SAVE CANADA-VOTE FOR CHANGE!!

WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS!!!
I don't think people realize how close we are to losing this beautiful country to a dark evil entity where nothing can save us except an all out rebellion. We don't want to there, EVER!!

Canada is a peaceful country! We had a wonderful repututation!  Are we going to let one man destroy it. Are we going to let him destroy everything our parents, grandparents and loved ones worked for. There are many things wrong here, I have been royally screwed over on a number of occassions but I have hope, I have faith that we can change things but we have to get rid of this darkness. He must be voted out. He should actually be charged and sent to prison for his crimes. Maybe...somehow...it could happen. No politicians should be able to get away with what he has done.


In the future when children tell their children about bullies, they can refer to all the tactics he used on the people of parliament and Canada.  Did we learn something Canada?


Did we get so comfortable believing in our Democracy that it's had been taken away!!
Stand UP!! VOTE!! People, women, men, children have been beaten and died for the right to vote, please I know it may be really hard for many of you to get to a polling station but please I BEG you, please our childrens lives are at stakes, our lives are at stake, VOTE FOR CHANGE!!

SAVE CANADA!! LET PEOPLE RESPECT AND LOVE US AGAIN!! LET US BE THE EXAMPLE!  LET US LEAD THE WORLD! 



We haven't travelled for 3 years now but for the 20 years before when we did people used to say how they loved Canada and heard such great things.

But then we started learning about terrible trade deals and changing the policies to allow people to come to our country and SO MANY SCANDALS, everything Harper did started destroying my beliefs about my country.

It wasn't democracy we were living in, it has started to feel like a dictatorship. And that is SO SCARY!!





BUT we still have a change, IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, we can TURN THINGS AROUND!!

Now is the time! WE MUST CHANGE THIS!! STOP HARPER!!

Related links :  
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2015/09/look-at-all-that-green.html 
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2015/09/children-whats-that-sound.html  
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2015/09/canada-fail-i-am-so-sorry-alyan.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2015/09/we-must-do-everything-we-can-to-save.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2015/08/they-are-taking-stand-for-all-canadians.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2015/08/harperman-its-time-for-you-to-go-sing.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2015/08/harper-its-time-to-go.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2015/08/we-do-not-like-you-steve-con.html


When we were in Mexico I was home schooling Angel. We were discussing politics and some of the terrible things that were happening to Canada. I suggested we could make a video of a letter created and sent as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the issues CANADA and it's children were facing. This was  Published on Dec 10, 2012 - you can see her letter there on the post.

Check Out The Spill Impact Assessment by City of Vancouver

Here is a pdf presentation the City of Vancouver developed to present to the NEB- Spill Impact Presentation. So stupid this has to be done. So glad they did an excellent job. The evidence is obvious, Kinder Morgan has got to go!! No Tankers! No Pipeline.
 
Spill Impact Assessment-City of Vancouver
 http://former.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20150527/documents/ptec1presentation.pdf

Video of Presentation
http://civic.neulion.com/cityofvancouver/index.php?clipid=3494218,000

This is so scary for everyone!

From the Spill Impact Assessment-City of Vancouver

#SAVEOURCOAST

I think this video really shows the beauty of our beaches and how much we enjoy them. 

I pray we can keep them clean and beautiful and oil free forever!



Here are some paintings I have made for a show I hope to have called #SaveOurCoast
http://zipolita.com/new-paintings-by-zipolita/

Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2015

Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2015

We Must Be United and Stop Harper & Bill C-51

Jeezz, it's pretty freaky the stuff that has been happening. It sure doesn't feel like Canada and with the way Harper secretly passes these things....When is it going to stop?



Have you ever seen the movie Animal Farm. You should watch. It is so representative of all the insanity that's happening in Canada right now.

I keep thinking of the poor chickens in the movie...and the old horse...watch..very carefully....everyone, please. Then think carefully because if we do not elect someone other than Harper we will have hardship and regrets for generations to come.

Please act, vote Green, or NDP or Liberal if you have to ...make it a Green/ Liberal/NDP split. Please vote.




Otherwise innocent people who love the environment and care about the future of our children may face arrest and other serious consequences and we ALL  know that is wrong. STOP HARPER FROM DESTROYING CANADA!



http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2014/10/dont-feed-fear.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2014/11/grandmas-and-kids-burnaby-mountain.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2014/11/what-is-radical-tamo-campos-burnaby.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2014/11/mexico-they-didnt-know-we-were-seeds.html

"Most importantly, Parliament must not allow Mr. Harper to turn CSIS, an intelligence agency, into a secret police force. Intelligence-gathering was deliberately separated from police work 30 years ago, after the RCMP’s repeated breaches of the law and civil rights. A wise decision was made to keep police out of the spy business, and spies out of policing. CSIS was the outcome, but successive governments, including Mr. Harper’s, have not demonstrated enough seriousness about overseeing the agency’s activities and protecting Canadians’ privacy." http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/parliament-must-reject-harpers-secret-policeman-bill/article22729037/

Living Democracy- ALL Voices Need to be Heard!

Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2012
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Save Canada's Environmental Laws

Campaign feature: Living Democracy from the Ground Up

Explore Living Democracy from the Ground Up. 

Watch these Videos and click here and  Sign the Petition. 


Make your Voice Heard. Protect B.C. & Canada from Environmental Attacks.

www.envirolawsmatter.ca
Canadians want strong environmental laws to protect our communities, ecosystems, health, and economy. This channel is a gathering space for those who are fighting to maintain and strengthen those laws and our core Canadian values.

Here are 50 Groups that Endorse Save Canada's Environment
http://www.envirolawsmatter.ca/endorsers







 The 50 Groups on this link Endorsed the following Statement of Principles below
http://www.envirolawsmatter.ca/endorsers
updated May 9, 2012

Here are 10 see link for the other 40 
1. Alberta Wilderness Association
albertawilderness.ca
2. BC Nature (Federation of BC Naturalists)
bcnature.ca
3. BC Sustainable Energy Association
bcsea.org
4. Bow Valley Naturalists
bowvalleynaturalists.org
5. Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
cape.ca
6. Canadian Environmental Law Association
cela.ca
7. Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
cpaws.org
8. Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists
cseb-scbe.org
9. Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition
ccwc.ab.ca
10. Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
steadystate.org

http://www.envirolawsmatter.ca/statement_of_principles

Statement of Principles

Strong environmental assessment (EA) laws should be based on and measured against the following key principles:

1. Adopt sustainability as the core objective.
EA legislation should be directed, at its core, to achieving specific and measurable sustainability goals and leaving a positive environmental and socio-economic legacy.

2. Strengthen public participation.
An effective and inclusive EA should have early and ongoing processes to meaningfully engage the public in assessments of proposed projects or policies, including demonstrated participation opportunities from the initial identification of the proposal through to monitoring, full transparency and sharing of information not only by government but also by proponents. Meaningful engagement with the public also requires that funding is provided through an independent body for multi-faceted assistance to participants and on an early and ongoing basis.

3. Meaningfully involve Aboriginal governments as decision makers.
An EA process should respect and accommodate Aboriginal and Treaty rights, including Aboriginal title, with Aboriginal rights-holders having a meaningful role in government-togovernment decision making on resource development in their territories and all aspects of environmental planning and assessment.

4. Establish legal framework for strategic environmental assessments.
Strategic EA should systematically integrate environmental considerations into government planning and decision making processes relating to proposed policies, plans and programs and there should be public records to demonstrate how this integration has been carried out and implemented.

5. Establish legal framework for regional environmental assessments (REAs).
REAs undertaken ahead of industrial development, or a major expansion of development, should be carried out to help define the terms and requirements of subsequent project assessments as well as providing baseline data and analysis for subsequent assessments.

6. Require comprehensive, regional cumulative effects assessments.
Create and implement a mechanism so that comprehensive, regional cumulative effects assessments are conducted based on the need to manage for sustainability and the outcomes legally integrated into decision making.

7. Employ multijurisdictional assessment and avoid substitution.
Effective EA should require that all provinces and territories negotiate, in serious consultation with Aboriginal governments, and execute harmonization agreements with the federal government that: allow for predictable sharing of EA responsibilities; follow the highest standards and best practices; and allow for efficient administration of the process among all affected levels of government and departments.

8. Ensure transparency and access to information.
For any EA process to be credible and transparent, all project information, including that not required by the assessor but produced by the proponent, should be readily accessible online.

9. Make EA procedures more fair, predictable, and accessible.
Each type of EA should have predictable processes, actors, and procedures; but predictability of process must not be conflated with predictability of outcome. Even where simplified, each step in an EA should demonstrate how all information required to make the best decision, including that provided by Aboriginal peoples and the public, is being fully considered. An efficient EA regime should provide for clear rights of appeal for affected parties and for those with public interest standing.

10. Apply design principles throughout the EA process to ensure that focus and efficiency do not come at the expense of democratic and constitutional rights.
A successful EA regime must be applied broadly and consistently, while ensuring particular reviews are focused and efficient. Any policy or proposed project that could inhibit progress toward sustainability goals or cause significant adverse environmental impacts must undergo an EA.

Come On Canada- Let's be Democratic

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Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2011

http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.com 

You know you watch the news sometimes and look at countries where really bad things happens and there are dictators and you wonder "Oh my God!" How did that happen? How did that get so bad. "

Well I feel we are on the cusp of something really bad here. If people really don't stand up and vote this time and make a difference, we are going to be one of those countries that people look at and shake their heads and say "Wow! what happened to Canada!"

I don't want that to happen here! I love Canada. Granted things aren't always perfect, I myself have fallen thru lots of cracks and loopholes in the system but at other times the labour standards act saved me, once when I was a youth and then again later in life when employers tried to take advantage of me.

The health system saved me so I could have a c-section otherwise neither my kid nor I would be here, and there are lots of other great things that I love about Canada and the systems in place.

The systems have for the most part helped me in many ways but there is huge improvement needed in many areas, and where things have gone terribly wrong is when we get a leader in power that creates havoc.

Gordon Campbell did that and has created terrible child poverty, not to mention so many other issues.

Stephen Harper is not good for Canada. He is making Canada sick. He is not for the environment, he is turning the clock back on so many things that were moving forward.

Let's not go back in time folks.

Let's move forward, think open-minded, "treat others as we want to be treated", be transparent, put Climate Change issues at the forefront, all these things that we know are right. 

Please go out and Vote on May 2nd and Keep In Mind the Canada you Want! 

Vote for the Canada we love, because Canada is in danger. Help Save the Canada We LOVE!! 

Quoting from Avaaz- World in Action- Canada -Take Back Democracy
 http://www.avaaz.org/en/canada_elections/?cl=1035665794&v=8938

"Canadians, and all the opposition parties, are basically in the same camp on the major issues in this election -- 74% of us want to keep our gun laws, 82% want a UN treaty on climate change, 56% oppose dropping corporate taxes, 69% want one-tier public healthcare, and on and on. Even conservative voters oppose Harper's flagship policies!

It's time to fix our democracy. Above is a new online tool that tells you if you live in a riding where a challenger can defeat Harper's candidate. This tool identifies the leading opposition challenger in each close race -- if enough us come together across party lines to vote for them, Harper loses, and the majority wins. Simple! " See more here

 http://www.avaaz.org/en/canada_elections/?cl=1035665794&v=8938



http://www.projectdemocracy.ca/vancouver-centre

Project Democracy

Quoting from Project Democracy   http://www.projectdemocracy.ca/vancouver-centre 

"About the Riding Predictions

The riding predictions you see on Project Democracy are based on a model that uses the 2008 election results (with some exceptions noted in specific ridings) and current polling to help voters understand what the public polls probably mean in their constituency" Read More Here http://www.projectdemocracy.ca/vancouver-centre 

For the Record- I'm Voting Green, because I believe the Environment is first and foremost because if we don't do something about that, there is NO point to Anything Else. We have to ACT NOW on the environment, there is no more time to wait! It is URGENT! We have to ACT COLLECTIVELY! Now is the time to make a change in the modern world.

Adriane Carr can do that for Vancouver. Elizabeth May can do that! Let them get to Ottawa and fight for us. Vote GREEN Vancouver, let's flip this thing on it's ass and SHOW THEM WE MEAN BUSINESS!!

Elizabeth May- Green Party

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Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2011

http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.com 

Elizabeth, they may have not let you into the debate, but you have Social Media Super Hero Powers on your side. Let the Tweeters, Facebookers, Blogger, Linkediners, and all Social Networking Methods Unite

Share this Video- Social Media levels the playing field, so that it's not controlled by the TV, Radio, Newspapers or Politicians, it Gives US  the POWER to share what's important to us. 

I'm sharing this Elizabeth

I haven't been watching the news, and when I went to look at the debates on Youtube, I was shocked you weren't there with the others. 

Thank You for posting this Youtube Video. You Rock!! I'm turning Green All Over!











http://www.elizabethmay.ca

Elizabeth May

Elizabeth May Videos
http://www.elizabethmay.ca/video/