The David Suzuki Connection

THE DAVID SUZUKI CONNECTION

Nobody is more representative of the human desire to understand and preserve the health of our planet than David Suzuki.  So why is the Canada Revenue Agency  inquiring into the political advocacy of Dr. Suzuki’s foundation?  At the behest of Ethical Oil who complained to Harper’s government about the political advocacy of environmental groups.  Ethical Oil is secured by the funding of oil and gas interests while also enjoying the benefits of NGO status.   I believe these interrogations into the political advocacy of the Suzuki foundation is happening for the same super- scary reasons that Harper’s new citizenship bill (Bill C-24) will probably be passed.    Bill C-24 will give the Harper government “unprecedented authority to strip Canadians of their citizenship” (thestar.com, Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press).  And then we also have Harper’s “Fair Elections Act”.

Isn’t it precious how the more treacherous that the Harper government becomes to Canadians, the smarmier the Harper people’s language gets?   Fair Elections Act, indeed.  According to the Council of Canadians (Feb.11, 1014 web site) this act will stop voters from using the voter card sent out by Elections Canada as valid ID which will mean some First Nations, seniors, people without a driver’s license, homeless, young people, etc., may not be able to vote.  The bill even forbids Elections Canada from encouraging people to vote though any kind of an ad campaign. This bill also denies the right of the election officials to demand financial documentation to support financial returns, and muzzles the Chief Electoral Officer from making allegations of electoral fraud public.  Sound like the Tea Party? 

Together with the new Citizenship bill (Bill C-24) that would take away Canadian citizenship from anyone Harper deems a threat to Canada ( i.e. a threat to his government).  Again quoting Frank Gunn “Current law lets the government strip naturalized Canadians of their citizenship only if they obtained their status fraudulently.  But no more.  Bill C-24 would let the government unilaterally strip citizenship from any Canadian-naturalized or native born-who has been convicted in any country of a terrorist offence and sentenced to at least five years in jail.”

Terrorist offence?  Will it now be described as a terrorist offence when citizens use peaceful civil disobedience to block bull dozers with their bodies?  Will this be considered the same as a suicide bomber?   Will it be considered a terrorists act to gather in protest around the parliament buildings?  Am I being paranoid?  Aw, but I remember the last time I was in court  (2007) for Criminal Contempt of Court (Eagleridge Bluffs)   the Crown asked  the judges at my sentencing to consider that I was a habitual offender (like the most awful unredeemable child rapists)  and should be sentenced as such.  Which brings me back to the David Suzuki foundation.

Yes, of course Harper is after environmental groups.  Especially the great environmental teacher, David Suzuki, along with his foundation. People associated with this group and other environmental groups, and who contribute to them, are not likely to vote Conservative.  Neither will duel Canadian/American citizens like myself.  And there are a lot of Canadian/Americans who came to Canada during the Vietnam War and later, who became citizens and  who will never vote Conservative. 

 So Harper’s aim seems to be thus…if he can’t convince citizens to forgo science and global warming in favor of religion and earth destruction, then he must intimidate the environmental groups who believe in science before religion, he must restrict voting rights for others who crave social justice, and for the intractable ones who won’t vote Conservative and instead actively engage in civil disobedience, then he must write a bill that will expel them from Canada altogether.

 Our premier seems to have a mission far beyond financial austerity measures.  And that mission is to align Canada, along with his cabinet, to both the Canadian and US tea partiers, who are of the same religious fundamentalist bent and who depend on Israel to bomb Iran into World War Three in order to bring the Armageddon and of course, the “Rapture”.  There is no sense in this.   We need some kind of a people’s brigade.  Another Occupy movement, but with a collective leadership that is stable.  Am I just dreaming?

Direct Action Discussion

Moral Dilemma of Taking Direct Action Regarding the Environment - Activist and author Betty Krawczyk will lead a Forum discussion January 5, 2014, 12:30-1:30 (Fireside) at the Unitarian Church in Vancouver.  In the presentation, Betty will reflect on the emotional and intellectual process of deciding to commit peaceful civil disobedience, and what to expect afterwards from the court system of British Columbia. Krawczyk is well-known locally for being arrested and imprisoned numerous times after defying court orders related to logging and highway developments. Her most recent book is titled, "Betty, Blue Belle and Bitch" (November, 2013).

http://www.thevalleyvoice.ca/Voice%20Stories/November%202013/Betty-Krawczyk%20-%20Betty-Blue-Belle-and-Bitch%20Nov-24-2013.htm

Judas Goats

Judas Goats

The Supreme Court has today (12/20/2013) ruled favorably on softening the laws on prostitution.  And just in time for Christmas, too.  Thank goodness. Mothers who have been worried about their daughters’ financial future in a decreasing job market for young people can now rest a bit easier knowing that more legal prostitution opportunities will be there, waiting for their daughters, when all else fails.  Better still, not much experience is required for prostitution. In fact, youth and inexperience in this job is a plus, the younger and more inexperienced the girl, the more money she will bring in for the establishment.  And while it was older, very experienced women (one who dressed as a dominatrix and cracked a  whip in joy at the results of the ruling) who brought this suit, we all know that the vast majority of men prefer the services of young girls, the  younger the better.

And where will the brothels find young teen age girls?  Where they have always found them, from poverty stricken backgrounds. Criminal gangs are a big help in keeping this youth market flowing. The long hungry arms of prostitution will also be there to catch young single mothers whose children may need proper food and clothing.  Why, one could almost conclude that prostitution is a blessed friend to the female sex, always there to catch them in an emergency. 

The problem with prostitution is that it degrades women and girls.  Women are different from men, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.  Women like Terri Jean Bedord and Amy Leibovitch, the prostitutes who brought the court action, are not our sisters under the skin.  They are completely male identified.  I liken them to Judas goats.  Judas Goats are trained to lead sheep (and other animals) to their slaughter while their own lives are spared.  Both of these women are getting older and old prostitutes are not a raging commodity even when they crack a whip.  In my opinion these two women will not be in the business many more years, they will either retire or hit the streets.   But by using these two older prostitutes and stressing the term “consenting adults” to describe their activities to the court and to the public, they are paving the way for criminal gangs to start mining the “youth” female population where the big money is for female flesh.  And this is the value of having Judas Goats on hand when corporate gangs want to broaden their scope of business, such as sex tourism.

The time may be getting closer for women in general to start thinking about withdrawing from the male mind and concentrate on how to preserve the human species.  In my opinion the human species is at risk of dying out.  Christy Clark (another Judas Goat) is busy dreaming of fracking up the earth and oiling the seas along with the Tories and private interests while public interests are strangled to death.  And some economists are predicting a massive economic depression to boot.  Not to even mention the melting jelly fish on the coast.  Instead of an increasing number of prostitutes, what this country needs is a women’s army.

 We need a women’s army to demand protection of our daughters from prostitution, rape, gangs, poverty, poor education and early sexualization by the media that is copied by clothes designers who make even 10 year olds look like porn stars and prostitutes in training.  My God, do we need a women’s army!