Freedim's just another word...

It is amazing the things I spot on the dashcam.

I spotted this looking for something else. It struck me that it is an unsecured load.

rocking chair from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Carleton Place, Sept. 2nd, at least it is the Canadian and Ontario flags displayed. 

This Freedimmer has been seen from Ottawa to south eastern Ontario, and frequently in Perth. Here he was in Perth.

Freedim car from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Freedimmers Sept. 2 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

This same guy has been seen in Belleville protesting lockdowns. 

Our old MPP is generally withdrawing from public Perth participation. His situation was outlined in this article. Thank goodness. He is looking for work. 

The dude that swore at our Deputy Minister last month (Elliot McDavid, with the beard), and quite proud of it, has appeared with cops and people like this, wearing USA paraphernalia. The collusion is awful. There is no love. Lockdowns are done. 

Sadly, the new leader of Canada's Conservative Party is Pierre Poilievre. This is NOT good news. He's been seen with the Truck Convoy people, and their ilk. He is against everything (taxes, gun laws, truth, the government) and holds every conspiracy theory out there. With an anti-elitist agenda, he is a millionaire. A career politician, with a hefty pension and at least three homes, he is appealing to the anti-everything people. 

Tom Whitaker said, 

"After months of watching the CPC Party leadership campaign I did not see any meaningful positions taken by PP on critical policy issues. Only rage farming and Trump style populist BS to the uninformed. The next few years will be toxic."

A new phrase, rage farming. We'll see what the future brings after all this, on September 11th. I am looking forward to a quiet Autumn, and a quieter winter. We'll say goodbye to our migrating and hibernating critters, flora and fauna. 

I've  garden chores to do and it takes me away from the crazies. Why can't people just be good to one another and respect differences?

We are looking forward to sports and people watching from our easy chairs. It is entertaining.

Sundance Artisan Show

 The Sundance Artisan Show was held, as usual, in Maberly, Ontario. It's a half hour drive, in a lovely setting, and the day looked fine. 

 

We thought the tractor pulled over to let us pass, we pulled around, but he ended up turning into our former MPP's property. Whoopsie! I found out where he lives, as he posted a .jpg of his bail conditions release order, which gives his address. 

Anyway, on with the show. You'll notice the colours!

I think getting there was half the fun! The birds are flocking, another sign of Autumn. Blackbirds, grackles or something, as well as Canada Geese doing practice flights.

Nearly there!

The Cat's Meow is a sponsor. They are our 'spa' location for our cats when we travel. Cassandra also has taken training to do cat baths, and puts on cat claw tips. She is famous for her Facebook page, where she takes selfies with her clients. It is fun. Her visitors have some of the most creative cat names ever!

Lots of artisans, as well as honey, syrup, and preserves.

There are two levels, and the path that runs beside the river is quite lovely.

Up top, it was quite hot in the sunshine.

OK, my favourite piece was the Great Blue Heron stained glass design by Glass Addict. JB offered to gift it to me for my birthday, but at $675 is was a bit much. The hours and skill that went into it is just amazing, I believe in paying artisans for their work, but it just doesn't fit the budget! 

We picked up three Christmas presents, which will be kept hidden! I'll give you on clue, though: Peggys Passions Jewelry!

From there we visited the Perth Fair, while we we dressed and looking decent. Ok, I confess, while I had my bra and my face on! Besides, it looked like rain today, and it was the best day for it this long weekend. We had 8 mm rain last night, which was welcomed. I feel badly for those artisans camping over in Maberley. 

Drunk and disorderly in Perth

Unlike our MPP's sons, we've been in our bubble. The whole Hiller family, including his daughter (@chillie2), are avid anti-maskers and COVID-deniers. Two men were arrested for drunk and disorderly in a Perth bar. OPP didn't ID them. Hiller did.

There was a video of the incident on Facebook. The video shows several individuals yelling and swearing loudly at police. One individual appears to square up in front of an officer. Moments later, he is tasered. 

    “As they attempted to de-escalate the situation, my eldest son, Dillon, a Canadian Forces veteran, was thrown to the sidewalk by the police, at which time my youngest son, Clayton, stepped into the unoccupied space between the police and Dillon to act as a shield to prevent further physical violence against Dillon by the police.”

Hiller has two sons in Ontario, Dillon (@dillonhillier) and Clayton (@Clayton23603850). The third son, Russell, lives out west. 

  Hiller was fined for leading an anti-mask protest in Toronto. (If found guilty, the penalty for the protest during a lockdown ranges from a minimum $10,000 fine up to a maximum of $100,000 and a year in jail.) 

'There is a limit to what opposition MPPs can achieve'

My comments have since been deleted

So said Denley in his recent ramble regarding a nearby MPP: Jack MacLaren should quit as an MPP. Some of them are notorious for garnering attention! This sentence nailed it on the head, though. Many politicians are more concerned with sound bytes and media attention than making change. As has been said, "Don't come to me with problems, come to me with solutions." Programs and services, education, and dialogue. Boots on the ground, so-to-speak.

There are two issues where my local MPP, Randy Hillier seems to be, not so much standing on the sidelines shrieking for change, but actually creating some dialogue, if not setting our county up for some positive change and front-line services. It's only at the local level that an Opposition MPP can enact change. This is a welcome move into 2016! Mr. Back-Off-Government, who claims we are soft on crime, or some other conservative rhetoric, has begun to make progress. Like Rob Ford and Trump, he gets press from ranting, and finds his racist, homophobic, and antigovernment constituents respond in kind.

It is only in dialogue, rather than ranting, that we can enact change.  I do like to reflect on issues, but  My MPP told me to 'get a life'! Hillier, who blocks this constituent on Twitter, doesn't want to listen to opposite opinions. It did shock me. He tolerates all sorts of abuse, racism, and name-calling against his foes on his Facebook page comments section after each article he posts. I find it shocking, but this is Lanark County where all sorts of people, with diverse views, abide.

However: Progress is being made

Ontario Landowners Association

I have seen some progress in two areas by our MPP. Both issues have hit him at home. It is a learning curve, methinks.

1. Rural domestic violence: He and his family were the victims of his daughter's former domestic partner.

2. PTSD: His son, Dillon Hillier, has served in the military, as well as going over, on his own, to fight with the Kurds in Afghanistan. Dillon Hiller returned home from this fighting in Jan., 2015.

3. Copyright Laws; He or his peeps have also learned that rather than violating copyright and reproducing an entire article from a copywritten source, his peeps have summed up Randy Hillier references to the PTSD work he is doing. 

'There is a limit to what opposition MPPs can achieve'

I would agree with this statement. Historically, our local MPP, Randy Hillier, has been quite vocal in his opposition to many, many things. Here are a few.

HydroOne for a start. Rural metres haven't been working for many constituents. Hillier has ranted about this for years, to no avail. No solutions (aside from disbanding Hydro), only problems. Horror stories abounded. Hillier ranted for years in the media. Ours never did work, but since Hillier isn't speaking to me (even when I sent him condolences on the death of his mother), I didn't complain to him as others have done. I resorted to submitting a reading myself, on a monthly basis. Lately (2016), our Time Of Use (TOU) 'smart metre' is being manually read monthly by Hydro, at long last!
What he could have done for his constituents, is support them in properly reading their metres, and ensuring that they received monthly bills.

'Standing up for
Property Rights and Freedom'

Hillier has broken with his OLA (Originally he was a cofounder:   June 2012: Randy Hillier cuts ties to landowner lobby ) In a Letter to the editor [MPP expresses support for Bill 100] he writes: "It is only in the dystopian and conspiratorial world of the current OLA and their co-conspirators that mutually agreeable and voluntary agreements have now become suspicious, harmful and dangerous towards property owners and where improved rural business opportunities are a covert government grab for our lands. "
He used to be a libertarian, 'back off government' kind of person, while drawing a 6-digit MPP's salary. Our MPP protests the overeager state of environmental protection ('The Nanny State').
He's battling the Algonquin Land Treaty (He's been siding with landowners, anglers and hunters, being free to do as they wish).
Vaping. Liberals lost in a fog over vaping: PC MPP Randy Hillier As is his way, when it becomes personal, he does what is best for him, as a former smoker and one who vapes.

Liberals Are Coming After Your Vapes And Medical Marijuana

 Hillier has been at war with fellow MPPs. In the news. Sterling's spat with Hillier reignites. He continues to crow about 'grilling' the government, rather than working for change. It's no wonder they don't often listen to him. 'This is what constant questioning will get you. After I grilled the Attorney General over her lack of action on the SIU report this morning and sent her a letter advocating for the SIU reports to be made public, the Premier has stated the report will now be released to the public." 
Despite working on the task force on domestic violence, the Ontario bill has yet to be passed, and he used his Facebook bandwidth ranting against Wynne, who has failed to eradicate domestic violence. This irks him, according to his on-line video, despite it being an age-old problem. Violence is down, thank to education and support systems. Murders by partners is on the rise. (I.E.,  Yesterday the Premier stated "she wouldn't take lessons from me" Today I asked if that was because I am a man, a husband, father or because " am a rural MPP-see how she responds. It’s pretty clear by Wynne's arrogant and defensive demeanor that not only is the Premier embarrassed by her government’s lack of action on domestic violence but that she has no real ideas to tackle the unique issues and circumstances rural women and their families face with domestic violence.)
In 2013 the Star published a leaked email from Progressive Conservative labour critic Randy Hillier warning his fellow MPPs they were “walking on thin ice” by helping one of Ontario’s biggest constructions firms advance its legislative agenda...

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