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Ireland appears to be a leader in opposing Israel. I was just curious why that is. Ireland is far from Israel and is on it's own island except for Northland Ireland which is part of the United Kingdom. So what is their reason for being so anti-Israel? " Ireland has been attacking Israel disproportionally since the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre. Recently, after Israel was readmitted, Ireland announced it would not participate in the 2026 annual Eurovision Song Contest as a protest against Israel’s participation. Its announcement came in concert with similar declarations from Spain, Slovenia, Iceland, and of course, the Netherlands. To all of them, I say good riddance. If you have a problem with Israel, but not so much with Hamas killers and rapists, Eurovision is not the right forum for you. If you prefer standing with a free and democratic state that is defending itself against terrorists who follow the teachings of the Muslim Brotherhood, and singing alongside free nations like Israel that celebrate co-existence and venerate women’s and gay rights, then Eurovision is for you. The Irish should be aligned with the Jewish people, given their mutual connection to their homeland. Instead, Ireland has been chasing down Israel relentlessly. Preceding Ireland’s Eurovision boycott, Dublin city council attempted to vote on renaming Herzog Park, named after former Israeli president Chaim Herzog — a slap in the face to his son, Isaac Herzog, Israel’s current president. The attempted erasure of Jewish life in Ireland sparked an international outcry prompting the withdrawal of the proposal. Ireland’s Prime Minister Michael Martin opposed the idea, calling it “divisive and wrong.” Given the Herzog family’s legacy in Ireland, the country’s Chief Rabbi, Yoni Wieder, said that removing Herzog’s name would be “a shameful erasure of a central part of Irish Jewish history.” unquote Avi Benlolo: Ireland's Eurovision boycott just the latest attack on Israel

Toronto woman says Uber driver refused to take her home after she spoke Hebrew

Not really how it is. Some native bands lived along the Skeena River and the Hazelton area in northwest B.C. for example. They never occupied the thousands of square kilometers east of where their villages are that some of their unelected chiefs now claim. I lived in that area for decades and have been to a number of their villages. I'm sure they never occupied the thousands of square kilometers their unelected chiefs now claim. But when Coastal gaslink company was building a natural gas pipeline through the central interior of B.C. to the west coast, some of those unelected, ancestral elders came along with all kinds of environmentalists from other parts of Canada (and possibly even from the U.S.) and red power activists from anywhere and tried to block construction of the pipeline through the hundreds of kilometers of central B.C. That was through areas that the ancestors of these elders never lived at all. It is just vast areas of wilderness they now claim as their "traditional territories", a completely fake claim. According to NDP ideology, non-natives are supposed to believe this lie and bow down to them and start paying millions of dollars in compensation and/or give them control over resource development on vast areas of B.C. The BC NDP is so screwed up they don't know left from right or up from down. Interestingly the elected band councilors, from bands further inland and in a few places along the route of the Coastal Gaslink pipeline reached a deal with the Gaslink company to build the pipeline, but a few unelected chiefs from other places went there to block the construction anyway. They were removed and a few protesters went to jail. The few unelected hereditary chiefs came from closer to the coast in villages far from the area of the pipeline and have no legitimate claim over the vast wilderness they are claiming.

I would write a letter or Email to my MP, but I have written before about an important issue and didn't even receive an acknowledgement. I don't hold out much hope that a letter or Email will accomplish anything, but maybe I should send an Email anyway in an attempt to express concern.

Private property is under attack by the BC NDP and FNs. The only way to protect the people who own property is to amend the Canadian Constitution. If not, things for property owners in BC and possibly Canada will get worse. The reason is because FN's rights are recognized but property owner's rights are not enshrined in the Constitution. That needs to change soon. The Free Press said: quote What if someone told you that your home really belongs to the people who lived there 150 years ago? It’s happening in Canada. After an 11-year legal battle and a 513-day trial that is the longest in Canadian history, a judge ruled in August that the indigenous Cowichan Nation holds “Aboriginal title” over 800 acres of land—including a swath along Road No. 6 that includes Batth’s house and fields. The decision was a seismic shift in Canadian property law, declaring for the first time that indigenous land rights are greater than the rights held by private owners like Batth. It seemed unimaginable, but it was real. Tom Isaac, a well-known expert in indigenous law who advises businesses and governments, said that the judge’s ruling “erased 99 percent of the words” on property titles held by the current owners in the black zone. “It makes us the only jurisdiction in the Western Hemisphere where a supposedly guaranteed and indefeasible land title is defeasible.” He added, “If that isn’t radical, if that isn’t shocking, I don’t know what else is.” unquote

You ignore the fact that aboriginals now claim about 120% of the province. They are like you, not living in the real world. There is no way any native band that lived in a small village can now claim thousands of square kilometers which they never lived on or occupied. Just because some ancient ancestor might have travelled a hundred kilometers from where they lived to hunt and fish does not prove they own the land. Many tribes are now claiming land that overlaps with land neighbouring bands also claim. The whole thing is a joke just to get billions of dollars out of dumb white men, like the NDP. The NDP obviously didn't know what they were doing when they passed the law called DRIPA. We have a government that doesn't know what they are doing. The NDP really created big problems for the people of B.C. by creating a law called DRIPA that seems to give natives authority over vast areas of land, even if there is no proof it belongs to the natives. Now the NDP are trying to figure out how to fix it while still sounding like they are giving away land to natives. They will find out they can't have it both ways.

The motion stated: The motion says MPs support the construction of at least one pipeline enabling the export of a million barrels a day of Alberta oil from a deepwater port in British Columbia. It also says this will be achieved "through an appropriate adjustment" to the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, while respecting the duty to consult Indigenous people. The fact the Liberals voted against such a motion proves they don't really support building a pipeline to the BC north coast. Carney's MOU appears to have been just a piece of paper to fool Alberta and the rest of Canada into believing they support a pipeline to the coast when they really don't. Carney's ideology has been against the growth of the oil industry and against any more oil pipelines. He remains a globalist war-on-climate change guy with connections to various globalist associations. Why would anybody believe he has changed? There will likely be no pipeline to the BC north coast as long as Liberals form government.

quote Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow professes herself perplexed as to the motivation behind a petty, mean, cowardly thief stealing sacred scrolls from the doors of Jewish seniors. Is Chow so arrogant that she fails to recognize it is because of her, and politicians like her, that this kind of antisemitic criminality happens? It is monumental hypocrisy on Chow’s part to drape herself in the Palestinian flag, kneel to the anti-Israel activists, permit protest and pandemonium on behalf of those committed to an anti-Israel/antisemitic agenda and then innocently wonder where all this Jew hatred comes from. Last weekend, about 20 mezuzahs were forcibly taken off the doorways of homes belonging to elderly Jewish residents in community housing in Toronto’s North York neighbourhood. Mezuzahs (meaning doorposts) are small containers within which are sacred scrolls that begin with a Jewish foundational prayer, the Shema. It is a despicable thing for a thief, or thieves, to have ripped them from the doors, but it is just one more assault on the Jewish community since Israel was savagely and inhumanely attacked on October 7, 2023. Chow’s response : “This is an outrageous and vile act of antisemitism. This is a public supportive housing building for seniors. They deserve to live in peace without fear of being targeted for being Jewish. I will be reaching out to (TSHC) leadership to investigate how this could happen.” She’s right that this act is outrageous and vile and that seniors deserve to live in peace. But her reaching out to the TSHC (presumably the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation) to find out how “this could happen” is expedient disingenuousness. Toronto has been a cesspool of antisemitism for two years and Chow’s hollow words in that time have done nothing to clean things up. The targeting of Jews accounted for 40 per cent of all hate crimes in Toronto in 2024, according to a police report this year, with incidents occurring on public streets, transit, as well as businesses and educational facilities. unquote For the full article, Michael Higgins: In Olivia Chow's Toronto, Jew hatred is relentless

Part of the problem is where these people are coming from. They don't assimilate with Canadians society. How can they when their culture and beliefs are totally contrary to the way Canadians think? . Canadians are having abortions at around 100,000 per year. There are also problems with our own European descendants not having children sufficiently. I think the birthrate is actually lower than the minimum needed (2.1 per family) to sustain the Caucasian population. We are a dying race. Aboriginals and third world immigrants have a higher birth rate than our Caucasian peoples. What will that look like for the future of Canada. I can only imagine. Who is going to pay for the health care system, the old age pensions, CPP, and other services Canadians have come to depend on for survival? As the population ages, somebody has to replace it and pay for all the essential services. Canada is also a country with a growing percentage of old people.

Things might not change much either because the people blindly keep on voting the same old gang in. The Liberals obviously don't believe in punishing crime to any degree. It's always catch and release or give criminals conditional discharges or conditional sentences with house arrests or send them to sweat lodge for aboriginal healing. Not much has changed over the years. Now crime is rampant in most cities and not much is being done to stop it. This country is really going to the dogs.

He was hardly dragged out. He received 71% support of the party in a leadership review only a few months ago. He also built the party from about 2 MLAs to about 39 MLA in the last election. That was a monumental achievement. The fact is the BC Liberal Party folded and joined the BC Conservatives with John Rustad as BC Conservative leader. That should never be forgotten. The reason why there may be some division in the party is obvious. Most of them were BC Liberals and they became BC Conservatives and that almost beat the NDP. They were only a few seats short of winning. A lot of those former Liberals likely still hold a lot of the former LIberal party beliefs. That's likely the problem. Several were kicked out because of their behavior. Rustad had to deal with a myriad of diverse opinions and many members don't understand they can't have things their own way. They are not out of the woods yet. They will have to find a way to be united even if a lot of them have different views than the others. If they don't, BC will be stuck with NDP rule which is destroying the province. John Rustad could have stuck in there because the vote by caucus to remove him was not how party leaders are chosen or removed. However, he is correct in leaving and removing himself from a "civil war" in the caucus. It is not worth fighting over. He never signed up for that kind of thing. He did his best. Everything I heard him say is right on. He had many years as an MLA and did great in bringing the BC Conservatives from nothing to a party that could win the next election. He is going to retire after the next election and hopefully enjoy life with his family.

No he didn't and that just proved out. Why would anybody believe anything you say about it? You're a staunch NDP/ Eby supporter.

Canada and its Supreme Court seems to want to always bend over backwards for so-called rights of criminals. NCR is just another excuse to let dangerous murderers and others off. People who commit murder should not be able to get off with these so-called NCR rulings. We have seen this before with the guy that beheaded an innocent passenger on a Greyhound bus. He was free and back on the streets in a few years with a new name. " A man has been found not criminally responsible due to his mental disorder for killing an Amnesty International worker and volunteer who had been helping him settle in Ottawa in 2023. Superior Court Justice Anne London-Weinstein issued her decision last week. London-Weinstein told court that Ahmed Ismail, 46, suffers from schizophrenia, resulting in psychosis and paranoid delusions. She ruled Ismail was not criminally responsible (NCR) at the time of the killing because his mental illness rendered him incapable of knowing his actions were wrong. "William Bryant, 74, was found dead in the stairwell of Ismail's apartment building on May 9, 2023. Ismail was charged with second-degree murder. Defence lawyer Richard Addelman initially applied for an NCR ruling, and assistant Crown prosecutor Marie Dufort later joined in. Last week's ruling came after the judge made a rare request of counsel in July to expand on and clarify some evidence in the case. At the time, London-Weinstein said there were still "too many unanswered questions" about the relationship between Bryant and Ismail, about whether Ismail might have known what he did was wrong, and about whether he might have had a motive. Court heard last week that the relationship between Bryant and Ismail was friendly, nothing more, and that the judge had been furnished with copies of mental health assessments that alleviated her concern that a second assessment may have been "rushed." An Ottawa police cruiser parked at the scene on Carousel Crescent in May 2023. (Radio-Canada) A family of pacifists Victim impact statement were also heard in court last week. The victim's twin brother Ted Bryant, who lives in Australia, said they "had a bond only twins can truly understand," and said he struggles to understand how such violence could have happened "to such a gentle, kind and lovable person." The Bryant family has been pacifist dating back generations to the Napoleonic wars and "instinctively avoided conflict," Ted Bryant said. "Will wouldn't hurt a fly," Ted Bryant said, adding that he found his brother's killing "inconceivable." Ted Byrant's wife Diane Bryant said she's "truly puzzled that this quiet, gentle man was able to provoke anger so great that he was viciously attacked and subsequently stabbed and murdered. I cannot imagine or let myself think of how frightened he must have been, how much pain he must have suffered, and how desperate he must have been to get away." Man who killed Amnesty International worker found not criminally responsible How can a judge tell whether this guy knew what he was doing at the time? She can't. Nobody can. When a person commits the crime, they should be found guilty. Speculation, about what the suspect was thinking when he committed the crime by so-called psychiatrists or anyone else, should have nothing to do with the court case. This is bizarre fairyland thinking by politicians and judges. A murder is murder and a criminal's alleged thinking at the time of the crime, which is impossible to know, should have nothing to do with it. This also sends a message to potential killers throughout the country; don't worry, you will probably get off with NCR. Just act goofy and give a little evidence you are mentally unsound and unstable and you can get away with murder and get a nice comfortable care home (mental hospital) to live in for a few years and then be released. All meals provided. No more sleeping on streets or dirty old hotels. No more worrying about meals and shelter. You will be taken care of.

Sounds like you are not admitting to the truth and making up your own narrative. All the facts have been presented about the many problems with the health care system, but you deny them. You have lost all credibility.

Glad you made it through with good care and doing well now. Nobody said it is impossible to fix the problems. But there are many serious problems which we already listed a lot of. I don't see any easy solution on the horizon because it is government run system and I think they made it illegal to have a public-private partnership. You are against it and against Conservatives who see that as a solution. Therefore there is no solution really because the public system already takes billions of dollars and it just doesn't have enough money. Where are you going to get the thousands of doctors that are needed for the millions of people that don't have a family doctor? Where are you going to get all the specialists and nurses that are needed to eliminate the thousands of people on waiting lists, a lot of whom will die waiting? The government doesn't have billions of dollars more and so can't fix the system unless it is changed to a different system that would bring in billions of dollars. The only way that could happen is by replacing the existing system and allow people that could afford it to buy private health insurance and receive private care. That would bring in billions of dollars more into the health care system. It would take a lot of pressure off a struggling public health care system. The way it is now, people with loads of money can fly to another country and get fast specialized medical care. So instead of that, why not have a public-private care arrangement and let people that can afford it put billions of dollars more into the system. Everyone would still be guaranteed to receive health care regardless of their finances. Germany does it and it seems to work.

In short because we live in a civilized society with laws, principles, and requirements for how our fellow man is treated. That's why we have laws against stealing, murder, spousal abuse, extortion, child abuse, sexual abuse, and countless other things. Christians are concerned about suffering of people and believe everything reasonable should be done to ease or stop pain and suffering. However, mercy killing or suicide is not a humane solution. Man does not have the right to kill people or take life in order to stop pain. Once one accepts the idea that man can kill people for whatever reason, it is a slippery slope and anything can become a reason to end life. Hitler, Stalin, and Chairman Mao thought it was ok to kill millions of people for political reasons or their own selfish reasons. Think about the fact the God of the Bible sees everything that is happening and there will be a day of accountability. There is an eternity to consider and a Creator to whom we are accountable, whether one believes it or not. Our Creator has a say in how we live and how we die. He is the final authority on life and death. quote The King James Bible (KJV) provides several verses that address the issue of euthanasia, emphasizing the sanctity of life and the authority of God over life and death. Here are some key verses that reflect these themes: Genesis 1:27: "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Job 12:10: "In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind." Psalms 31:15: "My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me." Daniel 2:21: "And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding." Ecclesiastes 3:1: "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." Acts 17:26: "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." Job 14:5: "Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass." These verses encourage believers to support and care for those who are suffering, bringing comfort through God's love. They also challenge individuals to consider the implications of euthanasia and the importance of living life to the fullest, as God has given us a purpose. 6 Sources unquote If you have a problem with this, then you need help. You are looking at life and everything in a completely wrong way. I don't really know what I can do for you except to suggest you consider talking to some good Bible-believing Christians or pastors. Perhaps you have been reading or talking to the wrong kind of people in your life. You know the kind I'm talking about, maybe boozers, pot smokers, sex or porn addicts and maybe the kind that hang out in bars. Or maybe none of those kind of people. The kind of things we read and what we do can influence our life. There are many people who seem to live very straight lives, but are atheists and still follow the reasoning and ways of the world. That is still bad. It leads nowhere good, just hopelessness and depression. It can cause alcoholism or dug addiction or family breakups. One's life can be influenced by many factors. The world is a fallen corrupt place. It is very likely leading many people to hell. That's not something one should go with. You need to find some Christian Bible believers and get out of the downward spiral. You need a total change of life. A good place to start is reading the King James Bible and believing it.

About 20 years ago I went into the ER with a pain in the area of my appendix. It was evening and the ER doctor sent me home and told me to come back tomorrow. I went back the next morning and a different doctor who was a surgeon said I had a ruptured appendix and would require surgery immediately within a few hours. He did the surgery and it was successful. But why was I sent home the evening before with a ruptured appendix?

MAID is planning to be expanded by the federal government to include the mentally ill as of March 2027. It is in the works. Could MAID be expanded to include more people who are considered a cost burden to the public health care system at some point? Take a look at this article. "O'Neill further reported: Schadenberg said that initiating MAiD discussions is already common because euthanasia is widely perceived as a medical treatment for the chronically ill and elderly. “In fact,” he said, “because the intention of MAiD is to kill the patient, it is the very opposite of medical treatment.” O'Neill then comments on my experience with doctors coercing people towards euthanasia: He said he believes every major hospital in Canada now has a MAiD team responsible for informing patients about euthanasia availability. “That’s why I’m getting so many phone calls from patients complaining they are being ‘pestered and pestered’ to succumb to MAiD. “Some of the MAiD teams are very sales-oriented,” Schadenberg said. “They can’t understand why you don’t want it.” Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Health Canada regulations require doctors to offer euthanasia.

The case in the article below involves a woman who had been visiting Canada for many years but had no health care status or health care card. However, elected members of government bent over backwards and sent Emails to help get her a medical plan card. Not so she could receive medical care, but so she could receive medical assistance in dying (MAID). This raises the question. Is Canada becoming a destination for death tourism? Secondly, this is not the purpose for which MAID was intended for. Should these elected members be held accountable for their actions? quote Tuesday, December 2, 2025 The Secret MAiD Case That Canada Hoped You’d Never See This article was published by Kelsi Sheren on her substack on December 2, 2025. These Leaked Documents Reveal the Plot. By Kelsi Sheren Canada keeps insisting MAiD is “carefully regulated,” a “last resort,” and “only for Canadians who truly qualify.” That story is dead and I’m going to show you how bad this really is. A Freedom of Information release buried in 269 pages of bureaucratic emails shows something the government never expected anyone to see: Three elected officials actively tried to secure an MSP health number for a woman who was not a resident, not a citizen, and not eligible under federal law… so she could be euthanized. This wasn’t a misunderstanding. This wasn’t a clerical error. This was an attempt to turn Canada into a destination for state-sanctioned death. Let’s walk through exactly what they did. The FOI shows that in July 2021 -> Further down in the article, The only reason these politicians wanted MSP issued was to enable a foreign national to be euthanized by the Canadian state. MAiD tourism wasn’t a side effect it was the goal the entire damn time. This wasn’t an attempt to help someone become a resident. No visa support. No PR application. No documentation pathway. The letters from May, Olsen, and Rankin all revolve around one mission: Get this woman a PHN so she can be killed under MAiD. In one email, staff even warned: “Unless these provide new PR or citizenship status they unfortunately don’t address the factors.” Translated: These politicians are trying to do something we legally can’t do. But the pressure kept coming anyway. And for what it’s worth? This was escalated as “High Importance.” The Ministry scheduled a call with the client for July 23rd at 11:00 am a MAiD-related call. They were ready to move fast. If this case has succeeded, Canada will have secretly created a new category of MAiD eligibility. Anyone from anywhere in the world can fly here and apply for state-sanctioned death as long as a sympathetic politician writes a letter. No residency. No citizenship. No ties to Canada. Just an express lane to death. And the public? Never consulted. Never informed. Never asked whether they wanted their country turned into the world’s suicide embassy. And here’s the uncomfortable reality. We don’t know for sure if the MAiD was carried out but if I’m betting, I’m betting it did. further down, This is what MUST HAPPEN NEXT. Investigations. Hearings. Public accountability. Consequences. Because if a government is willing to kill someone outside the system, it has already abandoned the idea of protecting the people within it. unquote For the whole article and other articles and information and to see the letters or Emails on this story, go to: Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

PM Carney recently brought Marc Miller back into cabinet and tragically it appears Marc Miller has set his sights on destroying freedom of religion and freedom of speech in Canada. They appear to be trying to make it look like this is for the purpose of opposing anti-Semitism. Who is going to be the judge of what is hate speech? It is purely subjective. Anyone who disagrees with LGBTQ or trans ideology being taught in schools or opposes giving trans kids in schools anti hormone therapy or surgery, or opposes keeping gender name-changing from parents knowledge, could be a target of such a new law. There are already safeguards to protect freedom of speech while outlawing hate speech. Miller wants to remove those safeguards and eliminate any speech that someone deems hateful. Anyone who dislikes someone else's religious beliefs or religious texts could use the new C9 to go after them, if it becomes law. Conservatives oppose the new bill C9 which Conservatives say is an attack on freedom of religion and speech. They say it will also put a damper on free speech in Canada. The Conservative party is not a religious party and has no particular religion it is trying to defend. Conservatives seem to be sincere in trying to defend freedom of religion and speech for everyone. They want to keep the safeguards in place to prevent abuse by anti-hate laws, such as the proposed C9. quote Liberal MP Marc Miller serves as the chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. On October 30, 2025, he made these comments about the Bible during a committee meeting: “In Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Romans – there’s other passages – there is clear hatred towards, for example, homosexuals… I mean, clearly there are situations in these texts where these statements are hateful. They should not be used to invoke or be a defense.” The committee was studying Bill C-9, which the Liberal government is calling the Combatting Hate Act. When a government leader publicly calls passages of Scripture clearly hateful, it reveals something far deeper than a policy debate. It shows a government forgetting its duty before God. Civil authority is not ultimate. Scripture teaches that those in power are ministers of God, called to uphold justice and protect truth. From the very book Minister Miller referenced, Romans 13:1 reads, “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.” And in Psalm 2:10-11, we are told, “Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.” John Sikkema, Legal Counsel and Director of Law and Policy for ARPA Canada, had the opportunity to present to the same committee a few hours after Miller’s comments. As Mr. Sikkema said in his statement before the committee: “….today in Canada, people are being accused, often by government officials, of promoting hatred simply for expressing moral or political views. Earlier this month, the British Columbia Legislature condemned ARPA as hateful… A B.C. government MLA even told a story… [that] defamed and vilified Reformed Christians as criminal harassers, which seems like a way, frankly, to stir up hatred against this group, while at the same time accusing these Christians of promoting hatred for the views that they hold.” When leaders begin labelling parts of the Bible as dangerous or hateful, they place themselves above the very law that gives their authority any meaning. Our concern is not merely for Christians, but for Canada itself. A nation cannot claim to pursue justice while rejecting the standard of the One who defines it. Government serves under God’s authority, and it has a duty to ensure that His Word and those who live by it remain free to speak. This gets to the heart of Christian concerns about Bill C-9. unquote Bible labelled as hateful by government MP | Reformed Perspective

The average life expectancy of a nation might be falling, holding the same, or increasing. But each one of us has no guarantee how long we will live. We need to think in terms of eternity and where we are heading as we slip into eternity. Don't let the Devil take your mind off the most important subject there is. That is our soul and where we are heading. Don't succumb to the temptation to take MAID, the easy way out. That is not God's will for humanity. God created us and our bodies belong to Him. Therefore consider this message by a wonderful Pastor, Max Solbrekken. WE MUST LIVE WITH ETERNITY IN MIND !http://mswm.org/bible-sermons/index-biblesermons/holybible-sermons/red-arrow.gif by: Pastor Max Solbrekken, D.D. God is eternal and infinite. He does not think with a finite mind as we do! His thoughts and actions reflect His omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence and eternalness! God's plans and purposes for this universe and all of us, were formulated in His mind before He created the foundations of the world. Eternity in heaven or hell has already been determined. God cannot make a mistake, lie or be wrong in His intentions of deeds, for God is totally righteous, all knowing and all wise. http://mswm.org/bible-sermons/index-biblesermons/holybible-sermons/red-arrow.gifEVERYTHING GOD DOES IS FOR ETERNITY God knows the future and sees the pitfalls and snares that await our stumbling feet. And God helps us, protects us from the devil, protects us from the world and from ourselves. WHY ARE WE SO IMPORTANT TO GOD? Firstly, we were made in God's image. Secondly, Jesus personally died for our sins and finally, through the new birth, we are a part of Him - his body. What does the word eternity mean? Eternity means forever and ever, without end. The words, "there shall be no end" and "forever", show the eternal purposes of God in the birth of Christ. THE INCARNATION WAS SERIOUS STUFF. Eternity is serious stuff. The moment, of God the Son - wrapping Himself in human flesh - coming down to earth to save us. All this was deliberately and perfectly timed and executed. "But when the fullness of time was come, God sent His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." (Galatians 4:4-5) Jesus coming to earth to die for our sins wasn't an after thought or a fill-in. The decision to send King Messiah to this earth, was communicated to Satan - the adversary - immediately after Adam and Eve's tragic fall. "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head and thou shall bruise His heel." (Genesis 3:15) Here, God promises a "virgin born" savior (her seed), Who would conquer Satan through His substitutionary death. In the process, the Savior would suffer a minor wound (bruise His heel), and Satan would be totally defeated (bruise his head). http://mswm.org/bible-sermons/index-biblesermons/holybible-sermons/red-arrow.gifJESUS DIED ON THE CROSS - With Eternity in Mind Although Jesus suffered more than any man, was wounded and marred for our total salvation, it was minor because He laid down His life of His own free will. (John 10:15-18) http://mswm.org/bible-sermons/index-biblesermons/holybible-sermons/red-arrow.gifSATAN HAD NO POWER OVER JESUS Satan could not take it from Him! And Jesus arose again on the third day, destroying Satan and his power over us. "Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;" (Hebrews 2:14) FROM THE INCARNATION TO THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST, AND THROUGHOUT THE 'GOSPEL AGE', GOD HAS CONTINUED THE EXECUTION OF HIS ETERNAL WILL, THROUGH HIS CHURCH, THE CALLED-OUT-ONES) http://mswm.org/bible-sermons/index-biblesermons/holybible-sermons/red-arrow.gifWE MUST LIVE WITH ETERNITY IN MIND This is why it is so important that we live with "eternity in mind". All our plans and goals should reflect this mind set, in our relationships to God, the Church - His body - and the world! We must think of the future, of eternity and prepare ourselves for eternity, and eternal life with Jesus Christ. Let us study the Word of God, pray, witness and give joyfully, to help build His eternal Kingdom. Jesus said, "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again." (John 3:3,7) The Bible makes it clear that, "He who hath the Son hath everlasting life: and he who believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." (John 3:36) That means that all those who do not personally know Jesus Christ, must receive Him as Savior and Lord in order to be saved and to be in Heaven with Christ for eternity. http://mswm.org/bible-sermons/index-biblesermons/holybible-sermons/red-arrow.gifTHERE IS A REAL HEAVEN & A REAL HELL St. John emphasized: "If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave His Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God." (I John 5:9-13) http://mswm.org/bible-sermons/index-biblesermons/holybible-sermons/red-arrow.gifHERE IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH - All who reject Jesus Christ and refuse to receive Him as Lord & Savior are calling Almighty God a LIAR, "because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son." (verse 10) Do you think for one moment that anyone will escape the judgment of God when they reject Jesus Christ - His gift to the world - and call Him a liar? That's serious stuff, since He is the judge of the entire world! How do you think an earthly judge would react if someone in his courtroom called him "a liar"? He would immediately be guilty of 'contempt of court' of worse. St. Paul puts it all in perspective when he says, "For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him." (Hebrews 2:2-3) http://mswm.org/bible-sermons/index-biblesermons/holybible-sermons/red-arrow.gifETERNITY IS REAL - ETERNITY IS FOREVERhttp://mswm.org/bible-sermons/index-biblesermons/holybible-sermons/red-arrow.gif In the Apocalypse, St. John warns: "And the DEVIL that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the BEAST and the FALSE PROPHET are, and SHALL BE TORMENTED DAY AND NIGHT FOR EVER AND EVER. And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from Whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works." "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." (Revelation 20:10-15) HERE IS THE GOOD NEWS! Jesus invites, "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE LOVE OF GOD THE FATHER AND THE FELLOWSHIP AND COMMUNION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BE WITH US ALL, BOTH NOW AND FOREVERMORE. If you have called upon the Lord Jesus to save you or accepted Him as your Lord and Savior and believe that he died to atone for your sins personally, then tell someone; make it known and begin studying his word, the King James Bible. Find a good Bible-believing church for fellowship with like-minded believers. "4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." Matthew 4:4 KJV

The fact is the requirements you posted are not being followed. " The MAID Death Review Committee (MDRC) in Ontario oversees Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) practices, ensuring compliance and addressing systemic complexities in end-of-life care. Overview of the MAID Death Review Committee The MAID Death Review Committee (MDRC) was established in January 2024 under the Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC) in Ontario. This committee is a multidisciplinary body composed of 16 members from various fields, including law, ethics, medicine, social work, nursing, and mental health. Its primary purpose is to provide expert review and oversight of MAiD deaths in Ontario, focusing on legislative, practice, health, and social complexities that arise in these cases. " ocswssw.org Ontario Chief Coroner MAID death review committee - Search "The First MDRC report that was published, in October 2024, found that people who are socially vulnerable, such as people who are living with poverty, homelessness or disabilities, were dying by euthanasia in Ontario. The report further indicated that there were 428 non-compliant euthanasia deaths in Ontario. Dr. Ramona Coelho, a family physician and a member of the MDRC stated: "While MAID was meant to relieve intolerable suffering when no alternatives remained, it instead puts vulnerable people at risk, becoming a path of least resistance when barriers to care exist, preying on fear of being a burden and often overlooking supports that could genuinely alleviate suffering." The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in March 2025, found Canada's euthanasia practices to be discriminatory. The MDRC confirms that the United Nations Committee is correct. unquote From the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition report of October 15, 2025.

Of course a longer life expectancy is desirable, but we can't always control how long we will be here. We could be gone tomorrow, or even today. The bigger question is where will you spend eternity? I know where I will be. Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift. quote WHERE WILL YOU SPEND ETERNITY? by: Pastor Max Solbrekken, D.D. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY? "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27) Jesus said, "What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" (Mark 8:34-38) ONE DAY "TIME SHALL BE NO MORE" One day an angel will place one foot on the sea and the other on the dry land and lifting his hand to heaven, swear by Him that liveth forever and ever, that "Time shall be no more." (Revelation 10:5-6) Then, the sun will go out like a candle in the wind, the moon will turn to dripping blood, the stars will fall from heaven. The sky will roll away like a scroll and the earth will melt with burning heat! The clocks of time will all stop and the ‘wheel of eternity’ will begin! A thousand years will come and go - A million years will be like a drop in the bucket and eternity’s wheel will just have begun to move. HAVE YOU WONDERED WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU DIE? Have you ever thought about the eternal destiny of your soul? Have you given this important matter any serious thought? You haven’t! Then wait a minute and let me give you some FACTS. You say that you are not interested - then, you must be a very foolish person, not to be interested in something that involves your most treasured possession, your own soul. LET ME TELL YOU MY STORY, FOR I WAS A LOT LIKE YOU! For many years I neglected my soul’s salvation, not caring to hear anything about God or eternity. I was in good health and physical condition, knew how to dress well, was successful in business and felt that I could look after myself without help from anyone. Then one day God spoke to me. I began to read Gospel literature and I began to THINK. God impressed upon me that, although I knew how to get along well with people, how to look after my body and how to make money successfully, I wasn’t giving any attention to my soul and its eternal destiny. Finally, after a struggle with myself and the devil, I yielded my life totally into the hands of my Maker. I invited Him to transform it from being useless, sinful and ugly to something useful, clean and righteous. In June 1957, in a little motel in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan I knelt beside my bed and received new life from Jesus Christ. My life was completely changed! What joy, peace and happiness has been mine from that date to this. Jesus said: “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul”? (Mark 8:36-37) Your soul is the most valuable possession in the entire world. IS YOUR SOUL AT STAKE? If you perish and “are lost”, you will suffer the consequences. Your father, mother, husband, wife, children or friend will have nothing to do or say about your fate. It will be your own personal doom. Jesus was conveying to us the great importance of the value of the individual soul. He said, the soul of man is priceless - beyond the worth of money or possessions. Its worth is greater than the monetary value of earthly possessions. In other words, if you became so wealthy that you owned Canada, USA, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Islands of the sea - if you were the sole owner of the entire world and died in your sins, went to hell and lost your soul, WHAT GOOD WOULD IT BE? What good are the influential friends, all the popularity, fame and riches when your body is six feet under the sod and your soul is burning in a devil’s hell? Jesus said, “What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world but lose his own soul”. YOUR SOUL WILL LIVE ON FOR ETERNITY YOUR SOUL IS ETERNAL and long after your body is dead, your soul will live on in either Heaven or Hell. Every human being is on a journey to eternity. There can be no turning back and no way to miss this appointment. TIME MARCHES ON AND ONE DAY YOU WHO ARE READING THESE LINES, SHOULD CHRIST TARRY, WILL LAY COLD AND STIFF IN YOUR GRAVE! AND DON’T THINK THAT CREMATION WILL CHANGE ANYTHING. The Bible says, “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment”. (Hebrews 9:27) The Bible states it clearly. Death is not the worst that could happen to you - IT IS INEVITABLE. The sad thing is to face death alone without God, and then to be judged and doomed to eternal torment forever because of rejecting the Saviour. Death is sure and Judgment is sure. WHERE WILL YOU SPEND ETERNITY - DO YOU KNOW? Think about it. Do you know where you will spend eternity? The Bible says there are only two places - HEAVEN - a place of happiness, peace and joy. (Matthew 25:34; Revelation 21:4) - HELL, a place where there is agony, pain and torment. (Matthew 25:41-46; Luke 16:22-28) ETERNITY IS FOREVER - There is a term in Algebra called infinity. The word ‘infinity’ defines a number that is so large it has lost meaning. For example, if you multiplied a number by itself and kept doing so, eventually the sum would become so great it would lose all meaning. We would call that immense number, infinity, for it is too great to comprehend. This is the way it is with eternity. It is forever! Our human minds cannot comprehend it. It is so great it cannot be measured, because it will never end! One day an angel will come down from Heaven, put one foot on the sea and one foot on the dry land and swear with his hand raised to Heaven, “that time is no longer to be.” (Revelation 10:5-6) From that moment, TIME WILL BE NO MORE AND ETERNITY WILL BEGIN! God will stop the clocks of time and start the wheel of eternity. Round and round it will go and will never stop. And eternity will begin. Oh, sinner, where will you spend Eternity? Either in Heaven or Hell. Today you must decide. Please choose to serve God. Receive Jesus as your Saviour, Master and Lord. Pray this prayer: “Oh, God be merciful to me a sinner, and save me, in Jesus’ Name!”, and you will be saved. The Holy Bible says, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life”. (John 3:16) unquote For the rest of the article go to: Eternity, Where will you spend eternity? 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