tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post6637913235070611120..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: UN Official - We Have to Reset Politics While There's Still TimeThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-39465117334654844892018-08-05T14:36:47.560-07:002018-08-05T14:36:47.560-07:00The Law needs to change don't you think? Anyo...The Law needs to change don't you think? Anyong<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-6253524669286250692018-08-04T10:50:19.099-07:002018-08-04T10:50:19.099-07:00grain exports. In his own defence, Mr. Chatenay st...grain exports. In his own defence, Mr. Chatenay stated that, “The greatest respect for the law is to change an unjust one.”<br />Subsequently, on August 10th of 2012, Mr. Chatenay, and others jailed for that protest, were pardoned by then – Prime Minister Harper who, in doing so said, and I quote,<br />“These people are not criminals. They are our fellow citizens who protested injustice by submitting themselves peacefully to the consequences of challenging injustice.”<br />I believe the man I just quoted is the person who appointed you to the position you hold today.<br />This law sir, that you have created, and that I, and many others are peacefully challenging, is unjust.<br />It supports an industry that is not just harming children, or black people, or women, or Indigenous peoples. Your law, in fact, is supporting an industry that has been scientifically proven to be harming the whole world and every living thing on it.<br />Today I feel privileged and proud to be standing on my side of the bench before me.”<br />Anyong.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-88847452152847871062018-08-04T10:48:33.230-07:002018-08-04T10:48:33.230-07:00All of those laws were created through the judicia...All of those laws were created through the judicial system- that you are a part of, sir – but they were actually designed by influential people behind the scenes that would profit from them.<br />As much as we think we have come a long way, the mentality behind the Industrialists, the Plantation owners, the European lust for Indigenous land, and the men that wanted their wives to do their bidding, is still very present in our society.<br />Our judicial system is still being manipulated by rich and powerful people that have the influence to make our legal system work for them.<br />I truly believe that when we have laws that support injustices, it is the duty of all good men and women to stand up and challenge those laws.<br />A prominent and recent case in point would be when Director Chatenay of the Canadian Wheat Board was jailed for protesting the Canada Customs Act and its restrictions on <br />AnyongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-64528793093226963572018-08-04T10:47:16.382-07:002018-08-04T10:47:16.382-07:00Seventy year old Kinder Morgan pipeline protester ...Seventy year old Kinder Morgan pipeline protester Laurie Embree's statement to the court yesterday:<br /><br />“Your Honour, I have lived my 70 years abiding by the law. But, if we look back into our history, there have been many times when our laws have supported injustices.<br />In the 18th century there were laws that supported child labour to the benefit of the Industrialists of the times.<br />In the 19th century, laws were created to support the ownership of black people to the benefit of Plantation Owners.<br />In the 20th century, we made laws that allowed us to take native children away from their parents and to place the rest of the family on reserves, to the benefit of Europeans that wanted their land.<br />And again, laws that suppressed women’s rights, to the benefit of their husbands.<br />AnyongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-52294355542524552162018-08-04T10:33:59.948-07:002018-08-04T10:33:59.948-07:00Yes Mound that is the point of your blog and why I...Yes Mound that is the point of your blog and why I wrote what I wrote. Anyong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-41995732496263752692018-08-03T14:20:25.432-07:002018-08-03T14:20:25.432-07:00Such a politics may be possible. But, as H.G. Well...Such a politics may be possible. But, as H.G. Wells wrote, it's going to be a race between education and catastrophe.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-72509806359292341572018-08-03T13:36:58.556-07:002018-08-03T13:36:58.556-07:00Anyong, I don't know how to get this across to...<br />Anyong, I don't know how to get this across to you. <br /><br />You write, "There isn't one government worth their salt in this country to stand up and say what needs to happen in order to save our planet period."<br /><br />Can't you see that's the point of this essay? It's about the need for an abrupt change in our governance.<br />The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-66360633928573765492018-08-03T12:34:46.242-07:002018-08-03T12:34:46.242-07:00How Canadians need to adapt and build their resili...How Canadians need to adapt and build their resilience to climate change.<br />How well prepared is Canada particularly in areas where poorer and indigenous people face growing risks.Making their citizens and communities safer in the face of known climate change risk and emerging climate change risk."<br />Making their citizens and communities safer in the face of known climate change risk and emerging climate change risk.<br />The government start keeping data on whether communities have rebuilding bylaws that take climate change into account after a disaster hits, a process referred to as "build-back better. Just to start....Anyong.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-68005110870461993252018-08-03T12:20:36.982-07:002018-08-03T12:20:36.982-07:00Then how about this: There isn't one governme...Then how about this: There isn't one government worth their salt in this country to stand up and say what needs to happen in order to save our planet period. AnyongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-74403103282157330682018-08-03T12:17:13.718-07:002018-08-03T12:17:13.718-07:00Anon, it's only been the past month or two but...<br />Anon, it's only been the past month or two but, finally, there is change afoot among the climate change community to recognize the greater threat that is the combination of climate change, overpopulation and over-consumption. This enlightenment is great but it's difficult to see how that will make its way into our political orthodoxy.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-6696552405336513302018-08-03T12:14:09.115-07:002018-08-03T12:14:09.115-07:00All good points, Anyong. However this post is abou...All good points, Anyong. However this post is about demanding sweeping change in how we're governed.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-49712557353348434032018-08-03T11:19:33.451-07:002018-08-03T11:19:33.451-07:00What pisses me off is all I hear is "We have ...What pisses me off is all I hear is "We have to grow the GDP" ... "We have to grow the economy" ... "Labour shortage" blah blah blah. Do our leaders think the planet's resources are infinite or just don't care? And on that note I remember 20 years ago the left was always talking about overpopulation and now not a peep. Is it politically incorrect to talk about Africa's exploding population?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-89322074963907434972018-08-03T10:52:41.501-07:002018-08-03T10:52:41.501-07:00Green your commute.
Use energy wisely - save money...Green your commute.<br />Use energy wisely - save money, too!<br />Help put a price on pollution.<br />Consume less, waste less, enjoy life more.<br />Divest from fossil fuels.<br />Invest in renewables.<br />Eat for a climate-stable planet.<br />VOTE!<br />Tell your story, listen to others. Anyong<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com