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Nobody is supposed to mention personal responsibility these days. That would be condemned as stigma. But the truth is nobody can be treated unless they are willing to be. But heavy blame is put on society as the culprit. Many say housing shortage, high cost of living, inflation, homelessness, etc. are all to blame. We will likely always have these societal problems. If people are waiting for those problems to go away, the OD crisis will never end. There are also a lot of people who ODed who were living in normal homes and lives. It is not just on the streets this happens. Very common in homes too. So what is the solution besides waiting for a utopian society to be created?

According to this article: The last living WWII-era German Nazis have shockingly few regrets (nypost.com) This is shocking because it was one of the worst crimes against humanity in history. It mentions a documentary that was produced on this called "Final Account". It does not appear to be available for free on the internet. It is on Google Play for $4.99 plus tax (possibly U.S. dlrs)

Trudeau claims his government's drug policies are saving lives. But the statistics tell a different story. quote “What the science tells us is that the best ways to support people struggling with addictions, first of all, safe consumption sites. There was one when we came into office in 2015, now there are dozens and dozens and dozens across the country, and they are saving lives significantly,” Trudeau said. Here’s the thing, Trudeau has increased the number of places for people to consume hard drugs but hasn’t funded or mandated addiction services to help people kick their habit. The result isn’t that lives are being saved by his policies but instead people are dying. Trudeau said that the expansion of safe consumption sites since his government took office has saved lives, however, in 2015, British Columbia recorded 529 “drug toxicity deaths” but in 2022 there were 2,272 or an increase of more than 300% in one province over seven years. In Ontario, the number of opioid-related deaths went from 728 in 2015 to 2,907 in 2021. The number of emergency room visits from opioids alone went from 3,628 in 2015 to 17,023 in 2021. The more permissive attitude is not saving lives by any standard. At the end of January, British Columbia was granted permission to decriminalize what the federal government deemed personal use amounts of certain hard drugs. Anyone found with 2.5 grams or less of heroin, morphine, and fentanyl, crack, cocaine, meth or ecstasy won’t face charges. Advocates for making Canada’s drug laws more lenient regularly point to places like Portugal which legalized virtually all drugs more than 20 years ago. What they don’t tell you is that you can still be busted for possession but sent for treatment rather than being sent to jail. In Canada, we seem to want to adopt the policy that says make drugs legal, make them easier to get but we don’t want to offer treatment for addictions. This has been my problem with the legalization and safe consumption argument for years. The governments pushing easier access to drugs for addicts don’t make easier access for addiction treatment part of the package. unquote Trudeau claims his drug policy saves lives but overdose deaths rise | Ottawa Sun If safe consumption sites and legalization of a certain amount is the answer, why have the number of people dying of overdoses been going up?

I would say there are different levels of insults. Most fall into a lower level category. His insults were a different level entirely. That is why Parliament, and any organization have rules on how people can speak to the other people. That is why we have Human Rights Codes. It cannot be reasonable to unfairly trash other people. There has to be a certain level of decorum or respect. It cannot be a free-for-all. As someone who holds certain beliefs, I found them more offensive. He is a clever man but uses his ability to attack people that believe in God. Nobody should have to spend their time reading that. He says I should simply shut up and not mention the Bible or anything religious. I strongly disagree because for a Bible believer that is his reason for being. The powers in the world can be divided between two. One is the Devil or Satan and the other is God. God has infinite power and we don't always understand his ways and purposes. The Devil's power is very limited. But the people in the world generally follow him. So naturally the Devil wants to silence Bible believers. That is what it is all about. I also oppose excessive government control or authoritarianism. But there has to be some level of control of society which we call law and order or we have anarchy. I don't oppose law and order. The reason we have businesses in Canada in some places being constantly being robbed, employees assaulted, and windows broken, and property damaged is because criminals are arrested and immediately released by the courts. This system was created by the liberal-left that blames society, poverty, etc. for the existence of crime and they don't hold criminals responsible.

Finally figured out how to put him on ignore. Done.

No, I don't believe they are true. The name calling and insults are just vile rubbish. But you seem to support it all and think that kind of language is acceptable on here. Tell me how you manage to reason that is acceptable if you are in God's good grace?

No, I would not say I am mad. Someone with certain beliefs is expected to be constantly insulted and called names by one or two individuals. I hope you have some sympathy for them. They are incapable of rational discussion. They have certain things they are triggered by, especially when I make a quote or comment from the Bible, and will throw insults and derogatory names out as a normal conversation. I don't think they could be married. If they are, their wives must be real silent doormats to be able to stick it out. The reason I felt this should be mentioned is I came across it in the B.C. Human Rights Code and realized that according to that they really have no right to come on a forum and insult people that way. They have taken over the forum and nobody with my views can comment without expecting to be trashed. The forum should be more civilized.

They don't believe what I said from the Bible anyway, so why would that be a big thing? Only if someone is unsure and the idea of hell scares them, right? You are contradicting yourself. Does it scare you? Mentioning hell is not against the BC Human Rights Code. It is just a part of religious beliefs and therefore a legitimate part of conversation. If I said you shouldn't have sex outside marriage, would you say that is personal and therefore not allowed as well? Give us a list of the subjects that you think are forbidden to speak about. We will check the BC Human Rights Code and see if they are forbidden.

You are correct. You may be much wiser than I am on that. I will have to consider that.

False. An examination of a number of posts will prove I do not insult everyone all the time. Your claim is a lie. I do not "damn them with Bible quotes". I often quote the Bible to prove them wrong or what I am saying is true. You don't accept it because of your anti-Bible/anti-Christian ideology, that's all. I am not harassing anyone. But I am sure you disagree with me and use the argument of harassment, which is false. The BC Human Rights Code speaks about one of the grounds of discrimination is religion. Therefore your argument that you can insult and call names because of my Bible quotes is proof you are breaking the Code. You are breaking the Code by trying to deny my right to quote the Bible and my interpretation of it. That is what they do Islamic and Communist countries.

I can understand why you would want someone you disagree with to just go away and disappear. Your name if fairly new on here and some of us have been on here for a long time. But I have as much right to speak as you without endless insults and name-calling form a particular individual. Freedom of speech is not unlimited. When you go beyond debate about a certain subject and concentrate on insulting and name-calling, it is perfectly proper to point that out and explain why it is wrong. We should try a little harder to treat other people with some respect.

I know it is a national forum. I don't insult people very often, and nowhere near with the fierceness and repetition of this individual. He has proven his insults are partly driven by his animosity toward my religious beliefs and therefore it is a violation of the BC Human Rights Code. You yourself have sometimes referred by my religious beliefs as a reason for your opposition to me and my comments. So you too also broke the BC Human Rights Code. The reason I posted under the Federal Politics is because that is where 95% of the discussions and insults take place. Therefore it is the best place to draw attention to it. But I can understand why you would want it not to be seen.

No, saying someone could go to hell is not in the BC Human Rights Code and I have very rarely said anything like that. Secondly it is not a personal comment in the same sense as a steady stream of name-calling and personal insults. The occasional comment in the context of a religious belief is not in the same category at all. I can understand people on the forum make the odd comment which is questionable, as I have done on occasion. But this person, has absolutely no restraint at all with his steady stream of name-calling and personal insults. Something is seriously wrong where a forum has that kind of thing going on.

I just received a reply to my post about this issue from the offender. He totally rejects my reply and reference to the BC Human Rights Code and just adds more insults. You can read over a number of his comments under this topic: Time to bring back capital punishment for murder of police officers and prison guards - Page 3 - Federal Politics - Repolitics.com - Political Discussion Forums

I am not trying to report a particular incident at this time. Just trying to raise awareness.

Since there is no moderation of comments involving personal attacks, I think it is reasonable to mention this. From BC Human Rights Code quote 3 The purposes of this Code are as follows: (a)to foster a society in British Columbia in which there are no impediments to full and free participation in the economic, social, political and cultural life of British Columbia; (b)to promote a climate of understanding and mutual respect where all are equal in dignity and rights; (c)to prevent discrimination prohibited by this Code; unquote quote 7 (1)A person must not publish, issue or display, or cause to be published, issued or displayed, any statement, publication, notice, sign, symbol, emblem or other representation that (a)indicates discrimination or an intention to discriminate against a person or a group or class of persons, or (b)is likely to expose a person or a group or class of persons to hatred or contempt because of the Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age of that person or that group or class of persons. unquote Human Rights Code (gov.bc.ca)

Not only are you the worst false accuser, insulter, and name caller on the forum, but you regularly violate the Human Rights Code by attacking me personally for my religious beliefs and political opinions. My comments do not attack you personally the way you do. You have no limits to how far you will go. Your constant demeaning and insulting pattern toward me is obvious to anyone who reads it. By doing so, you are really just painting yourself. quote 3 The purposes of this Code are as follows: (a)to foster a society in British Columbia in which there are no impediments to full and free participation in the economic, social, political and cultural life of British Columbia; (b)to promote a climate of understanding and mutual respect where all are equal in dignity and rights; (c)to prevent discrimination prohibited by this Code; unquote quote 7 (1)A person must not publish, issue or display, or cause to be published, issued or displayed, any statement, publication, notice, sign, symbol, emblem or other representation that (a)indicates discrimination or an intention to discriminate against a person or a group or class of persons, or (b)is likely to expose a person or a group or class of persons to hatred or contempt because of the Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age of that person or that group or class of persons. unquote Human Rights Code (gov.bc.ca)

It looks like everything Trudeau and the Liberals touch turns to garbage. This somehow seems similar to the ex GG, David Johnson appointed to investigate Chinese election interference. He was extremely unpopular in that position and finally had to step down. Now another liberal, the Speaker of the House of Commons is being forced to step down. All this is because of Trudeau and Liberal mismanagement. Why didn't the Liberals ensure they had a proper process for screening every individual coming into the House of Commons? This was one of the most important gatherings in the HOC in many years and it was sabotaged by the mistake of one man. This has far-reaching consequences with Russian propaganda and Canada's image on the world stage. Surely the government should be held responsible since they are the only ones that have the power and organization to properly screen individuals.

We are in a housing crisis and millions of Canadians are going to food banks that are running out of food. This crisis is caused by government overspending and wasting money on everything under the sun. We know the BC NDP is great at throwing millions of dollars out for everything they can think of, including things FNs demand. How about stopping the waste of taxpayer's money for a first step in helping millions of Canadians who are suffering and have no home. Tent cities and homeless people are a disaster in many cities. FNs north of Vancouver shut down a provincial park/lake. Not sure if it's open now, maybe. But the NDP just sucks up to them and lets them shut a park down to public. They could easily send a few RCMP in there and arrest some of them.

Nonsense. Every person entering Parliament for this major event should have been cleared by security which is the Trudeau government's responsibility. Nobody else has this responsibility. They failed to screen this guy. This was a major security breach which has far-reaching consequences.

Do you think society is responsible for criminals killing police officers? Would you blame society or is the criminal entirely responsible for his actions?

Never said that. Do you understand the difference between western Capitalism and Socialism/Communism?

"Speaker Anthony Rota apologized on Sunday for giving a standing ovation to Yaroslav Hunka in the House of Commons. The 98-year-old, it was later revealed, fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War." The group reportedly murdered thousands of innocent people. This recognition is particularly grievous to the Jews and Poles, who lost thousands of their people to the Nazis. Speaker Anthony Rota apologizes for honouring man who fought for Nazis | National Post Ultimately the PM, the PMO's office, and his security apparatus is responsible for screening everyone who is allowed into Parliament and to be recognized by Parliament. What happened on Friday is an international embarrassment that will also be used by Russia to try to make the case that Ukrainians are Nazis and Canada support Nazis. It is a total disaster that the Trudeau government is responsible for and could have been prevented.

The guy was part of a Nazi group that murdered thousands of people.

Zelinskyy is not "hanging out with the Nazis". This Nazi brought into Parliament has nothing to do with Zelinskyy.