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Showing posts with label British Columbia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British Columbia. Show all posts
Richmond RCMP say the suspect was wearing a dark, long-sleeved crew neck shirt 'charred' pants
Black Press Media
Richmond RCMP is looking to identify an arson suspect whose pants caught on fire while he allegedly tried to light an object on fire.(Richmond RCMP handout/Contributed to Black Press Media)
RCMP is looking to identify two arson suspects – one whose pants caught on fire while he allegedly tried to light and object on fire at a Richmond business in April.
Richmond RCMP were called to a business in the 2600-block of Simpson Road on April 24 after an alarm went off, according to a news release Wednesday (July 3). When officers arrived they found a broken window and a small fire directly in front of it.
Police say there was evidence to show the fire had been intentionally set.
Video surveillance showed two men wearing masks had approached the business on foot and then smashed a window and lit an object on fire.
However, while lighting the fire, one of the suspect's pants caught on fire and "despite efforts of both suspects, the pants continued to burn." During that, his mask came off.
The suspect is described as Caucasian, 40 to 50 years old, with a medium build and slicked back, long, dirty blonde hair. He was wearing a dark, long-sleeved crew neck shirt and a "charred" beige or tan pants.
Richmond RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Adriana O'Malley said that based on the nature of the fire, "there's a high probability that this suspect sustained injuries to his lower body."
The second suspect is described to be tanned or have a medium complexion, in his late 20s to 30s, with an athletic build. He was wearing a dark-coloured balaclava, dark-coloured joggers with blue stripes down the sides, dark-coloured gloved, a hoody and Nike Jordan high tops.
Police say both suspecs left the area on foot. One headed north on Simpson Road, while the other went east along the railroad tracks.
A 27-year-old man suffered an eye injury on Sunday night (June 23) after setting off a shotgun shell with a knife near Mission.
According to a Mission RCMP news release, the man and his friend discovered a pile of shotgun shells while camping off a forest service road. The man used his knife to poke at one of the shells, activating the primer and setting it off.
The man suffered minor injuries to his face from shrapnel and attended Mission Memorial Hospital for treatment.
"This is an important reminder that ammunition can be dangerous even if not loaded into a gun, and safe handling practices should also be used. Also, anyone discharging firearms in the backcountry is reminded to do so lawfully and safely, and to clean up all spent and unspent shell casings before leaving," Mission RCMP said.
Police were also called to Farms Road in Hatzic the previous night (June 22) for reports of a group shooting guns.
RCMP chatted with a group of men from Surrey, Abbotsford, Coquitlam and Langley about the dangers of shooting in the area and advised them it was a no-shooting zone.
Mounties encourage potential firearm users to review the No Shooting Areas with the Fraser Valley Regional District.
Former B.C. cabinet minister Selina Robinson is quitting the NDP caucus to sit as an independent, citing a lack of support from her colleagues and a failure of the party to address antisemitism.
It matters not that it was the absolute truth. The Holy Land was mostly unpopulated desert land since the Jewish diasporas in the 1st and 2nd centuries. It wasn't until the Jews began returning and forming Kibbutzim in 1910 that the desert started to be reclaimed.
Nevertheless, Islam will not tolerate the truth interfering with the myth of Palestinian people living happily in the Holy Land before 1948.
If David Eby was interested in the truth, it's readily available on the internet.
Pre-1948 Al Aqsa Mosque (3rd holiest site in Islam)
In an interview Wednesday, Robinson, who is Jewish, told Global News the party’s response to the controversy was the deciding factor amid tensions with colleagues that had been growing since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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Selina Robinson resigns as B.C.’s advanced education minister
“I haven’t felt supported by my caucus. My heart was breaking along every step of the way,” she said.
“There’s been, what I felt was a double standard that whenever one of my caucus colleagues said something antisemitic — intentionally or unintentionally, usually it was unintentional — an apology would suffice … This unfortunately was seen differently.”
She said B.C.’s Jewish community has repeatedly offered forgiveness over offensive comments but hasn’t seen the type of response from government as in her case, “and it comes across as antisemitic.”
Robinson apologized in a social media post after the controversial comments, acknowledging they were “disrespectful.”
But the government faced protests, calls to remove her from cabinet, and a ban on NDP MLAs from entering some B.C. mosques.
Days later, Premier David Eby said he had accepted Robinson’s resignation as post-secondary education minister, calling her remarks “belittling and demeaning.”
“When you hurt someone, you need to reach out and figure out how to reduce harm,” the premier told media. “The depth of work she needs to do is substantial.”
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Selina Robinson’s constituency office vandalized in Coquitlam
Robinson said Wednesday that she felt she was not given any choice but to step down as minister.
She added that she had asked the premier’s office if there was work she could do to try and heal divisions between the Jewish and Arab-Muslim communities, and had asked for antisemitism and anti-Islamophobia training for all of caucus, but was turned down.
“I just thought if we can’t do this important work to heal communities, then I didn’t know how I could carry on as a New Democrat,” she said, adding that she doesn’t feel supported as a Jewish woman.
In a statement, Eby said he was “saddened” to see Robinson leave, and that he wished her the best.
“I have deep respect and gratitude for all of the work she has done as a Minister, as an MLA in our caucus, and her advocacy for the Jewish community,” he said.
“Selina made a mistake, and she was doing the work to address the harm that was caused. I wish she had brought her concerns to me directly so we could have worked through them together.”
He went on to say that he condemns all forms of hate, including the rise of antisemitims.
BC NDP Government House Leader Ravi Kahlon said Robinson’s departure marked a “sad day.”
“Selina is clearly hurting. She made a mistake, but she has also done a lot of amazing work when she was in our caucus when she was a minister,” he said.
“I had a great deal of respect for her for the work she has done advocating for the Jewish community, also for the work she has done advocating for the LGBTQ community.”
Kahlon denied there was a double standard in the handling of her case, and denied the insinuation of antisemitism within the government caucus, adding Robinson had not raised any issues previously.
“The premier has spoken out many times on antisemitism. In fact just last week, we were talking about this in the legislature,” he said.
“We can’t impact what is happening across the world. What we can do is ensure that B.C. continues to be a welcoming place for everyone, no matter your faith, your gender identity or where you come from.”
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How Selina Robinson’s comments might impact BC NDP
Since her exit from cabinet, Robinson’s constituency office has been defaced and she has reported getting death threats.
Prominent voices in the Jewish community have also criticized her ouster, alleging it showed Jewish leaders were held to different standards.
Dan Moskovitz, senior rabbi of Vancouver’s Temple Shalom, called the situation a “tragedy.”
“She has been such an incredible public servant and a dedicated member of that party for a very long time,” he told Global News.
“But there has been a breach of trust and I think more than her leaving the party, the party left her when the premier decided to make an example of her and not accept her apology and not accept her offers of how to reconcile and repair, which he has done with everyone else.”
Robinson, who has previously served as B.C. finance minister, has already announced she does not plan to run in the upcoming October provincial election.
This is an example of the power of Islam and antisemites over the British Columbia government even while Islam makes up a very small percentage of British Columbians. Someone speaking the truth about Israel has no place in the NDP cabinet.
Selina Robinson was the only cabinet minister of Jewish origin. It's a big win for antisemites to get rid of her influence in Cabinet. As a Christian, they have helped me decide who I will vote for in the next provincial election.
Global News Hour at 6 BC: Selina Robinson resigns as B.C.'s advanced education minister
Selina Robinson is stepping down as B.C.’s minister of advanced education, Premier David Eby announced Monday afternoon. She will remain in the BC NDP caucus.
Eby said the government has been reaching out to the community on how to make things better. “When you hurt someone, you need to reach out and figure out how to reduce harm. The depth of work she needs to do is substantial.”
He said Robinson’s comments were “belittling and demeaning.”
Yes, but they were also true. Prior to 1947, the Holy Land was a mostly desert wasteland, as it had been for nearly 1900 years. It was never a country since 70AD, and none of the Islamic countries in the Middle East or North Africa wanted any responsibility for it until the Jews showed up and began reclaiming it from wasteland.
Palestinians don't want you to know the real history of the Holy Land because then you would know that nearly all Palestinians come from North Africa and Arabia, and they came to the Holy Land in the 20th century.
They also don't want you to know that in the 20th century, Islamic North Africa purged about 900,000 Jews. Most of them had nowhere else to go but to the Holy Land. This is far from the first time Islam has attempted ethnic cleansing of the Jews, and yet, they want you to feel sorry for them like they are the victims. *SR
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B.C. premier announces minister of education will step down following controversial comments
Eby added it was clear the amount of work Robinson had to do was too much for her to balance her work in the cabinet.
“What has become apparent is the scope of work, the depth of the hurt, as a result, we came to the conclusion together – she needed to step back.”
Dozens of people showed up to protest outside a BC NDP caucus retreat in Surrey on Monday morning, demanding Robinson be removed from her role, following her comments last week that Israel was founded on a “crappy piece of land.”
In her initial comments, made in an online panel discussion hosted by B’nai Brith Canada, Robinson also equated the generations-long battle between Israelis and Palestinians to a fight between the Tsleil-Waututh and the Squamish First Nations over land.
In a statement, B’nai Brith said it was “unfortunate that comments that she made last week have resulted in her feeling compelled to step down from her ministerial position.”
“We believe that her apology was sincere and that MLA Robinson will work to regain the confidence of the constituents who were offended by her remarks,” the Jewish human rights group said.
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Protesters call for B.C. minister’s resignation following controversial comments
Robinson previously apologized in a social media post, saying her comments were “disrespectful,” and that she had been referring to the land having limited natural resources.
Natural resources like water!
Robinson issued another apology Monday morning, adding that she will take part in anti-Islamophobia training.
Eby said Robinson has a lot of work to do with people in different communities.
Following Eby’s announcement Monday afternoon, Robinson issued a statement, saying “This decision does not excuse my harmful comments, nor does it absolve me of the work I am committed to doing.
“While I had previously decided not to run again in the next election I remain committed to my constituents for the remainder of my term.”
Watch this small but mighty pig defend family farm from bear
on Vancouver Island
Barbie-Q, a miniature pig, was captured on surveillance footage charging a black bear
Michelle Gomez · CBC News ·
Posted: Jun 21, 2023 4:22 PM PDT
A normally shy miniature pig named Barbie-Q is being praised after security footage showed her stepping in
to scare off a bear that had broken into its family's barn. (CHEK News)
A heroic showdown captured on surveillance footage earlier this week shows a brave miniature pig charging a black bear that broke into her family's farm.
Barn security footage from early Sunday morning shows the pig, named Barbie-Q, standing inches in front of the bear as it slowly steps closer to her.
She is then seen charging forward, forcing the bear to run back.
A pet pig from Sooke, B.C., charged at a bear that had broken into the animal pen. Barbie-Q's owner said it looked like she was protecting the other animals huddled against the fence.
Owner Crystal Walls and her husband were away at the time with their four dogs, who usually defend the farm. When her housesitter called to let them know their fence had been breached, the couple rushed home and watched the security footage.
"Lo and behold, there was our little mini pig Barbie-Q fighting off a bear," Walls said Tuesday on CBC's All Points West.
And the unlikely fight resulted in an even more unlikely winner. The bear sat back on his behind before leaving about 30 minutes later.
"He definitely did not put up a fight to Barbie. He got out of her way," said Walls.
Walls said it seemed that Barbie-Q was attempting to corral their other animals back into their pen, charging at them to get back every time they came too close to the bear.
"It was very unbelievable to see."
Barbie-Q was rewarded for her service with a bowl of fruit salad and plenty of belly rubs.
A pampered pig with a feisty side
Walls said this attack was out of character for her beloved Barbie-Q, who is normally frightened by the family's pet goats and will run away if they get too close.
"I did not think something that size, that she would even attempt to charge it."
The six-year-old pig has lived a sheltered life.
A brown miniature pig lying on her side on the grass. A person crouches beside her rubbing her belly.
Miniature pig Barbie-Q is pictured receiving a belly rub. Earlier this week, she charged at a black bear
in a bold effort to keep her Sooke, B.C. farm safe. (Chek News)
She was raised inside the family's home for her first three years of life, sleeping in their bed, going on camping trips with them, even joining them in attending neighbourhood events.
Barbie-Q was moved outside to the barn when her younger brother [bacon] Bits joined the family.
"Everywhere we went with the dogs, she came with us," said Walls, adding that Barbie-Q is an affectionate pig who enjoys kissing and cuddling her owner.
But Walls says Barbie-Q can be feisty at times, and her pig-headed nature came out Sunday morning.
Christy Brookes, who was house-sitting for the family at the time, told CHEK News she has noticed the pig likes to be in charge.
"She'll try to be the boss of anyone. She is definitely the boss of me," said Brookes.
But she says Barbie-Q deserves the recognition she is getting for her valiant efforts.
This astonishing 32 minute video puts much of the environmental movement into perspective, from their roots, to their funding, to their purposes, to their results. It's nothing like you think it is. The story is very well documented and needs to be viewed by everyone with an interest in 1st Nations, politics, the environment, and the economy.
Comments late in the video dovetail nicely with articles posted on this blog previously, such as:
By 2030 it may be an extra $16, and by 2050 - $50 extra.
'Revenue neutral' carbon tax is not an accounting exercise for B.C. families.
It’s an expensive reality
Special to Financial Post Kris Sims, CTF
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government gets set to force a federal carbon tax on all of Canada’s provinces and territories, taxpayers across the country deserve to know what happened in the country’s carbon-tax test case, British Columbia.
The Trojan horse of the carbon tax was wheeled into the B.C. public square in 2008 with the government’s promise that it would somehow cost average people nothing and would be “revenue neutral.” But, that turned out to be a cautionary tale for the ages.
For years, the carbon-tax cheerleaders continued to laud the fee that’s been tacked on to carbon-emitting goods and services, urging the rest of the country to follow suit. It was touted as a magical formula that would somehow protect the environment and lower taxes all at once. Visions of hydrogen-powered buses and solar cars danced in the heads of the green bean counters. “Revenue neutral” they all sang.
The reality of government, however, is always duller and grift-ier than that. The current B.C. government has dropped the term “revenue neutral” altogether and now calls the carbon tax a “tool.”
Before the charade was abandoned entirely, this is what “revenue neutral” meant for the B.C. carbon tax: In 2016–17 the provincial government raked in $1.2 billion in the carbon tax from taxpayers. The amount is listed on page 68 in the budget document as a frame entitled: “Revenue Neutral Carbon Tax Plan.” Then, the government scraped together 17 sundry tax credits and stuffed them into the carbon-tax frame, making the tax sum balance out to zero. Abracadabra: “revenue neutral.” That’s all it meant.
It was a crass puppet show. Every provincial and federal budget includes tax credits for things like home renovations, children’s fitness programs, film incentives, and business training tax credits. In B.C., however, there is an uncommon carbon tax taken from people, so these very common credits were just repackaged to make the tax appear neutral on paper.As a senior B.C. government official admitted during last year’s budget lockup, “this was always just an accounting exercise.”
The carbon tax is not an accounting exercise for B.C. families. It’s an expensive reality for any Canadian subjected to it.
To fill up an average Toyota Camry with a 70-litre fuel tank costs $6 in carbon tax
Under the federal formula at $35 per tonne, the carbon tax costs a lot of money at the gas station, approximately 8.55 cents per litre of gasoline with the GST tacked onto it (because, of course, they have to tax the tax), and 10.06 cents per litre for diesel with the GST.
To fill up an average Toyota Camry with a 70-litre fuel tank costs $6 in carbon tax.A Dodge Ram pick-up truck costs more than $10 in carbon tax and a Ford Super Duty Diesel costs more than $17 per fill up. For tractor-trailer trucks, it costs $45 in carbon taxes to fill up just one of those cylinder tanks with diesel. Canadians bought more than 40 billion litres of gasoline and more than 16 billion litres of diesel fuel in 2016. Multiply that volume by the carbon tax per litre and the government haul is crystal clear.
And note, as I have been saying for some time - everything that moves will go up in price, not just gas and diesel.
It gets worse, though, because even with the carbon tax costing Canadians billions of dollars, it’s still not reducing emissions, according to environmentalists leading the carbon-tax charge. In January, the Sierra Club reported on the B.C. experiment: “emissions were higher in 2015 than in 2010 and have risen in four of the last five years.B.C.’s latest emissions data mark years of failure to reduce emissions by more than a token amount.”
If taking billions of dollars away from Canadians doesn’t reduce emissions, then, what is the point of this forced carbon tax?
When the forced federal carbon tax is set at $50 per tonne in 2022, that means that gasoline will have a carbon tax of 11.63 cents per litre. Will that be enough? Not according to the Environment Canada bureaucrats who told Environment Minister Catherine McKenna that the country needs a carbon tax of $100 per tonne by 2020 and a tax of $300 per tonne by 2050 to meet the government’s promises under the Paris climate agreement. That would be 23 cents per litre on gas in 2020 and then 70 cents per litre by 2050 — about $50 extra in today’s money to fill up the family sedan.
People need to use oil and gas. The carbon tax doesn’t make people “reduce their use” of this modern lifeblood, it just costs them a lot of money while not stopping the emissions. Our economy and our modern way of life depend on oil and gas. We use them to run our power stations, till our soil, plant our food, mine our minerals, mill our wood, heat our greenhouses, manufacture all of our goods and haul those goods and food to market.
We use oil and gas products to travel to school, work and the beach. Planes, automobiles and transit buses all use oil and gas, and they were manufactured and shipped to us using oil and gas. All of these actions of everyday life depend upon the miracle of hydrocarbons, so, the carbon tax is a tax on everything.
Carbon taxes don’t just make gasoline more expensive, they make life much more expensive.
And low and middle-income families end up paying far more as a percentage of their income than wealthy people. We have the most beautiful province in the world and we won't be able to afford to go anywhere to see it. Neither will the Americans come to see it as gas prices are becoming prohibitive.
