Thoughts on BC Politics and More

The diehards of ISIS were surrounded and making their last stand in Baghuz, Syria, in 2019 when a Canadian who had married into the terrorist group surrendered. U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters took Kimberly Polman to a prison called Roj Camp, where she told Global News she understood she might be put on trial once she returned to Canada. “I’m not above the law,” she said. Four years later, Polman is back in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley, but she has not been charged for her alleged involvement in ISIS ... CLICK HERE for the full news story

Apparently today (October 24th) is United Nations Day, and our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement regarding it.    I have taken his statement, and interspersed an extremely small sampling to show how in-effective the United Nations actually is. While many will argue that it has a role and a place in the global nations of the world (on this I do not argue) it seems that millions have died in armed conflicts between nations ... in civil wars ... in massacres and the murders of tens of thousands in minority ethnic groups ... in human trafficking ... in the use of poison gases ... and through the rape and sexual exploitation of young girls and women. In many – or perhaps the vast majority of cases – the UN does little but wag a finger of displeasure for fear of upsetting the worlds so-called super powers. Furthermore, several countries, directly or indirectly in these conflicts are members of the UN’s Security Council.   I have...

I am still an avid news reader, and a story today peaked my interest for a couple of reasons.   First though, let me present you with three lists of countries.   Bear with me for a moment, and I'll let you know what they are all about.   In the meantime, is there anything you notice, that stands out, about these lists? 1.   Denmark ... 94.7 2.   Iceland ... 94.5 3.   Austria ... 91.5 4.   Finland ... 90.5 5.   New Zealand ... 90.4 6.   Singapore ... 90.1 7.   Switzerland ... 89.1 8.   Canada ... 87.8 9.   Czech Republic ... 87.8 10.   Slovenia ... 87 11.   Portugal ... 86.8 12.   Australia ... 86.3 13.   Germany ... 85 14.   Norway ... 85 15.   Netherlands ... 84.3 16.   Qatar ... 83.7 17.   Poland ... 83.7 18.   Ireland ... 83.2 19.   Croatia ... 83 20.   Spain ... 82.9 21. ...