branmuffin
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I haven't been back on this thread for a while. I know that many of us believe that the murders may have been a professional hit but were procured by unknown person(s) close to them or in their sphere. I still believe that but just reviewing some older news items from around the time they died made me think about issues regarding Barry and his cutthroat affect in the business of generic drugs and Honey's high profile as a committed leader for charity events that benefited the Jewish diaspora.
A few things were happening in Ontario and Canada at the time. The first was the legalization of cannabis. Barry Sherman had plans to create a 'pot pill' in conjunction with the newly created CannTrust. Jack Kay was an early investor. CannTrust eventually filed for bankruptcy after being charged with illegally growing cannabis in unlicensed facilities. Another start up cannabis company was Aleafia who had on its board, Julian Fantino who had been OPP Commissioner as well as a former Toronto police chief. Link: Barry Sherman was helping to develop ‘pot pill’ for medical marijuana users
The second was the looming issue that big pharma companies were threatening to limit or stop introducing new drugs into Canada if the federal government went ahead with its plan to use generic drugs in a national pharmacare plan. See attached link: Pharmacare plan relying on generic drugs could prompt reaction from big pharma: memo - National | Globalnews.ca
Not too long after the deaths of the Shermans one of their friends, Dr. Eric Hoskins resigned from the provincial government as Minister of Health to head a federal agency responsible for the creation of said federal plan. To this day, nothing has been decided.
Barry could have been the target and Honey was collateral damage.
The interview shown above with Barry and Honey just before their murders reminded me how Honey was serious in her investment into the United Jewish Appeal Federation and her extraordinary ability to get charitable donations for the Jewish Community. Although the UJA considers themselves an apolitical organization and don't invest in Israeli settlements in the West Bank they do agree that their aim is to help Israelis everywhere regardless where their address is. Links:
By 2017 there were record numbers of Jewish settlements in the West Bank in Israel. Notwithstanding the terrible events of Oct 7 2023 there has been global pushback regarding West Bank settlements for several years and today that pushback hasn't declined. Link: Israel’s illegal West Bank settlement plans face global condemnation
Even though I still believe there is a personal aspect to these murders I think there's a possibility that external circumstances could have a connection regardless how tenuous. It has always been stated Honey suffered more injuries than Barry did. Maybe she was more feisty during the attacks and fought back more than Barry but maybe she was the target, too.
There does seem to be a lot of investigations by the TPS that extend beyond the borders of Canada.
A few things were happening in Ontario and Canada at the time. The first was the legalization of cannabis. Barry Sherman had plans to create a 'pot pill' in conjunction with the newly created CannTrust. Jack Kay was an early investor. CannTrust eventually filed for bankruptcy after being charged with illegally growing cannabis in unlicensed facilities. Another start up cannabis company was Aleafia who had on its board, Julian Fantino who had been OPP Commissioner as well as a former Toronto police chief. Link: Barry Sherman was helping to develop ‘pot pill’ for medical marijuana users
The second was the looming issue that big pharma companies were threatening to limit or stop introducing new drugs into Canada if the federal government went ahead with its plan to use generic drugs in a national pharmacare plan. See attached link: Pharmacare plan relying on generic drugs could prompt reaction from big pharma: memo - National | Globalnews.ca
Not too long after the deaths of the Shermans one of their friends, Dr. Eric Hoskins resigned from the provincial government as Minister of Health to head a federal agency responsible for the creation of said federal plan. To this day, nothing has been decided.
Barry could have been the target and Honey was collateral damage.
The interview shown above with Barry and Honey just before their murders reminded me how Honey was serious in her investment into the United Jewish Appeal Federation and her extraordinary ability to get charitable donations for the Jewish Community. Although the UJA considers themselves an apolitical organization and don't invest in Israeli settlements in the West Bank they do agree that their aim is to help Israelis everywhere regardless where their address is. Links:
Why did top federation leaders sponsor a conference promoting Israeli settlements?
Jewish Federations of North America and UJA-Federation of New York both sponsored a conference promoting settlements in the West Bank.
forward.com
By 2017 there were record numbers of Jewish settlements in the West Bank in Israel. Notwithstanding the terrible events of Oct 7 2023 there has been global pushback regarding West Bank settlements for several years and today that pushback hasn't declined. Link: Israel’s illegal West Bank settlement plans face global condemnation
Even though I still believe there is a personal aspect to these murders I think there's a possibility that external circumstances could have a connection regardless how tenuous. It has always been stated Honey suffered more injuries than Barry did. Maybe she was more feisty during the attacks and fought back more than Barry but maybe she was the target, too.
There does seem to be a lot of investigations by the TPS that extend beyond the borders of Canada.