Can you imagine the power of the media? Over and over they kept telling us
that we were the last place to have Sunday shopping and how good it would be for
us to have it? Our government lied to the people of this province and the media
misled Nova Scotians into believing that the courts struck down the ban on
Sunday shopping. I do have to give credit where credit is due. The Progress
Bulletin has printed every letter that I have written to the papers. A local
radio talk show ( NEWS95.7FM) has also let me voice my opinion on radio about
the lies that were told to Nova Scotians. I've sent several letters about this
into the Halifax Herald, to CBC, ATV and Global (Ignored). If we live in a
democracy like so many of you believe, why isn't my voice being heard? Why isn't
the 96 people on our petition being heard? Shouldn't this ring bells
people?
The spending scandal that is taking place in Ottawa has everyone's
attention and it's well publicized on radio, TV and in the newspapers. The
taxpayer's money that has been stolen and wasted is inexcusable. Yet, when I
sit back and watch the news, I wonder what about the Sunday shopping scandal?
The secret that the media doesn't want you to know about! The months of
brainwashing you to think that it's something you have to have? The argument
they used with you is that word called choice. Choice is a word that was used
with the media for big business. Choice was never given to the workers and the
shoppers to have one day of break from commercialism.
The Retail Uniform Business Act did just that. It gave us a break from it
all. Do the majority of people support Sunday shopping? I'm not sure if this is
the case, because we were never given another chance to vote in another
plebiscite. Our government didn't honor the last plebiscite, so honoring another
plebiscite would not happen unless it was in the governments favor. Let's say
the majority of Nova Scotians support a tainted government? The majority has
been wrong before. We have voted for the PC's , Liberals, and New Democrats and
find our selves voting for a new party every four to eight years. The majority
has been wrong on a number of occasions and the Sunday shopping scandal is
another prime example. To those of you who are a minority against Sunday
shopping, here is a quote, something to think about - "Many people, especially
ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct,
for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of
your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind.
Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.❞ -Mahatma
Gandhi
The truth is the truth. So why are we covering it up? We are not letting
Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin get away with wasting tax payers money. What an out
rage ah? Because it's on TV, Radio and in the newspapers? But an issue that is
equally important, a democratic vote that was binding and never honored the
media says nothing and we say nothing. Does it have to be on TV or Radio to make
us outraged? Are we sheep? Are we people that can't stand up for right and
what's wrong without having the media control us like sheep? We are sending a
terrible message to our young people. Sending a message that we support
"Tainted Governments". We are sending messages to our children that we can not
make decisions for ourselves with out TV and radio controlling us.
Remembrance day is almost upon us.
Soldiers that have died for us to have freedoms, people who died for us so that
we could have a government to make laws and protect us. People get confused when
they hear...I should be able to shop when I want and work when I want to. That
argument is only used against retail workers who are pressured to work on
Sundays. You never hear that argument used to open up government offices on
a Sunday and give choices to those workers
who want to work on Sundays. I never hear any complaints from them , wanting to
work Sundays do you? We do not hear an out cry from letter carriers wanting to
deliver mail on Sundays. I don't. I do not blame them for wanting time off to
spend with loved ones. We have become too addicted to shopping and to addicted
to the media for information that isn't always the truth. If you continue to
support a tainted government, you have no right to complain about them or their
actions. A letter writer in a local paper has it right on about our tainted
government - http://www.southshorenow.ca/en/20131002/Letters/14910/Think-hard-before-you-vote.htm
When will you wake up and realize the mistakes we have all made by saying nothing? By supporting a lie and ignoring it?
When will you wake up and realize the mistakes we have all made by saying nothing? By supporting a lie and ignoring it?
