Toronto police corruption

I've had many encounters with Toronto police, where i was stopped and asked questions by police officers even in my own neighbourhood. every one of these encounters ended with a (208)or better known as a police information card. I understand that police officers have to make sure that our neighbourhoods are safe, but how can I feel safe when it becomes hard to trust Toronto police officers.

I came across this article about corrupt police officers in the Toronto police service. However, this makes me wonder about how many more officers out their are corrupt but haven't got caught yet. and also makes me wonder about people that were victimized by corrupt police officers, and won't speak about. The city has to start cleaning up the streets by dealing with police corruption, because I believe its much more dangerous to have them out there than actual criminals.

I've added a link to the article I read. click on the title of this post for the link.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/12/08/wiretaps-toronto-police746.html

Omar Khadr needs our help

Omar Khadr's story has been on many newspapers headlines all over Canada. He was detained in Afghanistan by US Marines when he was 15 years old, and have spent the past 7 years in the Guantanamo Bay detention centre.

Omar is a Canadian citizen, but he hasn't received any support from our government which makes me wonder about our foreign policies when it comes to getting detained outside of our boarders. If I travel anywhere in the world, and I get into a situation like that of Omar's, I will be expecting the government of Canada to help me in which ever way I need their help.

Here is a short video that will help explain the situation Omar is facing, please watch and comment on what you think about what the Canadian government has done for our fellow Canadian so far.

Foreign Aid In Haiti

I'm sure most of us have watched the news at some point in the past couple of weeks. And I'm also sure that who ever watched the news witnessed the graphic footage of the unfortunate events that took place in Haiti.

The UN immediately sent in its aid, however it wasn't food and medical supplies. The UN aid was in the form of soldiers and heavy military equipment. they are not there to help pull people out of the rubble, they're there to supposedly enforce the law. what i find extremely disturbing is the fact that Haiti was never a safe and stable country, so why is it that instead of helping this poor country rebuild the UN's interest is enforcing the law.

I can tell you that the UN is not concerned about the safety of the residents of Haiti, they are concerned about the safety of the foreign aid workers and public figures from around the world that think visiting Haiti right now would enable them to gain positive publicity.

In my opinion, Haiti has a long way to go if they count on the UN and the major powers of the world for help, because judging from previous events foreign aid comes at a price. My heart goes out to all the people suffering there right now.