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Reason, season or lifetime

Posted by Tyler Kinch on May 25th, 2008

People always come into your life for a reason, a season and a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, or to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually. They may seem like a godsend too you, and they are. They are there for a reason, you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die, Sometimes they just walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.

When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season. And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to Fall, the season eventually ends.

LIFETIME, relationships teach you a lifetime of lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (anyway);, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas in your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being part of my life…..

© Brian A. “Drew” Chalker

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The good ol’ days

Posted by Tyler Kinch on May 17th, 2008

Dollar Kingdom - “Everything $1 or More!”

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Libel and democracy

Posted by Tyler Kinch on May 13th, 2008

A very serious flaw in parliamentary committee procedure was brought to national attention today. Basically, if you have the money, you can shut up any MP on any issue! This comes after a ruling from the ethics commissioner that muzzles MPs who are being sued.

I’ve raised my concern previously about how all the lawsuits flying around Ottawa lately are damaging our democratic institute. The right to question government is a democratic right! And many times, elected representatives of opposition parties are the ones doing the questioning on behalf of Canadians.

Lawsuits to settle political battles that should be settled in public opinion, do not only intimidate MPs who are causing a “nuisance” to the government, they also muzzle MPs from speaking on the matter in the House or in committee­ - which effectively prevents the MP from doing the job they were elected to do.

I usually try to stay away from blogging about “Ottawa issues” as I see a lot of politicians spending an unbalanced amount of time on these scandals instead of tackling the problems that really affect Canadians. But this issue threatens our democracy so much, that if it isn’t solved, it will greatly undermine our democratic institution in Canada and will have a direct effect on all Canadians.

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Is anyone else sick of Harper and the Conservatives suing everyone?

Posted by Tyler Kinch on April 23rd, 2008

First of all, I’m writing this blog post from Microsoft Word 2007… I just found out I could blog directly from it! Another way Microsoft is slowly taking over my life.

Is anyone else sick of Harper and the Conservatives suing everyone? I’ve been quite busy lately, graduating from college, but it seems every time I turn on the TV I hear about a Conservative suing or giving legal notice over an allegation.

It started with Brian Mulroney suing a Liberal MP over the Schrieber affair. Then Harper serves legal notice to the Liberal Party over the Cadman affair. And now the Conservatives are suing Elections Canada. Next thing I know, I will be sued for writing this post.

Is anyone else concerned about what this means to our democratic institutions?

Parties should not be using our courts to settle political debates. Not only is it a waste of taxpayers money, but it also allows a party with a lot of money to scare other parties into being silent.

When you enter politics, you should expect your actions to be scrutinized. And you should expect to be accused of many different things, by many different groups. I’m not suggesting that baseless accusations are a good thing, but it’s not out of the norm in politics and you should be ready to defend yourself. Instead of suing, the Conservatives should be defending themselves to the public. Imagine if the Liberals sued the Conservative party over initial allegations of AdScam… we may have never gotten to the bottom of it.

We live in a democracy. Yes, when you make an allegation against somebody else you should have your facts straight. But you shouldn’t have to fear a lawsuit when you question authority.

Questioning authority is a right in a democracy.

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Jack Layton on CNN Tonight (Lou Dobbs Tonight)

Posted by Tyler Kinch on March 6th, 2008

From one of my insiders:Watch Jack tonight on Lou Dobb’s CNN show tonight at 7:30 pm ET.He’ll be talking to MILLIONS of folks about NAFTA and the widening gap between the rich and the rest of us (or in Dobbs-speak, “the war on the middle-class”)…… UPDATE  

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