How to react to this event

When tragedy strikes as it did this week in Ottawa it is difficult to know how to react clearly to such horrendous situations. We live in an open society where people do what they want, say what they feel and pretty much go about their lives as they please. Canada is known for it's openness and for being accommodating and generous to a fault.

Though many young people have real trouble understanding notions of sacrifice and hardship because they are indulged and sheltered. Many schools went into a lockdown in Ottawa so did public buildings, hotels, Parliament where the attack took place, Embassies and numerous other public places, including shopping malls. Many complained about the inconvenience of such a measure and those who complained did not appear to be thinking as to why this was happening. Most only thought, it has nothing to do with me, so why should I be inconvenienced. Would it be useful to try to explain why security measures are required or how serious the matter at hand is in reality. We do live in a very narcissistic society, look at the reporter of SUN News who wanted a selfie with a US News personality at the scene of the crime, how inappropriate and thoughtless is that.

Maybe it is time to return to an era where everyone enjoys the same rights and freedoms as long as it does not step on the rights and freedoms of your neighbour or society at large. A world where respect is an important value. This would have to be taught in our schools with so many other topics which are not part of the curriculum at the moment.

As for the National War Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, like Parliament, maybe it is time to teach people how to behave and what is appropriate behaviour is such places I have seen far to many people behave in disrespectful ways because they were more concern with having fun that bothered to think where they were.

As for the measures now envisaged by the Government on how to contain extreme violent behaviour and those who would visit violence on us as a society, I do not know what is appropriate but at the same time cool heads must prevail and strike the right balance.

The late Cpl Nathan Cirillo is on the left of this photo.

Justin Trudeau our next Prime Minister

Well the campaign is on in Canada, all parties have started to speak to the electorate and this despite the fact that the election is still not before the Fall of 2015 at the very latest. However it could happen sooner, as soon as October 2014.

Who knows, will PM Harper who is immensely unpopular hang on? All the polls are against him and there is nothing positive about his government and this despite all the spin and the millions of tax dollars he spends to prop himself up.

Canada needs a change and in a big way, governing with grand gestures to attract the ethnic vote is not the way to go. Having enemy list including Veterans, the elderly, the poor, the Public Service, ecologists, the Natives and anyone  who disagrees with Harper makes for a far too long a list.

Here are some recent pictures of Justin Trudeau, Liberal Party Leader and son of Pierre Elliott T. one of our most famous Prime Minister, Justin is now a major contender or the only contender it seems for the top job.

 At the recent Liberal Convention in Montreal with a large video screen behind him of his wife Sophie Grégoire who was pregnant with Hadrien born just a few days later, and their 2 other children Ella-Grace and Xavier.

Justin also boxes and here he is in training 

With Hope and Hard Word we can make a change!