Not sure if you all know I started a new job...am I going to ask my employer after being employed for a week to leave work for a 15 sec or what have you ..,to have an interview with Tbay news ...to beg for votes ... Hell No!
September 29, 2014
Reponse to Nimby Meme Threat on Concerned Citizens Face Book Group
Am I being blamed and threatened to have lawyers after me for posting a meme about "nimby" on cc? Please do! Yes that would have taken place on my grandparents imaginary computer. I didn't create it lmao. I wish I had though. It's the truth. Even with the logo. The only people who seem to have a problem with that meme are the ones who said such ridiculous hurtful comments against seniors in the first place ...no??
re:Letter Dropped of at Brodie St Library
The police called the other day. Constable M ( I am going to refer to the officer as Constable M and preserve his anonymity, as he may have been ordered to contact me) texted me at 830 at night and asked me to immediately come to the police station to talk about the letter that was dropped off a while ago at the Brodie Street Library.
I told the Constable that I didn’t drop the letter off and that I had no knowledge whatsoever of who did. Constable M stated to me that because my name was mentioned in the letter, they wanted to talk to me that night, and at that time of night. Because I had no one to go with me and I didn’t want to go alone, I didn’t go.
The next day I obtained legal advice concerning this request by the police and was advised that it would be very foolish of me to go to the police station to discuss a crime I did not commit and have absolutely no knowledge of. It was pointed out to me that the crime occurred more than a week previous, so why ask me in now? It was also thought odd that the police didn’t come to me at my convenience, but instead, asked that I go to them - immediately.
In addition, I learned that the simple act of attending at the police station to discuss a crime, could result in the creation of an electronic “file” on me that I would carry, perhaps, forever. Further, it was suggested, that I could be, surreptitiously, recorded, photographed, and even have my finger prints “taken.” Constable M did not mention any of this.
I then considered my recent experience with the Thunder Bay Police. I thought of the following:
1. No charges have been laid against any one of the individuals who stated “they would find me and kill me,” that I would “end up in a ditch,” or that they “hoped I would be lynched.” No charges. None.
2. No charges were laid against the individual who screamed and yelled at the door of my business. When the police attended they falsely told me that my business was “public property” and they shook the demonstrators hands before leaving. No one shook my hand and no charges were laid. None.
3. No charges were laid against the individual who plastered the door of my business and demonstrated at my door and all over town. He did get his picture taken shaking hands with Clint Harris of the Chronicle Journal however, but no charges were laid. None.
4. No charges were laid against any of the hoodlums who demonstrated against me at the InterCity food court. They hopped up on the furniture, yelled and screamed and waved flags while denouncing me, but no charges were laid. None.
My next thoughts concerned my recent experience with Police Chief Levesque. I asked myself the following questions:
1. What kind of Police Chief would write a letter to the CJ to condemn a citizen for offering a reward for the arrest of the 7 punks who viciously committed an unprovoked attack on a “white boy?”
2. What kind of Police Chief would falsely state in his letter that the citizen who offered the reward gave “erroneous information” in the reward offer?
3. What kind of Police Chief would intentionally play with the truth and the facts in his letter to create the understanding on the part of the reader that the citizen offering the reward couldn’t even get the phone number for the Police correct, when the truth is that the number provided was the correct number for Crime Stoppers?
4. What kind of Police Chief would state in his letter that rewards are only for “high profile crimes” when he himself is offering a reward for a few bent and broken trees?
5. What kind of Police Chief would take even one single moment “off” from trying to arrest this City’s 8th murderer, to write such a letter? Voters we have a murderer living among us. What are Chief Levesque’s priorities?
I then considered my recent statements concerning crime statistics. Anyone who reads these pages is aware that I have suggested Thunder Bay’s crime statistics are being manipulated to create the illusion crime is down. Chief Levesque may not have appreciated these comments, but I believe they are fair comments. Think about it everyone. We know Chief Levesque was willing and prepared to distort the truth to cast me, a nobody, in the worst possible light. Why then, is it not fair to question whether he is equally willing and equally prepared to distort the truth concerning crime statistics to cast himself and his department in the best possible light?
At the end of this thought process, I did not feel Chief Levesque was a man I could trust. In fact, because he has already treated me unfairly and has already attempted to hurt me, I felt he was a man I should fear.
And of course, I couldn’t forget our Mayor - Levesque’s Boss - Hobbs. Hobbs called a Press Conference for the sole and specific purpose of labeling me as being “ clearly motivated by hate and racism.” Why? Because I said no one was above the law. And I said no one could illegally blockade our roads. And I said no group has “special super citizen status,” etc. etc. Hobbs “clearly” believes otherwise.
Hobbs was my judge and his suckhole sidekick Hannam and a group of native “leaders” were my jury. The accused – me – was not invited to attend the trial. Not surprisingly, the verdict was guilty and my sentence was Hobbs issued a “licence “ to anyone and everyone, all the crazies, to “get me.”
Remember everyone, this all began when I stated gas and tobacco sales on the reserve unfairly disadvantaged retailers in our City. Subsequently, I learned reserve sales were not only unfair, but in some cases illegal.
Chief Morrisseau and others went nuts. They couldn’t accept the fact I wouldn’t apologize and/or back down. They couldn’t believe, or accept, that anyone would have the gall to question any aspect of native behavior. They had to do something, so they reached down into their bag of responses and pulled out the Race Card. I had to be a racist.
Did one single elected representative of this City come out on behalf of the tax payers being hurt by native retailing illegality? Not a chance. Not a single one. Every last one was willing to let a tax payer suffer, rather than risk upsetting a few natives. Everyone that is, except me.
The primary consideration in the minds of our Mayor and our entire City Council, when deciding whether or not to speak out on a given issue, is “will speaking out hurt me politically, will speaking out hinder my receiving more pay cheques?”
Their primary consideration should be “how can I assist my constituents? ” They can’t pick and choose who they are going to help and who they are going to ignore. When the issue involved includes tax payers being adversely affected by the illegal behaviour of non-residents, there should be no deliberation process whatsoever. They should rush to the aid of the tax payer. They should speak out on his behalf. Who else does the tax payer have to turn to?
I stood up and defended tax payers. I did exactly what Hobbs and his cowardly council should have been doing.
Why didn’t Hobbs and the rest speak out on behalf of the tax payer?
Hobbs is easy. His grand standing is easily understood. He was out for publicity and, ultimately, votes. There was an election coming up. Hobbs is a transparent, selfish, phoney. I’m not so sure his efforts met with the success he envisioned. We will see.
As for council, what you have to understand is that in put them all in a bad position. Unless they are brain dead, they know full well I am speaking the truth, but they can’t agree with me because they will be called racist. Their chances for election, or re-election, will be hurt. No one likes a racist. No one would vote for a racist. So they do nothing and they say nothing. They can’t stand up for truth, justice, and equality, because they will jeopardize their political future and their political pay cheques. How then can I do so, you ask? Simple. I don’t have a political future. Hell half ( more? ) of the world hates me. That’s ok. What I am saying is still the truth.
As for Chief Morrisseau and her gang? They have to attack me because my words are the beginning, the first crack in the protective shell of political correctness that surrounds the issues I have spoken of. Those affected by my words, have to mount an attack against me to desperately attempt to preserve the status quo.
Unfortunately, the status quo involves blatant inequality and injustice. They believe that if I am not quickly and decisively condemned, others may begin to freely express their views on these issues. They have to make an example of me to demonstrate to you – warn the rest of you – that no opposition will be tolerated.
They have to “get“ me, to stop you - stop anyone and everyone - who may have the audacity to question their exalted “special super citizen status” and the benefits that flow from such status. Silence - your silence - equals acceptance and preserves and protects the inequality and injustice.
So Constable M, having regard to all of the above, I will not be coming to the police station. I will not walk innocent and alone into the Lion’s Den. Now if you truly wish to discuss the “Library letter” with me, I invite you to visit me at the Tim Hortons by Montana’s at 8pm on Tuesday evening. I am also inviting some friends - you readers- to attend. I will allow you to photograph me and record my words.
As for the rest of the world, you can call me whatever you want; march as far as you want; hop up on as many food court tables as you want and wave as many flags as you want; you can call as many Press Conferences as you want and you can write as many Letters to the Editor as you want. I don’t care what the hell you do.
I will not stop. I will not shut up. I will not go away, until the voters tell me to go away and then I will go away forever.
I told the Constable that I didn’t drop the letter off and that I had no knowledge whatsoever of who did. Constable M stated to me that because my name was mentioned in the letter, they wanted to talk to me that night, and at that time of night. Because I had no one to go with me and I didn’t want to go alone, I didn’t go.
The next day I obtained legal advice concerning this request by the police and was advised that it would be very foolish of me to go to the police station to discuss a crime I did not commit and have absolutely no knowledge of. It was pointed out to me that the crime occurred more than a week previous, so why ask me in now? It was also thought odd that the police didn’t come to me at my convenience, but instead, asked that I go to them - immediately.
In addition, I learned that the simple act of attending at the police station to discuss a crime, could result in the creation of an electronic “file” on me that I would carry, perhaps, forever. Further, it was suggested, that I could be, surreptitiously, recorded, photographed, and even have my finger prints “taken.” Constable M did not mention any of this.
I then considered my recent experience with the Thunder Bay Police. I thought of the following:
1. No charges have been laid against any one of the individuals who stated “they would find me and kill me,” that I would “end up in a ditch,” or that they “hoped I would be lynched.” No charges. None.
2. No charges were laid against the individual who screamed and yelled at the door of my business. When the police attended they falsely told me that my business was “public property” and they shook the demonstrators hands before leaving. No one shook my hand and no charges were laid. None.
3. No charges were laid against the individual who plastered the door of my business and demonstrated at my door and all over town. He did get his picture taken shaking hands with Clint Harris of the Chronicle Journal however, but no charges were laid. None.
4. No charges were laid against any of the hoodlums who demonstrated against me at the InterCity food court. They hopped up on the furniture, yelled and screamed and waved flags while denouncing me, but no charges were laid. None.
My next thoughts concerned my recent experience with Police Chief Levesque. I asked myself the following questions:
1. What kind of Police Chief would write a letter to the CJ to condemn a citizen for offering a reward for the arrest of the 7 punks who viciously committed an unprovoked attack on a “white boy?”
2. What kind of Police Chief would falsely state in his letter that the citizen who offered the reward gave “erroneous information” in the reward offer?
3. What kind of Police Chief would intentionally play with the truth and the facts in his letter to create the understanding on the part of the reader that the citizen offering the reward couldn’t even get the phone number for the Police correct, when the truth is that the number provided was the correct number for Crime Stoppers?
4. What kind of Police Chief would state in his letter that rewards are only for “high profile crimes” when he himself is offering a reward for a few bent and broken trees?
5. What kind of Police Chief would take even one single moment “off” from trying to arrest this City’s 8th murderer, to write such a letter? Voters we have a murderer living among us. What are Chief Levesque’s priorities?
I then considered my recent statements concerning crime statistics. Anyone who reads these pages is aware that I have suggested Thunder Bay’s crime statistics are being manipulated to create the illusion crime is down. Chief Levesque may not have appreciated these comments, but I believe they are fair comments. Think about it everyone. We know Chief Levesque was willing and prepared to distort the truth to cast me, a nobody, in the worst possible light. Why then, is it not fair to question whether he is equally willing and equally prepared to distort the truth concerning crime statistics to cast himself and his department in the best possible light?
At the end of this thought process, I did not feel Chief Levesque was a man I could trust. In fact, because he has already treated me unfairly and has already attempted to hurt me, I felt he was a man I should fear.
And of course, I couldn’t forget our Mayor - Levesque’s Boss - Hobbs. Hobbs called a Press Conference for the sole and specific purpose of labeling me as being “ clearly motivated by hate and racism.” Why? Because I said no one was above the law. And I said no one could illegally blockade our roads. And I said no group has “special super citizen status,” etc. etc. Hobbs “clearly” believes otherwise.
Hobbs was my judge and his suckhole sidekick Hannam and a group of native “leaders” were my jury. The accused – me – was not invited to attend the trial. Not surprisingly, the verdict was guilty and my sentence was Hobbs issued a “licence “ to anyone and everyone, all the crazies, to “get me.”
Remember everyone, this all began when I stated gas and tobacco sales on the reserve unfairly disadvantaged retailers in our City. Subsequently, I learned reserve sales were not only unfair, but in some cases illegal.
Chief Morrisseau and others went nuts. They couldn’t accept the fact I wouldn’t apologize and/or back down. They couldn’t believe, or accept, that anyone would have the gall to question any aspect of native behavior. They had to do something, so they reached down into their bag of responses and pulled out the Race Card. I had to be a racist.
Did one single elected representative of this City come out on behalf of the tax payers being hurt by native retailing illegality? Not a chance. Not a single one. Every last one was willing to let a tax payer suffer, rather than risk upsetting a few natives. Everyone that is, except me.
The primary consideration in the minds of our Mayor and our entire City Council, when deciding whether or not to speak out on a given issue, is “will speaking out hurt me politically, will speaking out hinder my receiving more pay cheques?”
Their primary consideration should be “how can I assist my constituents? ” They can’t pick and choose who they are going to help and who they are going to ignore. When the issue involved includes tax payers being adversely affected by the illegal behaviour of non-residents, there should be no deliberation process whatsoever. They should rush to the aid of the tax payer. They should speak out on his behalf. Who else does the tax payer have to turn to?
I stood up and defended tax payers. I did exactly what Hobbs and his cowardly council should have been doing.
Why didn’t Hobbs and the rest speak out on behalf of the tax payer?
Hobbs is easy. His grand standing is easily understood. He was out for publicity and, ultimately, votes. There was an election coming up. Hobbs is a transparent, selfish, phoney. I’m not so sure his efforts met with the success he envisioned. We will see.
As for council, what you have to understand is that in put them all in a bad position. Unless they are brain dead, they know full well I am speaking the truth, but they can’t agree with me because they will be called racist. Their chances for election, or re-election, will be hurt. No one likes a racist. No one would vote for a racist. So they do nothing and they say nothing. They can’t stand up for truth, justice, and equality, because they will jeopardize their political future and their political pay cheques. How then can I do so, you ask? Simple. I don’t have a political future. Hell half ( more? ) of the world hates me. That’s ok. What I am saying is still the truth.
As for Chief Morrisseau and her gang? They have to attack me because my words are the beginning, the first crack in the protective shell of political correctness that surrounds the issues I have spoken of. Those affected by my words, have to mount an attack against me to desperately attempt to preserve the status quo.
Unfortunately, the status quo involves blatant inequality and injustice. They believe that if I am not quickly and decisively condemned, others may begin to freely express their views on these issues. They have to make an example of me to demonstrate to you – warn the rest of you – that no opposition will be tolerated.
They have to “get“ me, to stop you - stop anyone and everyone - who may have the audacity to question their exalted “special super citizen status” and the benefits that flow from such status. Silence - your silence - equals acceptance and preserves and protects the inequality and injustice.
So Constable M, having regard to all of the above, I will not be coming to the police station. I will not walk innocent and alone into the Lion’s Den. Now if you truly wish to discuss the “Library letter” with me, I invite you to visit me at the Tim Hortons by Montana’s at 8pm on Tuesday evening. I am also inviting some friends - you readers- to attend. I will allow you to photograph me and record my words.
As for the rest of the world, you can call me whatever you want; march as far as you want; hop up on as many food court tables as you want and wave as many flags as you want; you can call as many Press Conferences as you want and you can write as many Letters to the Editor as you want. I don’t care what the hell you do.
I will not stop. I will not shut up. I will not go away, until the voters tell me to go away and then I will go away forever.
September 25, 2014
City Debt
"The city is in good financial shape to build it" ? What is our debt again almost 200 million?
Maybe it is he...Commisso, who is in good financial shape ..after all he is on the sunshine list at 230,000 municipal annual salary.
Maybe it is he...Commisso, who is in good financial shape ..after all he is on the sunshine list at 230,000 municipal annual salary.
Event Center Meeting
Good for you Tanner Harris for not wanting tax payers stuck with the bill !
http://m.tbnewswatch.com/view.aspx?cid=360168
http://m.tbnewswatch.com/view.aspx?cid=360168
September 24, 2014
re: APTN News article about Tamara`s Reward
Tamara Johnson added 2 new photos.
3 hrs ·
I couldn't have said it better myself ... I do not have to respond to any news source who I trust will NEVER represent my words in an unbiased fashion. Here is the ad if you all missed it. Please show me where the bounty is?? Crime is a serious issue. You either want to help fight it or maybe you are part of the problem!
Lakeheads Livio Di Matteo "unique crime factors "
Interesting read. Lakeheads Livio Di Matteo "unique crime factors " ... Well said ..Very !
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/567214/20140923/thunder-bay-police-service-canada-efficient-report.htm#.VCHqs8W9LCT
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/567214/20140923/thunder-bay-police-service-canada-efficient-report.htm#.VCHqs8W9LCT
Thunder Bay Police Service is one of the most inefficient ones in Canada, according to a recent report.
au.ibtimes.com|By IBTimes
APTN News
People can spare me the news story on Aptn... I was fully aware of it and could care less... It's a race based news organization!
September 22, 2014
Thunder Bay Crime Map Sept 14 to 21 2014
News Feed
Tamara Johnson shared a link.
7 hrs ·
September 21, 2014
Team Kirby
On way to watch the marathon downtown ..big shout out to team Kirby who will be sporting these awesome shirts while running !
Creative use of Lawn sign
It's been brought to my attention that my signs are being stolen and vandalized. So bravo to this guy John Z. for being innovative !
September 20, 2014
Thanks Brian
http://www.chroniclejournal.com/editorial/letters/2014-09-20/why-does-police-chief-resist-citizen%E2%80%99s-reward
http://www.chroniclejournal.com/editorial/letters/2014-09-20/why-does-police-chief-resist-citizen%E2%80%99s-reward
Website now accepting donations
My website is now accepting donations. I understand budgets are extremely tight just before Christmas but even 10 bucks will most certainly help! Thank you for your support!
http://www.tamarajohnson.ca/donate.html
http://www.tamarajohnson.ca/donate.html
September 19, 2014
The high cost of water in Thunder Bay
I spoke with the revenue dept.. Regarding increase in water. All seniors over 65 and the disabled have until the 30th of this month to apply for a rebate. You also have to include your notice of assessment and your income has to be less than 28,740. These rebates should include ALL city residents! Budgets are tight in many households .. Why not give everyone a break too? Like I have stated before .. Cost of living is going up ..with the chance of living going down! Furthermore, can it be established if all those on city council voted in favour for this increase??
What did I warn you all about last provincial election???
Glad they all got a huge phoney baloney photo op in the paper though.. for a bullshit project that went and will not go absolutely nowhere ! Remember folks ...crown public lands are just that ...PUBLIC lands - not NATIVE lands!
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/cliffs-natural-resources-looking-to-exit-ontarios-ring-of-fire/article20651617/?service=mobile
Glad they all got a huge phoney baloney photo op in the paper though.. for a bullshit project that went and will not go absolutely nowhere ! Remember folks ...crown public lands are just that ...PUBLIC lands - not NATIVE lands!
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/cliffs-natural-resources-looking-to-exit-ontarios-ring-of-fire/article20651617/?service=mobile
Earlier this week, Cliffs sent the First Nations in the area a letter saying it was exploring alternatives
m.theglobeandmail.com
September 15, 2014
September 14, 2014
Tamara updated her Face Book page Here is the link to her web site http://www.tamarajohnson.ca/
Tamara Johnson updated her cover photo.
2 hrs ·
Before I begin my words on crime prevention (Part III B,) I want to share with you my experience in trying to place my “reward notice” in the CJ. I emailed my “reward notice” to the CJ at 11:30 Monday morning. I was told it couldn’t be published, because the editor had to approve it and he wasn’t in. Fair enough, I guess.
The editor called me Tuesday morning and stated he would not run the “reward notice” with the words “clearly motivated by hate and racism” included. His rationale was that it was not proven, not established, that “hate” was an element in this crime. While I believe ”hate” is self- evident by virtue of the act itself - let’s face it, I can’t believe they liked the victim – I agreed to this deletion.
In the past, I have read ( tbaynewswatch, not he CJ) that I am “clearly motivated by hate and racism.” I suppose in my case proof of the truth of those words was established because Hobbs said it and he can’t be wrong. He’s Hobbs.
Regardless, the editor is just that and he exercises his discretion according to his take on a given situation. I disagree with him in this specific instance, but I have to respect his position.
Remember everyone, Ian Robinson began this process by having the courage to write a letter to the editor pointing out the vicious, unprovoked, attack committed against his daughter’s boyfriend. I don’t know Ian, but I admire him for bravely bringing this incident to the attention of the public. It takes not only courage, but a strong sense of civic duty and responsibility to stand up as Ian did. Ian your family should be proud of you. I am. And so is the rest of the City.
Crime Prevention Part III B.
Crime is down in the City of Thunder Bay. That’s what they are telling us. Is this part of the “we have nothing to fear” line?
Frankly, I, like many people I have spoken to, view the notion that crime is down with a certain degree of skepticism. Could it be - and I want to state out front that I have no proof of this - that the manner or basis in which such statistics have been compiled has been changed or altered to achieve the result that crime is down? Suppression, or changing statistical reporting methods, could be accomplished by those involved to alter public perception of what exactly is happening in our City. Why would anyone do this? Accurate crime statistics might be viewed as a poor reflection on their performance.
This is a hell of a thing to say and I want to reiterate that I have absolutely no proof of this, but as I said, I am a skeptic. If elected, I can assure you voters, that I will take steps to determine whether or not there has been any alteration or modification of the manner in which crime statistics are compiled. Nothing wrong with that. If I am wrong, I think the citizens would be pleased to learn this is actually the case and that they haven’t been deceived by statistical manipulation.
You can’t do this with murder. Where do you hide the bodies?
So crime is “down,” but murder is up. Not just up, up to record setting levels. Up to essentially DOUBLE that of NYC. Metropolitan Toronto has 5.5 million people with 28 murders to date. Thunder Bay has a population of, what? 110 thousand, and we have 8 murders. To put this in perspective, Toronto has 50 times our population and we have just under 1/3 of their murders. If Toronto’s murder rate was identical to ours, they would have over 400 murders. WOW! And we don’t have a serious crime problem?
In my previous posts concerning crime, my immediate concern has been that of public safety; the safety of our loved ones, our children, our seniors. However, I recognize the issue of crime involves a broader concern; other factors, factors of less immediate concern, but still important. Don’t think for a moment that knowledge of our embarrassing crime problem is local, confined, because it is not. People far and wide are very much aware of the rampant crime and violence in Thunder Bay, Ontario. We have a reputation – and, regrettably, we have earned it – as being a dangerous place to visit or re-locate to. This reputation will haunt us and affect us, long after we have “fixed” our crime problem by diligently arresting and jailing ALL offenders.
The sad truth is we don’t actually know exactly what our clearly out of control crime problem has cost us, but I absolutely guarantee it has cost us. For example, how many tourists decided to drive through Thunder Bay and stay and visit elsewhere? How many students have been persuaded to attend college or University in another city, rather than study in Thunder Bay? How many heart specialists, or cancer specialists, have, after family discussions, opted to select a position elsewhere?
How many gifted educators have chosen to exercise their talents in some other city? How many successful entrepreneurs have deferred investment in Thunder Bay for the safety of another community? I see Loch Lomond has just changed hands and I sincerely wish the new owners luck, but I ask them to stop and consider how many Americans, for example, won’t come to Thunder Bay to ski because of our violent crime?
I don’t know the true extant of this “cost,” no one does, but common sense dictates people have and will avoid Thunder Bay because of crime. This will only get worse as our record setting murder rate escalates. People understand that an astronomical murder rate is but the barometer, the beacon, of over- all lawlessness. They know that a totally unacceptable and disgraceful murder rate is accompanied by a multitude of “lesser” crimes – attempted murder, assaults, muggings, theft, prostitution, drug dealing, vandalism, etc. They know all this and they will not put themselves in a position where the unthinkable might happen. Why would they?
Citizens of Thunder Bay, whether we accept it or not, our frightening, escalating, murder rate affects the perception of exactly who we – each of us, all residents of our City – are. People outside the City are asking “what are our values?” “What are our priorities?” “What are our concerns?” “What type of people are we?” to allow violent crime to be so out of control. It’s not simply what’s wrong with our Mayor and City Council to allow this deplorable situation to exist. It goes further than that. It reflects negatively on each and every one of us, for seemingly allowing, for evidently permitting, this to occur and NOT DEMANDING ACTION TO STOP IT! I intend to change that.
It is clearly evident that our Mayor is hopelessly in over his head when faced with real, hard, issues, including crime prevention and control. I don’t and you can’t excuse his lack of positive action on any basis. He simply doesn’t have the skill, the acumen, to take charge. That’s an obvious and proven fact, but there is definitely no excuse for the cowardly silence, compliance and acceptance, of each member of our City Council for not demanding action long ago. Our entire City Council sat back and maintained an unconscionable, selfish, “politically correct,” silence, while our City was, and is, under siege. Unforgiveable.
Rebecca Johnson is Co-Chairperson of this City’s Anti Racism Committee. She gets paid – receives your tax dollars – in return for her efforts. Ian Robinson courageously wrote the CJ to tell the people of this City of the vicious, unprovoked, racial beating on his daughter’s boyfriend. Ian Robinson, not Rebecca Johnson. Not Thunder Bay’s Anti Racism Committee.
I, let’s face it a nobody, followed up on Ian’s letter, ditched the purchase of a large billboard and utilized the money to buy space in the CJ and offer a reward for the arrest of these hate -driven, racist, individuals. Me. Not Rebecca Johnson. Not Thunder Bay’s Anti Racism Committee.
Now why is that? Why does it take the effort of two private citizens to try to do something about a clearly racist attack on a City resident? Why?
I suppose Rebecca Johnson could say until Ian Robinson wrote his letter to the editor, she didn’t know about this vicious attack. But that won’t work, because if I were in her position I would be tapped into the police dept. and insist that I be informed of any criminal acts that appear to be racially motivated. Wouldn’t you? Wouldn’t you take steps to ensure you were made aware of violent acts of racism? After all you are the Co-Chair of the City’s Anti Racism Committee and are paid for this position.
The police couldn’t refuse you. How could they? On what basis could the police refuse to give a person in her position this information? They couldn’t, well they couldn’t refuse me. I would make them give me this information. So lack of knowledge won’t work for Rebecca Johnson.
Besides, after Ian Robinson wrote the paper what has Rebecca Johnson done to address this violent unprovoked racial attack? I know what I have done and I know how long it took me to do it. What has Rebecca Johnson and Thunder Bay’s Anti Racism Committee done?
We all know what they have done. They have done absolutely nothing. And why is that? They are paid and still they did nothing. Why? I suppose the answer could be that they are incompetent, or simply don’t care, or are only interested in cashing their City paycheques. It could be they have no intention of actually doing something pro -active regarding racism. But I don’t believe this is the real answer, the true answer.
No. Sadly, I believe the answer is they don’t even register or acknowledge an act of racism as being just that, unless the victim is native. “White boys” don’t count.
To Rebecca Johnson and her Anti Racism Committee, racism is a one- way street. It exists only when natives are the victims. “White boys” cannot, in their perception of racism, be victims. Rebecca Johnson and her Anti Racism Committee are too consumed by the popular, pervading, notion of “political correctness” to take a stand and voice words that could be viewed as politically incorrect.
Rebecca if you don’t do something about this vicious, unprovoked, criminal act people are going to begin to question if Thunder Bay’s Anti Racism Committee is not…..well…. racist.
Rebecca Johnson’s situation is even worse. She is a seasoned veteran on City Council. Why has she not stood up and called our Mayor out on our crime problem - including our native crime problem? Why has she not assumed a leadership role – months ago, as the bodies piled up - and challenged our Mayor on the utter, dismal, failure of his crime prevention strategy?
I am sorry and I don’t like speaking like this, but I believe she hasn’t voiced our concerns because she does not have the courage to do so.
Voters it is NOT RACIST to say our crime problem has a native component. It IS RACIST to refuse to recognize that native component and take steps to do something about it.
As my discussion on crime in our City draws to a close, I ask each of you to put yourselves in the shoes of the vast majority of our native residents. Can you imagine how these decent, hard working , responsible people, must dread hearing of another native murder. They fully realize some will think less of all natives, because of the acts of a very few. It affects not only themselves, but also their children. And how they must fear that their child might somehow become associated with the few and destroy their chances at life.
This is not right. Let’s diligently work to eradicate the few – lock them up – make our City’s streets safe again and relieve the vast majority of natives from living under this unearned stigma.
Voters this ends my three part discussion on crime. I wish to sincerely thank those who have taken the time to read my posts. I trust my views and commentary better enable you to understand and appreciate my position on these very serious issues. Has any other candidate provided you with a similar detailed discussion of exactly where they stand on the issue of crime? Of course not. Silence is their saviour, their protector.
I will publish a summary of my points on my website as soon as it is up and running.
The editor called me Tuesday morning and stated he would not run the “reward notice” with the words “clearly motivated by hate and racism” included. His rationale was that it was not proven, not established, that “hate” was an element in this crime. While I believe ”hate” is self- evident by virtue of the act itself - let’s face it, I can’t believe they liked the victim – I agreed to this deletion.
In the past, I have read ( tbaynewswatch, not he CJ) that I am “clearly motivated by hate and racism.” I suppose in my case proof of the truth of those words was established because Hobbs said it and he can’t be wrong. He’s Hobbs.
Regardless, the editor is just that and he exercises his discretion according to his take on a given situation. I disagree with him in this specific instance, but I have to respect his position.
Remember everyone, Ian Robinson began this process by having the courage to write a letter to the editor pointing out the vicious, unprovoked, attack committed against his daughter’s boyfriend. I don’t know Ian, but I admire him for bravely bringing this incident to the attention of the public. It takes not only courage, but a strong sense of civic duty and responsibility to stand up as Ian did. Ian your family should be proud of you. I am. And so is the rest of the City.
Crime Prevention Part III B.
Crime is down in the City of Thunder Bay. That’s what they are telling us. Is this part of the “we have nothing to fear” line?
Frankly, I, like many people I have spoken to, view the notion that crime is down with a certain degree of skepticism. Could it be - and I want to state out front that I have no proof of this - that the manner or basis in which such statistics have been compiled has been changed or altered to achieve the result that crime is down? Suppression, or changing statistical reporting methods, could be accomplished by those involved to alter public perception of what exactly is happening in our City. Why would anyone do this? Accurate crime statistics might be viewed as a poor reflection on their performance.
This is a hell of a thing to say and I want to reiterate that I have absolutely no proof of this, but as I said, I am a skeptic. If elected, I can assure you voters, that I will take steps to determine whether or not there has been any alteration or modification of the manner in which crime statistics are compiled. Nothing wrong with that. If I am wrong, I think the citizens would be pleased to learn this is actually the case and that they haven’t been deceived by statistical manipulation.
You can’t do this with murder. Where do you hide the bodies?
So crime is “down,” but murder is up. Not just up, up to record setting levels. Up to essentially DOUBLE that of NYC. Metropolitan Toronto has 5.5 million people with 28 murders to date. Thunder Bay has a population of, what? 110 thousand, and we have 8 murders. To put this in perspective, Toronto has 50 times our population and we have just under 1/3 of their murders. If Toronto’s murder rate was identical to ours, they would have over 400 murders. WOW! And we don’t have a serious crime problem?
In my previous posts concerning crime, my immediate concern has been that of public safety; the safety of our loved ones, our children, our seniors. However, I recognize the issue of crime involves a broader concern; other factors, factors of less immediate concern, but still important. Don’t think for a moment that knowledge of our embarrassing crime problem is local, confined, because it is not. People far and wide are very much aware of the rampant crime and violence in Thunder Bay, Ontario. We have a reputation – and, regrettably, we have earned it – as being a dangerous place to visit or re-locate to. This reputation will haunt us and affect us, long after we have “fixed” our crime problem by diligently arresting and jailing ALL offenders.
The sad truth is we don’t actually know exactly what our clearly out of control crime problem has cost us, but I absolutely guarantee it has cost us. For example, how many tourists decided to drive through Thunder Bay and stay and visit elsewhere? How many students have been persuaded to attend college or University in another city, rather than study in Thunder Bay? How many heart specialists, or cancer specialists, have, after family discussions, opted to select a position elsewhere?
How many gifted educators have chosen to exercise their talents in some other city? How many successful entrepreneurs have deferred investment in Thunder Bay for the safety of another community? I see Loch Lomond has just changed hands and I sincerely wish the new owners luck, but I ask them to stop and consider how many Americans, for example, won’t come to Thunder Bay to ski because of our violent crime?
I don’t know the true extant of this “cost,” no one does, but common sense dictates people have and will avoid Thunder Bay because of crime. This will only get worse as our record setting murder rate escalates. People understand that an astronomical murder rate is but the barometer, the beacon, of over- all lawlessness. They know that a totally unacceptable and disgraceful murder rate is accompanied by a multitude of “lesser” crimes – attempted murder, assaults, muggings, theft, prostitution, drug dealing, vandalism, etc. They know all this and they will not put themselves in a position where the unthinkable might happen. Why would they?
Citizens of Thunder Bay, whether we accept it or not, our frightening, escalating, murder rate affects the perception of exactly who we – each of us, all residents of our City – are. People outside the City are asking “what are our values?” “What are our priorities?” “What are our concerns?” “What type of people are we?” to allow violent crime to be so out of control. It’s not simply what’s wrong with our Mayor and City Council to allow this deplorable situation to exist. It goes further than that. It reflects negatively on each and every one of us, for seemingly allowing, for evidently permitting, this to occur and NOT DEMANDING ACTION TO STOP IT! I intend to change that.
It is clearly evident that our Mayor is hopelessly in over his head when faced with real, hard, issues, including crime prevention and control. I don’t and you can’t excuse his lack of positive action on any basis. He simply doesn’t have the skill, the acumen, to take charge. That’s an obvious and proven fact, but there is definitely no excuse for the cowardly silence, compliance and acceptance, of each member of our City Council for not demanding action long ago. Our entire City Council sat back and maintained an unconscionable, selfish, “politically correct,” silence, while our City was, and is, under siege. Unforgiveable.
Rebecca Johnson is Co-Chairperson of this City’s Anti Racism Committee. She gets paid – receives your tax dollars – in return for her efforts. Ian Robinson courageously wrote the CJ to tell the people of this City of the vicious, unprovoked, racial beating on his daughter’s boyfriend. Ian Robinson, not Rebecca Johnson. Not Thunder Bay’s Anti Racism Committee.
I, let’s face it a nobody, followed up on Ian’s letter, ditched the purchase of a large billboard and utilized the money to buy space in the CJ and offer a reward for the arrest of these hate -driven, racist, individuals. Me. Not Rebecca Johnson. Not Thunder Bay’s Anti Racism Committee.
Now why is that? Why does it take the effort of two private citizens to try to do something about a clearly racist attack on a City resident? Why?
I suppose Rebecca Johnson could say until Ian Robinson wrote his letter to the editor, she didn’t know about this vicious attack. But that won’t work, because if I were in her position I would be tapped into the police dept. and insist that I be informed of any criminal acts that appear to be racially motivated. Wouldn’t you? Wouldn’t you take steps to ensure you were made aware of violent acts of racism? After all you are the Co-Chair of the City’s Anti Racism Committee and are paid for this position.
The police couldn’t refuse you. How could they? On what basis could the police refuse to give a person in her position this information? They couldn’t, well they couldn’t refuse me. I would make them give me this information. So lack of knowledge won’t work for Rebecca Johnson.
Besides, after Ian Robinson wrote the paper what has Rebecca Johnson done to address this violent unprovoked racial attack? I know what I have done and I know how long it took me to do it. What has Rebecca Johnson and Thunder Bay’s Anti Racism Committee done?
We all know what they have done. They have done absolutely nothing. And why is that? They are paid and still they did nothing. Why? I suppose the answer could be that they are incompetent, or simply don’t care, or are only interested in cashing their City paycheques. It could be they have no intention of actually doing something pro -active regarding racism. But I don’t believe this is the real answer, the true answer.
No. Sadly, I believe the answer is they don’t even register or acknowledge an act of racism as being just that, unless the victim is native. “White boys” don’t count.
To Rebecca Johnson and her Anti Racism Committee, racism is a one- way street. It exists only when natives are the victims. “White boys” cannot, in their perception of racism, be victims. Rebecca Johnson and her Anti Racism Committee are too consumed by the popular, pervading, notion of “political correctness” to take a stand and voice words that could be viewed as politically incorrect.
Rebecca if you don’t do something about this vicious, unprovoked, criminal act people are going to begin to question if Thunder Bay’s Anti Racism Committee is not…..well…. racist.
Rebecca Johnson’s situation is even worse. She is a seasoned veteran on City Council. Why has she not stood up and called our Mayor out on our crime problem - including our native crime problem? Why has she not assumed a leadership role – months ago, as the bodies piled up - and challenged our Mayor on the utter, dismal, failure of his crime prevention strategy?
I am sorry and I don’t like speaking like this, but I believe she hasn’t voiced our concerns because she does not have the courage to do so.
Voters it is NOT RACIST to say our crime problem has a native component. It IS RACIST to refuse to recognize that native component and take steps to do something about it.
As my discussion on crime in our City draws to a close, I ask each of you to put yourselves in the shoes of the vast majority of our native residents. Can you imagine how these decent, hard working , responsible people, must dread hearing of another native murder. They fully realize some will think less of all natives, because of the acts of a very few. It affects not only themselves, but also their children. And how they must fear that their child might somehow become associated with the few and destroy their chances at life.
This is not right. Let’s diligently work to eradicate the few – lock them up – make our City’s streets safe again and relieve the vast majority of natives from living under this unearned stigma.
Voters this ends my three part discussion on crime. I wish to sincerely thank those who have taken the time to read my posts. I trust my views and commentary better enable you to understand and appreciate my position on these very serious issues. Has any other candidate provided you with a similar detailed discussion of exactly where they stand on the issue of crime? Of course not. Silence is their saviour, their protector.
I will publish a summary of my points on my website as soon as it is up and running.
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