COME ON MAN

‘COME ON MAN’ GET A GRIP ON REALITY By Joe Ingino Editor/Publisher “I live a dream in a nightmare world” You read it here first. I suggest that unless we get back Trump or someone with his mind setback in office. We all best start taking Chinese/Russian classes. We for the longest time have enjoyed being the biggest the badest military force in the world. We enjoyed one of the best economies and the best to none society. We, America were rich in heritage and tradition. Traditions that we all shared as a unified country. One people against the world. One people made up of many different type/class of people. We distinguished our difference and acknowledge our indifference. Sure we made mistakes and we lived in context not pretentious social misconception. We lived in the moment and did what we had to do at the time. Today in this new modern world. Nothing is precious. Nothing has meaning or purpose. We live in a society that forces us to all accept, denounce questioning indifference and injustices. We are not to think or act logically as persecution and prosecution seems to have society living under a civil iron boot that will come down hard on opposition on the modern norms. In short. The silent minority has given up. Look at what is happening in politics. WE FAILED. Politics today is about money, greed and misconception, not to mention manipulation of the system. It is about keeping the job and not so much doing it. No matter the stripes. Republicans/Democrat appear to have developed a single political DNA. COVID hit our shores with the intensity of a humanity sunami. Killed Americans by the thousands. Trump and his administration opened an inquiry on who and where the infection originated. Until today. The source continues to be the same. After the election, Joe Biden carried on the effort. The same result. China. Under the Trump administration, I am sure by now China would have had to answer some tough questions. Under captain “COME ON MAN”. Nothing is happening. For the longest time. China and Russia have had it in for America or the West. What best way to disrupt world economies than with a biological weapon that infects all nations of the world. A weapon that you can’t see coming but takes out one by one of your opponents and sets their enemy on an endless abyss of confusion. One that sets them basically bankrupt. A great military strategy to conquer your enemies is to de-stabilize them, choke out the supply lines and have them turn on against each other. Then move in for the kill(militarily). So far by deploying the virus they have totally de-establized world economies. World industry has been brought to their knees with the exception of the Chinese. The supply lines have been compromised due to labor shortages. You don’t have to go far to see how this weapon masqueraded as a virus has turned one against another. Within our borders and internationally. Then there is CHINA. Basically the only supplier left on the planet. The only growing economy with a controlled Covid population. Now back to captain ‘COME ON MAN’. As America is facing the worst attack against it’s people in history. Captain ‘COME ON MAN’, goes on record threatening Russian to back off the Ukraine or else. Really, ‘COME ON MAN’. You are walking right into their trap. Not only is your country a mess. You want to go threaten a world tiger. Do you think the Russians would hesitate for a moment to form an alliance with China and take a shot at the United States? ‘COME ON MAN’ GET A GRIP ON REALITY. They are waiting on you Joe to make the wrong move and boom we are in WWIII. As it stands China has about 700,000 troops training in Canada. They are training on how to fight a war in sub-zero temperatures. In a province that is within 1,000 miles from the white house. Forget the Ukraine. Stop giving fuel to the claims that centered on the allegation that while Joe Biden was vice president of the United States, he engaged in corrupt activities relating to the employment of his son Hunter Biden by the Ukrainian gas company Burisma. STOP PUTTING THE SECURITY OF THE ENTIRE NATION AT RISK OF WAR just so that you can pay back a long standing favor from a nation that is as corrupt as your political carreer. You want to play tough guy. Go after China. Rally up the world and demand retribution for their mistake and or intentional release of COVID. Focus on what matters to the American people. Go after the perpetrator of this weapon of mass destruction. Leave the Russians alone. Let them take care of their own business. Have you not learned from Afghanistan? Captain ‘COME ON MAN’ could not defeat the Taliban. Four towel heads throwing stones at you. You actually think you stand a chance against the comrade regime. A people that have the resources and ability if join forces with the Chinese to invade you. Hell the Chinese can call on the American debt to China and put us in bankrupt and take us over as it is. This is just another example that captain “COME ON MAN”, has no clue on what he is doing. Look at our gas prices at the pump. Look at the economy. But wait, Captain ‘COME ON MAN” will put on his game face and blame it on Covid. Is it time we the people awaken and demand true leadership. ‘COME ON MAN’...

THIS HYPOCRITE HAS TO GO CARTER WE CALL YOUR BLUFF

THIS HYPOCRITE HAS TO GO CARTER WE CALL YOUR BLUFF

By Joe Ingino Editor/Publisher ACCOMPLISHED WRITER/AUTHOR OF OVER 800,000 Published Columns in Canada and The United States “I live a dream in a nightmare world” During times of chaos and war we need solid leaders with real vision. Not hypocrites with empty promises and song and dances. While they collect their pay and the rest of us are left to struggle. This is the case with our ‘I THINK I CAN’ mayor Dan Carter of Oshawa. This guy has been in politics for 8 years. Four as a councillor, one as Mayor and what has he accomplished. Our taxes have gone up almost 11% during his administration and the quality of life has diminished to the point that we are becoming the capital of Durham for drugs, prostitution and the homeless. Just this week in an attempt to show he is doing something. Carter released this insult to every small business in Oshawa: Statement from Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter calling on support for local businesses (CARTER IS ANTI BUSINESS - ASK HIM WHY HE FAILED TO SUPPORT THIS LOCAL NEWSPAPER ON APRIL 19TH, 2020 WHEN THE CENTRAL APPROACHED HIM TO OFFER THE CITY $100,000 SUBSIDY IN ORDER TO KEEP THE PEOPLE OF OSHAWA INFORMED DURING THE ONSET OF COVID. OR ASK HIM WHY RECENTLY HE REJECTED SUPPORTING A LOCAL DOWNTOWN BUSINESS AS HIS TWO FAVORED PUBLICATIONS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. PUBLICATIONS THAT HE USED YOUR TAXPAYERS MONEY TO PROMOTE HIMSELF ON YOUR DIME. HE IS NOT PRO-BUSINESS. HE IS PRO CRONIES. HE IS A HYPOCRITE OF THE WORST KIND. HE LIES RIGHT TO YOUR FACE AND EXPECT YOU TO BELIEVE IT.) As all of Ontario moves back into a modified Step Two under the provincial government’s reopening roadmap, there is one thing I think we can all agree upon: this is not how we wanted to begin the year 2022. (DAH, DO YOU THINK?) While the temporary return to stricter health measures may feel like we have taken a giant step back in this global pandemic, they are being implemented to control the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant in our city and are in place for the health and safety of our community members. (IN OTHER WORDS THEY HAVE NO CLUE ON HOW TO CAP THIS AND HE IS JUST THE OVER PAID PARROT THAT SPEWS THE LINE TAUGHT TO HIM BY THE BIGGER PARROT.) Even so, immediate action needs to be taken to assist our small and community-owned businesses that have been hardest hit by the economic impacts of COVID-19. While the province has announced an expanded rebate program for affected businesses, more is needed to bring timely and lasting support to our local business community. (MUMBO JUMBO... HE IS SPEWING THINGS HE HAS NO CONTROL OVER. HERE IS A SUGGESTION CARTER. SINCE THERE IS SUCH NATURAL GROWTH IN THE HOUSING(GHETTO) TYPE HOUSING TO THE NORTH. WHY NOT LOWER THE PROPERTY TAXES FOR DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS.. OR ENTER INTO A PROGRAM THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER HYDRO RATES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. AFTER ALL WE THE PEOPLE OF OSHAWA OWN THE PUBLIC UTILITIES. CUT THE OVER PAID SALARIES AT THE OPUC. HELL NO. THAT WOULD TAKE LEADERSHIP. THIS GUY HAS TO GO.) As your mayor, I am calling on both the provincial and federal governments to continue to offer wage subsidies, programs to cover lost revenues and rent subsidies until a return to full operations can resume, while also considering other immediate measures to assist affected businesses. Beyond a return to full operations without restrictions to businesses, I am committed to actively advocating and responding to the evolving needs of business to support the path to a fulsome recovery. (OH SHUT THE HELL UP AS OUR MAYOR... YOU ARE CALLING THE PROVINCIAL AND FEDS... GET A LIFE... WHY DON’T YOU TAKE REAL LEADERSHIP AND CUT SMALL BUSINESS HYDRO BY 90%. NO INSTEAD HE JUST GIVES YOU A LINE TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE HE IS DOING SOMETHING... SMOKE AND MIRRORS. ‘HE IS CALLING ON BOTH.... WHAT A JOKE) Small businesses are an essential component of Oshawa’s dynamic and diverse neighborhoods and their sustainability is a critical pillar of our community. As such, I, along with the Mayor’s Economic Recovery Task Force Chair, Regional and City Councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri and membership, Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Oshawa Business Alliance are working together to advocate and assist in any way possible to help mitigate the financial losses that businesses are continuing to endure during this difficult period. (CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS HYPOCRITE? MAYOR’S RECOVERY TASK FORCE. MADE UP OF TWO THAT HAVE NO REAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE. WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER AND THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE. TWO GROUPS THAT HAVE AND ARE DOING NOTHING FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS? TWO ENTITIES THAT ARE CRONIES OF CARTER. A GROUP OF ‘YES MEN’ THAT HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR THE CITY... IF I AM WRONG EXPLAIN THE DRUG, PROSTITUTION THE HOMELESS... WAIT. THEY WILL BLAME COVID. DISGUSTING. THIS IS THE SAME GROUP THAT IS USING YOUR TAX DOLLAR TO PUSH A FAILED SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGN WITH TITO AND CARTER PICTURES ON THE FRONT. PATHETIC. CHAIRED BY TITO-DANTE MARIMPIETRI A GUY THAT DOES NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS. REAL REPRESENTATION. NO WONDER OUR CITY IS IN THE POOR SHAPE IT IS IN. THEY BOTH HAVE TO GO IN 2022 ELECTIONS). As a community member, you have a role to play too. Now more than ever, it is important for us to support local and buy local whenever we can. You can help make a difference by purchasing from local businesses online, dining out at home by ordering takeout from your local restaurant, and purchasing gift certificates now to use later. (HYPOCRITE. IF THIS STANDS TRUE. WHY ARE YOU AND YOUR TASK FORCE IGNORING THE VERY SUCCESSFUL SHOP DOWNTOWN ‘INGINO’ INITIATIVE THAT HAS BEEN RUNNING SINCE 2018. A PROGRAM THAT ACTUALLY PUTS MONEY TO WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE MERCHANTS OF THE CORE. CARTER YOUR ARROGANCE AND IGNORANCE ALONG WITH THE HANDFUL OF CRONIES LIKE THE CHAMBER AND THAT OTHER HAND PICKED BUSINESS ALLIANCE NEED TO GO. IT IS NOT WORKING AND IT IS FAR FROM TRUSTED PROVEN LEADERSHIP. IN 2022 LET’S GET RID OF THEM BY VOTING THEM OUT. THINK ABOUT IT. OUR CHILDREN DESERVE BETTER.)

The End of the Beginning?

by Maj (ret'd) CORNELIU E. CHISU, CD, PMSC, FEC, CET, P. Eng. Former Member of Parliament Pickering-Scarborough East We all remember the not so distant January of 2020 when the Covid pandemic started. At the beginning it was not taken seriously, some experts stating that it would not reach Canada from China. After listening to a lot of (pseudo-)"science" and a lot of "expert" advice, here we are in January 2022 with the Omicron taking charge. Despite assurances that vaccinations will stop the pandemic, it seems that Omicron is defying the science gurus and running its course. If we recall the Spanish flu pandemic, it seems that our scientists and politicians have not learned anything at all. Let's remind them about the stages of the Spanish flu which attacked our ancestors more than a hundred years ago. The pandemic is conventionally marked as having begun on 4 March 1918 in the United States, despite there having been cases as early as January 1918. By 11 March 1918, the virus had spread widely in the United States. Failure to take preventive measures in March/April was later criticized. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared officially the pandemic on 11 March 2020. Does that sound familiar today? The first wave of the flu lasted during the first quarter of 1918 and was relatively mild. The second wave began in the second half of August 1918. The second wave of the 1918 pandemic was much more deadly than the first. The first wave had resembled typical flu epidemics; those most at risk were the sick and elderly, while younger, healthier people recovered easily. October 1918 was the month with the highest fatality rate of the whole pandemic. In January 1919, a third wave of the flu hit and we must presume that there were two sub waves; one in the spring and one in the fall. By 1920 the last wave and the virus that caused the pandemic had become much less deadly and caused only ordinary seasonal flu, practically dying out. A hundred years later we see a very similar pattern in the course of the Covid-19 with of all its variants, and Omicron the most transmissible but less dangerous than the previous variants. So, by the historic example of Spanish flu, will this be the end of our modern pandemic? The question is, at least for Canada; where was the medical establishment and the political leadership on this issue? Did they learn anything from the past? And if not, why not? Who takes responsibility for the deadly mistakes which could have been avoided with a little common sense? But let's continue to scrutinize what is going on right now, under our own eyes. Canada has lost sight of the true size of its pandemic, with the number of people infected with COVID-19 now a mystery, as the highly infectious Omicron variant overwhelms testing capacity across the country. The distribution of personal rapid test kits on a large scale, when the labs are unable to conduct real time PCR confirmatory tests is frustrating many Canadians. Handing out the rapid tests to people may have provided politically advantageous photo ops, but proved useless in the monitoring of Omicron with haphazard access to confirmatory testing. As the disarray in the corrupted data used by medical experts for modelling comes to light, the public can't help but wonder where the truth lies…..Who is to be believed anymore?? When stark admissions of overwhelm and helplessness by our so-called experts and leaders clog mainstream media reports. "We aren't able to test the majority of people anymore who are symptomatic. We stopped testing those who have been exposed. We have significantly reduced any type of asymptomatic testing," said Dr. Dominik Mertz, an infectious diseases physician and associate professor of medicine at Hamilton's McMaster University. "The case numbers become even more meaningless." So then how do we track the impact Omicron is having across Canada? And how will we know whether public health restrictions are working if officials aren't collecting accurate data? What a great mess those well paid experts and officials are stirring. Who cares about real people, their livelihood and their families? As to the vaccines... People obeyed the rules and got vaccinated to avoid viral contamination and/or spreading the virus. Now a new preprint study from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Toronto, which has not yet been peer reviewed, found two doses do not provide adequate prevention against Omicron infection and three doses were just 37 per cent effective - but the vaccines still protected well against hospitalizations. Is it fair to punish the few left unvaccinated when Omicron seems not to discriminate? and politicians are very sensitive at the word discrimination. What about the vaccine passports? Are they significant anymore? Are they used to control people, as a kind of carding? Is the establishment continuing to monitor people's movement by their cell phones? Is the collection of metadata about people to control their lives is now accepted by the privacy gurus in the name of the 'collective interest' and salvation from evil? Still putting 'hospital capacity' first in trying to justify their draconian measures, after two years of doing nothing to increase that capacity, the political leadership needs to rethink its priorities. The focus should be on developing effective treatments, putting people first. Omicron seems to be giving a harsh lesson to both the medical and the political establishments and maybe it is a time for radical change. In the end, the only optimistic evaluation is that Omicron will end by itself, but the budget is still left for working Canadians to balance, and it will be painful. Remember, the budget will not balance itself. Let's hope for the best in 2022 and judge for yourself!

COVID AND RECORD PROFITS WHERE ARE WE GOING HERE!!!

By Rosaldo Russo Allow me to begin this column by thanking the newspaper for allowing me the opportunity and access to the press. Not to many if any allow an average person like me to tell the world what I see and think. My name is Rosaldo Russo. I came to this great country to make a better life for myself and my family. I thank Canada for everything it has allowed me to do and earn. I worked construction all my life. I know the value of hard work and honesty. I remember as a boy my father always telling me to work hard and buy land. So I did. I remember days when I did not have enough to eat. I go to work... but I did not wait for hand outs. I rounded up my pride my skill and my determination to succeed and went to work. In those days the only benefits we received was the fact we were employed. Before retiring I was the owner and operator of local material supply company that allowed me to retired without worry. Now that I have time to enjoy life. I look around me and have some concern for future generations. I see that the world is finished. Let me explain. Since this COVID hit our shores... we have been running around like chickens with our heads cut off. Rightly so, no one wants to get sick. But can anyone please tell me. Why are the pharma companies running our lives. What they say, we have to do. At first it was take two shots and you be good up to 80%. Today they are asking people to get boosters. This brings to question. Does the vaccine work? To ad insult to injury now they are starting to inject children. Come on people, who is doing the thinking. At first this virus only infected the old and weak. They told us that the youth under 20 did not have to be vaccinated. Today, it is as if a call of failure... and since it is obvious the vaccine magic bullet not working. Inject everyone and call it a day. This is crazy. I know people that have had COVID and have been sick for months. Is it COVID or is it something else. Those vaccinated have been given the false sense of security. Thinking that because they been vaccinated they are not carriers and or safe from infection. That is not true. The only real benefit of vaccinattion is severity of onset... and still one has to question that as the so called science has been wrong in the past. Back to the children. My heart breaks to hear the government force people to vaccinate or they loose access to the system. I can understand vaccines like Polio, Chicken Pox and others. They are time proven vaccines. The new vaccines they are producing are not anti-body producing formulas. The new vaccines sit in your system until the day you die. They monitor your system for viral infection. After a short period of time. The vaccine agents loose their original intent and just sit at the end of your never ending until further instruction. Here is the problem... What will be the further instructions? And issued by who? We are living in historical times.

Accept What You Can't Change

By Nick Kossovan You probably know this extract from The Serenity Prayer. God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference. The pray is attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr (June 21, 1892 - June 1, 1971), considered the most influential American theologian of the 20th century. In 1941 an Alcoholics Anonymous member saw the prayer in The New York Herald Tribune and AA adopted it. The words "accept the things I cannot change" offers exceptional sage advice for those searching for a job. My conversations with frustrated job seekers have a common denominator: they're unwilling to accept what they can't change. As a result, they waste time and energy complaining about how employers hire. Since no two employers hire the same way, you need to be psychologically flexible when dealing with employers and accept what you can't change. Accepting what you can't change offers you and your job search several benefits: - Less worry and stress - A more positive attitude - Less energy drained from being frustrated - Having realistic expectations (Not filling your head with wishful thinking.) Accepting the following truths regarding how employers hire-truths that will exist for the foreseeable future-will decrease your job search stress and increase your job search efficiency since you will not waste your time and energy fighting what will not change. Employers look out for their self-interest, not yours. Employers own their hiring process and therefore design how they hire to suit them, not the job seeker. When I hear job seekers question an employer's hiring decision (It wasn't them.) I reply, "Just because you didn't like the result of not being hired doesn't mean the employer's hiring process wasn't fair or they hired the wrong person. It's unfair to you because how the employer chooses to hire serves their self-interest, not yours." As I'm sure you can imagine, this doesn't always sit well-I tend to tell job seekers what they need to hear, not what they want to hear. Employers will always put their own interests first when hiring, giving a promotion, establishing a department budget, deciding whether to downsize or sell a division, etc. The business's needs will always come first, this is how businesses survive and prosper. Due to this reality, as a job seeker, you need to demonstrate (READ: sell) how your skills and experience are aligned with the employer's self-interests. In most cases, this means positioning yourself as someone who'll contribute to the company's bottom line. Hiring managers have biases. Hiring managers are human beings and therefore have biases. You have biases, I have biases-there's not a single person on this planet who doesn't have a repertoire of biases. Legislations and laws haven't reduced bias in the hiring process; they made employers less forthcoming about their biases. You simply don't get hired. Those who feel entitled will assume they weren't hired because of their age, gender, race, whatever-it's never them. For good reasons, hiring managers rarely mention that a large part of choosing who to hire is determining how a potential employee will fit into their workplace culture and get along with current employees. Many call this being bias; many call it "hiring for fit." The thinking is, why would you hire someone who may rock the boat or not get along with the current team? A C-suite executive once told me a team that fits together like a puzzle will be profitable, which is why when he hired his placed a lot of emphasis on the candidate being a "fit." Those of you who regularly read my column know my foremost advice is to look for your tribe. Don't think, "I'm looking for a job," think, "I'm looking for my tribe!" Look for where you belong-where you'll be accepted. This approach reduces hiring biases towards you and, therefore, increases your job search success. You're leveraging human biases in your favour! If you're having a tough time with your job search, I guarantee it's because you're trying to fit yourself into companies where you don't belong. I recommend you read my column, As a Job Seeker Look for your Tribe. I know it's disheartening to accept what you deeply wish was different. One of life's harshest truths is sometimes we can't change reality. Accepting what can't be changed will result in you outperforming other job seekers (your competition), who waste their time and energy trying to change what can't be changed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Kossovan, a well-seasoned veteran of the corporate landscape, offers advice on searching for a job. You can send him your questions at artoffindingwork@gmail.com

Is Virtual Healthcare the New Normal?

The current pandemic is deeply affecting many aspects of society. Accelerated usage of virtual healthcare is a good example. While frontline healthcare workers serve patients needing essential in-person care, some doctors and patients are meeting up over the phone or on video calls. Virtual healthcare is well known to those living in remote communities. But during the pandemic, it has become an option for everyone. A debate has ensued about whether such care is good or bad. Proponents of either side are lining up evidence to prove the case. How can you argue with the fact that curable cancers in children have been missed in the absence of face-to-face consultations? But how many lives have been saved by “seeing” the doctor virtually, when the alternative is no treatment at all? The question should be, when is it okay to utilize virtual healthcare, and when not? And how should people approach the option? Governments and regulators have been beefing up policies and billing structures for online medical consultations and treatments. In Canada’s public system, a plethora of new billing codes have been registered since the start of COVID-19. But there hasn’t been as much attention given to educating the public about virtual care. Until recently, there wasn’t much interest among healthcare consumers either. A survey of 4,530 American adults conducted by Deloitte in 2018 showed that 77% had never tried a virtual visit. But as the ancient proverb notes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” As COVID limited traditional doctor visits, the benefits of virtual care became apparent. Improved access and convenience. Reduced travel. Eliminated parking headaches. No transmission of infection. A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal reported on virtual care use in the province of Ontario before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proportion of Ontarians who had a virtual visit increased from 1.3% in 2019 to 29.2% in 2020, with older people being the highest users. Data from the Massachusetts General Hospital psychiatry department switched from under 5% virtual visits in March 2019 to over 97% in March 2020. Technology advances are also contributing to the trend. Diseases that may have required an in-person diagnosis in the past can now be detected using digital imagery tools, mobile health applications, and wearable medical devices. Powerful medical groups are busy determining the supports clinicians need for effective integration of virtual visits in the practice of medicine. Less evident are the support programs needed by consumers. How does a person know when is the right time to pick up the phone and when to make an in-person appointment? In general, in-person care is always advisable for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures requiring physical contact (e.g., Pap smears and biopsies). The same for pre-natal and newborn care. People dealing with multiple health issues or who struggle to communicate virtually should also present in person. But virtual visits will likely be a significant part of the healthcare experience henceforth. So its advisable to get good at making the most of them. Just because you are not leaving home doesn’t mean you don’t need to prepare. Preparation is more important than ever. Make sure you know how to use whatever equipment is required – from the telephone to computers, mobile apps to specialized software. Be in a quiet space, with sufficient light to read and write – and so the provider can see and hear you well. Have patience and fortitude in case technology fails and to avoid misunderstandings. If you haven’t seen your doctor in person since the start of the pandemic, make an in-person appointment. Sign-up at www.docgiff.com to receive our weekly e-newsletter. For comments, contact-us@docgiff.com. Follow us Instagram @docgiff and @diana_gifford_jones

Canada and the new world order

by Maj (ret'd) CORNELIU E. CHISU, CD, PMSC, FEC, CET, P. Eng. Former Member of Parliament Pickering-Scarborough East More and more we are hearing blasts of information about the so called new world order. What it really means is a globalist approach to running the world, with a significant reduction of national power, reducing the influence of national governments in governing their own people. There are two massive and insidious processes currently at play on the world stage, poised to bring down the world as we know it and hand power to the globalists. One is the Covid-19 pandemic with its variants and the vacillating "science" incapable of dealing with it, so clearly influenced by international centers of power aiming to damage the economies of countries as we know them. The other is the climate change issue with its Armageddon propaganda, working for the same agenda of changing the world economic order at all costs. For people willing to learn from history rather than woke academia, these tactics are reminiscent of the communist attempt in the last century, to promote the internationalization of the communist movement by destroying the known world order. The Communist International (Comintern), also known as the "Third International", was an international organization founded in 1919 that advocated world communism, headed by the Soviet Union. The Comintern resolved at its Second Congress to "struggle by all available means, including armed force, for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie and the creation of an international Soviet republic as a transition stage to the complete abolition of the state". It folded in 1943 due to lack of finances, but the idea remained embedded in the memory of some people in the hope that someday the concept would be revived in a new form. That 'someday' seems to have arrived, with the World Economic Forum as they describe themselves: "An international non-governmental and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, a canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by Klaus Schwab. The foundation, which is mostly funded by its 1,000 member companies - typically global enterprises with more than five billion US dollars in turnover - as well as public subsidies, views its own mission as "improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas". In essence what is their purpose: "Influencing global agendas & decision makers, promoting public-private cooperation". More notably in their board of trustees you will find our own Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland, besides other personalities such as Al Gore. So what is in it for Canada? and how will we protect our national interests in the face of this very powerful organization? Will the answer be in our Canadian security intelligence services? How much can they do to preserve our national interests for the wellbeing of Canadians? At this point 'climate change' seems to be the buzz phrase, with every important issue somehow tied to it. Even the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) says that it's trying to get a handle on how climate change will disrupt national security. Nicely done. However, there are significant issues that are having an impact on our country's security right now and need to be addressed asap. Consider the loss of technology and manufacturing, foreign take overs and disruptions of all kinds by foreign players right here on Canadian soil and right under our own eyes. I understand that there are limitations of all kind on security services but do something. Don't stand idly by twiddling your thumbs as Canadian interests go down the drain. I also find it strange that most of our members of parliament do not have security clearance, so they are not briefed on security issues when sworn into office. When they need to do a study in a committee which requires access to secret documents they are denied access to the information. It defies understanding! How can anyone make a reliable study without access to all the pertinent information? When I was on the National Defence Committee in the 41st legislature, I raised a warning about the threat of foreign powers in the Canadian Arctic. I was ignored at that time. Interestingly, ten years later, experts and advisers find that there are dangers in the Arctic with geopolitical rivals seeking to control the region's resources as the ice retreats. Russia's reactivation of its northern Cold War-era bases, which obviously did not happen overnight, coupled with China's clear interest in the region, could be creating the conditions for great concerns for Canada, the second largest country in the world, in terms of surface area. For example, in March 2020, the Russians deployed three ultra-quiet nuclear subs to simultaneously break through the Arctic ice at the same location. This demonstration set the defence community on edge but should not have been a surprise. With all kinds of tensions growing on the international scene and with the new year bringing some unknown surprises I invite the security establishment to continue to protect the interests of Canada and the security of Canadians. Let us first deal with the crisis at hand, the political climate change, before going after more nebulous targets. With this call to action, wish you all a Happy New Year 2022!

Do You Have Any Questions?

Do You Have Any Questions? For 45 minutes, your interview has been going well-better than well! You quickly built rapport with your interviewer. You gave concise answers that were on point and clearly articulated the ROI to be expected from hiring you. You're in the "interview zone." You're thinking, "I got this!" Then your interviewer asks: "Do you have any questions?" Even though this question will inevitably be asked, most candidates end up stumbling around for what to ask. You don't want to be such a candidate. Furthermore, you do not want to be a candidate who asks questions that are clearly "off the cuff." (e.g., "When does the position start?", "Are there opportunities for advancement?", "What's parking like around here?") Worst is the candidate who says they have no questions. This shows a lack of interest in the position. It's fair to say candidates are concerned about their questions being acceptable. They're afraid of appearing picky or demanding or worry their interviewer will judge them negatively. Yes, it can be nerve-racking to diplomatically elicit the information you really want (e.g., "What are you really like as a manager?", "Does everyone secretly hate it here?"), however, it's in your best interest to make an informed decision. While I can't speak for all hiring managers, there's no question you can't ask me. I want the candidate to have all the information they need to decide whether the job is right for them. Feel free to ask me anything! A candidate once asked me what my pet peeves are. I replied my top two are lateness and poor communication skills. The candidate responded by telling me they lived close by and were the editor of their college newspaper. (Information that didn't appear on their resume.) I hired the person. The only questions you shouldn't ask are self-serving questions, such as, "What does the position pay?", "How many vacation days will I get?", "What's your sick-day policy?" You want to strategically ask questions that show you're serious about contributing to the organization. You're not looking for a paycheck, you're looking for a long-term employer/employee relationship. Here are 10 questions you can ask to gain further insight into whether the job and company are a match for you and show your interviewer you're not just looking for a paycheck. 1. "How is success measured for this position?" 2. "What are some of the challenges a person in this position can expect to face?" 3. "Please describe a typical day or week in the job?" 4. "How long did the previous person in the role hold the position?" 5. "What are you hoping I will accomplish in my first six months and in my first year?" 6. "Thinking back to people who've held this position, what differentiated the ones who were good from the ones who were really great?" 7. "How would you describe the culture here? What type of people tend to thrive, and what type seems to struggle?" 8. "Is there an employee performance review process? How often does that occur? Can you walk me through a typical one?" 9. "Is there anything else I can provide you with that would be helpful or additional questions I can answer?" 10. "What's your management style like? How will you manage me?" I always ask question number 10. Several times, my interviewer's answer determined I wouldn't be a good fit. Of course, you won't be able to ask all 10 questions. Have these questions and any others you can think of, ready to ask. Tailor the above questions and others you may think of, so your questions don't come across generic. For example, "Can you describe a typical day or week in the job?" should be, "Please describe a typical day or week for an account manager at Zorin Industries ." Prepare at least 5 questions to ask your interviewer. Don't be put off if your questions are answered throughout the interview. (Never ask a question that was answered during the interview.) There's a good chance questions will occur to you during the interview. That's great! You want the interview to be a conversation between peers. Don't wait for your interviewer to ask if you have any questions. Ask clarifying questions as needed, making the interview conversational. This shows you're paying attention, and to a degree, you're controlling the conversation. During your next interview, don't hesitate to ask questions. Should you receive a job offer you want to make an informed decision whether to accept or not. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Kossovan, a well-seasoned veteran of the corporate landscape, offers advice on searching for a job. You can send him your questions at artoffindingwork@gmail.com

2022 LET’S NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES PLEASE

By Joe Ingino Editor/Publisher ACCOMPLISHED WRITER/AUTHOR OF OVER 800,000 Published Columns in Canada and The United States “I live a dream in a nightmare world” What is it about humanity that makes us such animals. I guess that is what they mean when they say we are part of the animal kingdom. In my 1000 years on this planet I can tell you with certainty that ‘World Peace’ is as much a pipe dream as ‘One world, one people’. Neither are realistic nor achievable. Hell, let’s throw in there GLOBAL WARMING.... after all it is the season to be giving... No I have not been drinking and yes I ran out of my politically correct medicine. 2022 being a municipal election year will bring back the elected standing deadwood preaching to the rest of us what a great job they have been doing when in reality their biggest job was to brush their teeth in the morning and make sure friday comes fast enough so that the direct deposit into their pension fund bank account received yet another shinny nickel. After all most of Oshawa council, with the exception of possibly three are nothing short of a taxpayers waste of money. You may be asking.... How is it you speak with such authority. Well great question. I been watching City of Oshawa council for over 27 years. I am about the only left political critic left in Oshawa with the exception of a new crop of opinionated folk that are so focused on one particular issue that miss the boat on the bigger picture. City of Oshawa council has slowly got worst over the years. The essence of municipal government has been compromised. WE THE PEOPLE HAVE NO REPRESENTATION. Under the current administration. Staff runs City hall. Staff treat the taxpayer like cattle and are far from focused on customer service. It is about job preservation and following the rules instead of being vision drive with passion for the City. As it stands we have a puppet Mayor with Carte-Blanche powers do as he likes under this emergency COVID hoax. I have a question for our honorable Mayor. Question number one: What has really changed in Oshawa since 2018? The harbor still the same it was if not worst. Our downtown has deteriorated to such degree that no one visits in fear for their safety. Pot shops have been allowed to open every five feet. The use of drugs, legal and illicit is at an all time high. Needle exchange programs have filled the streets with addicts. In the summer you can’t walk park trails in fear of being mugged. You can’t allow your kids to walk in our creeks in fear of being pricked by a used needle. What has changed, if things have not got worst. The homeless roam our streets. Our streets are not safe. What bothers me the most is, that we elected a Mayor that was a former homeless person. A former drug addict. You would think that he would have some sort of an insight into the problem. A Mayor with a serious learning disability has some how prevented him from composing a plan. That is understandable and he is not to blame. We the people are to blame for voting on a ‘pity vote’. Voted him in on the fact that ‘we use to see him on TV’. You know what is sad. You can’t blame the poor guy for trying and trying to make a better life for himself. After all is this not what we all want? The problem is that you can’t expect real change when you lower your standards. I say this because putting someone in the job of Mayor/CEO of the corporation of the City of Oshawa makes as much sense as putting him in charge landing planes at Pearson. He may get one or two right... he may ask for advice... but at the end of the day. He is not qualified. If planes start landing in Lake Ontario. Should we blame the pilots. You get the point. I think in 2022, we the taxpayers need to make changes. So far under this TV personality our taxes have gone up 7.5%. Incompetency and failures have been blamed on COVID. People look around you. Is this the Oshawa you want for your children? Look in your wards. Has life improved. NOW IS YOUR YEAR FOR REAL CHANGE. MAKE IT HAPPEN. I respect all Mayor Carter has overcome and achieved, he had four years to shine. Unfortunately we need to put in office someone with a real plan, real vision. That will freeze our taxes. Bring back good paying jobs and put an end to the decay or our City. SUPPORT THE SUCCESSFUL SHOP LOCAL ‘INGINO’DOWNTOWN INITIATIVE CAMPAIGN.

Omicron Eh…

by Maj (ret'd) CORNELIU E. CHISU, CD, PMSC, FEC, CET, P. Eng. Former Member of Parliament Pickering-Scarborough East As we are approaching the 2021 Year end festivities so important for all Canadians, the specter of the pandemic now called Omicron is upon us. Just when you thought that family party was on, it's off; just as it felt safe to shop at the mall, it doesn't. The Omicron variant has changed the game. In Ontario, test positivity rates are nearing 10 per cent. In Quebec, the government says "it's war" and closes bars, gyms and schools. B.C. has banned New Year's Eve parties. Hockey games are on ice as the virus tears through the NHL. Toronto's Chief of Police tested positive, and expects one third of the force to do so as well. Politicians are not immune: the mayor of Montreal, the mayor of Ottawa, and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly as well as some of the Prime Minister's staff, all report testing positive for COVID-19. It feels depressing as hell. Two years of COVID-19 have upended our lives and beaten us down. And just as there was light at the end of the tunnel (thanks to vaccines, we were told), Omicron arrived, and the Grinch stole Christmas all over again. Surrounded by politicians at all levels dithering in the face of this new threat to their political lives and advised by a medical profession primarily concerned with hospital capacities rather than a cure for patients, we are in a fine pickle. Here we are, waiting for a better New Year, while those in charge are fixated on vaccinations and testing, using statistics to intimidate the public. The situation seems particularly dire in Ontario, where the advisory body on Omicron is running around like the proverbial headless chicken, with the science Advisor Dr. Peter Juni blowing his horn loudly, giving spaced-out advice to ordinary people, seemingly preparing us to get ready for further bleak and dark winter months. Omicron really seems to be ruling our lives with this high priest preaching doomsday. The question is, how much longer will Canadians continue to believe in a "science" that changes every day at the whim of the science table, at times completely contradicting itself. Let's look at an example of this tendency. Canadians were encouraged to have their full vaccination to beat the Covid pandemic with its Greek alphabet mutations; the famous two doses of sometimes cocktail vaccinations. As this did not seem to be enough, a booster shot was recommended to protect us from the pandemic and end it once and for all. Now we are told that was a false assumption. So may one ask where the science is in all this? No answer, just noisier and more boisterous running around. I mentioned in one of my previous articles that rapid tests were available in the provinces in the early stages of the pandemic but rather than being used or distributed to the public, they were stored and ignored. Now there is a hysteria to distribute these tests. They are being handed out in schools and made available at various places, including the LCBO in Ontario. What next? Will Premier Ford also enlist the Marijuana stores? People stand in line for the tests for hours and are not always lucky enough to get them. People looking for booster shots are running around desperately, and most of the time cannot get scheduled. It is a nightmare accentuated by the pompous declarations of politicians telling us that everything is all right. Canada's top doctor, Dr. Theresa Tam, says employers must provide the best masks and ventilation possible. So now vaccinated or not you need the mask of all masks to stay protected?! "You cannot have a single-layered cloth mask," she said. "The medical masks are better at filtering viruses." But even the three-ply surgical type might not be enough, she added, saying N95-type respirators are a better fit for people's faces. Hello China, can we get some?! In Ontario, as well as other provinces, limitations on the number of people allowed to gather have again been introduced, with retailers, restaurants and other small businesses taking the brunt. The question is how many of them will survive this latest onslaught? Once again Premier Ford has said: "We need to meet this variant head on. We need to do everything we can to push it back." In plain words, take the bull by the horns…. How many times has he said that without tangible results? How is it that the virus is still spreading when according to government claims, most Ontarian are vaccinated? Is the vaccine effective or not? Better still, is the vaccine at all useful? Is it really a vaccine? I guess we need to wait and see what the medical spin doctors will come up with next. In the meantime, inflation is raising the cost of living, we have no real information on how the economy is doing, yet according to the politicians everything is under control. God save us! Anyway, it is better to think positive and hope that the pandemic will run its course and peter out by itself. If the budget can balance itself, why can't the pandemic end by itself? With new challenges arising all over the world, including the Ukraine, Taiwan and Afghanistan, and with a highly preached new world order and build back better in the making, let us hope that the new year will bring some sanity to world affairs, and that in Canada, we will again enjoy life as we used to. In conclusion, try to stay safe, don't be scared, enjoy time with your family during the upcoming festivities, and hope that the best is yet to come. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

4 Personality Traits for a Successful Job Search

By Nick Kossovan Due to the COVID19 pandemic you may be experiencing either unemployment or underemployment and are responding in one of two ways: 1. You're taking advantage of your newly found free time to conduct an extensive job search while building yourself into someone employers will likely hire. 2. You're happy to collect unemployment insurance and tell yourself companies aren't hiring, so why bother looking for a job. I've conducted many job searches and found certain personality traits were crucial for job search success. Many will disagree with what I am about to say; it would negate their false narratives, excuses, and limiting beliefs (e.g., "I'm an introvert."), which they attribute to their lack of job search success. I believe with effort and self-awareness, it's possible to develop personality traits such as the following four which have been instrumental in my job searches being successful. 1. A healthy ego. Your ego is a mental tool you shouldn't stifle. The healthier your ego, the better your capacity to handle setbacks, criticism, and rejection. When we think of a person's ego, we're most likely to say, "Daryan has a big ego! He thinks so highly of himself." What's wrong with Daryan thinking highly of himself? Embrace your ego! Just be careful you don't over embrace it and cross the line into being narcissistic. An out-of-control ego can be destructive, as we've seen with many public figures like Lance Armstrong. Armstrong allowed his ego to destroy and manipulate others and ultimately himself. Instead, you want to create and maintain an ego that firmly supports you in believing in yourself. Self-belief is the foundational characteristic of a good competitor. A job search is a competition with candidates just as qualified as you. 2. A high stress tolerance. Job searching is stressful, especially if your financial resources are limited. Not being able to deal with stress healthily has many downsides. The most significant: stress, and the resulting anxiety, can paralyze you. I admit I think there's a natural predisposition when it comes to stress tolerance. Some people naturally manage stress better-they have a more carefree view of life. Then there's the person's respective situation. (e.g., A person with a large bank account will have less financial stress.) I use principles from ancient philosophy, such as stoicism, to avoid fear and worry as much as possible. Do I always succeed? No, but I've gotten much better at managing my stress. 3. Being level-headed. This is a tough one for me: Staying composed in stress-inducing situations, which a job search is full of. In situations like not getting the job after four interviews or being ghosted after what you thought was a great telephone interview, you want to avoid having an emotional response. Not that long ago, I'd get emotional during stressful situations. I finally got tired of it. I saw how I was harming myself and others, so I committed to controlling my emotions. Take it from me; if you want to be more composed, you can. You simply need to practice it. 4. Your energy and being persistent. This is the biggest challenge for job seekers. Most things in life require long-term effort before any payoff. Unfortunately, it's natural for our energy to go up and down. As a result, we're not consistently persistent-and consistency is the key! It's not about how fast you are or how skilled you are. It's about persistently making progress. You want to steadily "chip away" at your job search as if you're destroying a wall. Destroy it in stages without wearing yourself down. If you go at it with force, even with a sledgehammer, you'll only get tired and likely give up. Manage your energy (eat healthy, exercise, get plenty of sleep, associate with positive people) so you're active and persistent throughout your job search, which is comparable to a marathon. Ultimately, none of these traits will guarantee job search success. What these traits will do is keep your job search in continual motion so that at any given time, you have several pokers in the fire. You can't afford to let a bad interview, not landing the job, having your application rejected by your dream company, or being ghosted by the hiring manager derail your search. I'm talking about developing a winning mindset-a mindset that keeps you moving forward with your job search. Speaking of mindset, a mindset that tells you that you'll be fine no matter what happens is always a great one to have. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Kossovan, a well-seasoned veteran of the corporate landscape, offers advice on searching for a job. You can send him your questions at artoffindingwork@gmail.com

DE-VIRGINIZED AGAIN

By Joe Ingino Editor/Publisher ACCOMPLISHED WRITER/AUTHOR OF OVER 800,000 Published Columns in Canada and The United States “I live a dream in a nightmare world” Normally at this time of the year. As the editor of the newspaper I would utilize this as a Christmas/New Year message to the community. I think by now we all can pause with the usual seasonal greetings and direct our attention towards a much more serious issue in our communities/province/country/world. An attack against humanity by a nation that has been smoldering in the thought of world domination for centuries. The world today is in such turmoil that it has lost it’s focus on finding the culprit to this human silent massacre. The nations of the world are so busy attempting to fing the magic bullet to this very serious weapon masqueraded as a virus that it has turned our economies upside down, our people one against the other and the focus on what is really to the world diverted in fear of death through infection. This past week much to my regret. I received my first doze of the vaccine. Reluctantly, I was basically force to comply or else loose freedoms and rights in the name of public health. They say they do not force you to take the vaccine... but by sanctioning where you can go and who you can associate with in the name of public health is nothing short of a crime against humanity. This past thursday a news wire stated: Ontario reports 2,421 new COVID cases, nearly double from a week ago. Of the 2,421 new cases recorded, 686 were unvaccinated people, 72 were partially vaccinated, 1,530 were fully vaccinated and for 133 people the vaccination status was unknown. After reading this. You got to ask yourself. What were the vaccine makers thinking? It seems as those fully vaccinated are becoming magnets for the new variance. Or could it be that those fully vaccinated have developed a false sense of protection and are taking more exposure risk? The same day the following was released: Vaccines are not enough to curb the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant and stronger public measures are needed, Ontario health officials say. Really then why are we getting vaccinated. The so called science is making claims that two, three booster will do the job. Really? I thought two shots would have taken care of COVID. Now we turn to STRONGER PUBLIC MEASURES. Should we not have done that when we were at 300 cases per day. No instead in order to please the multi million if not billion dollar entertainment industry. We allow stadiums to fill up... what did we expect. later release the govenment released: The province’s science table released its latest modelling on Thursday which said early evidence suggests that without “prompt intervention, ICU occupancy could reach unsustainable levels in early January.” It also suggested cases could hit up to 10,000 per day by Christmas. It appears that the science is relying on the “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" process of scientific elimination when it comes to finding a solution. 10,000 per day by Christmas... if that is not an alarm I do not know what it is. Should science and government not be getting prepared. Shut every thing down again. Including all businesses. Government open their pocket and start dishing out grants in order to put commerce on ice for at the least 6 month. This COVID situation is not going away. It appears that as soon as we get a hold of it. A new strain develops. Who can tell if this will not carry on for ever. It is obvious that the vaccines have limited affect. We can’t expect the population of the world to inject every month as the contents of the vaccines. Specially those containing active nanotec. I studied that technology at the University and once they go in the body. They never come out. People are under the impression that this COVID vaccine is like any other... It is not. The first doze sets your body up to be able to handle the second. The technology targets neuros and prevents transmission of a particular code. In this case COVID. In traditional vaccines you were actually injected with a very to the billionth of the actual virus in order to get your body to generate an anti body. This is not the case with these vaccines. I have a question. What is the toxology of this new vaccine on the body. What are the long term affects of being injected by such technology. The answers are obvious. The technology as a vaccine has not been fully tested or understood. It was a long shot on a over sized target. So immediate results were obvious. Now we are facing another over sized target with a different composition.

In the name of a new world order lead by political correctness and pandemic guidance

by Maj (ret'd) CORNELIU E. CHISU, CD, PMSC, FEC, CET, P. Eng. Former Member of Parliament Pickering-Scarborough East The world economy, politics, culture, and communications continue to be subjected to a rapid and a growing wave of globalization, resulting in economic and social challenges that are likely to haunt us for a long time. Ethical challenges for politicians, physicians and journalists have also gone global, taking on new dimensions. Certainly, we are living in interesting times marred by waves of pandemics, economic and societal challenges that cannot be ignored. Yes, these are new challenges we are facing and they are full of surprises. As the challenges mount and information and data envelop us with the inevitability of an exploding volcano, the so-called establishment elite, lead by an inquisitional and apocalyptic medical advisory group, continue to operate out of their protected world; their ivory tower. From this seemingly untouchable place of safety, they tend to interfere in the political field with increasing frequency, 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 under cover of the seemingly eternal Covid pandemic with all its variants gobbling up the letters of the Greek alphabet. These days it is difficult to distinguish between the "Fake News" and the "Elite Fake News" promoted by medical advisory groups and loyal-to-the-globalist cause syndicated journalists, all working to push their own agenda. Instead of abiding by ethical principles when they are challenged, they take immediate refuge in referring to some undefined "science" nobody understands or questions, and when propagating unsubstantiated propaganda, they invoke the freedom of the press. This subterfuge must change drastically. The medical and journalistic professions exercise tremendous influence over our society, so they must eliminate their unprincipled and uninformed practitioners in order to regain the public trust. There is a very real and immediate need for an overview of the code of ethics that applies to the medical profession and to journalism, and an even more dire need for the strict application of those ethics to ensure that practitioners abide by them in practice. In today's society, we need realism on all fronts to deal with the crises that we face. The number of ways in which the medical profession and 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. Medical professionals and journalists must believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. Ethical professionalism strives to ensure the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair and thorough. An ethical professional, especially a medical professional, acts with integrity and responsibility. 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 regardless of the consequences for the public. Medical professionals and journalists have 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 your professional work is possibly the most important principle to follow to ensure that neither a medical professional nor a journalist will commit a transgression against any other principles. If someone does not understand the context of what is being said, it can ruin the meaning for the entire piece of work. Most stories have at least two sides. While there is no obligation to present every side in every piece, stories and evidence should be balanced and add context. Objectivity is not always possible, and may not always be desirable (in the face of confusing data or lack of scientific evidence for example), but impartial consideration of facts and reporting builds trust and confidence. Medical professionals and journalists should do no harm. What they say, 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 medical professionals in the public service and journalists have influenced the political process in this country. You may well remember the beginning of the pandemic almost two years ago, when closing the border for travelers from China, the origin of the Covid pandemic, was considered an anathema and seen as a touch of racism. Then other contradictory measures came, hurting both the economy and the wellbeing of our citizens very deeply. At the end of waffling and bad decisions made in the name of "science", the magic word these days, and after millions of taxpayer dollar have been spent, the result is that we are on the fourth and beginning the fifth pandemic cycle with no apparent end in sight. The same players both politically, medically and journalistically are still at the helm, issuing the same old predictions and prescriptions, which will undoubtedly generate more hardship for ordinary people. These are clear cases of interference in the democratic political process, perpetrated by the medical profession and media. In influencing the decisions of politicians who feel comfortable hiding behind the pseudo-science alluded to by their 'professional' advisors, washing their hands of any responsibility, they behave like the infamous historical figure of biblical times. Currently there are many examples of these kinds of actions; "influencers" blatantly interfering in politics and showing bias in their reporting of partial facts, with politicians at all levels comfortably in the background playing the fiddle while the country burns. This shows the current state of affairs: deep confusion in the face of Omicron. It also reveals the possibility of ill-informed opinion funnelled to the public. Let us see what the future will bring, perhaps closing borders again, lockdowns, controlled vaccinations, and other personal limitations. Great timing; just as the holiday season is approaching. But consider this article by Kelly Crowe of CBC News which illustrates how the data and modeling on deaths by ordinary influenza is corrupted with no credible information to the public. Posted on Nov 25, 2012 5:14 PM ET | Last Updated: November 12, 2020 "Flu deaths reality check - Credibility of flu models disputed". Can this mean that Covid-mania has followed the same path, manipulated by the same players? Or merely that we are dealing with a more virulent form of influenza we should be able to manage effectively with known treatments that have been proven worldwide? Anyway, let us be optimistic that the Swiss jokes will soon stop and Ontarians and all Canadians will come to their senses in the very near future.In the spirit of this hope, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

4 Personality Traits for a Successful Job Search

By Nick Kossovan Due to the COVID19 pandemic you may be experiencing either unemployment or underemployment and are responding in one of two ways: 1. You're taking advantage of your newly found free time to conduct an extensive job search while building yourself into someone employers will likely hire. 2. You're happy to collect unemployment insurance and tell yourself companies aren't hiring, so why bother looking for a job. I've conducted many job searches and found certain personality traits were crucial for job search success. Many will disagree with what I am about to say; it would negate their false narratives, excuses, and limiting beliefs (e.g., "I'm an introvert."), which they attribute to their lack of job search success. I believe with effort and self-awareness, it's possible to develop personality traits such as the following four which have been instrumental in my job searches being successful. 1. A healthy ego. Your ego is a mental tool you shouldn't stifle. The healthier your ego, the better your capacity to handle setbacks, criticism, and rejection. When we think of a person's ego, we're most likely to say, "Daryan has a big ego! He thinks so highly of himself." What's wrong with Daryan thinking highly of himself? Embrace your ego! Just be careful you don't over embrace it and cross the line into being narcissistic. An out-of-control ego can be destructive, as we've seen with many public figures like Lance Armstrong. Armstrong allowed his ego to destroy and manipulate others and ultimately himself. Instead, you want to create and maintain an ego that firmly supports you in believing in yourself. Self-belief is the foundational characteristic of a good competitor. A job search is a competition with candidates just as qualified as you. 2. A high stress tolerance. Job searching is stressful, especially if your financial resources are limited. Not being able to deal with stress healthily has many downsides. The most significant: stress, and the resulting anxiety, can paralyze you. I admit I think there's a natural predisposition when it comes to stress tolerance. Some people naturally manage stress better-they have a more carefree view of life. Then there's the person's respective situation. (e.g., A person with a large bank account will have less financial stress.) I use principles from ancient philosophy, such as stoicism, to avoid fear and worry as much as possible. Do I always succeed? No, but I've gotten much better at managing my stress. 3. Being level-headed. This is a tough one for me: Staying composed in stress-inducing situations, which a job search is full of. In situations like not getting the job after four interviews or being ghosted after what you thought was a great telephone interview, you want to avoid having an emotional response. Not that long ago, I'd get emotional during stressful situations. I finally got tired of it. I saw how I was harming myself and others, so I committed to controlling my emotions. Take it from me; if you want to be more composed, you can. You simply need to practice it. 4. Your energy and being persistent. This is the biggest challenge for job seekers. Most things in life require long-term effort before any payoff. Unfortunately, it's natural for our energy to go up and down. As a result, we're not consistently persistent-and consistency is the key! It's not about how fast you are or how skilled you are. It's about persistently making progress. You want to steadily "chip away" at your job search as if you're destroying a wall. Destroy it in stages without wearing yourself down. If you go at it with force, even with a sledgehammer, you'll only get tired and likely give up. Manage your energy (eat healthy, exercise, get plenty of sleep, associate with positive people) so you're active and persistent throughout your job search, which is comparable to a marathon. Ultimately, none of these traits will guarantee job search success. What these traits will do is keep your job search in continual motion so that at any given time, you have several pokers in the fire. You can't afford to let a bad interview, not landing the job, having your application rejected by your dream company, or being ghosted by the hiring manager derail your search. I'm talking about developing a winning mindset-a mindset that keeps you moving forward with your job search. Speaking of mindset, a mindset that tells you that you'll be fine no matter what happens is always a great one to have. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Kossovan, a well-seasoned veteran of the corporate landscape, offers advice on searching for a job. You can send him your questions at artoffindingwork@gmail.com

WHY ARE POLITICIAN SO DISTANT FROM THE PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT? WHERE ARE WE GOING HERE!!!

By Rosaldo Russo Allow me to begin this column by thanking the newspaper for allowing me the opportunity and access to the press. Not to many if any allow an average person like me to tell the world what I see and think. My name is Rosaldo Russo. I came to this great country to make a better life for myself and my family. I thank Canada for everything it has allowed me to do and earn. I worked construction all my life. I know the value of hard work and honesty. I remember as a boy my father always telling me to work hard and buy land. So I did. I remember days when I did not have enough to eat. I go to work... but I did not wait for hand outs. I rounded up my pride my skill and my determination to succeed and went to work. In those days the only benefits we received was the fact we were employed. Before retiring I was the owner and operator of local material supply company that allowed me to retired without worry. Now that I have time to enjoy life. I look around me and have some concern for future generations. I see that the world is finished. The never ending COVID - One strain after the other... will there ever be an end. I have made up my mind not to get vaccinate. I will never compromise my freedom in the name of misinformation and hidden agenda. Don’t get me wrong. I believe in public health. I believe in doing my part. I believe in social responsibility and civic duty. But this Covid shit is just that. A pile of shit manifested by an enemy that we are still to call out. China has screwed the world beyond words... This is far from over and on the brink of true revelation of it’s true intent. I pray to God that I am wrong. All the indicators are there. I enjoy watching Italian TV and according to their numbers... and in accordance to their math... the way they are going. There be no more Italians in Italy by the year 2080. The death number reported from Covid is insane. If this stand true to other parts of the world. The human race may become instinct. Is this where we are heading. It happened to the Mayans and many other civilization before us. This so called vaccine in my opinion is a band aid, much like a double edged sword. We are trying to kill a foreign Dragon with a sword that has no handle. The harder we hit it the more we cut into our own hands/health. Now they are claiming that two, three dozes are not effective against the new variants... How many hits can a body take? How many more variants are we expected to see in the near future. It seems that as soon as we get a bit of relief. Boom they hit is with another strain. COME ON PEOPLE WHERE ARE WE GOING WITH THIS?

THE CLEVER SMOKE AND MIRRORS OF SNAP - SNAPD Neighbur. REALLY!!!

By Joe Ingino Editor/Publisher ACCOMPLISHED WRITER/AUTHOR OF OVER 800,000 Published Columns in Canada and The United States “I live a dream in a nightmare world” I have seen this magic trick a million times in business. Something is not working or failing, change it. Try again. In my 27 years in the publishing business I have seen magazines and newspapers come and go. One attempt after the other failing. From the debunked Oshawa Times to the many attempts by the folks at the debunked OSHAWA EXPRESS, former Oshawa news, Courtice news. The reason? It takes conviction, determination and integrity to understand the fundamental principles of success in the industry. You can’t be a flag in the wind and cater to some and not to other. The newspaper business is not about being a social butterfly and or everyone’s best friend. The newspaper business is about bringing solid balanced news with integrity and vigor. Newspaper success do not follow paths but instead create them. Most of these so called fly by night publishers have no understanding of what it takes to succeed in the printing and publishing business. Take for example the SNAP magazine. Publishing in newsprint quality as to attempt to pass off as a newspaper instead of a magazine. (Smoke and mirror attempt), even tho they published that they were not a newspaper but in fact a magazine. Originally selling franchise type of arrangement to socialites in over 25 municipalities. To folk that had little or not experience in the publishing industry but happen to be the local unicorn chasers in that particular community. Then the SNAP - SNAPD. Why the sudden change. Here in the local Oshawa market it has been the hottest potato for a while for the SNAP. Why did they SNAPD? They rebranded (ONCE) How do you explain rebranding? Definition: Rebranding is the process of changing the corporate image of an organization. It is a market strategy of giving a new name, symbol, or change in design for an already-established brand having difficulties penetrating a market. The idea behind rebranding is to create a different identity for a brand, from its competitors, in the market. Well SNAP/SNAPD really had no competitors as they do not meet the requirements to be classified or recognized as an official newspaper. SNAPD would go to places like Oshawa City Council for example and acquire tax payers dollars in the form of municipal advertising to pay for their minimal printing. City elect having no experience in the publishing industry would fall for the picture book type of presentation of events in the community and pay to advertise city notices. Knowing that these type of publication do not meet the requirements. Just recently SNAPD once again rebranded to the NEIGHBUR. Same number being printed... same content. So what has changed? Why are the local elect in Oshawa falling for it again? What is the reason for rebranding? Businesses often need to rebrand, and it can be a result of many reasons, including international growth, new management, a bad reputation or an outdated image. Whatever the reason, it's important to create a stellar brand that people will remember. So now I ask what was the reason for the rebranding? ‘BAD (NO)REPUTATION’!!! New management? I guess not as the same person own and operates the Oshawa/Whitby magazine. I approached Michael Adams as he is a fellow Rotarian. Adams by his own admission recognizes he has limited knowledge in the printing business, he attempted to defend by giving me some questionable credential, but I been in the business for to long to see the bullshit train pulling into station. I asked him to if he needed help? I even offered to meet with him to give him some pointers. He said he would come in and see me. We even set up a time and place. I am still waiting. This brings to question his motives? His integrity. Did he forget his Rotary, four way test? SNAP, SANPD and now Neighbur have no official offices in Oshawa or Whitby to my knowledge. Any publication that offers their magazine, newspaper for free. By their own admissions have no readership. 2,000 copies barely covers any readership. No market penetration and advertising revenues are limited or none. In Michaels case it appears that he is utilizing the Rotary Club of Oshawa as his commercial flag to gain accreditation. I think this may go against Rotary Club International regulation. Unless the Rotary of Oshawa is paying for the full page he publishes. Neither here or there. I have great concern over these type of publications business practices as they go out in the market place. They approach good hard working advertise. These goo hard working folk may get take in by the smoke and mirror that ‘WE ARE COMMUNITY’ base pitch. Advertise with them. Then get no results and be turned off print. This hurts the industry. Look for example at all the blind sheep Adam has attracted. In their November issue. Oshawa councillors Bob Chapman, Rick Kerr, Titto Dante-Marimpietri, Rosemary McConkey and our beloved Mayor Dan Carter. Mayor Dan Carter appears to have second page commentaries on every issue. Is this what the Mayor means by inclusion? Does the Mayor pay with your tax dollars to support magazines that help him promote, pre 2022 election campaign.... Thank God it is only 2,000 or so print, in accordance to what Adams had told me in our telephone conversation. It just shows the bias and prejudice at City Hall and the incompetence by some of our elected officials when it comes to making decisions at City hall. Wonder how many other bad decisions they make without our knowledge? Once again, using our elected officials to gain stature and accreditation. (smoke and mirrors) In conversation with Rosemary McConkey. According to her. For her advertising. She published in the neighbur, she was asked to make her cheque payable to SNAPD. Really. Is this not illegal? Rebranding give me a break... I can just hear the wheels of incompetency turning... Ha, now we can sue his ass for slander.... Think again snowflake. What's considered slander? Slander is the legal term used to describe false statements made by one party against another. It is a form of defamation that is communicated verbally to a third party, which makes it temporary. ... Slander is different from libel, which are false statements made through print or broadcast. PROVE TO ME THAT ANYTHING ON HERE IS NOT TRUE. I DARE YOU. I love fair competition. There is no place for smoke and mirrors in the success formula of any business. Do it right with honor or don’t do it.

An interesting and surprising beginning to December

by Maj (ret'd) CORNELIU E. CHISU, CD, PMSC, FEC, CET, P. Eng. Former Member of Parliament Pickering-Scarborough East We start the month of December with interesting developments both domestically and internationally. Despite the cloud of the new Omicron Covid pandemic still lingering about us, it is time to look forward and start to live our lives again. Reflection on where we should be heading might start with two historically significant events that occurred approximately 100 years ago. One representing courage in adversity, and the other, social progress. We can remember with sadness, the 104th anniversary of the massive Halifax explosion that occurred on December 6th, 1917 when two ships collided in the city's harbour. On the morning of December 6, 1917, the SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship laden with high explosives and bound for the battlefields of WWI, collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the Narrows, a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin. A fire on board the Mont-Blanc led to a massive explosion that devastated the Richmond district of Halifax. It was one of the largest human-made explosions prior to the detonation of the first atomic bombs in 1945. The north end of Halifax was wiped out by the blast and subsequent tsunami. Nearly 2,000 people died, another 9,000 were maimed or blinded, and more than 25,000 were left without adequate shelter. We need to emphasize the heroism of the rescue workers and citizens of Canada and the US, who came to support the people in Halifax. They must never be forgotten. On the bright side, 100 years ago on the 6th of December, in the first federal election in which women had the right to vote and run as candidates, Agnes Macphail became the first woman elected to the House of Commons. This election would help pave the way for future generations of women wishing to enter political life, represent their fellow citizens, and make an impact on the lives of Canadians. Since Ms. Macphail's election, Canada has made great progress in increasing the representation of women in political office. In 1988, Ethel Blondin-Andrew became the first Indigenous woman elected to the House of Commons. Five years after that, Jean Augustine took her seat in Parliament as the first Black Canadian woman to ever be elected. In the same year Canada saw its first woman Prime Minister, Kim Campbell. In 2021, 100 years after the election of the first female Member of Parliament, Canadians elected over 100 women to Parliament, marking the highest number of women ever to sit in the House of Commons. These women, who represent communities from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities across our country, have the opportunity to do excellent work in Ottawa, for the advancement of Canada and the interests of Canadians. With these two events of Canadian historical importance in mind, let us look at what happened in Canada this week. Inflation continues to be a concerning issue, but the Bank of Canada held its interest rate at 0.25 percent for the moment. Legislation banning conversion therapy in Canada became law as first the MPs and then the Senators swiftly and unanimously passed the legislation opening a new, unknown chapter in Canadian jurisprudence. As the House of Commons does not rise until December 17th we will probably have more surprises. Internationally we remember the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, just before 08:00, on Sunday, December 7, 1941. The United States was a neutral country at the time; the attack led to its formal entry into World War II the next day. Japan intended the attack as a preventative maneuver to prevent the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and those of the United States. Over the course of seven hours there were coordinated Japanese attacks on the U.S. held Philippines, Guam, and Wake Island and on the British Empire in Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The attack commenced at 7:48 am. Hawaiian Time. The base was attacked by 353 Imperial Japanese aircraft in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers. Of the eight U.S. Navy battleships present, all were damaged, with four sunk. All but the USS Arizona were later raised, and six were returned to service and went on to fight in the war. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, and one minelayer. A total of 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded. Japanese losses were light: 29 aircraft and five midget submarines lost, and 64 servicemen killed. As surprises and high tensions continue on the international scene, we should take note that the German parliament elected Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as the country's ninth postwar chancellor. Scholz takes office at the head of a coalition of Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats, heralding a new political era after 16 years of conservative-led rule under Angela Merkel. As military tensions at the Ukrainian Russian border increase, the President of the United States, Joe Binden, had a two-hour virtual meeting with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. Nothing was resolved but at least they are speaking at a time when the relations between the two countries are at the lowest ebb since the dissolution of the USSR. Last but not least, the United States and the West are Hardening their positions on the upcoming Olympic games in Beijing China. So the world seems to be fraught with tension at the moment, especially if we add the Omicron factor. But hope is the best of all possible gifts, because it gives us the strength and energy to persevere. We need to be optimistic as we approach our annual celebrations of Christmas, the harbinger of peace and love, and the New Year, that gives everyone a chance for improved performance. So be strong and hopeful, that we have fewer unpleasant surprises, both domestic and international, to weather in 2022.

Go Natural to Debut Your New Hair Colour

The American star of the silver screen, Jean Harlow, was known as the “Blonde Bombshell”. She once remarked, “If it wasn’t for my hair, Hollywood wouldn’t know me.” But did the blonde hair come at a huge price? Harlow was dead at the age of 26. Do you make a habit of dying your hair? Now that lockdowns are easing and you cannot wait to get a haircut, you might want to think twice about permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners. Some recent studies have raised health concerns. The practice of dying hair goes back to ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome when terrible concoctions were used to alter hair colour, both for beauty and to show rank on the battlefield. In years past, animal studies questioned the safety of hair dyes. But research on humans produced inconsistent findings. More recently, studies are yielding findings that should be enough to make people pause. Researchers for a study published in International Journal of Cancer analyzed data from the “Sister Study”. This ongoing study involves more than 50,000 women between the ages of 35 and 74, all having a sister with breast cancer. Having a sister with breast cancer placed them at higher risk for developing breast cancer themselves. But researchers used the cohort to study the cancer risk of hair dye. Although all participants share the same family history, only some of them used hair dye and straighteners, allowing for interesting comparisons. What did epidemiologist Dr. Alexandra White find? She is an investigator with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, studying risk factors for breast cancer. She found that white women who frequently used permanent hair dyes had a 7% higher risk of breast cancer and black women a 45% higher risk. For women who frequently used chemical straighteners the risk was 30%, with no race difference. What happened to Harlow? Apparently, Harlow insisted she was a natural blonde. But one Hollywood stylist, Alfred Pagano, knew otherwise. He reported that to make her platinum blonde, peroxide, ammonia, Clorox and Lux flakes were used. Whether his account is accurate, we will never know. But Clorox mixed with ammonia produces the noxious gas, hydrochloric acid, not a healthy mixture. The hair treatments took a toll, and when Harlow’s hair began to fall out, she turned to a wig. In short order, she was dead of kidney failure. Today, hair products are not all the same, and they can contain any of more than 5,000 chemicals, some of which are known to cause cancer in lab animals being fed large amount of these dyes over time. White notes that “For chemical hair straighteners, one of the big concerns is formaldehyde, which is a known carcinogen.” Products that do not overtly contain formaldehyde may yet release this hazardous substance when the product is heated. The global market for hair dyes was US$29B in 2019 and is expected to grow to US$40B by 2025. White’s research will not slow this growth. Vanity too readily trumps prudence. Should you be concerned? On current evidence, the risk is low compared to other known carcinogens such as tobacco and radiation. If you use hair dye, the risk is in all probability small. But remember, formaldehyde is used to embalm people for burial! Natural, vegetable-based hair dyes are available. So instead of going for permanent colour, what’s wrong with taking a less drastic approach. Temporary and fading colours need not be a drawback. Set the tone with a positive attitude for going natural. And natural hair – meaning whatever Mother Nature gave you – is beautiful. Follow us on Instagram @docgiff and @diana_gifford_jones Sign-up at www.docgiff.com to receive our weekly e-newsletter.