I believe we can do better.
To me better means being different than what we have. We need honesty, fiscal responsibility, open clear communication, but more importantly caring for and helping each other
Honesty is better, believing in honesty I won't give the typical political fluffy answers or try trick people with dishonest statements.
Open communication is better, phone, email, and social media are all ways that I will be available to listen to those I wish to represent and to openly communicate with.
I believe that the government also needs to start being more responsible with our tax dollars. It's not there for politicians to spend at their whim. It's there to help our society flourish. It's there so we can help and care for each other; that’s what better looks like. Cutting funding to front line health, education, seniors and society's most vulnerable isn't helping, it's hurting. Cutting where it hurts the most isn’t better.
Different is what we need. Better is what I offer! That's why I'm seeking the nomination for the Wildrose Party in Stony Plain riding.
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Friday, 28 March 2014
Going to get ugly...
Everyone's heard that you shouldn't corner a wild animal and how dangerous it is to do so. I'm thinking that might be the same for political parties as well. As I sit back and feel the winds of change blow through AB for the first time in 40+ years I can't help but think that things will get ugly next election.
We had a taste of it last election with the PC's fearmongering tactics. As those winds of change blow in and the PCs feel their empire crashing down around them I don't think it's a stretch to think we will see it again. Like a cornered animal they are going to lash out in ugly ways. How many lies will we hear? How many slanderous comments will be thrown out? How desperate will they get to hold on to the power and to stay on the gravy train they've created?
Mark my words... It's going to get ugly.
We had a taste of it last election with the PC's fearmongering tactics. As those winds of change blow in and the PCs feel their empire crashing down around them I don't think it's a stretch to think we will see it again. Like a cornered animal they are going to lash out in ugly ways. How many lies will we hear? How many slanderous comments will be thrown out? How desperate will they get to hold on to the power and to stay on the gravy train they've created?
Mark my words... It's going to get ugly.
Saturday, 22 March 2014
Reflections
I would just like to take a moment to reflect on the past week in Alberta politics. With the resignation of Alison Redford I think we seen a fundamental shift in Alberta politics. The PCAA, a party that's been in power for over 40 years has clearly lost its way. Infighting and the power struggle that it has caused is clearly shown that they are no longer putting the needs of Albertans first. We live in one of the greatest provinces in Canada, it's hard to believe that we should see the kind of government that we have right now. I can't help but think that we can do better than what were doing. It's time that we sit back as citizens and analyze what we as people of this great province want.
Here we have a leader that steps down after scandal after scandal, broken promise after broken promise. Yet for someone who campaigned on transparency and accountability she claimed none for herself. In her announcement she took none of the blame, claimed no responsibility, only pushed forward more false facts and deflect blame on others. She did do the right thing in resigning, with her at the helm the distraction that she caused with her poor choices was impairing the governing process. Alison could have done better but she chose not to, she could have admitted fault but chose not to. She could have kept her election promises but chose not to. But to fair lets not put all the blame on her. The PC caucus is to blame too. Where were they when after the party campaigned on not incurring debt moved Alberta back into debt? Where were they when they campaigned on fiscal responsibility and living within our means and yet voted themselves a raise, wasted money on government jets and so on? Where were they when they claimed to standup for Albertans put then cut funding to education and PDD funding? Dave Hancock, Doug Horner and all the other MLAs are guilty in this as well. Only after they realized that their jobs were at stake did some dare to speak for their constituents, a job they were hired for. They could have done better by speaking up for the people right from the start.
It's time for change, it's time for something different because what we have now isn't working, we can do better.
Here we have a leader that steps down after scandal after scandal, broken promise after broken promise. Yet for someone who campaigned on transparency and accountability she claimed none for herself. In her announcement she took none of the blame, claimed no responsibility, only pushed forward more false facts and deflect blame on others. She did do the right thing in resigning, with her at the helm the distraction that she caused with her poor choices was impairing the governing process. Alison could have done better but she chose not to, she could have admitted fault but chose not to. She could have kept her election promises but chose not to. But to fair lets not put all the blame on her. The PC caucus is to blame too. Where were they when after the party campaigned on not incurring debt moved Alberta back into debt? Where were they when they campaigned on fiscal responsibility and living within our means and yet voted themselves a raise, wasted money on government jets and so on? Where were they when they claimed to standup for Albertans put then cut funding to education and PDD funding? Dave Hancock, Doug Horner and all the other MLAs are guilty in this as well. Only after they realized that their jobs were at stake did some dare to speak for their constituents, a job they were hired for. They could have done better by speaking up for the people right from the start.
It's time for change, it's time for something different because what we have now isn't working, we can do better.
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Education debate
I'm republishing an email with permission from Dr.Tran-Davies ( an Albertan Doctor and concerned parent) in regards to the purposed curriculum changes in Alberta Education and a petition she started to reinstated traditional and basic teaching and learning practices back into the math curriculum. You can sense her frustration in dealing with our current PC government. I too know this frustration when dealing with the cuts to PDD funding and Educational cuts that they did after the budget just after the election ( of which, said cuts were never campaigned on). I thought I would share her story with you.
"Dear fellow petitioners,
Before I forget again, my email address is mrgranthd@yahoo.ca in case you have further thoughts and suggestions. Please continue to CC a copy of your MLA letters to myself, as Mr. Manegre is tabulating the letters.
If I may put a few things into perspective:
1. I've been told that each signature on this petition likely represents 10-15 individuals who are in agreement with us but haven't yet signed. So 11,000 signatures may actually represent over 100,000 people. And because of your efforts, the signatures continue to mount to show Johnson exactly how we feel about the "new math" curriculum.
2. Each signature may represent 2-3 children in the system, and so potentially, we are the voice of nearly 2-300,000 children.
3. There are nearly 11,200 signatures today. Alison Redford was elected in Calgary-Elbow with 11,181 votes and Johnson in Athabasca/Redwater with 7377 votes.
This past week has been tense.
On Mon, Mar 10th, the Globe and Mail published my blog:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/alberta-education-reforms-ignore-kids-parents/article17390684/
And by Tuesday, Mar 11th, Johnson quickly jumped on the terms "partners in learning" and "self-directed learners", two descriptors I had used in my article, and called them "rubbish".
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2014/03/12/is-redford-government-backing-away-from-its-radical-curriculum-rewrite/
Of course those terms aren't "rubbish" at all, as they are in-line with the goals of discovery-based learning. But, as you can read in Staples' blog, it seems that with all the criticism of their redesign plans, the ministry may be back peddling a bit. You can compare Johnson's current comments to the ministry's previous statements of transforming the schools through the "Inspiring Education" vision. Even the fact sheets on the current Revised Math Program of studies state the following:
YESTERDAY's classroom - Teacher showing students how to solve questions and students copying steps from the board
TODAY's classroom - Students working together on genuine math tasks receiving guidance from the teacher WHEN NEEDED.
Also on Tues, Mar 11th, with the help of the passionate Wildrose Education advocate Bruce McAllister, we had a press conference with Dr. Troitsky (UofA mathematician), Jerry Manegre (retired school trustee), Jeanne Manegre (retired teacher), Dr. Marion Leithead (retired Education doctorate), Bill Leithead (retired engineer), Maurya Braun (environmental consultant), and Debra Hoover (parent representative) in attendance.
We then sat in on the Legislative Assembly's Question Period to "confront" Minister Johnson (from the balcony) with the request, through Bruce McAllister, to meet. Despite all of Johnson's grandiose talk about listening and being responsive, Johnson once again avoided committing to a personal meeting with myself and the team by stating that "WE have met three times". In fact our team has met with the ministry only twice, for less than an hour each, and neither time was Johnson present. It is, therefore, a clear misrepresentation of the situation, and as we realize now, the two times we had met with his staff (Greg Bass and Thomas Bradley) were mere public relation gestures, as Deputy Minister Greg Bass stated in his letter that they see no immediate need for change (despite the thousands of reports of harm to our children). Of course, Johnson got heckled in the House for uttering the blatant untruth.
On Mar 12th, Johnson felt the need to form solidarity with the teachers by sending out an important message to the association with the following statement:
"IN SPITE OF RECENT CRITICISM BY SOME, let me assure you that our Premier and government are incredibly proud of educators like you that have made our education system one of the best performing in the world. "
You know that from the very beginning we have not once criticized the teachers, only the curriculum.
Then on Thurs, Mar13th, Johnson emailed myself to tell me that he had "great concerns over your continued depiction of Alberta's Curriculum Redesign initiative....Let me be clear, Alberta is not moving to discovery-based learning." Instead, the redesign goal is for "Inquiry-based" learning, which he claims there is evidence for.
On Mar 14th, Staples quote Johnson saying he "doesn't know where that crap (regarding discovery learning model) came from."
The issue extends much deeper than just having our children memorize the times table, but he is not willing to sit down, to collaborate to find a solution. I just don't understand the reluctance to meet, to perhaps clear the air between the two sides. Though he states he is listening, I have little trust or faith in Johnson or the ministry right now. Johnson has yet to come forth as a leader.
We are truly feeling that we are exhausting many avenues, and a mass peaceful demonstration is becoming more of a reality. Let us tentatively aim for sometime during the week of Apr 14-17th. It is not something we take lightly because there is only one chance for us to get it right. One chance for us to show them that we stand united for our children's education.
Again, LIKE our Alberta Math Petition facebook page in case there are last minute developments or changes to our plans, since I can only email you once per week through change.org.
Thank you again for your tremendous help so far. I am grateful for your strength and passion in this matter.
Kindest regards,
Dr. Nhung Tran-Davies "
Before I forget again, my email address is mrgranthd@yahoo.ca in case you have further thoughts and suggestions. Please continue to CC a copy of your MLA letters to myself, as Mr. Manegre is tabulating the letters.
If I may put a few things into perspective:
1. I've been told that each signature on this petition likely represents 10-15 individuals who are in agreement with us but haven't yet signed. So 11,000 signatures may actually represent over 100,000 people. And because of your efforts, the signatures continue to mount to show Johnson exactly how we feel about the "new math" curriculum.
2. Each signature may represent 2-3 children in the system, and so potentially, we are the voice of nearly 2-300,000 children.
3. There are nearly 11,200 signatures today. Alison Redford was elected in Calgary-Elbow with 11,181 votes and Johnson in Athabasca/Redwater with 7377 votes.
This past week has been tense.
On Mon, Mar 10th, the Globe and Mail published my blog:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/alberta-education-reforms-ignore-kids-parents/article17390684/
And by Tuesday, Mar 11th, Johnson quickly jumped on the terms "partners in learning" and "self-directed learners", two descriptors I had used in my article, and called them "rubbish".
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2014/03/12/is-redford-government-backing-away-from-its-radical-curriculum-rewrite/
Of course those terms aren't "rubbish" at all, as they are in-line with the goals of discovery-based learning. But, as you can read in Staples' blog, it seems that with all the criticism of their redesign plans, the ministry may be back peddling a bit. You can compare Johnson's current comments to the ministry's previous statements of transforming the schools through the "Inspiring Education" vision. Even the fact sheets on the current Revised Math Program of studies state the following:
YESTERDAY's classroom - Teacher showing students how to solve questions and students copying steps from the board
TODAY's classroom - Students working together on genuine math tasks receiving guidance from the teacher WHEN NEEDED.
Also on Tues, Mar 11th, with the help of the passionate Wildrose Education advocate Bruce McAllister, we had a press conference with Dr. Troitsky (UofA mathematician), Jerry Manegre (retired school trustee), Jeanne Manegre (retired teacher), Dr. Marion Leithead (retired Education doctorate), Bill Leithead (retired engineer), Maurya Braun (environmental consultant), and Debra Hoover (parent representative) in attendance.
We then sat in on the Legislative Assembly's Question Period to "confront" Minister Johnson (from the balcony) with the request, through Bruce McAllister, to meet. Despite all of Johnson's grandiose talk about listening and being responsive, Johnson once again avoided committing to a personal meeting with myself and the team by stating that "WE have met three times". In fact our team has met with the ministry only twice, for less than an hour each, and neither time was Johnson present. It is, therefore, a clear misrepresentation of the situation, and as we realize now, the two times we had met with his staff (Greg Bass and Thomas Bradley) were mere public relation gestures, as Deputy Minister Greg Bass stated in his letter that they see no immediate need for change (despite the thousands of reports of harm to our children). Of course, Johnson got heckled in the House for uttering the blatant untruth.
On Mar 12th, Johnson felt the need to form solidarity with the teachers by sending out an important message to the association with the following statement:
"IN SPITE OF RECENT CRITICISM BY SOME, let me assure you that our Premier and government are incredibly proud of educators like you that have made our education system one of the best performing in the world. "
You know that from the very beginning we have not once criticized the teachers, only the curriculum.
Then on Thurs, Mar13th, Johnson emailed myself to tell me that he had "great concerns over your continued depiction of Alberta's Curriculum Redesign initiative....Let me be clear, Alberta is not moving to discovery-based learning." Instead, the redesign goal is for "Inquiry-based" learning, which he claims there is evidence for.
On Mar 14th, Staples quote Johnson saying he "doesn't know where that crap (regarding discovery learning model) came from."
The issue extends much deeper than just having our children memorize the times table, but he is not willing to sit down, to collaborate to find a solution. I just don't understand the reluctance to meet, to perhaps clear the air between the two sides. Though he states he is listening, I have little trust or faith in Johnson or the ministry right now. Johnson has yet to come forth as a leader.
We are truly feeling that we are exhausting many avenues, and a mass peaceful demonstration is becoming more of a reality. Let us tentatively aim for sometime during the week of Apr 14-17th. It is not something we take lightly because there is only one chance for us to get it right. One chance for us to show them that we stand united for our children's education.
Again, LIKE our Alberta Math Petition facebook page in case there are last minute developments or changes to our plans, since I can only email you once per week through change.org.
Thank you again for your tremendous help so far. I am grateful for your strength and passion in this matter.
Kindest regards,
Dr. Nhung Tran-Davies "
Sunday, 23 February 2014
While Canadians sleep or celebrate
From coast to coast this morning, on the 23rd of February 2014 Canadians were either sleeping or celebrating or perhaps up for hours already. Our Olympic men's hockey team had just won the gold metal and the country was alive with excitement, the heroes of our national past time wowed the country again. But something a little sneaky, something clearly planned was unfolding at the national Liberal convention. A controversial motion was being past while the country was sleeping, celebrating or busy with other things.
(see it here - http://t.co/bMfwKbDqaA)
Social media has become one of the most important tools political parties can get their message out, it also can be their Achilles heal. So while the country was distracted, perhaps to avoid any social media backlash, the Liberals passed a motion saying that if they gained power they would open the doors to allowing Doctors to kill their patients if that's what they so desired. Yes "Killed".... I used this language on purpose, for that's what it is. The liberals call it dying with dignity but that's false, words and phrases have meanings and that is the incorrect use of this term.
The argument people use is the fact that they want to die with dignity. Can you still not have dignity even if you have lost everything else including your health? This is not just an issue for those seeking assisted suicide but also an issue for the vulnerable of society.
One example of this exploitation of the vulnerable is evident in the case of Robert and Tracy Latimer. Because she was severely handicapped he did not think her life should continue so he killed her.
However, because he made the case that it was an act of mercy, he was only found guilty of second degree murder (though it was clearly premeditated) and given only a two-year sentence (of which only one would be spent in prison).
Eventually his sentence was appealed and he received the minimum ten year sentence.
Because he was in minimum security he was able to complete apprenticeships in prison and still managed his farm. Apparently disabled people like Tracy are not protected by the law to the same extent as fully autonomous people because they do not demonstrate the same degree of autonomy as others. Understood this way, human dignity is not really for humans – it is dignity for autonomous agents.
If removing choice and control (autonomy) is tantamount to removing dignity, than dignity is subjective and easily lost. Infants, the disabled, seniors, and even people who are sleeping have lost control over themselves.
Another example is a prisoner of war in a concentration camp – what dignity would they have if they lost the ability to make choices in accordance with their aspirations? If the court is going to be consistent, it would have to conclude that these people have also lost their dignity. Yet this is contrary to reality. We recognise prisoners of war with medals of bravery and hold them in high esteem for what they went through. Rather than hoping that their lives be extinguished to preserve them further suffering, we rejoice when they persevere against all odds. Likewise we treat our grandparents with even greater care when they lose some of the functioning that makes it more difficult to look after themselves. We also applaud the disabled for their determination. In all of these situations, it is apparent that dignity is not about making a choice to give up. Rather, it is about facing life with courage, gentleness, kindness, decency, hope, determination, and faith in spite of the circumstances of life. Legalising euthanasia and assisted suicide would further weaken the legal protection for Canada‘s most vulnerable people. The sad reality is that in countries where euthanasia is legalised, a large percentage of those who die never give their consent. Others decide for them that their life isn‘t worth living. For example, the 2009 statistics from the Netherlands that were just released show that 550 deaths happened without explicit request or consent. To add to that, the overall number of euthanasia deaths increased by an astounding 13% over 2008.
Why are these numbers skyrocketing? Who decides when someone no longer has the dignity to continue to live? In an ageing welfare society where seniors and the disabled are increasingly seen as a burden on the state, it is hard to believe that the patient‘s dignity is what determines whether they live. Using dignity talk to justify this shameful reality reveals that the concept itself is being exploited.
Now if you say, well this is only for those terminal or in the evening of their life and suffering I have to point out and ask, how long will that last? Lets look at Belgium they recently just legalised child Euthanasia. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/20/american-college-of-pediatricians-blasts-belgium-for-legalizing-child-euthanasia/
How long will it be if passed in Canada before this is legal here then too? How long till we start adding other criteria to the list of why we can euthanize someone? Are we ignoring history? The Nazis started their march to the final solution by starting down this same road. Now before people get all upset, no I'm not calling the Liberals Nazis, I'm pointing out how wrong it is to go down this path, how easy it is to start taking those little baby steps in the wrong direction and the way it could go( and history does repeat its mistakes).
It seems to be a constant battle against what appears to be always coming from the left side of the political spectrum, the thought that killing our preborn young, and now the sick and dying, our elderly, those having difficulties in this life is a solution to the problems we face. This isn't a solution and although they say its a hard decision I see it as an easy way out. Instead of thinking death is the solution the real focus should be on life, living it, protecting and caring for it even when that's hard.
So what is the answer, what is it that that I believe the Liberals are ignoring or running from? The responsibility to truly care and take care of each other, rather then finding a quick easy solution.
Caring for one another should be the focus, investing in helping one another face the challenges of this life and not abandoning them or tossing them aside because they are a burden. We have been blessed in this modern world with the finest of medical technology, medications that can aid in pain control, and the Palliative care we have is top notch, all we have to do is put in the effort to really and truly care for those in need. Respect for life, treating it with the utmost value, helping those who are having a hard time face it with love compassion is the real solution to the problems so many face. So let us embrace a culture of LIFE!
(see it here - http://t.co/bMfwKbDqaA)
Social media has become one of the most important tools political parties can get their message out, it also can be their Achilles heal. So while the country was distracted, perhaps to avoid any social media backlash, the Liberals passed a motion saying that if they gained power they would open the doors to allowing Doctors to kill their patients if that's what they so desired. Yes "Killed".... I used this language on purpose, for that's what it is. The liberals call it dying with dignity but that's false, words and phrases have meanings and that is the incorrect use of this term.
The argument people use is the fact that they want to die with dignity. Can you still not have dignity even if you have lost everything else including your health? This is not just an issue for those seeking assisted suicide but also an issue for the vulnerable of society.
One example of this exploitation of the vulnerable is evident in the case of Robert and Tracy Latimer. Because she was severely handicapped he did not think her life should continue so he killed her.
However, because he made the case that it was an act of mercy, he was only found guilty of second degree murder (though it was clearly premeditated) and given only a two-year sentence (of which only one would be spent in prison).
Eventually his sentence was appealed and he received the minimum ten year sentence.
Because he was in minimum security he was able to complete apprenticeships in prison and still managed his farm. Apparently disabled people like Tracy are not protected by the law to the same extent as fully autonomous people because they do not demonstrate the same degree of autonomy as others. Understood this way, human dignity is not really for humans – it is dignity for autonomous agents.
If removing choice and control (autonomy) is tantamount to removing dignity, than dignity is subjective and easily lost. Infants, the disabled, seniors, and even people who are sleeping have lost control over themselves.
Another example is a prisoner of war in a concentration camp – what dignity would they have if they lost the ability to make choices in accordance with their aspirations? If the court is going to be consistent, it would have to conclude that these people have also lost their dignity. Yet this is contrary to reality. We recognise prisoners of war with medals of bravery and hold them in high esteem for what they went through. Rather than hoping that their lives be extinguished to preserve them further suffering, we rejoice when they persevere against all odds. Likewise we treat our grandparents with even greater care when they lose some of the functioning that makes it more difficult to look after themselves. We also applaud the disabled for their determination. In all of these situations, it is apparent that dignity is not about making a choice to give up. Rather, it is about facing life with courage, gentleness, kindness, decency, hope, determination, and faith in spite of the circumstances of life. Legalising euthanasia and assisted suicide would further weaken the legal protection for Canada‘s most vulnerable people. The sad reality is that in countries where euthanasia is legalised, a large percentage of those who die never give their consent. Others decide for them that their life isn‘t worth living. For example, the 2009 statistics from the Netherlands that were just released show that 550 deaths happened without explicit request or consent. To add to that, the overall number of euthanasia deaths increased by an astounding 13% over 2008.
Why are these numbers skyrocketing? Who decides when someone no longer has the dignity to continue to live? In an ageing welfare society where seniors and the disabled are increasingly seen as a burden on the state, it is hard to believe that the patient‘s dignity is what determines whether they live. Using dignity talk to justify this shameful reality reveals that the concept itself is being exploited.
Now if you say, well this is only for those terminal or in the evening of their life and suffering I have to point out and ask, how long will that last? Lets look at Belgium they recently just legalised child Euthanasia. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/20/american-college-of-pediatricians-blasts-belgium-for-legalizing-child-euthanasia/
How long will it be if passed in Canada before this is legal here then too? How long till we start adding other criteria to the list of why we can euthanize someone? Are we ignoring history? The Nazis started their march to the final solution by starting down this same road. Now before people get all upset, no I'm not calling the Liberals Nazis, I'm pointing out how wrong it is to go down this path, how easy it is to start taking those little baby steps in the wrong direction and the way it could go( and history does repeat its mistakes).
It seems to be a constant battle against what appears to be always coming from the left side of the political spectrum, the thought that killing our preborn young, and now the sick and dying, our elderly, those having difficulties in this life is a solution to the problems we face. This isn't a solution and although they say its a hard decision I see it as an easy way out. Instead of thinking death is the solution the real focus should be on life, living it, protecting and caring for it even when that's hard.
So what is the answer, what is it that that I believe the Liberals are ignoring or running from? The responsibility to truly care and take care of each other, rather then finding a quick easy solution.
Caring for one another should be the focus, investing in helping one another face the challenges of this life and not abandoning them or tossing them aside because they are a burden. We have been blessed in this modern world with the finest of medical technology, medications that can aid in pain control, and the Palliative care we have is top notch, all we have to do is put in the effort to really and truly care for those in need. Respect for life, treating it with the utmost value, helping those who are having a hard time face it with love compassion is the real solution to the problems so many face. So let us embrace a culture of LIFE!
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
Another year
As I approach the end of another year my mind goes through the events of said year. The good Lord has truly blessed me once again. My family and I enjoyed good health, we had a great summer vacationing, we had lots of work and other activities to keep us busy, of this I'm truly thankful. Yet my mind still drifts back to some of the events of this year that have me concerned. I worry about what kind of world, country, and province my kids will grow up in. I sit back while watching the political landscape and I truly worry that my kids will grow up in a different country that I did. I worry that they won't have the same freedoms that we have. I see the leaders of our province, country, and even the courts attack the fundamental freedoms, and attacking the processes of good governance that this countries values and freedoms are based on all in the name of "progressivism", a term I have grown to hate. There is nothing progressive about taking away freedoms, there is nothing progressive about forcing one particular worldview on and entire society.
Has honesty and integrity fully disappeared from our leaders? What ever happened to going into public service to serve? The way I see it the best way to serve your neighbours and community as a member of government is to be honest, respect peoples rights, fight for them! Unfortunately it seems like too many see it as an opportunity to push forward their own private agenda, they seem to see as it as an opportunity to line up at the perverbial trough. It also seems like those who are in government, including the judiciary, have forgotten what is right, it's like their moral compasses are broken and they can't even understand what fundamental rights and wrongs are anymore. This is why I worry about what kind of world my kids will grow up in. We have become a society based on the love of self, we have forgotten that responsiblity starts with ourselves but extends to helping others. I only hope that others will step up, others will speak up, others will stand up and speak the truth, show respect by doing what's right, by doing what's honourable by serving to make our communities better. I for one will and I hope that in the coming year we see a shift back to whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is admirable, for the sake of our children and the good of our society.
Has honesty and integrity fully disappeared from our leaders? What ever happened to going into public service to serve? The way I see it the best way to serve your neighbours and community as a member of government is to be honest, respect peoples rights, fight for them! Unfortunately it seems like too many see it as an opportunity to push forward their own private agenda, they seem to see as it as an opportunity to line up at the perverbial trough. It also seems like those who are in government, including the judiciary, have forgotten what is right, it's like their moral compasses are broken and they can't even understand what fundamental rights and wrongs are anymore. This is why I worry about what kind of world my kids will grow up in. We have become a society based on the love of self, we have forgotten that responsiblity starts with ourselves but extends to helping others. I only hope that others will step up, others will speak up, others will stand up and speak the truth, show respect by doing what's right, by doing what's honourable by serving to make our communities better. I for one will and I hope that in the coming year we see a shift back to whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is admirable, for the sake of our children and the good of our society.
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Just a real bad idea
With prostitution in
the news again once again people are talking about whether or not it should be
legalized. Let me take a second to state
my opinion on this..... NO! No it
should not be legalized. Hearing the common statement well it's not going away
so why not make it safe for the women. First
off murder and theft aren't going away either should we legalize that? And how are you going to make it safe? Consider Holland, they legalized prostitution
in an attempt to make it safe, yet now due to the demand, women are commonly trafficked in to the
country against their will to "work" in these brothels, only to be
kicked to the streets when failing the mandatory disease check. Forced to work illegally for their pimps to bring
in more money for them, money the girls
will never see. And now Holland is
realizing that maybe their system of trying to control this has become a giant
failure. Sweden has the right idea,
punish those demanding it, not those forced
into it and who are the real victims. If
you are one that thinks legalizing it's a good idea please spend some time
reading these before you advocate for turning more innocent women into victims.
If you want I can find more or you could spend some time and
realize just how bad of an idea legalizing it would be
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