Good working day

 Yesterday was a good working day and I have just 10 matches left to sort. However I still have to extract matches from FT DNA and Living DNA (and I will look at GedMatch but only a few people in Ancestry transfer results) so this is a rather long process. I do need to pull the matches from Ancestry once again though as it is over a month since I last did that. 

Monday is the release of the Cabinet names of the Prime Minister and then in two weeks the Opening of Parliament and the reading of the Speech from the Throne by King Charles III. I actually think it is appropriate and the right thing to do to have the actual Head of State do that at least once in his time as King. The Queen in her long reign actually only did that twice. I like the Westminster Model of governance and it has served us well. Basically, the risks of bringing down the government when it is a minority are severe as the Canadian public always punishes the party that brings them down and gives a majority to the government in place. We do not like to go to the polls without a good reason plus it is expensive. But I believe that the Liberals and Conservatives will work together very well on this issue of trade (both external and internal) and that is really the most important item at the moment. Their platforms were remarkably alike going into the election and continue in that vein. I think once Pierre Poilievre has returned to Parliament and the Prime Minister with his world wide knowledge and Pierre Poilievre with the support of the youth in this country and the two combined will be formidable and bring Canada's industries back that were lost during Free Trade with the United States and Mexico. I really wonder why at this point in time we would even permit a non-Canadian company to purchase any of our utilities particularly oil. We need to protect our Canadian energy industries for quite a while and then we can return to our usual friendly approach to business. But we are under siege so to speak in the marketplace and must do everything possible to increase our internal spending between the provinces and find more markets around the world for the products that we export which are needed in many places. We are gifted as a country with so many natural resources. The First Nations are very intertwined into the government now and all of us working together will make Canada a strong and powerful nation trade wise and our increase in spending on the military helps to support all of that. Natural disasters often require the assistance of our military and for that alone spending the increased dollars is an absolute necessity. We are a huge country. 

Today I will clean up the will I transcribed and blog it and start on the next one. Probably I will do perhaps four to five per week thus giving myself editing time without overdoing it. I think my glasses might be too strong so will soon be in for the checkup and perhaps a redo of the glasses. I have spent the year strengthening my eyes as much as I can and it seems that they may be much stronger than in my entire life which is amazing in itself. These I will have to pay for myself since my plan only covers glasses every two years. But that is fine I can claim that on my Income Tax. 

Selling my house still uppermost in my brain as it would be a lovely place for a young family with the huge yard and all the schools nearby. With housing so limited it is a pity to waste any houses leaving them virtually empty especially when they are so close to schools. However so long as I am undisturbed in my working place it is unlikely that I will move any too soon. There are still five units in my set that are full of people!

Still waiting on Hamas to do the right thing and release the hostages and get out of Gaza so that the Palestinians can start to have a life. Their stranglehold on the Palestinian people is a crime in itself. The death of all of those children entirely the fault of Hamas. 

Russia withdrawing back into its proper border of 1990 is really a must. They are disturbing the peace and really no one should be permitted to disturb the peace as they have. Their ignorant threat of nuclear war continues to hang in the air - too bad that we, in our generosity, had to help them after the Nazis attacked them (after all they split Poland with the Nazis and took over the Baltic States). If one had a crystal ball that could have told how Russia would attack its neighbour in 2022 then we could have just left them without help since that is what they want for Ukraine so they can gobble it up and continue their genocide against the Ukrainian people. Truly disgusting what Russia is doing to Ukraine. I am surprised to see some countries in Europe support them (they must have Stockholm Syndrome after all Russia was in their countries for over 40 years with their military  treating them like slaves).

So today is a work day and it will include the publishing of this first will of the next set. Finishing up the matches. Extracting from FT DNA and Living DNA and pulling the matches from Ancestry. Another busy day ahead of exercise as well. I should do some gardening and will at least break up the branches. 

Teatime and solitaire.