Sunday, November 8, 2015

Remembrance day a day to reflect on and why?

Society has come to the point of a break down in all areas .First off millions of people died for us, so that we would have the freedom to vote. The Freedom to spend time with our loved ones and actually bond and have close relationships. This isn't happening no longer and we should be extremely concerned about it. Nova Scotian's are in denial, you're government lied to you, the media misled you. Why? Big business was obviously behind it. I can remember John Hamm our former premier announced several times that he was under pressure to open stores up on Sunday. I have the highest respect for him,  as he did not cave in to big business and he honored our vote.  How many parents are out there that their kids do not come to see them any more? I know a lot of kids that don't spend time with mom and dad any more. I know people who go to the mall just to see people, as one man told me no one visits us at home any more, so we go to the mall. You can not get close to anyone if you do not have that time to bond and be together as a family. We set time aside for Christmas, and other holidays. Families need at least one day a week to bond and to be together. To grow in love, to grow together in the good times and bad. We're not doing that any more! We're addicted to our cell phones, liquor, internet etc. We are always in a rush . We do not know what it means to slow down in more ways than one. Millions of people died for us and what did we do? The most important aspect of being human is having that time to be together and to bond. Time to make memories, play ball with you're kids, checkers or what ever. Wages haven't increased for workers either and the pressure of working these shifts increase every day. What have we seriously become? Puppets for corporations?
We let our government, the media and business do what they do best, we let them get away with ignoring a democratic vote that was binding. So isn't that being a hypocrite when you attend these ceremonies on Remembrance day? Clearly the courts never ruled on Sunday shopping.  http://decisions.courts.ns.ca/nsc/nssc/en/item/10101/index.do?r=AAAAAQAPU3VuZGF5IHNob3BwaW5nAQ   In order to put this entire matter in the proper perspective I will repeat, yet again, what this application is NOT about. It is not about any social or political considerations respecting the appropriateness of Sunday shopping; nor is it about the constitutional authority of the legislature to enact legislation dealing with Sunday shopping; nor is it about the protection of vulnerable retail employees being required to work on Sundays. This application is simply about the scope of the authority or power granted to the Governor in Council (Cabinet) to make regulations pursuant to the Act.
I had the opportunity to go on the Rick howe show on News 97.7 FM.  https://soundcloud.com/tony-lohnes-49279945/october-15-2015-open-hour . It's amazing how negative he was telling me to get over it, and that the plebiscite we had wasn't binding. From CBC web site - http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/story/1.510063
"A plebiscite is binding only if the authority that calls for the vote pledges to follow the results." What CBC didn't mention, that the vote was binding, why didn't they tell you the way it actually is ? http://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/59th_1st/1st_read/b002.htm 
(b) authorizes a binding plebiscite on Sunday shopping to be held during the next municipal elections in the Fall of 2004 (giving a choice between shopping every Sunday except when otherwise a uniform closing day under the Act, shopping on the six Sundays before Christmas and no shopping on any Sunday) and authorizes the implementation of the result of the plebiscite by regulation;
http://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20041017001 Nova Scotians have said no to more Sunday shopping.
In a binding, provincewide plebiscite held on Saturday,
Oct. 16, with 49 of 55 municipalities reporting, the
unofficial total provincial vote opposed to Sunday shopping
was 55 per cent.
Rick Howe on the following day admitted he was wrong and that in deed the plebiscite was binding - https://soundcloud.com/tony-lohnes-49279945/rick-howe-october-16-2016 .  Mark Parent did an interview on You tube with me and also said that the plebiscite wasn't binding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14HIVGnfx2M&feature=youtu.be 
Maureen MacDonald's comments in the legislature.
https://nslegislature.ca/legislative-business/hansard-debates/assembly-60-session-1/60_1_house_06nov01.htm#I[Page%20918]  Yes, Mr. Speaker, there were people who were very happy that Sunday shopping was coming because that's what they wanted and there were people who weren't so happy, especially retail workers and small, independent retail shop owners, and corner store operators and certainly members of many Christian denominations. Also, we have to acknowledge that there were people who probably didn't care at all, one way or another. But the thing that struck me about all of those different points of view was what the Leader of the Liberal Party said, and I completely concur with his remarks. The absolute confusion and the genuine concern that people all across the spectrum, in terms of their viewpoints on this issue felt, when the government made their incredible flip-flop on this very important issue and essentially hid behind Mr. Justice Richards' decision and I think added to the confusion in the public. I wouldn't say wilfully added because that would be impugning motive, which isn't permitted here, Mr. Speaker, but certainly their position added to the confusion and perpetuated the idea that somehow the courts had struck down Sunday shopping in our province. That simply did not occur. That wasn't what happened, but what the courts did, they said the regulations that the Cabinet had passed in response to Sobeys and Superstore opening their boutique-type arrangements was a regulation that exceeded the power of the Cabinet. The proper place for debate around how to deal with uniform retail closings in the Province of Nova Scotia is not behind that secret curtain that the Cabinet so often likes to hide behind. It's here on the floor of the House of Assembly.
Nova Scotia, you let you're government and media and business get away with this. Society is breaking down, families no longer bond and what do you do..say nothing. Are you going to be silent and watch the break down of society continue? The media should apologize for misleading you, and not telling you the truth. On Remembrance day think about all those people who died for you , so that you could vote and what did you do? You let the government get away with it. You let the media get away with it.  Churches , unions, you name it , all silent about the whole scam. Are you’re eyes open yet? This November 11th, I'll reflect on that day the sacrifice that these people did for us. Giving us the freedoms we should have and not ignore democratic votes because it doesn't suit us.