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Again, why should Canadians living today have to pay for mistakes made back in history? I don't agree with a lot of the things that were done to FNs back generations ago, but I and my parents and grandparents had nothing to do with it. How is giving chunks of crown land and millions of dollars to native bands going to be fair to generations of non-natives who live in the areas and work going to solve past mistakes? I don't think it is solving anything. Just creating a new set of problems. We should not forget that reparations for specific harms done in residential schools have been paid and continue to be paid. How far do you carry that? If you go by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendations, Canada must give the land back to the natives and pay billions of dollars for everything imaginable. Hardly a realistic proposition. People have always migrated from one part of the world to another. That is the history of the world. Endless generations should not burdened forever with paying compensation for what earlier settlers did. Have you ever heard of the Norwegians, Scandinavians, paying Britain for the Vikings invading the UK and all the atrocities they committed? I didn't think so.

The local people are the non-natives who live around Smithers Landing which is on Babine Lake and others who own cabins or vacation homes there. Also, the people in the town of Smithers and surrounding areas. Nobody knows how this large land grant in the Babine Lake area along with self-government for the Babine Lake band will effect everyone else. I lived in the area for nearly 30 years and know the area fairly well. Lots of non-native people hunt and fish in the whole area as well as guide outfitters work in the area. Lots of Americans and Europeans travel into the area to fish and hunt and stay in one or more of the fishing / hunting lodges. Not exactly sure how this self-government thing will work and whether non-natives will be prevented from using or entering certain areas. Lots of people feel we are all Canadians and the distant governments in Ottawa and Victoria and their bureaucrats should not be dividing people up and creating certain privileges for certain people without consulting with and giving the local people any say. The non-natives get along well with the natives. But distant political outsiders are dictating or creating a new kind of order for political reasons. There are thousands of non-natives who live in that part of the northwest who should have had a say in all this and know exactly what is being proposed. This area is part of the provincial and federal riding area for NDP politicians who seem to have their own agenda and not interested in consulting the local non-natives in their riding.

God is not hiding his existence. God makes his presence clear in two ways. The first half of Psalm 19 makes that clear. quote 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun. 5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. unquote Psalm 19: 1-6 kJV The clear evidence of God is the creation all around us. In the second part of the Psalm God has spoken to us clearly through his inspired Word, the Bible. quote 7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. {law: or, doctrine} {converting: or, restoring} 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. {true: Heb. truth} 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. {the honeycomb: Heb. the dropping of honeycombs} 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. 12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. 13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. {the great: or, much} 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Unquote Psalm 19:7-14 KJV

I don't think you even read the information or looked into it. I have done my part. You have to do yours. Otherwise, I can't see much hope. Eternal life depends on having the faith and faith depends on a degree of understanding of these issues. So unless you intend to have a lost eternity and miss out on the chance for heaven, you need to start learning the truth. The KJV Bible has the truth. The lies from the world could be a hindrance and block a person from learning the truth and way of salvation, which is very much connected to this issue of creation versus evolution. Not much more I can add.

We often hear Trudeau and Liberals toss around the word reconciliation and now we frequently hear politicians at all levels routinely make land acknowledgements at the beginning of a speech or meeting. But how much have we heard about what this actually all means? I recently discovered that the Federal and Provincial BC government signed a three way deal called the Lake Babine Foundation Agreement to begin the process of handing over about 22,000 hectares of land to the Lake Babine band. This band comprises about 2,500 people in about five different FN communities around Babine Lake although some of the communities are only occupied seasonally by a small number of people. Babine Lake is the longest lake in B.C. at about 110 km. and is situated in northwest B.C. I have fished on Babine Lake many times over the years. The people who live in a small community or have recreation cabins/homes on Babine Lake at a place called Smithers Landing were notified after the fact and invited to attend a public meeting in Smithers to hear about this agreement about six years later and make their own opinions known at the meeting. You can watch them raise their questions and concerns on the video link below. This was after the fact. Apparently the fine points of the deal are still to be worked out. The main agreement had already been made between the federal government, the province of B.C. and the Lake Babine band in 2014 without consulting or including the non native people who live in the area and the town of Smithers which is about 90 km from the lake. Of course the people who live or have cabins or homes at the lake are greatly concerned. But it crossed my mind that this may be just the beginning. This is being done under the claim of reconciliation. There is talk by the government that the Lake Babine band will receive valuable timber lands that could be used for logging and hopefully they will get into the logging business. But there are a lot of concerns of how this will affect non natives in that area who use the area for recreation, hunting, guiding outfitters, and other things. Will the natives block access to the area or through the area for one thing? The value of the land plus about 50 million in cash included in the agreement will come to a total value of about 200 million dollars. For 2,500 people that works out to an equivalent value of $80,000 for each man, woman and child. But the bigger question comes to mind. Is this a sign of things to come in countless other communities across B.C. and Canada? Is this part of what politicians mean by "reconciliation" without actually spelling it out. We know the 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission are mind boggling and completely beyond affordability or reason for Canadians. Read a little of the 94 calls to action through Google and see the endless demands that are included. It should also be noted that the politicians that make these decisions to hand over large tracts of land do not live in the area and are not personally effected themselves. They have no skin in this issue. It costs the politicians nothing, but could well have unknown impacts on local people, which we do not yet understand. Babine Lake – Smithers Landing – Fishing Northwest British Columbia (fishingnbc.ca)

For the moment, I wish to respond to your point on evolution. In actual fact, it is called the "Theory of Evolution" meaning it is not a proven fact; only a theory. It has been found wanting by many experts and scientists. The book Refuting Evolution can be read online. But the conclusion in the book gives these points. This is somewhat lengthy; so I hope it is not deleted. Otherwise you can go to the creation.com website and find the book online there. There are also study guides to help study the subject. There are a number of topics within the subject which refute evolution. Quote Conclusion This book has addressed the main arguments for evolution presented by Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science and found them wanting. By contrast, the evidence for creation is cogent. In particular, Refuting Evolution has covered the following areas in its nine chapters: Chapter 1: Facts do not speak for themselves, but must be interpreted according to a framework. The leading evolutionists are biased towards naturalism, to the extent that many are outspoken atheists. This is especially true of the National Academy of Science, the producers of Teaching about Evolution. Conversely, creationists admit that they are biased in favor of creation as revealed in the Bible. Although they have the same facts as evolutionists, interpreting them according to a biblical framework results in a more scientifically cogent theory. Chapter 2: Adherents to both the biblical creation/corruption/flood framework and the particles-to-people evolution framework teach that organisms change through time, and that mutations and natural selection play a large part in this. But evolutionists assume that the changes eventually increase the information content, so that a single living cell (which they claim arose from non-living chemicals) was the ancestor of all other life. Creationists believe that separate kinds were created, and that changes generally either remove information or leave the total information content unchanged. The examples of ‘evolution in action’ presented by Teaching about Evolution do not demonstrate the information increase required by evolution. Rather, they are examples of variation within a kind, and are consistent with the creation framework. Chapter 3: Evolutionists since Darwin have predicted that the fossil record would show many intermediate forms linking one kind of organism to a different kind. Instead, the fossil record shows that animals appear abruptly and fully formed, with only a handful of debatable examples of alleged transitional forms. It is also doubtful whether one can even imagine functional intermediates in many cases. Chapter 4: Birds are unique creatures, with wings and feathers designed for flight, and special lungs completely different from those of any reptile. Some evolutionists propose that birds evolved from gliding tree reptiles, while others propose that birds evolved from running dinosaurs. Each group refutes the other so convincingly that a reasonable conclusion is that birds did not evolve from non-birds at all. Chapter 5: Whales are mammals designed for life in water, with many unique features. Teaching about Evolution asserts that whales evolved from land animals, and presents an alleged series of whale intermediates. But on close analysis, none stands up. For example, we find that the fossil evidence for one alleged key intermediate, Ambulocetus, is fragmentary. Another alleged intermediate, Basilosaurus, is actually 10 times the size of Ambulocetus although the book draws them the same size. And an evolutionary vertebrate paleontologist points out its peculiar body and tooth shape mean that Basilosaurus ‘could not possibly have been the ancestor of modern whales.’ Chapter 6: Humans are very different from apes, especially in intelligence and language. Teaching about Evolution presents a series of alleged apeman skulls. But the evidence shows that humans and australopithecines are distinct kinds. This includes analysis of the semicircular canals in the ear and the canal that carried the nerve to the tongue. DNA similarities between humans and chimps are exaggerated; the dissimilarities correspond to encyclopedic differences in information. A common creator is a better explanation for both similarities and differences. Proper drawings of embryos show that different kinds have very different embryos, not similar ones, despite the claim of Teaching about Evolution. Chapter 7: Teaching about Evolution presents the usual big bang theory. However, there is no satisfactory evolutionary explanation to explain how the universe could come into existence without a cause, or for the formation of stars and solar systems after such an alleged ‘big bang.’ Teaching about Evolution also discusses the Galileo controversy, but misses the point. The church had adopted the Ptolemaic framework and interpreted the Bible accordingly. Secular defenders of the framework persuaded the church leaders that Galileo was really contradicting the Bible. Moreover, the verses (mis)used to teach Ptolemaic astronomy were often from the Psalms, Hebrew poetry (unlike Genesis) that was clearly not intended to teach a particular cosmological model. Also, other biblical passages (mis)used were using the earth as a reference frame, a scientifically accurate procedure. Chapter 8: Teaching about Evolution teaches that the earth is billions of years old, and uses the fossils and radiometric dating as ‘proof.’ However, there is evidence that many rocks and fossils were formed by catastrophic processes, which is consistent with the biblical framework that includes a global flood. Radiometric dating theory relies on several untestable assumptions about the past, and the methods have often proven false and even self-contradictory in practice. Ninety percent of the methods that have been used to estimate the age of the earth indicate an age far younger than that asserted by Teaching about Evolution. Chapter 9: Living organisms have encyclopedic quantities of complex, specific information coded in the DNA. Interestingly, this is precisely the criterion that would prove that a signal from outer space has an intelligent source. DNA itself is the most efficient storage/retrieval system in the universe. The information it stores is the blueprint for all the enzymes required for life, and the recipe for building the complex organs needed. Some of these include sonars of dolphins and bats, and the miniature motors driving flagella or making the ATP molecule. These are far more complex than anything humans have built. Other structures have inspired human inventions; for example, the lobster eye inspired an x-ray telescope design. Finally, it is shown that the design explanation is legitimate, and that the only reason to reject it is an a priori faith in materialism. Thus, there is good reason to take the biblical creationist framework seriously, and every reason that students should hear the evidence against evolution. Unquote Refuting Evolution chapter 10: Conclusion - creation.com Some main points that should be examined are the Theory of Evolution and the later modifications to the theory do not support the essential processes evolutionists claimed. For instance, there are no transitional fossils that credible show evolution for example from land creatures to birds. There are no fossils or evidence to show life formed from non-life or chemical matter to biological living cells. In fact the evidence leans more toward creation than evolution. The other point is creationists do believe that creatures may modify over time, but this is not evolution. According to Genesis God created the various kinds of creatures. Birds for example, were always birds, but may have adapted or changed to a different bird through modification over time. But fish or animals did not become birds. There is no evidence to support the claim that they did. In fact, if you study the material in the book Refuting Evolution and perhaps delve into it further, you will find the science actually support creation more than evolution. There is a vast amount of information in a simple cell, let alone a living creature. The amount of information in a cell could fill many sets of encylopedias. The fact is for evolution to be a fact, new information in the DNA, RNA, etc. would have to have been added for new creatures to evolve. But science has found new information is never added. Living organisms have this vast store of information that determines how they are structured and function. Only God could have designed them like that. In other words everything required an intelligent designer to be created and exist.

The simple fact is many people cannot afford the high cost of accommodation in the west coast communities. It is up to the government (local municipal, regional (ACRD), and provincial to look after homeless people. It is also up to these governments to provide sufficient provincial parks, and forest service campsites for tourists and outdoor enthusiasts. Not everyone has the money or interest in the crowded commercial campsites around Tofino. The ACRD and other bureaucrats, local authorities should stop treating people like filth, stop ticketing everyone they can, and start working toward providing the camping facilities for people. They should also be working to provide accommodation to the poor and homeless instead of punishing them and trying to force them to go somewhere else. Tofino has just as much responsibility to look after the homeless and poor people as any other town on the island. Of the total population in the regional district, natives have nowhere near 50%. The ACRD represents the whole region, not just the native villages which in total is a very small number compared to the tens of thousands of people in the region. Therefore they have no right to be 30% of the board of directors which speaks for and represents the whole region.

I am one of the victims of the climate "crisis" and the highway robbery of carbon taxes since 2008. I was robbed of $2500 from 2008 to 2016 in the form of carbon taxes imposed by Premier Gordon Campbell and the BC Liberal government and saw no rebate. Quote How many times do alarmists have to fall for lie after lie … like Al Gore’s claim that the polar ice would melt by 2013; or Obama’s science advisor (John Holdren) said CO2 induced famines could kill as many as a billion people before 2020; or the father of global warming (James Hansen) said in 1986 that temperatures could rise by 7 degrees Fahrenheit by 2020 (but it only rose by 1 degree Fahrenheit); or Al Gore’s science advisor (Michael Oppenheimer) said in 1990 that by 1996 the Platte River of Nebraska would be dry and the Mexican police will round up illegal American migrants surging into Mexico seeking work; or Prince Charles said in 2009 that we have 50 days to save the planet from catastrophe; or the UN climate official (Noel Brown) said in 1989 that entire nations could be wiped off the face of the earth by rising sea levels if global warming is not reversed by the year 2000. There’s hundreds more of similar alarmist claims over the decades — but you get the idea — they’re all lies. Unquote Man-made climate change scam - Villages-News.com

Yes, the carbon tax is a flat rate. In B.C. the rebate is based on one's income. So most of the rebates go to very low income people. People that make or earn more than the specified amount, receive a very small rebate. That's the NDP policy. It's a kind of Communist system of wealth redistribution cloaked under a mask of fighting climate change. That's why they like the carbon tax system.

The carbon taxes go up with the cost of gas and diesel. The federal Liberals and B.C. NDP love it because their revenues continue to climb. They could care less about the cost of living for the middle and low income Canadians. The politicians all get expense allowances so it makes no difference to them.

You and millions of others are completely deceived by the U.N. , environmentalists, and left wing governments (liberals and NDP). There is no climate crisis and man cannot control the climate or weather. The truth is man emits a tiny amount of CO2 into the atmosphere and Canada's emissions are negligible. There is no proof this miniscule amount of CO2 emitted by mankind makes any difference to the climate. We are being conned big time and we are paying heavily for it. It is hurting millions of Canadians. quote “The oceans contain 37,400 billion tons (GT) of suspended carbon, land biomass has 2000-3000 GT. The atpmosphere contains 720 billion tons of CO2 and humans contribute only 6 GT additional load on this balance. The oceans, land and atpmosphere exchange CO2 continuously so the additional load by humans is incredibly small. A small shift in the balance between oceans and air would cause a CO2 much more severe rise than anything we could produce.” unquote How do human CO2 emissions compare to natural CO2 emissions? (skepticalscience.com)

I still don't buy your argument. As for FN, the board of directors has four FN people representing their interests on the board of about 14 members. FNs are 5% of the population but have 30% of the representation on the board. Makes a whole lot sense? That means the other 95% of the population in the area are not being democratically represented. But the fact that the population of the area don't elect the board makes the whole thing a farce. They are not interested in serving the people when they spend their time complaining and fining people for sleeping in their vehicles and chasing people away from certain areas. They only want people to bring lots of money to Tofino and other places to stay in expensive motels, campgrounds for $55 to $90 a night and eat in their expensive restaurants. If lots of people want to go and camp or don't have a place to stay or the money to stay in the expensive accommodations, then find a decent solution. Stop treating the citizens like dirt and trying to chase poor people away. They have to live somewhere and have as much right as anyone else to live in those areas. Most people do not have the big piles of money to stay in the expensive tourist destinations.

The Bible is the written revelation from God to mankind. That is the way God chose to reveal his revelation. Perhaps if you studied the Bible, the answer to your question might come to you more clearly. But you prefer the answer given to you on a silver platter. That's not how it works. The truth is there. It's up to you to read it. As for Jesus, the New Testament gospels are an account of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection on earth. He was seen by many eyewitnesses after the resurrection. There is no need for people outside the biblical writers to give that account. Also, Israel was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. and probably almost everything written down was destroyed. The early Christians were also outside that area in the first century and the writers of the N.T. survived the Roman destruction in 70A.D. He also performed many miracles which are recorded in the gospels, proving he is who he said he was and proving he is God. 1 Corinthians ch2 explains a little of what we are talking about. quote 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. {judgeth: or, discerneth} {judged: or, discerned} 16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. Unquote 1 Corinthians 2:11-16 KJV You may gather from this that before someone can make any sense of the Bible or believe it, one must have a degree of an open mind or a willingness to learn about what it is saying. Ask God to open your mind. That is about all I can suggest.

This short article substantiates the fact that Jesus did live on earth. References to the fact are also recorded by secular (non-Christian individuals who lived at the time. Two off hand were Tacitus and Josephus, a Jewish historian. It makes no sense to say Jesus should have written Scriptures himself, when in fact, he is the Son of God or the third person of the trinity. As such he is God. The Bible teaches that men who wrote the Scriptures were inspired by God to write them. In the beginning of the gospel of John, Jesus is referred to as the Word. The word is the Scriptures or Bible. Did Jesus really exist? Is there any historical evidence of Jesus Christ? | GotQuestions.org

So you are on the planning commission for the ACRD. That is ironic and surprising to find you here. You say the sheer numbers of people, garbage, abandoned vehicle on logging roads. First let me say that tourists don't travel to those place to abandon a vehicle. That would local people that did that. Secondly, I have been out in the wilderness many times and have not seen that much garbage. There is some in a few places, but I think you and the ACRD people are grossly exaggerating the problem. In addition to that, why are you not working to have organized forest service campsites in the west coast, Kennedy Lake, and other areas? You people are negligent in that all you do is complain and try to drive people away. Citizens have a right to the wilderness, a right to camping, and exploring our west coast. Yet what have you done to accommodate them? The whole gist of the ACRD COW meetings is to complain about people who use the wilderness. If there is a lot of garbage there, why doesn't the ACRD do something positive about it, like putting trash receptacles in strategic places, having people come in and collect the garbage, build campsites, and provide some washrooms for the public in and around the towns? You are basically doing nothing except trying to discourage people from using the wilderness. You are not providing support and making people feel welcome. The ACRD is an unelected group of elite bureaucrats. They are appointed by local governments and made up of councilors from local governments. So people do not elect them directly as far as I can see. That is not democratic. At least tell us what positive things you have done to solve the problems of garbage and a few old vehicles that have been dumped. That old vehicle stuff happens everywhere. There should be some solutions to these problems provided by the ACRD who assumes authority over the rest of the population, not just condemning without doing anything.

After decriminalizing hard drugs Portland becomes an open air market for drugs | The Jim Bakker Show If this is true, what is the future beginning in January 2023 going to look like in B.C. Did the federal liberals and their NDP cohorts look at this situation in Portland before decriminalizing drugs in B.C.? I am not a regular follower of the Jim Bakker Show but came across this article while searching for something for someone else. quote Important Takeaways: Portland resembles an ‘open air drug market’ after decriminalizing hard drugs: Overdose deaths skyrocket by 41% in the Democrat-led city as homeless addicts collapse on sidewalks Law enforcement agents say that the streets of Portland are full of homeless addicts openly buying and selling drugs Photos show the desperate situation in the Pacific Northwest city, where people can be seen shooting up drugs or passed out in broad daylight The dreadful scene comes 16 months after Ballot Measure 110 went into effect in February 2021 Oregon was the first state in the United States to decriminalize possession of personal-use amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone But since the measure was passed overdose deaths in the state hit an all-time high in 2021 with 1069, a 41 percent increase from 2020 Unquote

Here is some of submissions by bureaucrats. Some complaints are probably justified. But a lot of the complaints are self-serving bureaucratic tripe. But there are no forest service campsites although they exist in other parts of the province. So there is no place for people to go except the expensive resort type campsites around Tofino for $55 to $90 a night, and these may already be filled up. Sounds like there are no public washrooms around town either. They obviously want all visitors to only go to the expensive campgrounds or hotels/motels and eat in the expensive restaurants and use their washrooms. Otherwise don't come to the west coast. quote • Responded to calls on West Main for backwoods campers: saw no social distancing • High anxiety for responders due to time delay to get to patient as well as health and safety issues • These people are not arriving as tourists to support our businesses • The backroad clean-up was devasting this year • Based on license plates, seeing people from Quebec and Ontario • When BCAS is responding out of town for these incidents, it leaves a gap in town which elevates the risk • Seeing more drug-induced illnesses rather than injuries e) District of Tofino – Councilor (and ACRD Director) Tom Stere • Bylaw officers are seeing a different clientele than they are used to • Echo Chief Baker’s comments as well as Director Cole’s regarding West Main • Tla-o-qui-aht territory is an important part of our jurisdiction f) Ucluelet RCMP – Sgt. Steve Mancini • Large increase in vehicle traffic • West Main is the hot spot • Ran roadblocks and saw 80-100 vehicles per day Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting Minutes March 3/21 Page 4 • No large up-tic in calls for service • Assisted BCAS with overdoses, no significant person-crimes • Seeing conflicts between local people and out-of-towners • Limited resources are being pulled out of town which affects communities • Bylaw officer was engaged last summer • No resources to monitor how long people are staying • Not sure if gating is the answer? g) Parks Canada – Park Superintendent Karen Haugen • Significant garbage being dumped in and around park bins • Used washrooms to shower, do laundry, dump garbage • Destroyed the water system: clogs, backlogs, failure • Janitors were trying to move people out at 6 am • Law enforcement was involved • People were hanging out in the park reserve and bunching up • People not paying park fees and having confrontations with visitors • Human/wildlife conflicts • Good news was the Guardian Programs were enhanced • Back country people were respectful but were still entering an area that was closed h) BC Parks – Area Supervisor Michael Grandbois • Has been a difficult time • Confrontations at Kennedy Lake and Kennedy Lake access • Only have 2 full-time and 1 seasonal staff • Kennedy Lake boat launch is day-use only • Seeing 10-15 per day from Alberta and Quebec • Had one firearm issue last year • More tickets issued than ever before • Seeing internet sites with blogs listing these places as safe sites to visit • Hard to deal with people who do not know if they are in a protected area or not • Mob rules out there • BC Parks has no actual campsites on the peninsula • A benefit was to get the work closer with the Tla-o-qui-aht Park Guardians • Resources are depleted • Some vehicles are still there since October and have not moved • Causing conflicts with local........... unquote mar_3_cow_minutes.pdf (acrd.bc.ca)

I read through the minutes of a meeting of Committee of the Whole of the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District held on March 3, 2021 on the west coast of Vancouver Island and was somewhat taken aback by the submissions by many of the bureaucrats and political appointees to the meeting. If you read through their comments you will understand what I mean. They seem to be obsessed with banning the public from camping or even visiting their area and communities. Read the minutes from the Mar. 3, 2021 COW meeting and notice the input from many of the bureaucrats. mar_3_cow_minutes.pdf (acrd.bc.ca) Notice one of the issues raised by Toquaht First Nation – Member of Council (and ACRD Director) Kirsten Johnsen was "have outsiders leave our land". Of course our land refers to so-called traditional territories which mean all land in their area. This is not Indian Reserve but is the areas of crown land. Another submission was from the Tofino district fire chief. He said "Issued over 600 tickets for vehicles being used as accommodation" Apparently if you visit the west coast, specifically Tofino, don't think you can sleep in your vehicle anywhere. If they catch you, you could receive a ticket and last information was it is a $160 fine. When visiting the area bring lots of money. They have apparently banned camping in forests on the west coast outside designated private campgrounds such as in the Tofino area, which charge between $55 and $90 a night for a campsite. No camping around any wilderness area off logging roads or around the wilderness lakes like Kennedy Lake. You may have a bureaucrat go after you, evict you and ticket you. This is what it has come to. Even a native "land defender" might confront you as last year they set up blockades for the ostensible reason garbage was being left by campers.

Here is a little bit on the question of where the universe came from. It discusses the subject of atheists who believe in miracles, i.e. the kind of miracles that are nonsensical, but are attempts to explain the existence of the universe apart from God. quote Origin of the universe Materialists (Atheists) once tried to believe that the universe was eternal, to erase the question of where it came from. The famous British Atheist Bertrand Russell, for example, took this position. However, this is not tenable. The progress of scientific knowledge about thermodynamics, for example, means that virtually everyone has been forced to acknowledge that the universe had a beginning, somewhere, sometime—the big bang idea acknowledges this (ideas like the multiverse only put the beginning more remotely, but do not get rid of the pesky problem).4 The big bang attempts to explain the beginning of the universe. However, what did it begin from and what caused it to begin? Ultimately, it could not have come from a matter/energy source, the same sort of stuff as our universe, because that matter/energy should also be subject to the same physical laws, and therefore decay, and it would have had a beginning too, just further back in time. So, it had to come from? Nothing! Nothing became everything with no cause whatsoever. Magic! “The universe burst into something from absolutely nothing—zero, nada. And as it got bigger, it became filled with even more stuff that came from absolutely nowhere. How is that possible? Ask Alan Guth. His theory of inflation helps explain everything.” So proclaimed the front cover of Discover magazine, April 2002. Physicist Lawrence Krauss, one of the loud ‘new Atheists’, has tried to explain how everything came from nothing; he even wrote a book about it.5 However, his ‘nothing’ is a ‘quantum vacuum’, which is not actually nothing. Indeed, a matter/energy quantum something has exactly the same problem as eternal universes; it cannot have persisted for eternity in the past, so all their theorizing only applies after the universe (something) exists.6 Back to square one! Materialists have no explanation for the origin of the universe, beyond ‘it happened because we are here!’ Magic: just like the rabbit out of the hat, but with the universe, a rather humungous ‘rabbit’! ‘Stuff happens!’ Materialists have no explanation for the origin of the universe, beyond ‘it happened because we are here!’ There are other aspects of the big bang, the ‘mainstream’ model of the universe’s origin, that are also miraculous. The ‘standard model’ has a period of very rapid expansion called ‘inflation’ (which Alan Guth, mentioned above, invented). There is no known cause for the initiation of this supposed expansion, no known cause for it to stop and no physical mechanism for the extremely rapid expansion (many orders of magnitude faster than the speed of light). However, these three associated miracles must have happened or the big bang does not work because of the ‘horizon problem’. More magic! “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). This is not magic, because God, who is eternal and omnipotent, is a sufficient cause for the universe. And He can exist eternally (and therefore has no beginning) because He is a non-material entity (God is spirit, as the Bible says in many places). unquote Five atheist miracles - creation.com

So you don't believe parents have a right and a sacred responsibility to raise their children in the right way? There is a wrong way, actually many wrong ways and a right way. The broad way is wide and leads to destruction (and hell). The right way is narrow and few there be that find it. There is such a thing as parents and parental authority. Is that alien to you?

You need to examine your belief in evolution. That theory has been clearly refuted in the book available online called "Refuting Evolution", as well as many other sources. Check out the book at this website: Refuting Evolution -- study guide: Lesson 1 - creation.com God created Adam and Eve with a free will which meant they had the choice whether to obey God or disobey him and rebel. They chose to rebel. "The fall of man was caused by Adam’s sin. Sin is any human behavior, word, or thought that is contrary to the perfection of God. Because of Adam’s sin, God placed a curse upon the world, the people, the animals, the plants, and the very ground (Genesis 3:14–19). Their sin had brought upon them the judgment of God, and the only just punishment for such high treason is eternal death (Romans 6:23). But God then put into play a system by which human beings could find pardon for sin. God killed an animal and made garments for the man and woman to cover the nakedness that now brought them shame (Genesis 3:21). In doing so, God painted a picture of what He would do thousands of years later when the Perfect Lamb was slain to take away our sin (John 1:29; Revelation 13:8)." What truly happened at the fall of man? | GotQuestions.org Man is responsible for his rebellion or sin against God. Hell is clearly taught in Scripture.

The subject is a very simple question of fundamental freedom of belief and religion, which from your comment you cannot comprehend. You would blindly follow a Marxist dictator into complete loss of freedom and individual rights in every area. Once the dictator establishes his far reaching and widespread control of everything and you wake up to realize all your freedom is gone, it will be too late to do anything about it.

quote Thousands of pastors across North America have reportedly come together to protest Bill C-4, a Canadian law that took effect Jan. 8 after reportedly being pushed through Parliament with little debate. The claim is that Bill C-4 is broadly worded and could, in effect, ban biblical teachings on sexual ethics, and impact even personal communications on the subject. Preachers are protesting the law at the pulpit, with 4,000 pastors affirming their opposition as well as willingness to speak out against it, Fox News reported. John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in Los Angeles is among the pastors who have been vocal on the issue. He recently warned that such crackdowns will likely ramp up, especially as Christians refuse to cave. “Ultimately, the dissenters, the ones who will not cave in, are going to be those who are faithful to the Bible. And that’s what’s already leading to laws made against doing what we are commanded to do in Scripture, which is to confront that sin,” he told Fox News. “And that’s just going to escalate.” MacArthur added, “I think it’s reached a level there in Canada that it hasn’t yet reached here, but it’s coming. It’s coming fast.” The preacher isn’t alone in voicing concern. Liberty Coalition Canada, a legal group that educates Canadians about the intersection of faith and governance, organized a clarion call for pastors to step up to the plate and discuss these issues. In an article titled, “Bill C-4: How Should The Church Respond?” the organization offered guidance, and directly addressed issues with the law. “This bill, while purporting to protect individuals from coercion and abuse in the form of ‘conversion therapy,’ will instead criminalize Christianity in our country,” part of the statement read. “This bill’s wording is sufficiently broad to allow for the criminal prosecution of Christians who would speak biblical truth into the lives of those in bondage to sexual sins like homosexuality and transgenderism.” Liberty Coalition Canada expressed worries that even parents could be imprisoned for trying to help their children escape “sexual sin through repentance and faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” The organization asked all Christian churches in Canada to come together and defend biblical truth. The statement specifically asked church leaders to “publicly preach a sermon that specifically proclaims the biblical truth that homosexuality and transgenderism are serious sins condemned by the law of God that exclude a sinner from salvation without repentance.” Thousands of pastors in North America reportedly responded to this call and are offering support to the initiative. So, what’s actually in Bill C-4 that has so many pastors concerned? Details of Bill C-4 Bill C-4 was codified last month and took effect in early January. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent an elated tweet on Dec. 8, 2021, welcoming the news. “It’s official: Our government’s legislation banning the despicable and degrading practice of conversion therapy has received Royal Assent – meaning it is now law,” he said. “LGBTQ2 Canadians, we’ll always stand up for you and your rights.” Pastors, however, are worried about who plans to stand up for their rights, especially in light of the problematic and vague language they believe is embedded in the statute. Text of the law notes that it amends criminal codes to create offenses around “causing another person to undergo conversion therapy,” taking a child outside Canada for conversion therapy, and advertising or promoting conversion therapy, among other violations. Of particular interest is the bill’s preamble, which discusses “myths and stereotypes” surrounding sexuality. The text proclaims conversion therapy “causes harm” and then goes on to offer seemingly contentious language. “Whereas conversion therapy causes harm to society because, among other things, it is based on and propagates myths and stereotypes about sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, including the myth that heterosexuality, cisgender gender identity, and gender expression that conforms to the sex assigned to a person at birth are to be preferred over other sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions,” it reads. The preamble adds that the bill aims to “protect the human dignity and equality of all Canadians” before progressing to offer specific restrictions on conversion therapy. The law punishes people in three specific categories: those who utilize conversion therapy, those who promote or advertise conversion therapy, and those who financially benefit from the practice. The bill proclaims that “everyone who knowingly causes another person to undergo conversion therapy — including by providing conversion therapy to that other person” is in violation of the law and can face prison for up to five years. Promotion or advertising of conversion therapy could come with up to two years imprisonment as can any offense among those who financially or materially benefit. How Is Conversion Therapy Defined? One of the central questions surrounding the bill centers on how the law defines conversion therapy. An explanation is embedded in the text, which reads, in part: In section 320.‍102 to 320.‍104, conversion therapy means a practice, treatment, or service designed to (a) change a person’s sexual orientation to heterosexual; (b) change a person’s gender identity to cisgender; (c) change a person’s gender expression so that it conforms to the sex assigned to the person at birth; (d) repress or reduce non-heterosexual attraction or sexual behavior; (e) repress a person’s non-cisgender gender identity; or (f) repress or reduce a person’s gender expression that does not conform to the sex assigned to the person at birth. A definition is presented, though some critics fear it is too vague to adequately protect churches and others who wish to teach biblical truth on sexuality. Critics worry the law will perpetuate religious persecution and could even govern private conversations, according to Fox News. Why Does It Matter? The reasons this debate matters are implicit in the aforementioned background. Canada has been at the forefront of religious freedom debates of late, particularly in the age of COVID-19. Numerous pastors have faced fines or imprisonment for their refusal to shut down services. As CBN News and Faithwire have reported, Pastor Tim Stephens and Artur Pawlowski are just two preachers who were detained for COVID-related infractions. Some pastors and churches have made clear they don’t plan to back down, despite the cost, and it’s likely the conversion therapy battle is just another arena in which this perseverance is blatantly clear. Trinity Bible Chapel in Waterloo, Ontario, recently published a video that encouraged churches not to shut down amid the pandemic. Church outreach and a woman’s baptism were highlighted in the clip. If the church were closed, the woman wouldn’t have found healing, the church argued. “Refuse to close your doors. Refuse to turn people away. This testimony is one among many that are similar,” the church proclaimed. “We’ve witnessed over 100 baptisms at TBC since June 2020; all glory to God!” It’s unclear where the conversion therapy debate will go next, though it appears thousands of pastors plan to speak out. It’s likely the battle is just beginning, as greater clarification and context are demanded. ***As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up for Faithwire’s daily newsletter and download the CBN News app, to stay up-to-date with the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.*** What is faith and what does the Bible say about faith? Click here for answers. ....Unquote .... for more of this article, go to: 4,000 Pastors Unite Against Canada’s New LGBTQ Conversion Therapy Law, Warn It Will ‘Criminalize Christianity’ | CBN News Faith

Proportional Representation, PR, is not an improvement and it is not democratic. People who advocate for PR definitely do not understand what it means. What it does though is it deprives ridings (electoral districts) from having the candidate with the most votes be their representative. This is not democracy. PR allows political parties, not the voters, choose a certain number of candidates. Each party gets to choose a certain number of candidates depending on the percentage of total votes they receive. But those candidates are not elected by any particular riding. They are the anointed favourites of a political party. So these hand-picked, unelected members of Parliament are not responsible to any particular riding because they were not chosen by a riding. The result of this is democracy is subverted by taken over by political parties. People lose direct control of the electoral process. You also end up with more MPs from tiny fringe or small political parties because they are given MPs according to the percentage of the total national vote even though they could not elect any candidates in any ridings. This is a gross subversion of the established democratic system. It also means there will be fewer MPs elected in the governing party most of time and increases the chances that there will be no majority government. That means the government is weakened greatly and unable to get important things done especially in times of crisis. You could end up with mostly minority governments because there would be far more MPs who were not elected by a riding, but are hand-picked by the small political parties. That means likely more governments will be defeated in Parliament and more elections as the endless cycle of elections is repeated more frequently. The people lose their rights to choose the candidate for their riding and some hand picked elites of other political parties are appointed to be MPs.