Peter Karwacki

4.The US bombed (with a double tap strike no less) an elementary school and incinerated 180 children and their teachers. Loss of moral high ground. This is a war crime.

5.The current conflict may be only the beginning of energy infrastructure destruction. [Its assymetric..$20,000 iranian drones take out billion dollar gas infrastructure]

Friday, 20 March 2026

The Way to Break the Incumbency Habit

The Way to Break the Incumbency Habit? In 2022 over 100 candidates tried to defeat incumbents. Exactly none were successful.

First, to achieve change....people must be aware of the need to change. Check it out -prosci

The populus,who vote, must be informed, engaged and active.

People must have the skill to debate tough issues and agree to disagree if necessary.

This is not about positive or negative. You need both.

Relationships are at stake. The incumbents support each other ( I'm OK, you're OK)
As a group, without doubt, we have one of our worst performances...but if you ask them, uniformly, "we got stuff done".

Landsdowne was approved but was not discussed last election. A new dump was purchased. Again, this came from no where.
LRT and public transit is in a shambles.
Other stated objectives went to the sidelines.
Businesses are closing but just wait until the federal government slashes another 30 000.
So will voters hold this gang of 25 to account? As well they should, and must?

This is not about personalities any longer, it is about results. The council imbued with power, responsibility also has accountability to the voters. The judgement comes but once every four years.
Voters, do your duty

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

A trike may be your ticket to fitness

Are you a senior in Rideau Rockcliffe?

I know most eligible voters live with their partners in their own homes.

With age comes sore hips and knees. Some also go with a wonky heart that requires a beta-blocker to keep in rhythm, but no faster than 80 bpm, even while exercising.

Aerobic fitness is poor to terrible in Rideau Rockcliffe seniors. Always out of breath.

There is an alternative exercise which is all good but a bit expensive. Seniors can still pedal, with or without clip-in shoes on a exercise bike. And it shouldn't hurt.

It can be boring, even with a TV or music.

You may want to consider a recumbent tricycle (2 front wheels, one back and a very comfortable reclined lounge seat).

These are fast, fun and easy on the joints. They are not “Grandma’s tricycle”.

Further, an “E-assist motor”can be added. To make it easier?. I have one and love it. My fitness is actually pretty good. . Things are looking good for me and they could look better for you.

For those with total knee replacement you may find your knee more normal in feeling and operating with recumbent cycling after 5 weeks when you can both make a full rotation of the crank and get up from the low seating position.

For those with balance issues you have Triking to prevent falls.

Trikes can be ellaborate with a full suspension models.

You are never too old to exercise and the truth is that you should exercise like your life depends on it...because it does; the trick is finding something you enjoy and which does not hurt your body.

Gotta Go - any politician who fails to provide the basic human services

Gotta Go, in life and in death.

I recently travelled to the world's most populus city, Tokyo, Japan. There are more public washrooms on a single block near the Shibuya crossing than there are in all of Ottawa.
And further, if you did find a public washroom in Ottawa, chances are good it would be locked or have no hot water, no heat, dirty, graffittied, no light - worse than an outhouse.
Why, in Ottawa we accept this as public infrastructure is a mystery to me.

Let me make this plain. The way a city and community treats its citizens is the true mark of its character.

Its not about Ottawa Senators, Landsdowne or the market, its not about diversity or bilingualism.

The provision of basic public sanitation is the most fundamental and basic of all civic services.
Are there worries of the expense to clean and maintain them? Folks you are going to pay in so many other ways if you do not provide basic rest room service.
Some cities charge a small fee, others in Japan provide clean, graffitti free wahrooms, literally in the middle of nowhere, these have warm, hot and cold water with electronically controlled bidets.

What are we, mouth breathers?

Anyone that choses to ignore this problem in Ottawa deserves the stockade, forget about re election.

Thursday, 26 February 2026

QR codes make candidates more accessible

You need name recognition, you need people to see your opinions and assess your qualities.

The QR code gives them easy access.

For example, Peer Metrics

Friday, 20 February 2026

Black History Month

February is Black History month. What the heck is that? Elon Musk recently advised that it is "ok to be white."

Apart from being tone deaf, being white in society has much more to do with mind set than skin color. There is a divide which is exacerbated in pubic by a dismissal of history. Make no mistake, colonial, religious and political oppression has led us to where we are today.

Any honky whitey that does not feel a least a twinge of guilt is responsible for perpetuating a systemic bulwork that simply needs to be fixed. Society has proven to be resilient and resistant to any attempts to prevent splitting and lumping. The barnyard is as intact as ever.

It still is a jungle out there. This means we must continually remind ourselves of our history, as painful as it might be and find new and creative ways to find reconciliation. Some have cited calls to action, others restitution but on a practical day to day basis it is simply the acknowedgement that wrongs were done, must not be forgotten and at the very least we owe respect, appreciation and brotherhood if not love to the colourship.

Campaign Video

Saturday, 21 March 2026

Music and Lyrics - Creativity is King

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