undermine the due political process. They are becoming imperial in trying to impose their unelected views on the public and shamelessly attempting to undermine the democratic political process. Unelected and free of any responsibility, they act in the name of a false political correctness. These days it is difficult to distinguished between the "Fake News" and the "Elite Fake News" promoted by syndicated journalists to push their own agenda.

Instead of abiding by ethical principles when they are challenged, they take immediate refuge in the defence of the freedom of the press. This subterfuge must change drastically because they are an important part of society, and the journalistic profession must sooner or later get rid of the weeds and seriously pursue the business they were meant to do.

There is a very real and immediate need for an overview of the code of ethics that applies to journalism, and an even more dire need for the strict application of those ethics to ensure that practitioners abide by them in real life. In today's society, journalism and the use of journalistic ethics are more important than ever.

The number of ways journalism can impact society and the lives of people around the word is infinite. However, the impact can quickly be turned from a positive to a negative, thus losing public trust in the media.

Journalists must believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. Ethical journalism strives to ensure the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair and thorough. An ethical journalist acts with integrity.

The ethical principle seek truth and report is particularly important, especially today. We are living in an era where lies are spread for political and social gain no matter the situation it puts others in. As journalists it is a duty to inform the public of accurate information in order not to tarnish the good name of a person, organization, or event.

Being accountable and transparent in journalistic work is possibly the most important principle to follow to ensure a journalist will not break any other principles. If someone does not understand the context of something said, it can ruin the mentality or meaning for the rest of the work.

Most stories have at least two sides. While there is no obligation to present every side in every piece, stories should be balanced and add context. Objectivity is not always possible, and may not always be desirable (in the face of brutality or inhumanity for example), but impartial reporting builds trust and confidence.

Journalists should do no harm. What they publish or broadcast may be hurtful, but they should be aware of the impact of their words and images on the lives of others.

Now let us have a look at some unfortunate events that have taken place in Canada in the last few years where journalist have influenced the political process in this country.

You may well remember the Mike Duffy affair, which was brought to light by one of his former journalist colleagues, Robert Fife. The timing of Fife's revelations was particularly interesting, because it seriously influenced the people's faith in the Conservative government of Prime Minister Harper, as the news broke just before the election was called. At the end of the affair, and after millions of taxpayer dollar had been spent on an investigation, Senator Duffy was cleared of all charges. The same journalist brought the SNC Lavalin affair to light, just before the last election in 2019. This, too, influenced the election; the country ending up with a minority Liberal government.

These are clear cases of political interference from the media in the electoral democratic process, in influencing the vote of Canadians.

Currently, there are many other examples of these kinds of Journalist "influencers" blatantly interfering in politics and showing bias in their reporting of the news.

For example, just days ago Robyn Urback a Globe and Mail columnist wrote and article entitled: "Anti-vaxxers have found their useful idiot in Conservative MP Derek Sloan". Of course the Globe and Mail was completely silent on the characterisation of an elected MP as an idiot by one of its rising stars and politically correct journalists. Even if you do not agree with the action of an MP, you do not have the right to call him names. Furthermore, the implication is that he is an idiot because he sponsored a petition, which does not mean support, in case the journalist would like to be informed in parliamentary procedures. This shows the journalist's own bias and reveals a possibly ill-informed opinion funnelled to the public. In publishing such blatantly biased and opinionated material, is the Globe and Mail abiding by ethical standards in journalism?

The question of the day is: Are the media trying to run a parallel government in Canada? You decide.

Homelessness a human rights disaster

 

H

omelessness a human rights

disaster

Written by, Sharleen Cainer, BSW RSW

You might remember a month or two ago, where the Toronto Homeless folks went to court in an attempt to have homelessness declared a state of emergency. Certainly, for the individuals who are experiencing homelessness, living unsheltered on the streets of any Canadian city, particularly in winter; it is a state of emergency at the highest order. Having lost all you have in the world due to factors that you may or may not have control over is a state of emergency in everyone's mind, except in the minds of the court. Historically, before the pandemic days, January 2019 to be exact. The Toronto city councillors addressed a motion regarding homelessness and human rights brought forward by Kristyn Wong-Tam that specifically addressed homelessness.

Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam (Lost)

That:

1. City Council declare homelessness a human rights disaster akin to a municipal emergency.

2. City Council affirm housing as a human right and our commitment to take appropriate measures to address homelessness as a human rights crisis. 3. City Council request the Provincial Government to apply to the Federal Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (known as Public Safety Canada) to establish an intergovernmental table to address housing and homelessness in Toronto with the following terms of reference: a. establish a formal table with Provincial and Federal ministers to meet with the Mayor, City Manager, and appropriate senior City Staff to determine a work plan and 6-month strategy development framework in no less than 30 days; b. identify the unaddressed low-income housing support gaps, including those of mental health and addictions, that may contribute to homelessness in Toronto; and c. establish what programs, supports, and services can be provided by the appropriate levels of government to prevent homelessness upstream and provide the current population with accessible options for dignified, supportive housing.

You may be wondering why I am bringing Toronto City Hall to you. I have two reasons. Durham Region has not discussed the issue to this extent even though Durham Region suffers the same grievances. There was one small step forward with the motion. Part 1c was carried forward. Toronto council agreed to:

c. establish what programs, supports, and services can be provided by the appropriate levels of government to prevent homelessness upstream and provide the current population with accessible options for dignified, supportive housing.

Fast forward to right about now, the pandemic hits and homelessness abounds. Now people are arguing the right to live in a tent in a park. They took their case to court, the city lawyer arguing there was no reason that people could not just stay in shelters. The judge weighing the arguments, stated We are just going to have an endless series of one might say, roundups, and very unpleasant bulldozing of tent cities and so on. Is that really in the public interest? We're bouncing a problem down the road, rather than trying to find some medium here." Supreme Court Justice Paul Schabas came back two weeks later with a ruling that stated "the group had not met the standard of establishing harm to the public interest that would justify suspending the city's ability to enforce its bylaw". Justice Schabas went on to say that he was not directing the city to enforce its bylaws and to remove encampments in city parks," stating "That will be up to the city." Justice Schabas may not be directing law enforcement to remove the encampments, but he was most certainly ensuring that the city would not be held back from acts of aggression against those who are sheltering themselves in tents on public park lands.

Last week in Hamilton, homeless people were bulldozed off the park land where they were experiencing the existence of homelessness living. Guidelines from the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) are recommending that cities do not clear encampments during the pandemic individuals are going to be housed in appropriate housing units. Two doctors who are championing the cause in Hamilton are quick to point out that "appropriate housing units are not available. The Hamilton doctors (Hamsmart doctors Jill Wiwcharuk and Tim O'Shea requested) that the city please, stop dismantling homeless encampments for the duration of the pandemic until people could be moved to appropriate indoor space. An appropriate space would be one where all required services and amenities would be attainable. Much like the argument regarding the Beaverton project, there are no available services.

The position taken by many unsheltered is that they need to be located close to where their services and resources are located. The Beaverton project, which is a spin off from the Samac Project has no services located in Beaverton. The Samac Project had many services on sight or close by. Too often officials while calculating the checks and balances forget to include a needs assessment. The needs assessment will collect data from the individuals requiring the service. For example, when sending a pump to an African village, the needs assessment tells me how many people require water so therefore I know how big a pump I need to send. One thing we know about Homeless people is that they are particularly good at targeting what they need. The reason why many refused to stay in hotels is that the hotels were in isolated areas and too far for them to access their established services.

Last September 2019, the case in court put forth a requirement that the court make a ruling on homelessness by using the Emergency Preparedness criteria to gain access to emergency preparedness funds for the purposes of sheltering the unsheltered. In the fight against homelessness, the advocates put forth the following points.

- Comply with obligations under International Human Rights law to take all appropriate measures to address homelessness as a human rights crisis.

- Declare homelessness a human rights disaster and seek assistance from the province under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.

- Request the province establish an intergovernmental table tasked with addressing the housing and homelessness crisis in Toronto.

- Convene an emergency meeting with federal and provincial representatives to develop an urgent plan of action.

- Request that the Office of Emergency Management take immediate steps to augment services for homeless individuals and seek the support of the Red Cross.

In a discussion I had with a city Director of Operations for the Emergency Preparedness Plan I learned that the scope of Emergency Preparedness Planning does not include emergencies that are the result of systemic or social issues. Homelessness is declared a social and systemic issue. What has developed is that the Federal government has come forward with RHI, the Rapid Housing Initiative. There is approximately $25 million on the table for Toronto and the GTA to submit proposals in order to access this funding, which is for temporary, emergency, immediate, modular and micro homes. The land use can be leased, owned, rent to own, and so on. The innovation on this project is really positive and very generous. The Federal government seems to have bypassed all the infighting and just declared a need to house. One step forward for us.

HOW WOULD YOU TREAT YOUR OWN MOTHER?

 

HOW WOULD YOU TREAT YOUR OWN MOTHER?

W. Gifford-Jones, M.D. and Diana Gifford-Jones

It was 1949 and I was making rounds at the Massachusetts General Hospital with Professor Edward

D. Churchill, an original thinker who taught medical school students and residents the importance of science

in surgical practice. The X-ray showed a small mass in one lung in a very frail elderly lady. If it was a benign lesion, an operation might kill her. If it was malignancy and we did not operate, it might end her life. After much discussion, Professor Churchill asked a question I’ve never forgotten, “How would you treat your own mother?”

I told this story to Diana while discussing the number of people dying in seniors’ homes due

to COVID. What treatment would we want for our family members?

It’s reasonable to expect more infections in seniors’ homes this winter. Vaccines are on the

way and hopefully they will help end this nightmare. But in the meantime, loved ones will die.

So, prevention must be practiced, including refraining from gatherings, wearing face masks

and complying with social distancing rules. There’s no guarantee to evade the virus, but these

steps will decrease risk.

Yet, for loved ones in these group residences, this is not enough. In addition to these structural defences, we should help them ensure that their natural biological defences are as robust

as possible. Unfortunately, this first line of defence has not received due attention.

There’s an avalanche of information about fighting the virus from pharmaceutical companies,

institutes of health, university-based labs, and expert researchers around the world. We are

counting on these groups to make breakthroughs in medicine that will cure diseases and protect us from future pandemics. But where are the common-sense messages about good oldfashioned prevention and protection that come naturally from our immune systems?

In fact, you can find the ingredients for a strong immune system if you go looking. But there

are no mega-million-dollar budgets to push this information to you on the nightly news or in

commercial advertising.

COVID-19 is caused by a viral infection. So look at the research on the prevention of viral infections for guidance on how to care for your loved ones.

Doctors of orthomolecular medicine specialize in nutritional supplementation to maintain health. They deserve attention for two reasons. One, natural remedies don’t kill people and if

these approaches show results, then they should be a priority in treatment. Two, research by

these scientists, including published clinical trials, continues to prove the efficacy of natural

supplements for both the prevention and treatment of disease.

So how do we protect our loved ones? Dr. Damien Downing, a British allergist, has written on

vitamin D deficiency in relation to viral infections. He recommends 4,000 international units

(IU) daily for three months and then 3,000 IU daily in order to reduce risks of contracting viral

infections and to prevent disease from becoming severe leading to death. This is because

vitamin D enhances immunity, decreases inflammatory responses and acts as an antioxidant.

Other research shows that the addition of zinc 30 milligrams (mg) daily also beefs up immunity and eases inflammation. Magnesium at 400 mg daily eases the constriction of arteries

caused by viral infections.

Finally, don’t forget vitamin C, 1,000 mg three times a day. Split the dose because vitamin C

is water soluble and some is lost in the urine. It has been shown for decades to be a potent

antiviral agent. So for our loved ones, we would insist that these four safe, inexpensive vitamins and minerals be given. Afterall, you can’t replace your mother.

WHEN THE BILL COMES DUE

 

WHEN THE BILL COMES DUE

My husband and I have three beautiful daughters ages 10, two,

and one. We do not communicate at all, and I feel as though I am

dead. My husband keeps telling me he does not know how to love

or communicate with someone, because he was never shown it

as a child. I’m sick of hearing it.

He is 40 and I am 34. We have been married 13 years this September. He is a great guy, but

I cannot go on “living alone.” I take antidepressants to cope with how I feel. We have not made

love in over three months, and when we tried last week, I just could not do it and asked him to

please get off me.

I do not believe a man can go that long without it, so now I think he is cheating on me, on top

of everything else. I don’t know what to do anymore, and I don’t have any answers.

When I ask my mom, I get, “You knew what he was like when you married him. You made your

bed, now lie in it.” I’m too young to feel this way, and I (we) need help badly.

Ariana

Ariana, your mother tersely stated the issue. You are no longer satisfied with a man who is as

he has always been.. You should have had no expectation he would be different after the wedding,

because people don’t change easily. They are not like Mr. Potato Head.

We could give you a litany of relationship tips, but they won’t work because people quickly revert to the personality they developed over decades.

Your husband did nothing wrong, but you did. That is why you want to claim innocence and

accuse him of cheating. Often when we suspect another, we unwittingly admit what we have

been thinking about. Do you see cheating as a steppingstone to finding your next husband, or

are you simply accusing him as a way to get out of your marriage?

You didn’t leave when your first child was two or five or seven. Things were working well enough, that in a recent period of two years, you had two more children with your husband.

Have you been hoping each year he would turn into someone different? Or is there more to

your connection, and you are at a temporary low?

That is for you to decide.

We don’t agree with your mother when she said, “You made your bed, now lie in it.” That statement says there is no allowance for us to correct our mistakes. Perhaps you thought your mistake would only affect you, but now it is affecting others.

The thing is, none of them made a mistake. Don’t point a finger at your husband and say it is

his fault. He is a man putting up with a wife he didn’t know he wasn’t right for. He has an equal

right to wish you were still the woman he married.

Mistake correction is never fun. It’s a messy business because life doesn’t have a backspace

or a delete key. So consider this. You can’t continue to be the same woman, doing what you

have always done, acting with no real thought behind your actions. You need help, counseling,

to understand how you got to this point.

You would like a solution without repercussions to you, but that is not possible. You don’t need

drugs for what you did because medicine has no power to fix this. That is like saying, “I don’t

want anyone to know I broke my leg, so I will take painkillers instead of getting the bone set.”

If you decide to leave the marriage, don’t handle things in a way that makes them worse.

Remember your husband also needs to recover from what happened. A woman married him

who didn’t love him for who he is.

Wayne & Tamara

Email us at DirectAnswers@WayneAndTamara.com

Joe Biden's collusion with Google

 Joe Biden's collusion
with Google
Larry Klayman files suit against ex-veep over removal of YouTube videos
By Larry Klayman
    This week, yours truly, the founder of both Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch and a former prosecutor in the U.S. Justice Department Antitrust Division, arranged to take the video deposition of Joe Biden and his campaign manager, Kate Bedingfield, who illegally interfered with the YouTube channel of Freedom Watch Inc. after I, many months ago, threatened to bring the presidential candidate before a citizens grand jury over his and his son Hunter's illegal activities in Ukraine and China during my weekly radio broadcast, "Special Prosecutor with Larry Klayman," on Radio America Network.
As a result of this interference, Google/YouTube, doing the bidding of and attempting to curry favor with Biden and his campaign – who they have put their money on to be the 46th president of the United States – removed all of my and Freedom Watch's public-interest YouTube postings for the last many years. Only after I threatened Google/YouTube through its attorney at Williams & Connolly, not coincidentally also the law firm of the Clintons, with suit were the postings restored. However, damage to my personal and professional reputations had already occurred, as it created the false impression that I had done something wrong.
I therefore filed suit against Biden and his campaign over this interference in Florida state court in Palm Beach County, and the case remains pending.
Previously, Freedom Watch and our brave and fearless client Laura Loomer, who now is running for Congress in Palm Beach County, had also filed a class action antitrust lawsuit against Google/YouTube and other big tech companies, which is headed to the Supreme Court. We did so long before the belated civil complaint filed early this week by my alma mater, the Antitrust Division, where I was on the trial team that broke up the AT&T monopoly during the Reagan administration. In the compromised filing, Attorney General Bill Barr, aka "Blowhard Bill," and the Department of Justice did not ask for the break-up of the Google monopoly as had occurred with AT&T, but only restrained and politically compromised cosmetic measures to increase competition among search engine providers. The suit frankly falls short of the relief needed and is too little too late, given all that is happening with regard to discrimination against conservatives, people of faith and President Trump. Freedom Watch will be intervening in this government lawsuit to advocate for a total break-up of Google.

Clearly, Blowhard Bill Barr's Justice Department lacks the courage to take strong action, as has been the case since he was appointed by President Donald Trump to succeed the equally worthless former AG Jeff Sessions. In filing this case now, Barr was simply trying to take the proverbial monkey off his back over criticism that he has not seen fit to indict former FBI Director James Comey, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the "love birds" former FBI Special Agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, former Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, or Obama intel agency czars James Clapper and John Brennan. To top all of his cowardly conduct off, Barr has declared the Obamas, Clintons and Bidens "off limits" and thus above the law.
Why is Blowhard Bill so cowardly? The answer is really simple and obvious. The deep state intel agencies have so much dirt on him, as they do with the overwhelming majority of public figures in the cesspool of the nation's capital, that to do anything substantive would result in "unacceptable blowback" for the attorney general.
This is the modus operandi in our body politic today and why, as I pen in my latest book, "It Takes a Revolution: Forget the Scandal Industry!" We the People must now rise up and take care of business. Time is short, and there is, as I wrote last week, no political messiah on the horizon. Even if, by the Grace of God, The Donald is reelected, the court jesters, fools and criminals in Congress will block his initiatives every step of the way. And, the ethical and moral decline, which has nearly hit rock bottom, will continue, as the fabric of our body politic has been infected with socialist, communist radical and racist ideology, thanks in large part to our so-called educational institutions.
We the People must therefore take it upon ourselves, seizing the moment, as fearless as our Founding Fathers, and wage a forceful but peaceful revolution. If we are physically attacked by the radical left, however, we must be prepared to defend ourselves to the end with our constitutional Second Amendment rights.
My having sued Joe Biden and his corrupt presidential campaign is just one battle in this war the citizenry must now rise up and win. Please order my book "It Takes a Revolution: Forget the Scandal Industry!" and enlist in our modern-day continental army, Freedom Watch's Justice League at www.freedomwatchusa.org. And, also enlist in a new public-interest group I have founded with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, "America's Sheriff, Inc.," by going to www.americassheriff.org. America's Sheriff was conceived of to protect our crucial law enforcement officers, so necessary for the safety and well-being of our families.
The Father and his Son are with us. Now we must return the favor and save Their greatest creation for mankind, the United States of America, before the money changers and criminals of the left burn down the Temple and nothing is left but ash.
We the People will show our resolve and means to fight and win this war with the left if we "forget the scandal industry," turn off cable news and get to work now, before it is too late!

VACCINATE NOW OR ELSE...

 VACCINATE NOW OR ELSE...

By Joe Ingino
Editor/Publisher

“I live a dream in a nightmare world”

  Life is funny.  We go around wearing this big badge of pride over our rights and freedoms when in reality we have none.   We are divided by political ideology that in part is one of the same.
What once started by the people for the people today has become nothing short by the people for a few people.    Look all over the world.  Money, power and greed are the global characteristics of law and order that are held by few in the name of the  best interest of the masses.
Today we are facing one of the worlds biggest social transformation in human history.   Traditionally, governments ruled by law with direct consequences related to the infractions.   This system of governance has failed as our legal system is not about retribution, fairness or justice but about manipulation, wealth and social status/race.
We are facing this day one of the worst kind of wars.  A war that has been brewing for centuries.   I say that this COVID-19 attack was not a mistake but a direct attempt to control the masses by design.
China, the last of the true communist countries for centuries has slowly taken over one industry at a time.  Today, they control the world.  Under Trump, the Chinese felt threatened.  They felt the threat within their own borders as the uprise for pro-democracy was surging.  Since the COVID attack.  No more uprise in China.  No more issues with social disobedience.
COVID-19 is  a phantom enemy that we still do not understand.   Just this week a miracle vaccine was introduced to the world.  A vaccine that to date has very little side effects known or at least made public.   This new form of vaccine has very edge cutting technology that include NANO technology.  A technology that has been in the work for at least 50 years.  A technology that has all kinds of applications including the ability to trace, control and manipulate it’s environments.
As it stands all governments of the world have opted for shut downs in the hope to combat COVID.  It has helped... but far from being the solution.   Then now, we the world population are set to trust a vaccine.
They say that in Russia they have freedom and choice.
“That under communism they are given choice.  The problem is that they  are only given one and the freedom to choose.”
This is what is happening to us.   How far will government have to go to utilize the same thinking when it comes to this vaccine?   After all, the virus is a world threat.  What is to say that this is the beginning of a new world order.  YOU ARE TOLD WHAT TO DO IN THE NAME OF PUBLIC HEALTH - NATIONAL SECURITY.
You are given one choice and that is to be immunized.  If you fail to choose it.  You will be deemed an risk and health hazard and be sent to government run facility until such time as you die from the disease or immunize.
You think it is far fetched?   As it stands we have given the right for the government to shut down our businesses.  Given them the right to tell us how to celebrate events and what to say and how to say it.   Under the act the government is operated was designed for acts of wars.  Not for control of the masses to cover for the negligence of our government.  It is their duty to keep us safe.  Not our duty to surrender our rights and freedoms to compensate for their incompetence.
What is to say that this new vaccine is not the beginning of a new world social order.  Technically if you do not get vaccinated you many not be able to return to work.  You may not fly.  You may not be allowed access to government offices and chosen facilities.
Prepare yourself for Immunity Passports implanted inside your body.  This sound completely absurd, but is it?    The Politicians are really angered they cannot over rule the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, to force the people to be vaccinated against their will, with the experimental COVID-19 vaccine.  So the politicians have come up with a solution. It is called ‘DENIAL OF SERVICE’.  They are prepared to deny you access to:   All forms of public transportation, Banking, Shopping, Medical facilities, Travel mobility between Provinces or cities, Attendance at schools, Colleges, Universities, Government access, Fed., Prov., Municipal, Public entertainment events, Work access, Driver license, Trade Certification and much more.
Eventually you will have no choice but to volunteer to take the vaccine or end up in a government operated detention facility with others sick and holding out on taking the vaccine.   This leaving you exposed to COVID-19 until you die or submit.
You say that is crazy talk?   Look at what is happening now.   Facebook for example is now in the practice of censorship.  This is the message you get if you post something that they do not approve:  FALSE INFORMATION FOUND IN YOUR POST - Independent fact-checker at USA TODAY say information in your post is partly false.  To stop the spread of false news, we’ve added a notice to your post.
Organizations like CNN spreading bias information.   Who are these global corporations that attempt to control our thoughts and emotions.  
Some have publicly noted that this vaccine will hold bio/chemical agents that could make it easy for world government to monitor control and alter human bahaviour.   China for the longest time has practice through their artificial intelligence program.   Mass cataloguing of it’s population.  If the theory over the vaccine stands true.  This could mean that with the right technology government can detect who has been vaccinated and who has not.  Where people come and go.    For the longest time globalist have talked about one world currency.   Just this week Bill Gates released a statement on how in the next 50 years “we the people are to become part of the technology’.  Implying that we will not use anymore credit cards, cell phone and or computers.   That it will all work through micro chipping and or similar nano-tech devices.   The cry is real.  VACCINATE NOW OR ELSE.
Can you afford to risk it?  Can you afford to take it?
Remember no choice in this case is the choice.

Empty Plate

 from Wayne & Tamara

Empty Plate
   I'm a 31-year-old female, in my last year of college, and working part-time in my field. I think for the most part I'm fairly attractive, funny, and nice, but I seem to have trouble with men. My last long-term relationship was three years ago, and since then, I've just had a mess of casual dating relationships.
I do think I'm a great catch, but I have some self-esteem issues that may be holding me back. The biggest one being that I'm very petite. I'm an inch over five feet, and I have a teeny athletic frame. Therefore, I do not have the typical woman figure. No breasts, no hips, no long legs. This makes shopping for women-like clothes difficult, and I know good clothes can definitely increase self-esteem!
I also do not look my age. I'd say I look five or six years younger at least. So, I've always been the “cute one” or “little sister” type. This overall image of myself hinders my personal relationships, I think.
I feel men aren't instantly attracted to me because of this. I'm the friend, never the girlfriend. I just don't know how to change these thoughts. When I look at myself in the mirror, I know I look as good as I can. I work with what I have, but I guess I don't feel sexy or womanly.
I've also had trouble with friendships. Don't get me wrong. I have my close friends, but I'm not good with meeting new people and forging friendships from those meetings. I'm not good at small talk. When I do try to do it, I feel so fake.

At this age, a lot of my friends are married, have homes, and babies, and their lives are the complete opposite of mine, so I feel really unconnected to them. I also feel like there is a shortage of single people, because when I do meet new people I connect with, everyone is in a relationship.
Being in a relationship really does make people act different. They don't go out as much without their partner, so it's been trying to keep a close relationship with many of my girlfriends. It's frustrating. Small talk with females is far more difficult than small talk with males. Well, at least males I'm not attracted to. When I am attracted to a guy, I can't really talk to him without feeling totally awkward.
The industry I work in also makes it difficult to form certain friendships. I work in construction as a project coordinator. I love my job! And yes, there is an abundance of men working in construction, but most are men I don’t want to be friends with. The ones that are a little extra special are already taken. I feel my career choice keeps me from feeling ultra-feminine, but I love what I do.
I was hoping you may be aware of some good self-help books. I've read a lot but haven't found any to be all that useful. Or perhaps you have some words of advice.
I know I'm a great catch, but so far no one has tried to reel me in. The only men that seem to be attracted to me and who, I guess, I'm attracted to at first, are the unavailable ones. Whether it be because they aren't ready to commit, or they have a girlfriend, or they are looking at me on the side, either way, it's bad news. I'm no side dish. I want to be the main course!
Sandi

Sandi, you are in a male-dominated industry and can’t find a man. That’s painful and discouraging. At this season of festive meals, we’ll see if we can come up with the right recipe for you next week.
Wayne & Tamara
Email us at DirectAnswers@WayneAndTamara.com

People in Pain Need Protection from False Pot Promotion

 

People in Pain Need Protection from False Pot Promotion
 W. Gifford-Jones, M.D. and Diana Gifford-Jones

            What’s the worst kind of pain? At the top of the list is debilitating chronic pain that, despite painkillers and other treatments, is unrelenting day after day. Chronic pain gradually destroys the soul. A study of suicide cases between 2003 and 2014 found evidence that as many as 10% of cases involved chronic pain. Now, with the availability of marijuana for medical treatment in Canada and most US states, is new hope being corrupted by false advertising?
No one should suffer pain that can be safely managed. The addition of medical marijuana as a treatment option has helped many. But despite heavy regulation, there are unscrupulous entrepreneurs ready to make a quick buck, and they are banking on your trust. What hurts, is that they are taking your money while also betraying your hope for pain relief.
            People enduring chronic pain have probably heard their doctor say, “You have intractable pain and there is no cure.” Given new availability of medical marijuana, it should not be surprising that many have wanted to try it.
            Chewable gummies are particularly attractive because they are so easy to take. You can find dozens of products online marketed as “300mg CBD Gummies”. CBD is short for cannabidiol, derived from the hemp plant. Hemp contains less THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana plants. While research continues, there is substantial evidence that CBD can help with both musculoskeletal and nerve pain.
            But the marketing and labeling of these gummies is a despicable mess.
            Let’s focus on the dosage. Getting the dosage right for any medication is important, and for hemp or marijuana it can be tricky. So, it’s good advice to consult your doctor. Don’t rely on the misleading information found on websites promoting these products. Typical dosages for CBD can range from less than 10 to more 300 milligrams daily. That’s a big range. Finding the dosage that meets the needs of different people usually means starting with a low dose and gradually increasing by about 5 milligrams daily until the desired effect is achieved. Most research to date suggests it’s safe to take up to 1,500 mg daily.

So back to those CBD gummies. It is very important to know what dose is in a single gummy. We shopped around to find out.

            Misleading and downright fraudulent information abounds. Dozens of products mislead consumers into thinking there are 300 mg of CBD per gummy. Not true. This is the total CBD in each bottle of 30 gummies. Other products falsely state on the label “300 MG Per Gummy” when in fact there are only 10 mg in each gummy. Indeed, a single gummy at 300 mg of CBD is an extremely high starting dose! Just two gummies would be 600 mg of CBD. It’s absurd. A phone call to these producers confirmed the outright error, and yet, these products remain on the market. Some companies have received warnings, but seemingly with no consequence.

For unsuspecting consumers seeking pain relief, this amounts to gross negligence by producers and regulators alike. Product websites show people cured of pain. But there’s scant information to clarify dosages and guide consumers on how to use this kind of medication in the treatment of pain. How can this be allowed by health authorities?
P.T. Barnum, the circus promoter, said, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Entrepreneurs make a lot of money with such deceptive slick promotion. How many people in chronic pain with limited funds are fooled by ads about quick relief of pain and are still suffering. It’s shameful, and people in pain deserve better.
If readers have experience in easing chronic pain with CBD gummies, contact us.

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Durham Regional Council

Durham Regional Council
 Written by,
 Sharleen Cainer, BSW RSW
This week, on November 24th, 2020, Welcome Home for Less will be presenting a plan to the Durham Regional Council with the intention of providing the region with immediate shelter for the unsheltered. We have talked about this project for some time now. The Council has agreed to grace us with their presence by showing a faint interest in Welcome Home for Less' plan to bring micro hubs to Durham Region.

I would like to introduce you, the community to the full executive compliment of Welcome Home for Less. We are a group of entrepreneurs who run our own businesses and we are experts in our own fields. We work together on the Welcome Home for Less project to address a wide range of concerns that we would like to neutralize.  1). We feel there is a great need to educate community members and local leaders. Although it appears that everybody knows something about everything, it is apparent that a lot of people know nothing about anything.  The council has a dedicated and published agenda to irradicate homelessness since 2009, but the numbers are not decreasing, they are increasing at an alarming rate. WHFL has a mandate to bring an updated understanding of the impending difficulties that stem from the systemic and social ideology which is in full force and quietly creating homelessness. 2). WHFL has mandated itself to create a charitable organization where the full executive compliment dedicates personal time to volunteer hours for the sole purposes of interceding, for the common with those who are struggling to maintain basic quality of life. The executives of WFHL have been on the street, interviewing people, providing for their basic needs, and giving free professional counselling 3). WHFL has mandated itself to develop several protocols for affordable housing for everybody who wishes to participate. The concept is not only about immediate micro hubs, module housing but to develop and design a quality product. WHFL is for everyone who wishes to establish and maintain their own sustainable home.  In this time of increasing homelessness, WHFL has created an immediate and sustainable product for housing the unsheltered. 4) The fourth initiative is the primary reason for the existence of Welcome Home for Less. WHFL has mandated itself to create sustainable, affordable, liveable communities that include the reduction of the carbon footprint, sustainable gardening programs, and food security. Welcome Home for Less is dedicated to the creation of a sustainable community.

Becky Big Canoe, the creator of Strong Woman Lodge, which is an organization whose mandate is to create training opportunities and housing initiatives for Indigenous women. Strong Woman Lodge works in partnership with Welcome Home for Less using the concepts and principals of the Two Row Wampum Belt for the establishment of appropriate Indigenous life.  We work in partnership to ensure Indigenous concerns are recognized and respected.  Ms. Big Canoe fulfills the role of liaison between WHFL and the Indigenous entities who wish to engage with us.

Bianca Metz, owner operator of The Giving Tree Family has created a structure by which she teaches community members the art of living a sustainable life in a Tiny home. She is an expert in living off grid, creating sustainable garden programs, and ensuring food security. Ms. Metz works with WHFL to help educate our clientele in shifting from consumerism towards the minimizing of consumerism. The Giving Family Tree is dedicated to the engineering of double purpose space use and improved quality of life for all who engage in this alternative and rewarding lifestyle.

Helen Sardaro is the COO of Welcome Home for Less. Her legal background provides the logistics and ensures Welcome Home for Less operates within all zoning laws, and legal requirements. Ms. Sardaro works in collaborations with all the executives of Welcome Home for Less, and liaisons with the governing bodies who engage with Welcome Home for Less.

Sharleen Cainer, the author of this weekly column, the CEO of Welcome Home for Less, and owner operator of Resolutions Unlimited, has created an innovative concept of sustainable community living at a fraction of the cost that has historically believed to be necessary.  Ms. Cainer is a social worker who has been in private practice since 1989. With an established and proven track record in clinical counselling and community development in the many regions of Canada, Africa, and the UK, Ms. Cainer conceptualized sustainable communities with the use of modular units to create affordable units.  The concept of Welcome Home for Less has come into partnership with the collaborations of our expert business owners.

The executive leadership at Welcome Home for Less had agreed some months ago to volunteer many man hours to focus on the creation of micro hubs for the immediate sheltering of the unsheltered. The numbers of unsheltered had began to sore in the months gone by. We have danced, waltzed, entertained, educated, and quite literally fed the people of the region by taking food to the streets. We now have the ear of Durham's Regional Council.  
 

God's plan: Save America by destroying current government

 God's plan:
Save America by destroying current government
Larry Klayman envisions John Galt-like scenario out of Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged'
By Larry Klayman
     In her famous book "Atlas Shrugged," written in 1957, during a time in the country's history when it was thought that communism was on the rise – today it truly is – Ayn Rand created a character named John Galt, who, along with other powerful people, checked out of society when a corrupt government, in exercising dictatorial powers, dumbed down our body politic by falsely making all people "equal," that is, reduced to mindless moronic zombies. The goal of John Galt and his followers was to deprive a corrupt government of their expertise, in effect allowing the United States to be taken down to ground zero, in order that someday it could resurface to recreate the vision of our Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776 – a free, capitalist nation where individual achievement thrived.

This indeed is what is on the near horizon for the United States of America today, with the pending presidency of the brain-dead Joe Biden and vice presidency of the evil leftist witch Kamala Harris. Given Biden's deteriorating neurological health – it has been reported that he has suffered multiple strokes – and perhaps nefarious "Clintonesque" fatal deeds by those on the left, I predict that Biden will be dead within six months, at which time a total socialist/communist takeover will be in full swing. This will also be furthered by a likely Democratic takeover of the U.S. Senate, given that election fraud is relatively certain to again take place in the Georgia run-off in a few weeks. New laws, putting in place a socialist/communist gulag, will be enacted, and We the People will be living under a tyrannical government that even far surpassed what Ayn Rand and George Orwell in is book "1984" predicted would come to pass someday.

This week, in one of the few times that I glimpsed at a Fox cable channel, I turned on Maria Bartiromo who, during her morning show on Fox Business, confronted Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona. Maria, the only honest real conservative left on the Fox channels, asked Biggs why Republicans had done nothing many months ago when it was apparent that mail-in ballots and other dishonest means were going to be used to steal the election from President Trump. In response, the congressman looked like a deer caught in the headlights. Later, after several seconds of silence, Biggs was forced to concede that the television host was right.

What Biggs did not say, but that which we all know to be true, is that the Republican establishment is not just a bunch of hapless felonious clowns, but they, from the get go of the Trump administration, wanted to see the president gone. He is not their cup of tea to put it most mildly. Now they have all but succeeded.

All of this means that We the People have no government that will preserve and protect that shining city on a hill once described by our greatest modern-day president, Ronald Reagan. What we have is a filthy bunch of moneychangers, feeding at the trough like pigs in excrement, squealing all the way to the bank of power and money. And, they have put in place a federal judiciary, bought and paid for yes men and women of the lowest order, who will look the other way to the corruption of those who put them on the bench, just as did the yes men on the Court of King James under King George III.

In short, do not expect any federal or for that matter state court, including the U.S. Supreme Court, to bail us out of the nosedive the nation now is enmeshed in. But, just as in "Atlas Shrugged" and John Galt, now that the country is on the verge of total destruction, not just physically but also ethically and morally, the time is right for patriots to reenter society and save the republic. I am convinced this is God's plan. He has done this before, destroying civilizations only to have others in his image rise up in their place.

We the People need to understand that there is a higher order to the nation and the universe that the corrupt, degenerate felons and stooges that occupy space in Washington, D.C., and in state capitals and courts around the country. And, as we face a socialist/communist takeover, remember that we must now forget the scandal industry, turning off the likes of the two-faced Fox News and Newsmax, the latter of which is owned and run by a CEO who has given $1 million dollars to the Clinton Foundation. With God's divine guidance and grace, We the People will rise up to save the republic.

I have a plan on how this can be done in my new book "It Takes a Revolution: Forget the Scandal Industry!', available at Amazon.com and all major online booksellers.

And, finally, before your read my book, be inspired and motivated by the Declaration of Independence, our nation's loadstar, which begins by proclaiming to the tyrannical king and the world:

"When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. … That whenever any Form of Government, becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government. …"

That is the road God has again paved for us going forward. And we will prevail!