Freddie P's Blog

Dr. David Suzuki made a complete asshole of himself on the John Oakley Show yesterday. Talk about an arrogant condescending jerk off.

Suzuki is doing a cross country tour defying his intelligence by telling Canadians we should buy into Kyoto lock, stock and barrel.

It's one of those situations where we're supposed to fall in line because no one should ever argue with the great Dr. Suzuki when it comes to science. Bullshit.

And kudos to Oakley for not backing down and throwing valid questions on the table for Suzuki to chew on. Unfortunately Suzuki doesn't like to be challenged and he proved that by throwing a little shit fit and storming out of the studio.

I find it amusing that a consistent defense of environmental sheep is that they accuse skeptics of being on the payroll of the big oil companies.

After hearing yesterdays compelling segment on the Oakley Show, I wonder who's paying Suzuki to sell us out with a flawed piece of crap like Kyoto.

Category: Politics

I hope over the next few days Canadians stop-down and appreciate the man running this country right now.

On the heels of yesterday environmental report out of Paris, Stephen Harper showed great leadership by not buckling under to the hysteria, and giving Canadians a rational and realistic response.

As Harper says, before Canada reduces emissions, they have to be stabilized. Having been a skeptic of the science of climate change, Harper has now been convinced that it's real and steps have to be taken, but he's not about to bullshit his way through it.

"You can't just snap your fingers and reduce emissions by one-third and reduce Canadians energy use by one-third, in the space of a couple of years." he said. "We have to talk about fact, not about fantasy. The application of new technology over time is the only way to get absolute reductions."

How can you argue with that? There's no other way to look at it, because when all is said and done it will all come back to the economy. Jobs will be lost through this, lots of jobs and the Prime Minister has to prepare Canadians for that inevitability.

As he said yesterday,

"I don't think, realistically, we can tell Canadians to stop driving your car, stop going to work and stop heating your homes. The science is clear that these changes are occurring, they're serious and we must act. It's large; it's long term; and there are no quick fixes."

To be honest, I'd rather have a leader respond this way than to have some quack promising the moon when it simply can't be done.

And that quack ladies and gentlemen is Stephane Dion, who had several years to act on this problem and accomplished less than nothing - Canada went backwards.

Category: Politics

This whole climate issue is starting to bug the shit out of me. We all know global warming is a problem but it's got to be attacked in a shrewd and calculated manner.

Right now it's the "term" of the day, and it bothers me how anyone who raises any questions about it is deemed an enemy of the planet.

Yesterday the awkward Stephane Dion and the Liberals were up the Prime Minister's ass for something he wrote back in 2002. He questioned the science of climate change and called the Kyoto accord a money sucking socialist plot.

Good on him. Back in 2002 he should have been questioning Kyoto and we still should be today. It's a flawed piece of crap .

As for questioning the science of climate change that would have been a natural position to take in 2002 prior to it becoming such a sexy issue. It would have been irresponsible to do anything else.

And don't forget, in 2002 the Liberals were in year nine of doing nothing about the environment. Harper could have jumped on the environmental bandwagon then and used climate change against the governing Liberals, but instead he did some homework and simply raised some questions which are now being used against him.

I hate the way this issue is being positioned. We're all supposed to be a bunch of freakin' sheep and believe every goddamn thing we're told.

Climate change is a huge undertaking and before we spend the time and money on tackling it, we better ask a lot of questions.

Category: Politics

Don't be surprised by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party making an offer to OPP Sergeant Cam Wooley, this stuff happens all the time.

As they gear up for elections political parties think of every angle to give themselves and advantage and one of those strategies is to plunk "profile" people into open ridings and that's the situation with Wooley.

The Ontario PC's think his folksy and warm personality, along with his developed media persona will make him the type of candidate people will vote for - because we all know people don't vote after doing their homework, that takes up too much time.

I make this point because I can relate to it. Back in the fall of 2003 while working at a radio station, I received a call from the Alliance Party of Canada. It was a month before the Alliance and PC Party merged, and roughly seven months before the next federal election.

I met with two officials of the Alliance Party at a little restaurant just up from the radio station. It was no nonsense and they got right to the point.

They had listened to me on the radio for several years and they thought my profile and attitude was just what they needed in the riding of Toronto Centre. I was given the option of running in Brampton if I wanted, but they wanted me downtown.

The offer was intriguing and I actually thought about it for a few days. But it would mean leaving radio and getting my head around a whole new lifestyle.

I was used to working for five or six hours and day and then having the rest of my day to myself. In politics you have no time to yourself and no set hours. You become the property of your constituents and the party you run for.

It would mean long hours, lots of travel between Toronto and Ottawa, and probably mean I wouldn't get to spend much time in my beloved Kawarthas during the summer.

But in the end, it all came down to money. I looked at the job and salary I had, and then I looked at the job and salary that was proposed and the decision was simple. I couldn't afford the pay cut. Prime Minister Freddie P. would never be.

But shit happens and things change, and now, if like Wooley, I was to receive a call from the Provincial Tories, it might be a whole different story.

Category: Politics

Something else I did in Florida last week was tune into some right wing radio, notably Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.

Before I proceed, let me say this. On more than one occasion I've been accused of being a right wing bastard on this website, but I dispute that claim.

Yes I have become a Canadian conservative but only because of what was force fed to me for the previous 13 years. I have a party right now, but I'm not necessarily partisan.

If the Stephen Harper government gets a majority and then pisses me off I'll acknowledge it.
The only reason I've become a Conservative is because the Liberals have been ramming it up are collective assholes for more than a decade.

Blind Liberals have turned me into a Stephen Harper fan, and I can't understand why more people don't think the same way.

I plead my case because I'd hate to be grouped with the Rush Limbaugh's and Sean Hannity's of the world. These guys are blind conservatives. Pathetic blind conservatives.

Listening to them defend George Bush and the current American administration makes them sound downright silly. They refuse to budge on any issue. No matter what Georgie does, it's the right thing, regardless of the outcome.

But the biggest reason I wouldn't want to be grouped with these guys is because they're cowards, especially Limbaugh. He's a nasty little creep who sits in a little dark room making all kinds of vicious accusations against all kinds of people.

And when he's confronted, he runs and hides like a spineless little weasel. And Hannity isn't far behind.

Category: Politics | Radio

When we were in Key West last week, my buddy Darren and me and visited the southernmost point of the continental USA.

There's a monument at a street corner that declares such and it points out that it's only 90 miles to Cuba. When you stand there and look at a map of Key West, you might argue whether this is actually the most southerly point, but that's beside the point.

I found something else more interesting.

It was one of those gloriously patriotic plaques that you often find in your travels around the United States. I wish I had taken a picture so I could refer to it word for word - but I didn't, so I can't.

However, I do remember one line about the United States being the worlds beacon for democracy, and that made me piss my pants.

It's amazing how Americans declare themselves so many things - especially when most of it is bullshit.

When I read the line about "beacon of democracy" I thought of all the voter irregularities in the 2000 American election and how there always seems to be a higher incidence of voter irregularities in areas with a higher density of black Americans.

And it made me think of the upcoming elections in 2008. If Barack Obama wins the democratic ticket you'll see voter irregularities like never before in the so-called beacon of democracy.

It's all in the numbers. If Obama wins the democratic ticket more blacks than ever before will vote in the next election. As it stands, the black vote is extremely pessimistic and reluctant in the States. It's an attitude of "what's the use?"

Watch what happens if Obama becomes the democratic candidate. Blacks will want to vote and they'll want to vote in big numbers - they'll want to vote in such huge numbers it will probably provide the balance of power - and that won't escape those conducting the election.

I predict we'll hear about more complaints of voter irregularity that ever before, in fact it will make 2000 look like nothing more than a minor glitch.

Once and for all we'll see what the world's great democracy is all about and it won't be pretty.

Category: Politics

I was hoping it wouldn't happen but in the back of my mind I knew it would. Justin Trudeau plans to run in a Montreal riding for the Liberals in the next federal election.

Just what we need, another nauseating Trudeau.

I'm old enough to remember "Trudeaumania" back in the late 60s. And this may sound sexist, but the women of Canada were to blame.

While they fell in love with Pierre Elliot Trudeau because of his charm and charisma and a fun loving image, they overlooked the fact he was bad for Canada and we're still paying the price for his economics.

He was the father of the Canada's national debt, while unemployment and inflation soared under his watch. But no matter what this asshole did, including building a deep and embarrassing friendship with Fidel Castro, he remained the darling of far too many Canadians.

Trudeau was also the architect of Canada's multicultural society. I know it's politically incorrect to have problems with multiculturalism, but there are those who are of the belief that we might be better off as a melting pot.

Canada needs people and should welcome people, but it might be nice if more of them put Canada first.

And let's not forget, Trudeau is also responsible for all those bilingual road signs you see outside of Quebec. Money well spent.

But that's all water under the bridge and now we are faced with the prospect of having another arrogant Trudeau to deal with. If you watched the Liberal leadership convention you may have noticed what a chip off the old block Justin is.

But worst of all, he's good looking. Very good looking.

And in this country, that more than anything else could eventually make the guy Prime Minister.

Category: Politics

News Item

Quebec Premier Jean Charest, interim Liberal leader Bill Graham and Bloc Quebecois's Gilles Duceppe are all expected to attend.

What is it about certain minority groups, that the second they don't get their way, they lash out and accuse people of vicious things that are difficult to defend yourself against?

The Prime Minister has chosen "not" to attend the World Outgames, so that immediately makes him a supporter of intolerance.

In other words, according to KD Lang, because Stephen Harper won't show his face at a goofy little get together in Quebec, he's intolerant - and therefore - anti-gay.

That's a pretty harsh accusation to direct at a world leader simply because he might have something else to do.

Who knows, maybe he doesn't have something else to do. Maybe he's like a lot of people and has decided not to support something so divisive and exclusionary as a gathering of gay athletes.

Why is there a need for the World Outgames? Are gay athletes not allowed in the Olympics or Commonwealth Games? Well of course they are.

Is there any International Track Meet that excludes gay athletes? I think not.

Now, let's twist it around. Are heterosexuals allowed to compete in the World Outgames. Well judging by their very description, I don't think "straights" are welcome.

So tell us KD, you stunned witch - who's chosen to support intolerance?

I have a tough time relating to people like KD Lang. I guess you could say the only thing that we have in common is that neither one of us would swallow a one eyed whale.

Category: Politics