Very good interview.
Feb 242024
Sandra Finley
Feb 242024
Daryn Forsyth said he could no longer serve a Crown whose actions he disagreed with
Daryn Forsyth spent a third of his life working in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) as a marine engineer but when he saw RCMP enforcement of a temporary injunction on Wet’suwet’en territory on Jan. 7, 2019 he knew he could no longer continue.
On Jan. 19 Forsyth, who is himself part Gitxsan and lives in Hazelton, handed in his resignation letter (which is posted in full at the bottom of this article).
“I wasn’t going to, on Canada’s behalf, commit violence onto anybody,” he said, adding that while he was just a smaller part of a larger system he couldn’t in any good conscience continue working for the army.
Forsyth first got involved with the army after taking an Indigenous recruitment program in 2005. In 2009, after completing his studies, he signed on full-time.
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He said the decision to leave a job that has been such a major part of his life was not one he made lightly, but that he couldn’t continue to stand by while the Wet’suwet’en continued to have their territorial rights and title denied to them.
“It’s heartbreaking,” he said. “Seeing the violence that was brought on them [and how] the same Crown I was serving, you know, the same country that I had pledged allegiance to can’t properly take care of their own aboriginal people or even support them.”
Forsyth said his first request for discharge, initially handed in the morning of Jan. 7, 2019, was denied.
“It was initially rejected on the grounds of conscientious objection until i clarified … that, no, I’m unwilling to use a weapon and commit violent acts for Canada.”
After making the decision to leave Forsyth said he subsequently decided to make his letter of resignation public on social media after RCMP action on Feb. 6, 2020 and the days following when they enforced the interlocutory injunction relating to the matter.
He said he felt it was ridiculous to see armed RCMP officers heading into unceded Wet’suwet’en territory once again and that seeing the events of Jan. 7, 2019 essentially repeat themselves a year later was tough to bare.
“It was just a stream of emotions,” he said. “A lot of shame, but that was luckily offset by the pride that I felt seeing these proud warriors standing up and defending their actual land and their way of life.”
Forsyth said the decision to leave the CAF was important to him not just to respect his own Indigenous heritage, but also because members of his extended family are Wet’suwet’en and he stands with the nation as a whole.
He adds he wants them to grow up in a world where the Crown respects their right to defend their unceded homelands.
“Their future really is at risk,” he said of a number of his nieces and nephews who are Wet’suwet’en. “It’s not just this passive risk, it’s actively being destroyed.”
Forsyth added it’s important for him that his son and younger members of his extended family are able to look at him in the future and know that he followed his conscience.
“He needs to know that … choices can be made and even if they’re scary they do need to be made.”
He said his message to members of the armed forces or RCMP who might have their own internal conflicts about how the situation has played out is simple: talk to your superiors.
“Speak to your chain of command,” he said. “Tell them that this is a major concern for you that aboriginal people are being forcibly removed from their lands and that essentially this is the start of another Oka.”
Oka refers to the Oka Crisis of 1990 when a police officer was killed in a standoff between police and the Mohawk people, the latter of who were involved in a land dispute with the town of Oka, Quebec.
While CAF are currently not involved in the dispute between hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en and Coastal GasLink, Forsyth said when he asked about whether that was a possibility in the future he didn’t get a direct response.
“That was one thing I asked my chain of command when I was leaving, was is there going to be any sort of directive put out saying the military won’t take an active role?” he said.
“I was flat out told no.”
He said his message to RCMP officers is simple: you’re in the wrong.
“It’s the fact that they were created to stop [Indigenous] rebellions and then here we are in 2020 and they’re essentially doing the same thing,” he said.
“They haven’t changed, in fact, I hold each and every RCMP member accountable for their own actions and that also includes being on Gitxsan territory, being on Wet’suwet’en territory, and furthering this colonization and this violence.”
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Feb 242024
With thanks to the JCCF:
HALIFAX, NS: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is providing for the legal representation of Judge Rickcola Brinton of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia in a lawsuit against The Honorable Pamela S. Williams, former Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, among others. Brinton was threatened by Williams with suspension and referral to the provincial Judicial Council after she chose not to disclose her Covid vaccination status in late 2021. She filed her claim in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on September 29, 2023, seeking damages for the intentional violation of her judicial independence and medical privacy.
On September 29, 2021, Brinton received an email (sent to all judges of the Nova Scotia Provincial Court) from Judge Williams, then Chief Judge, asking if they would agree to share their vaccination status with each other. Chief Judge Williams also asked whether the Court should share that information with the Nova Scotia Bar.
On October 1, 2021, Brinton replied, “I realize I may be in the minority…as I have concerns with medical privacy,” she wrote. “I also know that the vaccination mandates and passports may be disproportionately impacting racialized communities. And as an essential service, will we be creating a two-tiered society for those who already feel as though we are not all free to serve them?” She thus declined to disclose her vaccination status.
In an effort to persuade her, Chief Judge Williams met with Brinton on October 7, 2021. Brinton explained that her decision not to disclose her vaccination status was a matter of conscience and the result of prayerful contemplation. She offered to get tested for Covid as often as needed, but Chief Judge Williams rejected Brinton’s proposal.
At the end of October, Brinton went on short-term disability leave. She submitted the required Proof of Illness form completed by her doctor.
On November 1, 2021, Chief Judge Williams sent out an email to all judges stating that “only fully vaccinated judges will be assigned to sit in our courtrooms.” Four days later, on November 25, 2021, she issued a public statement announcing that “[a]ll Provincial Court judges presiding in courtrooms, both now and in the future, are fully vaccinated.”
A few months later, on February 22, 2022, Chief Judge Williams wrote to Brinton stating that she would not approve the continuation of the short-term leave unless Brinton provided evidence of her disability. She also wrote that if Brinton continued to refuse to disclose her vaccination status, she would be “considered non-vaccinated and unable to preside over in-person trial and sentencings in the Court Room,” and that she would have “no recourse other than to suspend [Brinton] and refer the matter to the Judicial Council.”
Then, on March 27, 2022, without warning or Brinton’s consent, Chief Judge Williams wrote to Brinton’s doctor requesting that he supply her with details of Brinton’s medical issues. The doctor called Brinton to ask if she consented to this disclosure of medical information. She did not consent. The Chief Judge’s office followed up by calling the doctor’s office to once again ask for disclosure consent. Again, Brinton declined. Meanwhile, Brinton had provided necessary information to her disability benefits provider and had been approved for long-term disability.
Brinton has not received any communication from Chief Judge Williams since April 2022. Williams’ term as Chief Judge ended in August 2023. She continues to sit on the bench.
Judicial independence is a crucial and ancient constitutional principle, predating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Brinton raised concerns about interference with medical privacy and the impact of disclosing her Covid vaccination status on the independence and impartiality of both herself and the Court, particularly with respect to cases where courts have been asked to rule on issues regarding Covid vaccines; for example, whether an employee who is terminated for not taking the Covid vaccine is eligible for EI benefits, or whether it was legal for post-secondary institutions to force students out of their program of study for not taking the vaccine. As a result of raising such concerns, Brinton was threatened with suspension and disciplinary action.
Brinton’s lawsuit names the Honourable Pamela S. Williams, the Office of the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, and the Attorney General of Nova Scotia representing His Majesty the King in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia, as defendants.
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Feb 232024
Feb 232024
With thanks to Robert:
. . . something you may not have seen, which I think is very worthwhile to view and to ponder: Dr. John Campbell’s interview with Australian psychologist Ros Nealon-Cook. Search Youtube for “COVID Psychological Manipulation: Unpacked”, or use link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Iqa4CoMciU
408,683 views Feb 15, 2024
Ros Nealon-Cook, a psychologist from Australia, had her license suspended for sounding the alarm about the harms to children from government pandemic policy. Ros has joined forces with a number health professionals from around the world who were similarly censored and silenced. Together, they have created The Cape Byron Lighthouse Declaration to raise awareness about the widespread propaganda and censorship of expert scientific opinion. You can read and sign the declaration here: www.lighthousedeclaration.world – adding your signature will take less than a minute. In the coming months, the Lighthouse Declaration team will host a series of webinars and roundtables to further expand the conversation on these critical issues. Ros and the Lighthouse Declaration team, can be contacted through their social media channels or via the website: Twitter: @Lighthouse_Dec Twitter: @rosalina_nc Facebook: LighthouseDeclaration Instagram: @lighthouse_dec
Feb 222024
The last “For Your Selection” was January 2024 , with emphasis on Federal Court – – the Invocation of the Emergencies Act was unnecessary and Unconstitutional. Hallelujah!
For Your Selection, February 2024
Tucker Carlson is right to alert the American public BEFORE the U.S. Election on Tuesday November 5th, 2024, that President Joe Biden does not have the capacity to lead his Country. Joe cannot be the one pulling the trigger for Wars that affect the whole Planet.
In the interview, Carlson refers to the Report of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Hur on whether Biden should be prosecuted because of papers he destroyed. As I understand, Hur’s Report was a final nail in the coffin for Joe’s mental capacity.
Other Nations sometimes have a Head-of-State who is controlled by Elites, typically military, behind-the-scenes. The head-of-state is a sock puppet. The citizenry has no power. The emperor they bow to wears no clothes.
I think of Biden as a rag doll who is propped up by the military-industrial complex. Thank goodness Tucker Carlson has the voice and balls to say what needs to be said. I will sleep easier tonight. He has put some power back into the hands of the serfs. That’s what a free press does. It can ONLY be done if citizens have a Right to Free Speech. Don’t ever compromise that Right. And for God’s Sake, USE it! Or we’ll lose it.
Also Good on Carlson for making the distinction.:
Men who THINK they are God – – – and Men who KNOW they are NOT God!
I am grateful to this man.
25 minutes:
2024-02-12 Tucker Carlson on US-Russia After Putin Interview | Ukraine War | In Dubai
(also about free speech: 2022-09-28 In support of Salman Rushdie, Freedom of Speech. PEN Canada, John Ralston Saul & Grace Westcott.)
And say a prayer for Political Prisoners like Julian Assange. Western Nations will not abide exposure and public discussion so we can improve the world.
2024-02-15 CONNECTED ITEMS
Maybe this is for Rip Van Winkle when he awakes after sleeping for 20 years.
B.C. legislation “Health Professions and Occupations Act” is one of the Connected Items. You should know about it. It’s as fascist as you get.
COUTTS RELATED
2024-02-06 Marco van Huigenbos describes the situation: two of the Coutts 4 are now free, after 223 days in remand (jail) in Alberta. Plea deals. The interview of Marco, video’d, is best – – he had been THERE, in the court room.
2024-02-09 Coutts. Solitary Confinement, Alberta. Letter to Professor Doob. Jerry Morin was in Solitary Confinement for 74 days. I thought Solitary Confinement was under strict limitations?
CONTINUING PROGRESS IN LEGAL CHALLENGES:
WATER – MERVILLE b.c.
The WATER TAKING at MERVILLE is on the table, STILL on-going after all these years.
OTHER POSTINGS:
1985 Doctors speaking out decades ago. Vaxx Manufacturers. Phil Donahue TV Show.
1988- John Denver and Alexander Gradsky (Russian) sing What Are We Making Weapons For? with lyrics
2019-06-28 A Korean-Canadian opera singer rediscovers her voice in small-town Saskatchewan, CBC
2024-02-03 Synthetic Milk is Not Milk + Measles Outbreak Breakdown. From CHD
2010-07-16 CHRONOLOGY: the involvement of American military corporations in the larger CONTEXT of American military intrusion into Canadian affairs. (I need to review this. A lot happens over 14 years.)
/Sandra
P.S. To see Recent postings (ones that went up after the cut-off for this February list): click on blog title, “The Battles”. A list of thumbnail sketches of recent postings is generated. Click on the title you want. For example, there’s an update on the Julian Assange case.
Feb 222024
2.6 million tuned in to listen to this in June 2023, according to the upper left hand corner of the video. Great that it’s being aired here for those of us that missed it, or just want to hear it again.
Pinned by Farzad
This is the Spaces Recording of RFK & Elon Musk from June 5th 2023.
Last night at the Super Bowl, RFK Jr. conducted an ad spiking huge interest in his campaign.
We captured this recording for anyone interested.
Historically, YouTube has taken down content related to RFK Jr, but they seem to have loosened their censorship policies as of late, which I commend them for.
Feb 212024
Feb 212024
Hearing: March 4th, 2024
26 minutes
The details as presented by the Doctor are important.
Feb 212024