Copenhagen Climate Conference largely a failure – world governance still in play
December 22, 2009
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Marathon and Pic River First Nation residents barricade chemical trucks
Located from Red Sky Métis Independent Nation:
We’ve been made aware that residents of Marathon and Pic River are currently barricading chemical trucks, which are trying to deposit pulping liquors from the Marathon Pulp plant into a spill basin, located 3 km from Marathon.  Here are two news articles that are talking about the issue:
http://www.tbnewswatch.com/News/Default.aspx?cid=74014
http://www.chroniclejournal.com/stories_local.php?id=230215
RSMIN has requested consultation with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment on the matter, so as an Aboriginal community we are properly consulted on the environmental impact of the chemicals being put into the spill basin.
From a Pic River First Nation resident on Facebook:
Tembec wants to dump over 1 million gallons of toxic waste chemicals into a basin and store it for 2 years then dump it into Lake Superior. The Ontario Ministry of the Environment did a big flip flop and gave them permission to do so. We say NO to Tembec.
Take your chemicals home with you.
Please come down to the road by the old public school and support this fight… it affects ALL of us Marathon-Pic….. we need to do something… do you want this in our drinking water? There is a “Greener” way of disposing this… we must make them do it.
If you want to join the Facebook group that is part of this protest, they are taking registrations.
December 14, 2009
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GSK’s Arepanrix H1N1 vaccine pulled after bad batch
CTV is reporting that there is a bad batch of 100,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine in Canadian hands, and GSK Canada has asked that the bad batch of Arepanrix be pulled from the market. Â So far, two people have died from the taking the vaccine in Canada.
November 21, 2009
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People are contracting Guillain-Barre Syndrome after getting H1N1 shot
14-year old Virginia boy contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) hours after taking H1N1 vaccine.  As it turns out, this isn’t the only case.  A woman in France was also diagnosed with GBS a few days after taking the H1N1 vaccine.
People in the alternative press predicted this would happen back in August. Â Wikipedia reports 1 in a million get GBS from flu shots, but the swine flu pandemic in 1976 found 500 people contract the syndrome, and 33 people died from it.
Given that the Canadian Arepanrix contains squalene, mercury, and formaldehyde, does the threat of GBS make you feel any more comforted?
November 13, 2009
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A plea to fight the HST
Today we received the following important email. Â We felt it was necessary to not just hit the “forward” button and send it to all of our friends, but to create a new way for this powerful message to propagate, through blogs and social networks. Â Here is the email in full:
Hello. Next summer (2010) the Ontario Government is set to put into force its new harmonized GST/PST sales tax which will apply a 13% sales tax to everything we purchase.
Things That Were Not Subject To The Current 8% PST Will Be Now Taxed
As a result, things that were not previously taxed under the current Ontario Provincial Sales Tax (PST) will be taxed at 8%.
The new 13% tax will therefore apply to things like your electric bill, your gas bill, your water bill, condominium fees, insurance premiums, and every other good and service you purchase. There are almost no
exemptions.
The current Ontario PST tax does not apply to services, nor does it apply to the purchase of certain goods. The new 13% tax will therefore extend the old 8% PST tax rate to the purchase of all goods and all services.
The New 13% Tax Will Apply To The Purchase of All New Homes
The new harmonized GST/PST will also apply to all purchases of all new homes. If a person were to purchase a new $1 million dollar home in Toronto, they would have to pay roughly $200,000 in taxes as a result
of the Ontario land transfer tax, the new city of Toronto land transfer tax, and the new harmonized 13% GST/PST.
Think about that and what that would do to real estate values in Toronto.
It will cause property values to fall and kill the new home construction industry and the jobs it creates.
And it won’t be long before you’ll hear our elected representatives telling us that, because of the harm that has been inflicted to the new home construction industry by the new 13% tax, it would be “fair” to extend the new 13% tax to sales of existing homes.
The New 13% Tax Is An Assault On Your Primary Residence
Canadians have had two things that they have always been able to count on as being tax free – things that they could use to save money and accumulate wealth. They are your: (a) primary home; and (b) RRSP. That’s it.
The extension of the new 13% GST/PST to homes is simply a tax assault by the government on your primary home. They want to tax your primary home and you will suffer because of it.
Why? Because if a purchaser has to pay almost $200,000 in taxes to buy your $1 million dollar home, the purchaser is going to pay less to you for your home. The purchaser will reduce the amount he or she is willing to pay to you in order to pay all the taxes.
The New 13% Tax Will Effectively Raise Your Income Taxes
Currently, the combined Federal/Ontario income tax rates are roughly 25% on the first $20,000 of taxable income, 42% on the next $40,000 of taxable income, and 46.5% on each dollar of taxable income over $60,000. On top of that you have to add the “Fair Share Health Tax” of up to $1,000 each of us has to pay.
If the Ontario Government gets away with implementing their new harmonized GST/PST sales tax of 13%, the top effective income tax rates in Ontario will be as follows (since you can’t spend any of your tax paid dollars without paying the new harmonized 13% GST/PST tax):
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- 38% on the first $20,000
- 53% on the next $40,000
- 59.5% on every dollar over $60,000
On top of that, you have to pay your Ontario Fair Share Health Tax, your city realty taxes, your city garbage fees, your city water fees, your city street parking permit fees, your annual Ontario and new city of
Toronto vehicle license plate fees, your Ontario land transfer tax, your new city of Toronto land transfer tax, your gasoline taxes, your liquor taxes, your air departure taxes, your entertainment taxes, and so on.
Of all the money you worked hard to earn, what percentage are you really keeping for your own use? 25%? 20%? 10%?
Enough is enough – fight back
THIS HAS GOT TO STOP HERE OR WE WILL ALL SOON BE WORKING FULL TIME FOR THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN ONTARIO.
YOU CAN ALREADY SEE HOW ARE LIFESTYLES ARE DECLINING BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS TAX LOAD WE BEAR.
AS A RESULT, I URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY AND TO FILL AND SIGN THE PETITION AT www.unfairtaxgrab.com AGAINST THE NEW HARMONIZED GST/PST TAX SET OUT BELOW.
I would also ask you to send this message on to others that you know and ask them to do the same.
If we don’t work together on this issue the new harmonized 13% sales tax will become a reality next summer.
Thank you.
Again, to sign a petition go to www.unfairtaxgrab.com.
Thousands say “no” to the HST
Dalton McGuinty claims “no one is complaining” about his unfair tax grab. You proved him wrong this week. On Wednesday we sent out a request asking you to send a message to the McGuinty Government about the HST. Almost instantly our email box began to fill. By the end of the day we’d received nearly 2,000 messages.
New Democrat Members of Provincial Parliament did their best to read them into the record in the Legislature, but they simply ran out of time. The good news is: there are more debates to come and we’ll be sending you details about how to keep up the fight against this unfair tax grab.
Together we can stop the HST.
November 8, 2009
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Opinion: HST a bad idea for everyone except business
Put it simply. I remember the day when the GST was introduced to the masses. Retailers would no longer have to pay a tax on the backend for the goods it sold. Â Services also became taxed. All in the name of reducing the national debt. Â Prices never fell and retailers made even more money as people got used to paying the tax.
With the HST, the same will occur. Â People will eventually get used to paying the higher tax rates, and Ontarians will end up saving less, spending more, and getting less for their hard-earned dollar. Â Business and government benefits, the people don’t.
Fight the HST… write your MPP and tell them not to support the HST. Â Write your MP and respectfully request that the Canadian federal government withdraw the $4.3 billion dollar support from the Ontario Government for this initiative.
Contact MPPs:
Hon. Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development, Mines & Forestry Thunder Bay-Superior North, Liberal
| Ministry of Northern Development and Mines 5630 – 99 Wellesley St W, Whitney Block Toronto ON M7A 1W3 Tel : 416-327-0633 Fax : 416-327-0665 mgravelle.mpp@liberal.ola.org |
101 – 215 Van Norman St Thunder Bay ON P7A 4B6 Tel : 807-345-3647 Fax : 807-345-2922 Toll Free : 1-888-516-5555 mgravelle.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org |
Bill Mauro, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources – Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Liberal
| Ministry of Natural Resources 6522 – 99 Wellesley St W, 6th Flr, Whitney Block Toronto ON M7A 1W3 Tel : 416-314-6467 Fax : 416-327-0617 bmauro.mpp@liberal.ola.org |
240 South Syndicate Ave Thunder Bay ON P7E 1C8 Tel : 807-623-9237 Fax : 807-623-4983 bmauro.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org |
Contact MPs:
John Rafferty
| Parliament Hill Office 326 West Block House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 (No stamps required) Telephone: 613-992-3061 Fax: 613-995-3515 Rafferty.J@parl.gc.ca |
Constituency Offices: Toll-free: 1-800-667-6186 Thunder Bay Fort Frances Atikokan |
Bruce Hyer
| Parliamentary Office: (No postage necessary) Bruce Hyer, MP House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Tel: 613-996-4792 Fax: 613-996-9785 |
Constituency Office: (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) 69 N. Court Street Thunder Bay, ON P7A 4T7 Tel: 807-345-1818 Toll-free: 1-888-266-8004 Fax: 807-345-4752 bruce@brucehyer.ca |
November 8, 2009
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H1N1 virus claims two lives in Thunder Bay
TBNewswatch.com is reporting that two Thunder Bay residents have died as a result of complications with H1N1 infection. Our hearts go out to the families that lost their loved ones to this virus.
It’s important to remind our readers that the two victims had underlying health issues that contributed to their death. Â Thunder Bay District health officials say that the H1N1 virus killed these two people.
November 8, 2009
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Childhood obesity site active in Thunder Bay
There’s a new website called www.obesitythunderbay.ning.com, and it is addressing childhood obesity by creating a dialog.  Check it out.
November 8, 2009
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Confirmed: Squalene, mercury, and formaldehyde in Arepanrix H1N1 vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline Canada has confirmed through their own documentation that the H1N1 vaccine Arepanrix – which has been authorized by Health Canada for H1N1 vaccination for Canadians – contains squalene, Thimerosal, and formaldehyde:
http://www.gsk.ca/english/docs-pdf/Arepanrix_PIL_CAPA01v01.pdf
Squalene is linked to Gulf War Syndrome. Â It is reported that about 25% of military personnel who got the anthrax vaccine during Gulf War 1 contracted Gulf War Syndrome. Â http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War_syndrome
Thimerosal is a vaccine preservative which contains mercury, a neurotoxin at any dosage:Â http://www.naturalnews.com/011764.html
Formaldehyde preserves dead tissue. It is a known cancer-causing agent (a carcinogen):Â http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/formaldehyde
Consider these facts before volunteering to take the Arepanrix vaccine offered to Canadians in H1N1 flu clinics.
November 7, 2009
Posted in: H1N1, Health One Comment
Health Canada authorizes Arepanrix vaccine for use to fight H1N1
According to Health Canada, they have authorized the use of Arepanrix, the H1N1 vaccine produced by GlaxoSmithKline Canada (GSK), and Panvax the unadjuvanted version, also by GSK for pregnant women.
Apparently, Arepanrix reports the of the following information:
Description and Composition
Arepanrixâ„¢ H1N1 (AS03-adjuvanted H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine) is a two-component vaccine consisting of an H1N1 antigen (as a suspension), and an AS03 adjuvant (as an oil-in-water emulsion).
The virus is inactivated followed by formaldehyde treatment and disrupted with sodium deoxycholate.
Preservative content:
5µg (micrograms) Thimerosal USP per 0.5mL dose or 2.5 micrograms organic mercury (Hg) per 0.5mL dose
Adjuvant:
The AS03 adjuvant system is composed of DL-α-tocopherol, squalene and polysorbate 80 in a 3mL vial:
DL-α-tocopherol: 11.86 milligrams/0.5mL dose
Squalene: 10.69 milligrams/0.5mL dose,
Polysorbate 80: 4.86 milligrams/0.5mL dose
Information regarding the components to the vaccine:
Formaldehyde
According to the Australian National Research Council, fewer than 20% but perhaps more than 10% of the general population may be susceptible to formaldehyde and may react acutely at any exposure level.
More hazardous than most chemicals in 5 out of 12 ranking systems, on at least 8 federal regulatory lists, it is ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to ecosystems and human health (Environmental Defense Fund).
Formalyn a 37 percent solution of gaseous formaldehyde which includes methano (used in vaccines as a tissue fixative) is considered a hazardous compound, and its vapor is toxic.
In the body, formaldehyde can cause proteins to irreversibly bind to DNA. Laboratory animals exposed to doses of inhaled formaldehyde over their lifetimes have developed more cancers of the nose and throat than are usual, as have workers in particle-board sawmills… Formaldehyde is classifed as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and as a known human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Sodium Deoxycholate
Sodium Deoxycholate is a water soluble ionic detergent/bile salt which causes cell death and symptoms such as burning, redness, and swelling. It has been shown to weaken the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) and subsequently activate seizures. It has demonstrated synergistic toxicity with antifungal drugs.
Detergents and emulsifiers promote tumors and cause cells to leak or explode by weakening their walls, with no mechanism for regulating destructive activity. These chemicals are not completely purified out of the final vaccine product, so they enter the body at the time of injection.
Detergents are used extensively in cell research precisely because of their ability to break cells open for further analysis. This catastrophically mimics the membrane attack complex (MAC). Detergents hit cells at random and continue destroying cells regardless of which call off the attack.
Sodium Deoxycholate is completely foreign to the relationships that define and make up the delicate balance of the immune system. It systematically disrupts these relationships to negate the optimal function and design of immune responses.
Note: 10 Times More Thimerosal in the Canadian Non-Adjuvanted
H1N1 Vaccine recommended for Pregnant Women
Thimerosal has powerful and damaging effects on cells of the nervous and immune systems in mammals including humans. Its effect may vary depending on the dose, the genetics of the individual, and the timing of exposure. The mercury dose from thimerosal produces acute and often deadly ethylmercury blood levels.
Organic forms of mercury are well-known neurotoxic agents
and far more dangerous than inorganic mercury sources. Exposure to organic mercury produces predominantly central nervous system (CNS) effects that are commonly severe and can induce prolonged unconsciousness, coma and death. (See: Acta Chim. Slov. 2004, 51, 361-372)
After only 2 hour exposures, thimerosal at micro-molar concentrations causes neuronal membrane damage and alterations leading to cell death in immune T-cells.
Thimerosal alters the functioning of critical neurotransmitters necessary for proper brain functioning.
Thimerosal causes DNA fragmentation of neuronal cells and disrupts
neuronal growth factor signaling at micromolar and even nanomolar concentrations. It also causes DNA methylation and attentional
pathways at nanomolar concentrations, leading to alterations in brain function.
Under microscopic magnification the following video presentation by the University of Calgary demonstrates the immediate damage mercury does to the structure of brain cells.
Source:Â http://preventdisease.com/news/09/102609_Alert_Canadians_Arepanrix_vaccine_analysis.shtml
Strongly consider this information as you prepare to get your H1N1 flu vaccine. Â My family and I won’t be getting this vaccine based on this information. Â Yuck.
November 6, 2009
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