tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post4426112330999463140..comments2023-07-25T02:39:44.615-07:00Comments on Bill Tieleman: BC Budget Gives People with Disabilities First Rate Increase Since 2007 - And Takes Back Much of It For Over Half of RecipientsBill Tielemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304971610140279157noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-35204965326051774642016-10-29T11:33:23.507-07:002016-10-29T11:33:23.507-07:00If the government had it their way... They would e...If the government had it their way... They would euthanize anyone below the poverty level so they can put all the money into their own pockets. With the rent constantly increasing... We people on PWD will soon be homeless. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-80934108961791994112016-06-06T14:47:45.473-07:002016-06-06T14:47:45.473-07:00Christine Clark says she wants everyone to be on t...Christine Clark says she wants everyone to be on the same level field with people who gets the bus pass program when on PWD, but people are on the same level field because you have the choice of getting the bus pass or get a yearly one lump sum instead of getting the bus pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-72611878922974002172016-03-26T08:07:06.407-07:002016-03-26T08:07:06.407-07:00i understand the thought. i contemplated the same...i understand the thought. i contemplated the same but then i reminded myself suicide is NOT an option. because if we choose to end our life, we have to come back to a 3d world with three times more intensity. and i'm pretty sure my soul did in the past, and i sort of vaguely remember the void souls go, after suicide. it all looks like its all doom and gloom in this current paradigm. but not so. fairly soon, we will all be lifted up to 5d. that keeps me going<br /><br />That is how all of us felt this way too. You are not alone. Find a way to fight this demons inside of you. Go back to school or job training. Get some professional help.<br /><br /><br />So Sorry you Feel this Way, & No your not the Only One, Some How Keep Busy or Just Go Out & Enjoy the Beautiful SUN & Remember There are Other s that are Worse OFF Than you Hugs<br />disabled momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356097048846033240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-80652243681233915472016-03-26T08:03:39.731-07:002016-03-26T08:03:39.731-07:00I posted your reply on my face book group. Here ar...I posted your reply on my face book group. Here are a comments people left. <br /><br />So Sorry you Feel this Way, & No your not the Only One, Some How Keep Busy or Just Go Out & Enjoy the Beautiful SUN & Remember There are Other s that are Worse OFF Than you Hugs<br /><br />That is how all of us felt this way too. You are not alone. Find a way to fight this demons inside of you. Go back to school or job training. Get some professional help.<br /><br />i understand the thought. i contemplated the same but then i reminded myself suicide is NOT an option. because if we choose to end our life, we have to come back to a 3d world with three times more intensity. and i'm pretty sure my soul did in the past, and i sort of vaguely remember the void souls go, after suicide. it all looks like its all doom and gloom in this current paradigm. but not so. fairly soon, we will all be lifted up to 5d. that keeps me going<br /><br />disabled momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356097048846033240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-84900356236022955982016-03-26T05:30:11.369-07:002016-03-26T05:30:11.369-07:00Bill, let me be clear; It has taken herculean stre...Bill, let me be clear; It has taken herculean strength to make the decision to take my own life, and it will take even greater courage to accomplish it successfully. I don't want to die simply because I am depressed due to a chemical imbalance in my brain. I want to die because I am hungry, penniless, traumatized, soon-to-be homeless with 2 little dogs that I cherish and love more than anything, and I happen to live in the only province in Canada that does not have a human rights commission. So where's the hope?<br /><br />I am quoting from a publication prepared by the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition...<br /><br />"Basic civil and political rights, such as freedom of speech and the right to<br />vote, are relatively well protected in Canadian law, but economic and social<br />rights to basic necessities such as food, water, housing, and education are<br />routinely violated.<br />Without these rights secured, poverty is a barrier to accessing civil<br />and political rights in a meaningful and effective way. This has a<br />disproportionate impact on marginalized groups including women,<br />LGBTQ communities, racialized and Indigenous persons, and people<br />with disabilities, among others.<br />In 1976 Canada ratified the United Nations International Covenant<br />of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Yet BC continues to have<br />one of the highest rates of poverty in Canada and is the very last<br />province in the country to commit to a comprehensive poverty<br />reduction plan, which would protect and fulfill those rights. It’s<br />time for our governments to comply with their obligations under<br />international law. <br /><br />The ONLY control I have left over my life is to take it. <br /><br />There is absolutely nothing I can do to change my circumstances for the better; the government of the province of BC has made certain of that, and has been allowed to do so for many years. It is nothing short of a violation of human rights en mass, and to the point of barbarianism. <br /><br />With all due respect, it would take a lot more than a bus pas to even remotely convince me that my life is worth living. It's degrading and humiliating enough to be a member of a marginalized group of people, who through no fault of their own are dependent upon support and resources in order to survive. Add in the fact that my particular group of marginalized people "the disabled", are habitually placed so low on the government's list of priorities, that you'd have to look up to see the bottom! <br /><br />There are some things in life that are so beyond egregious and evil, that the only thing that comes to mind is "a holocaust". This is one of those situations, and I do not want to be a holocaust victim any more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-47029237007817784662016-03-24T22:31:25.710-07:002016-03-24T22:31:25.710-07:00I strongly agree with disabled mom - anonymous Thu...I strongly agree with disabled mom - anonymous Thursday at 1:57 - please do not give up - many of us are fighting to win back bus passes and restore dignity to people with disabilities. Your anger is understandable, your frustration well founded but please stay with us for this fight.Bill Tielemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304971610140279157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-62520877834198070922016-03-24T18:35:12.190-07:002016-03-24T18:35:12.190-07:00Anonymous, don't give up, never give upAnonymous, don't give up, never give updisabled momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356097048846033240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-24009505212063143262016-03-24T01:57:59.609-07:002016-03-24T01:57:59.609-07:00SUICIDE. THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE. I GIVE UP. I...SUICIDE. THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE. I GIVE UP. I'M TIRED OF BEING SICK, I'M TIRED OF BEING SO POOR I CAN'T AFFORD TOILET PAPER, I'M TIRED OF FEELING TERRIFIED 24/7 THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY MY RENT, I'M TIRED OF THINKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO FUTURE, I'M TIRED OF FEELING LIKE IT'S MY FAULT FOR BEING DISABLED, AND BY VIRTUE OF THAT, I SHOULD BE PUNISHED TO THE POINT OF STARVATION AND HOMELESSNESS. I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING A BURDEN ON THE BC PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, IT WON'T BE LONG NOW. IT'S MORE THAN OBVIOUS THAT DISABLED PEOPLE ARE CLEARLY BEING PUNISHED FOR THE "BURDEN" THEY ARE ON SOCIETY. THEREFORE, HERE IS MY MESSAGE TO THE BC GOVERNMENT..."YOU WIN. YOUR PLAN IS WORKING, BUT YOU SHOULD REALLY WAIT UNTIL YOU DO A FINAL BODY COUNT BEFORE YOU CAN CLAIM VICTORY AND START CRACKING OPEN THE CHAMPAGNE.GIVE IT ANOTHER 6 MONTHS, THEN YOU CAN HAVE A BIG PARTY TO COUNT ALL THE MONEY THE PROVINCE HAS SAVED. EVEN BETTER, ONCE ALL OF US GOOD-FOR-NOTHING DISABLED PEOPLE CLEAR OUT AND KILL OURSELVES, THAT WILL FREE UP SOME HOUSING AND A FEW MORE DOLLARS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARD NEW REFUGEES, WHO EVIDENTLY SEEM TO BE MORE WORTHY OF RECEIVING COMPASSION, HOUSING, MONEY, SUPPORT, ETC., THAN ME...A BORN AND BRED DISABLED BRITISH COLUMBIAN. I KNOW, I GET IT, COMPASSION, HOUSING, MONEY AND SUPPORT IS ONLY DOLED OUT TO THOSE WHO WILL ATTRACT INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION, AND SUBSEQUENTLY MORE TOURISTS AND RICH HOME BUYERS. BC'S DISABLED AND MARGINALIZED CITIZENS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LAST PRIORITY - THE PROVINCE'S DIRTY LITTLE SECRET...READ MY LIPS...ARMAGEDDON...I MEAN <br />THE D O W N T O W N E A S T S I D E. THIS GOVERNMENT IS NOTHING BUT AN INSENSITIVE, DISCONNECTED AND HEARTLESS PACK OF NAZIS, AND THAT'S A COMPLIMENT! GOOD RIDDANCE<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-14571582143804665532016-03-18T00:54:12.180-07:002016-03-18T00:54:12.180-07:00Petition letter
https://www.change.org/p/protest...Petition letter <br /><br />https://www.change.org/p/protest-letter-to-premier-christie-clark-disability-passes?recruiter=151437560&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_facebook_responsive&utm_term=mob-md-no_src-no_msgdisabled momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356097048846033240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-23021654923858502812016-03-18T00:52:22.833-07:002016-03-18T00:52:22.833-07:00Petition letter
https://www.change.org/p/protest...Petition letter <br /><br />https://www.change.org/p/protest-letter-to-premier-christie-clark-disability-passes?recruiter=151437560&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_facebook_responsive&utm_term=mob-md-no_src-no_msgdisabled momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356097048846033240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-50605205412936655332016-03-11T20:52:11.424-08:002016-03-11T20:52:11.424-08:00Remember!the service maintenance $25.00 in senior,...Remember!the service maintenance $25.00 in senior,s for wheel chairs taken out of the less than $200.00 after the Govt took the rest of there pension check hang your shameless head Clarke,De Jong,Pile of rubbish both of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-63212096852277846312016-03-08T09:36:08.188-08:002016-03-08T09:36:08.188-08:00I wish that the government could understand and tr...I wish that the government could understand and try to understand what it's like to live off 870.00 a month. I have a child and her shoes just fell apart. How am I to tell her sorry I can't buy you new ones. Or mommy can I go on a field trip. I don't know. I don't choose to live like this. No one would. I went from owing my own business for 7 years. To having epilepsy. With that came depression. So I guess it's my fault. I am sorry but mabey the government needs to look closely at home and helping us instead of giving major major hand outs to people that are coming into this country right now. Sorry but why is it they are getting more than us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-58478617346621258722016-03-03T04:05:52.683-08:002016-03-03T04:05:52.683-08:00100,000 PWDs/4,630,000 BC population = 2.16% PWDs ...100,000 PWDs/4,630,000 BC population = 2.16% PWDs . . . And we as a province cannot do better than this?!?<br /><br />Statistically, a few Liberal MLAs will eventually become disabled and AFTER their respective assets have depleted (like many of us) will have to live on the PWD income level that they've collectively consigned us!<br /><br />Since 2007: My PWD increase = 2.2% . . . whereas BC's C.O.L. increased = 9.9%<br /><br />I also have great sympathy/empathy for those on regular Welfare (as was I before PWD) with no-increase-at-all, even after 9 years - its tragic. [Shelter + C.O.L. + Transportation budget was hell]<br /><br />* Liberal MLAs know we PWDers aren't in a position to demonstrate nor create much of a civic opposition.<br /><br />My home confinement continues . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-46813529421546830162016-02-23T14:48:48.370-08:002016-02-23T14:48:48.370-08:00Thanks for bringing the shameful way People with d...Thanks for bringing the shameful way People with disAbilities are treated by this Province to the attention of the general public.<br /><br />I will get one quibble out of the way before I continue to support what you have said... you compared the insignificant increase to the small relief that lower income families receive from changes to MSP, I quote:<br /><br />"Suffer a debilitating illness or injury - tough luck. Decide to have two kids on a modest income - payday."<br /><br />Bill, surely you are joking. Besides having a horrible record of ill support to People with disAbilities, this Province also has a shameful distinction of child poverty. Please do not try to pit one group of struggling people against the other. <br /><br />There, quibble addressed.<br /><br />Now I will move on to other ways the policy of revoking the $45 annual bus pass is a horrible move for everyone (Person with disAbility or not):<br /><br />Many community agencies (charities, non profits) have hard working volunteers who are also People with disAbilities. These agencies (which support the communities) are well served by this volunteerism. The volunteers get a chance to contribute and engage with their communities. With the $45 bus pass being revoked - these volunteers may not have the financial means to continue accessing transportation to their volunteer positions. As expenses continue to rise, they will use the $55 for immediate necessities rather than pay for the bus pass. The agencies will lose their volunteers.<br /><br />Also, People with disAbilities are not a separate group, hidden away. It is not "them." Because of affordable transportation, a Person with disAbility can afford to participate - go to the gym, play Badminton, attend a political event, art gallery showing or whatever their interest is. This is how I some of my friends, who have disAbilities. I would not have had to a chance to meet them without they being able to afford transportation to events. With an increase in the rates to something livable - there would be more opportunity to engage and develop friendships with others - increasing visibility for people with disAbilities. By keeping People with DisAbilities in poverty and taking away affordable transportation - this group of people remains hidden.<br /><br />I am a mother of a child who will one day need these supports (he is diagnosed with ASD). I am a health professional who sees the affects of poverty on quality of life for seniors and People with disAbilities throughout the life span. I know and appreciate many volunteers at my work facility who are People with disAbilities and see what awesome work that they do. I am friends, on a social level, with People with disAbilities. I could easily become a Person with disAbility through illness or injury (it is an equal opportunity minority group).<br /><br />Restoring the affordable, annual $45 per year bus pass is just a start. People with disAbilities need an adequate income to live in dignity so that we can all benefit from a shared community.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-56672674567610646042016-02-23T10:22:50.697-08:002016-02-23T10:22:50.697-08:00Good Intentions from the BC Liberals is highly unl...Good Intentions from the BC Liberals is highly unlikely. What if I told you that the Ministry of Social Development has been busily clawing back on the special transportation fund for the disabled and not giving them the full amount. It is a true story as a disability client gets the full amount accidentally and despite threat of taking it back it never happens in 2010 when she received a one month zone bus pass - $45 which gave her $924. So this is more about damage control than actually giving clients a much needed increase. Why damage control? Because the info needed was recently requested from the Ministry of Social Development so could move forward with human rights complaint and of course the Ministry would not oblige with info request but no worry the bank will have the record of it. There is more deception to the story but then the BC Liberal are involved.<br />Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500410755584331961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-63342511123397700202016-02-22T22:52:31.974-08:002016-02-22T22:52:31.974-08:00The comments above pretty much say it all...the fo...The comments above pretty much say it all...the fools in governance have no conscience, no empathy, or even sympathy for the unfortunate. A society that they have created, has no room for the impoverished, the disabled, the forgotten. Similar societies have existed in the past, most are fascist in origin, bereft of moral and ethical intelligence, and ultimately were brought down by the very people they despise and ignore.<br />Mahatma Ghandi, brought down a regime of just such a regime, of privilege, wealth and the abuse of power. If one man can change history, a small group of the impoverished, the destitute and disenfranchised can change the arrogance and stupidity in Victoria. Ghandi showed you how, and it can be done again. These people and their power are nothing, a hollow representation of greed, arrogance and disgust. Show no fear, your strength is your belief that your treatment is unjust, and a betrayal of human decency. This government can and will be replaced. Its members will pay a moral and legal price...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-80946038063254579042016-02-20T19:07:59.489-08:002016-02-20T19:07:59.489-08:00If I;m entitled to a 11.00 increase i can buy a ca...If I;m entitled to a 11.00 increase i can buy a cauliflower for 6.99 and have what/ 4.00 LEFT? HAHA what a joke. ANGEL<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-55469813996094983842016-02-19T20:25:29.597-08:002016-02-19T20:25:29.597-08:00So my 26 year old son who is disabled and desperat...So my 26 year old son who is disabled and desperately trying to make it on his own, going to school, working part time is now going to end up further behind. Well isn't that special, I just love this Gov't (sarcasm).<br /><br />When do they step up and actually help people???PeevedMomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-26666335452373697232016-02-19T18:48:02.541-08:002016-02-19T18:48:02.541-08:00I feel sick. Waiting this long and this? I'd r...I feel sick. Waiting this long and this? I'd rather have things stayed as they are, at least then there was hope, but that's gone now. I'm betting my life there will be desperate people for whom this will be the last straw, there will be suicides. We live so close to the edge and this will push some over. I have a really good rental situation, but I struggle every month. I'm a dead beat dad because I have nothing for my daughter. "Families first", I'd laugh but it hurts too much. Why is there a "Prosperity Fund"? How can you set money aside for a rainy day when it's pouring? 100,000 people on disability and our voices go unheard, no ignored. Please someone hit rewind, I long for yesterday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072272062754982360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-77456578021525062472016-02-19T05:44:32.307-08:002016-02-19T05:44:32.307-08:00I am appalled by this man's ignorance and comp...I am appalled by this man's ignorance and complete uneducated view on how 77$ or even worse 11$ will help anyone. ..maybe if he got off his over 100k salary and tried living on under 1200...even for a week ...grow some b... and find out exactly what it's like...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-44825397294128631652016-02-19T04:07:47.175-08:002016-02-19T04:07:47.175-08:00Yeah, we should be able to do better now that we h...Yeah, we should be able to do better now that we have been upgraded to Canada's "flagship" province. 25 bucks a month doesn't do much with the skyrocketing cost of groceries. Why hassle disabled people every month with a 52 dollar hit. Able bodied people can at least take a walk if they are broke, maybe beg some food from a warm hearted solvent citizen. Why not upgrade Handi-Dart by adopting Uber-style dispatch. Maybe Google or Navistar has some money to sink into a tax write off. Sort the licensing out so it doesn't cut into Cabbies business. Wheelchair accessible van sharing with the option to pick up and drop off passengers. Pay for some class 5 disabled drivers to upgrade to Class 4. http://www.navistar.com/navistar/<br /><br />(and hey, stop hating dudes)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-92078394789799720882016-02-18T23:23:30.998-08:002016-02-18T23:23:30.998-08:00What makes this situation even worse is that a Per...What makes this situation even worse is that a Person with Disability who lives in subsidized BC Housing and who also relies on bus pass will actually be going in the hole with the $77.00 increase. This is because housing subsidy is one third of income, which means 77.00 minus 52.00 concession pass, minus 45.00 bus pass administration fee, and an increase in rent!<br /><br />I agree with others posted here. Christy and her merry band of thugs hate disabled people, hate seniors living on low income and want us all dead. Slow kill in starvation or suicide? Makes no difference to them.<br /><br />Heil Hitler-Christy Clark!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-26920220234637860152016-02-18T14:15:51.273-08:002016-02-18T14:15:51.273-08:00This is ridiculous! We the people need to stand up...This is ridiculous! We the people need to stand up to them.<br />It's not only the disabled. I recently found myself in a very unfortunate position where I have lost my home and all my belongings. Will Social Development help? Not much when you have to live on $600. a month and pay rent out of that.<br />There is nothing left for food and the cost of food in Northern BC is out of control.<br />The Government spends more than that on their clothes monthly.<br />We need a voice because mine or your alone cannot change anything.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-8598461519164045782016-02-18T13:37:35.160-08:002016-02-18T13:37:35.160-08:00I am disabled , moved into my place with infants 1...I am disabled , moved into my place with infants 18 years ago. <br />Kids are gone, rent increases every year.<br />I am blind 👀obviously don't drive and have little friend support as I can't get out much. I have no way to move even if I could find a place. My disability amount is $905.<br />When I moved into my place it was $525. A month <br />Now it's $850.00<br />My hydro is $126. <br />I have no cable ,or land line .<br />I have to give up my internet now <br />I'm already in the hole for hydro......what do I do now?? <br />The wolf is at my door....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-90883149948628266962016-02-18T05:31:00.156-08:002016-02-18T05:31:00.156-08:00How many of you voted liberal i wonder....
How many of you voted liberal i wonder....<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326887144682912523noreply@blogger.com