PLEDGE

PLEDGE

for the 2013 BC election

Whereas: The present liberal government continues with transit changes made by ex-Premier Campbell.

And whereas: The new appointed Translink Board seems unable or unwilling to carry out their mandate.

And whereas the present government fails to make business pay a fair share of tax burden based on income

Therefore: we the undersigned pledge that we will only vote for candidates in the upcoming 2013 BC Elections who declare publicly they will support and/or introduce the following three points in the BC Legislature.

• Restoration of Translink Board made up mainly of the former Mayors of the South Coast BC.
• Remove 'contracted service' from such services and make them corporations like most other companies in Translink-Coast Mountain Bus Company.
• Abandon the wrong economic policy of "trickle down theory" And introduce a fair tax structure for all including business based on income and a progressive taxation.

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This pledge is made based on the 'honour system'. It is your honour.

Only you and your conscience will be aware that if none of the above points are introduced by whichever party forms the government you are to blame. 

The third point is vital to resolve the Canadian economic crisis. Profit records show that it is a lie that their business will go under if taxes are increased. In 1940 an excess profits tax was introduced by the Government of Canada. It said you can make 100% profit, after that the government will take it all. To our knowledge no business failed after all a profit of 100% surely is enough!

Do you have a conscience?

Two HandyDART users

BC HEALTH COALITION - CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT OF A NATIONAL HEALTH ACCORD

BC HEALTH COALITION - PHONE-IN CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT OF A NATIONAL HEALTH ACCORD.

Medicare Week december 2-8: This Medicare Week BC Health Coalition (BCHC) shifts focus to the Federal Government. You can be a part of a national phone-in to your MP in support of a 2-14 Health Accord to voice your support for a National Health Accord – STOP PRIVATIZATION! The Romano report made it clear that the majority of Canadians want a National Health Accord. Tell all MP's you support a National Health Accord.

For more information between December 1-2 call BCHC 604-787-6560 or contact BCHC at – info@bchealthcoalitin.ca or data@bchealthcoalition.ca

CPS Vancouver fully support this campaign and a National Health Accord.

John Beeching

PUPPET STATE AMERICA

The United States government and its subject peoples think of the US as “the world’s only superpower.” But how is a country a superpower when its entire government and a majority of the subjects, especially those members of evangelical churches, grovel at the feet of the Israeli Prime Minister? How is a country a superpower when it lacks the power to determine its own foreign policy in the Middle East? Such a country is not a superpower. It is a puppet state. Dr. Paul Craig Roberts.

URL of full statement <http://www.globalresearch.ca/puppet-state-america/5312360>

UN Condemns US Blockade of CUBA again

UN condemns Cuba embargo for the 21st time

The UN General Assembly has adopted an annual resolution condemning the US embargo against Cuba. 188 UN members voted the US embargo illegal, while the United States, Israel and Palau voted against the resolution. The symbolic vote has been carried out each year for the last 21 years.  Washington has rejected UN demands to lift the embargo every time. The US enacted the economic embargo against Cuba in 1960 and has reinforced it with several Acts of Congress in the 1960s and 1990s.

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation is of great importance in our urban centres. South Coast BC is probably the highest population density and industry in BC. The Vancouver City Council proposal to get people out of their cars and into public transit the goal Translink had when it was first formed more than 30 years ago.

It will be interesting to see whatever planners come up with. In the meantime  we should all think about recent reports of economic problems transportation has. Translink has recently cut back on service in all areas.  Funding for HandyDART is now frozen for 3 years. Both have a negative input on riders and is of little effect on vehicle travel.

Translink is now doing work that rightfully belongs to the Department ofTransit. Road improvements, bridges and so on. It has been a severe drain on Translink's budget and moneys spend would have been better used to improve service to the public by transportation. Most HandyDART users are in the low income bracket so reduction in their service as a result of budget freeze comes at a time when the demand for the service is growing.

So where is the money to come from? Present policy of all levels of government is focused on a false economic theory - it says the more money that goes to the top the more jobs will be created thus benefiting government income. Facts and figures show this to be untrue. Check it out.

At the same time check out a comparison of incomes to business as compared to the general public. Then check out the % taxation paid in relation to income of taxation paid by each. The only conclusion one can come to is business is NOT paying a fair share of taxation. No wonder the profits in general of Big businesses have grown greatly. A report noted that one CEO of business worked out he was paying 30% less than his secretary based on income. It is only one example.

The time is now for a public outcry for fair taxation and an exposure of the brainwashing of the public that allow it succeeded. TIME FOR FAIR TAXATION. 

THE REAL REASON AMERICA USED NUCLEAR WEAPONS AGAINST JAPAN

THE REAL REASON THE UNITED STATES USED NUCLEAR WEAPONS AGAINST JAPAN:

"Instead of allowing other options to end the war, such as letting the Soviets attack Japan with ground forces], the United States rushed to use two atomic bombs at almost exactly the time that an August 8 Soviet attack had originally been scheduled: Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9. The timing itself has obviously raised questions among many historians. The available evidence, though not conclusive, strongly suggests that the atomic bombs may well have been used in part because American leaders “preferred”—as Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Martin Sherwin has put it—to end the war with the bombs rather than the Soviet attack. Impressing the Soviets during the early diplomatic sparring that ultimately became the Cold War also appears likely to have been a significant factor." from the article URL below:-

To read the full article go to -

http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-real-reason-america-used-nuclear-weapons-against-japan-it-was-not-to-end-the-war-or-save-lives/5308192

THE LARGEST BEEF RECALL IN CANADIAN HISTORY

The largest beef recall in Canadian History

The wise are using the instructions from TV. If in doubt get a meat thermometer and cook beef to 106 degrees alternately toss it out.

The Unions voice is however not often heard. You can view the full statement by going to the following URL- http://www.gounion.ca/files/UFCWxlFoodsSafety10.09.12.pdf

The first item of ten among a variety of union concerns in the plant reads: -

"Line speeds are a serious problem. Employees are pushed too hard as Lakeside is more concerned, it seems,with the  quantity of beef produced rather than the quality of beef produced."

It is part-and-parcel of the mad obsession with super profits which are at the root cause of the present economic crisis. Combined with it the conviction of all governing bodies with the wrong idea - the trickle-down-theory. That theory says the more money that goes to the top the more jobs will be created. The facts are it does not work. Facts on the ground show financiers at the very top are fewer in number and richer. In the meantime those below the median financial line are increasing and getting more poor.