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.

Another attempt to stifle COC lawsuit

 

Dear Council of Canadians supporter, 


Yesterday, the latest attempt by Conservative MPs to derail legal proceedings on applications to overturn election results in seven ridings was argued before the Federal Court.

Their motion on "security for costs" seeks to force the nine Canadian voters who launched legal applications back in March to post an outrageous deposit of $260,409 to cover the MPs' costs as a condition of the hearings proceeding this December.

The Canada Elections Act, which empowers Canadian voters with the legal right to contest election results if "there were irregularities, fraud or corrupt or illegal practices that affected the result of the election", sets the security for costs for any applicant at $1,000; an amount that can be increased at the court's discretion.

"Modest" is the term Conservative Party lawyer Arthur Hamilton used in court today to characterize the 3620% increase being sought in their motion.

Beyond outrageous, their motion is patently unjust. The right Canadians are granted to defend their democratic franchise must not be conditional upon their ability to pay such an exorbitant cost. As Steven Shrybman, lawyer for the nine applicants, noted to the court, "It would be unjust and deny the applicants access to justice by imposing an onerous financial burden that only the wealthiest individuals in our society could afford."


What consistently seems to be lost on the seven Conservative MPs is that the applicants are not accusing them of wrongdoing. Instead, the applicants are arguing that there is evidence pointing to a widespread, centrally-managed and effective campaign of voter suppression that targeted non-Conservative supporters. And it is this indefensible violation of our democracy that has compelled them to step forward.

The nine brave applicants have nothing to personally gain from this beyond restoring the democratic rights of all the electors in their respective ridings.

But rather than allowing these cases to be judged on their merits, the MPs and their lawyers continue their relentless obstructionist and adversarial tactics at every opportunity – significantly driving up costs and further delaying the proceedings along the way.

Today's motion hearing also provided Conservative Party lawyer Hamilton with yet another platform on which to disparage the Council of Canadians and supporters like you. In an off-hand remark to the court, Hamilton attempted to debase the Council's involvement by alleging it is motivated only by the refusal to accept the outcome of 2011 federal election.

This prompted Madam Prothonotary Roza Aronovitch to correct Hamilton, clarifying that "The Council of Canadians is not a party in these proceedings". Hamilton's response was simply, "fair enough." 

As a valued supporter, I wanted to personally send you this latest update. A ruling on today's motion is expected shortly and we will continue to keep you informed.

With hope and resolve,

 

Maude Barlow
National Chairperson, The Council of Canadians

PS – These landmark legal cases are being funded by public donations from ordinary people like you who believe in democracy and that election fraud cannot be tolerated. Conservative Party lawyers are driving court costs up and more donations are urgently needed for the Federal Court hearing. Your donation of $24, $247 or whatever you can afford will directly help to pursue these legal actions for as long as it takes to restore the integrity of our democracy. 

Click here to donate to the Democracy 24-7 Legal Fund now!

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