![]() ![]() My Posts on Social With all due respect, we were first on this. Alan on Thoughts on strategy when confronted with vaccination.Kate on Vaccines, Canada and Law – Part 1 – Background Information.Alan on Vaccines, Canada and Law – Part 1 – Background Information.Michael on Human rights implications of COVID-19 policies: WHO, Director-General and Ethiopia, Gates Foundation vaccine history.Kelly Joy on Law enforcement officers and military need to listen: perpetrators of crimes against humanity (leaders or followers) – are not protected from international law.Tatia on Canceling Canadian Automobile Association Membership.Alan on Canceling Canadian Automobile Association Membership.Military leaders saw pandemic as unique opportunity to test propaganda techniques on Canadians, Forces report says.Comments on the federal Canadian Conservative Party and leadership candidate Roman Baber, including Jordan Peterson interview (v.BC Registered Nurse and COVID whistleblower Svetlana Dalla Lana (v.2).Susan Standfield interviews BC Registered Nurse Svetlana Dalla Lana on COVID health care policies.Septem– question of COVID virus – Labour Day and Ludlow massacre – what 5G really means.Journal Septem– Ontario PC government increasing industrial carbon tax.Journal Septem– US government trying to monitor community gardens.Septem– prominent Canadian court filings re.Wake up Canadians! You can cover whole neighbourhoods with the Druthers newspaper.Stop the Banning Of Leaded Fuels In Competition Racing In Canada – Comment: libertarian approach would be to let fans and participants agree to voluntary contracts regarding lead. Stricter Sentencing for Pedophiles in Canada Canada and Freedom of Choice (Satellite TV).Canada Out of Afghanistan! Bring the Troops Home Now! (needs updating).Canada must cease combat roles in Afghanistan until it independently investigates and confirms Osama Bin Laden’s complicity in the attacks of September 11, 2001.Don’t know: Justice for Mohammed Momin Khawaja Update on his sentencing.Iraqi Community Supports CAF’s positions against the occupation of Iraq () (for Iraqi Canadian community to sign).Canada Customs has no business looking in my laptop!.Canadian Petition To End the Injustice Towards Victims.Canadians against the New Copyright Bill c-61.Grassroots Apology for Residential Schools Abuses in Canada.Block Extradition of Marc Emery (this didn’t stop the extradition, but at least people got together to stick up for Marc).I am tired of decisions being made for Canadians through foreign international agencies and treaties that are outside of parliamentary representation. I oppose further restrictions on our freedoms. Others’ Petitions – Read and sign the ones you agree with: On a related subject, the rights of juries need to be enhanced also (and the courts need to be non-authoritarian and actually work for the people).(Adding some later edits in here: MPs swear an oath to the Queen by the way. so the people have less and less representation through their Members of Parliament every day. The fact is that parliament is surrendering its authority to the courts and to international bodies like the G8, UN, SPP, NAFTA, NATO, …. Majorities don’t automatically legitimate legislation at all but I think it is likely a referendum is more legitimate in most cases. Can we push for direct democracy (but it’s an oligarchy) (using a majoritarian system towards libertarian ends) but basically it is more constructive if we adopted direct democracy 100%, hire temporary executives and let MPs retire. I believe we need to push the Canadian Parliament to allow binding referenda, so there should be an overwhelming petition to this effect directed towards parliament. (pdf)Some provincial governments allow for these. THE EFFECT OF POPULIST DECISION-MAKING ON REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY Petitions to the Canadian Parliament (pdf). ![]() But I guess people would have to coordinate with each other to make a bigger splash, if they were able to get along and communicate and agree on basic principles. I like petitions that call for governments, businesses and other organizations to change their practices. ![]() See my comments below about direct democracy. It would be great if people tried to change things and make a difference with public pressure. Are petitions effective? Did people read the one against the body scanners that was on one of the petition sites? Are boycotts more effective? Speaking out must make a difference. ![]()
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