Category: Saskatchewan

If it weren’t for the fact that they’re doing it out of such sheer frustration, this would be funnier than a clown convention. Eleven men and one woman from Leader, Sasflatchewan — who have had it up to here with the provincial NDP (No Damn Pavement) government’s do-nothing approach to the appalling condition of too many roads in the Land of The Big Flat — have gone and done something a little… creative to bring attention to the problem. Just ask anyone from Leader to Swift Current and most will tell you that the worst of the worst (so bad it’s got its own website) is Highway 32. This place sounds like 90 miles of Jean Chretien speeches:

“Highway 32 from Leader to Swift Current was so bad . . . you were driving all over the road trying to avoid these potholes,” said [Gord] Stueck.

It was so difficult to travel, Stueck said, that ambulances were forced to take alternate, longer routes.

“You couldn’t transport patients that were cardiac patients or fracture patients. You just couldn’t transport a patient on that.”

And that’s just a tiny snippet of the complaints that you’ll hear. The Dippers, of course, have taken the typically arrogant Lefty approach to the whole affair:

“They’re very creative people,” [Saskatchewan Highways Minister Eldon] Lautermilch told reporters after seeing the calendar at the provincial legislature.

“But I don’t think a calendar is going to rebuild a road. I think recommendation from my department in terms of priority will probably be a fairer gauge.”

Isn’t it nice to see a government so responsive and accountable to the people that elect them? Why do I get the feeling that Flatland is heading for their own Chansaw Mike (2.0)? 😆

First things first: a flip o’ my chapeau to the Relapsed Catholic for beating me to the punch on this one.

Some people will look at the issue and think that I’m referring to Xeno in the usual “xenophobia” context. Not so.

I’m referring to Xeno of Elea, the Greek pholosopher famous for, amongst other things, his paradoxes. You know; those bothersome little questions that, by their very nature, seem to have no possible answer at all. Perhaps the most famous of all of them was the question which has so often been paraphrased like this:

What, exactly, would occur if an immovable object were to be struck by an irresistable force?

What, indeed? It is beginning to seem as if this very question is, as you read this, being played out in Regina.

Bill Whatcott, a “long-time pro-life and family campaigner” from the Big Flat, has recently been slapped to the tune of $17,500 by Saskatchewan’s Human Rights Tribunal for… wait for it… hurt feelings.

Yup, that’s right. We’ve gone from “sticks and stones may break my bones” to “BOO HOO, he hurt my feelings, your honour; WHERE’S MY CHEQUE?!?!”

Okay, let’s examine this, shall we? First, in my opinion: yeah, he went a little overboard and crossed the line of decent debate (kinda hard to look reasonable strolling down the street holding a sign saying “Bare Bottomed Pitifuls are Celebrating Buggery in Regina. God Help Us!”), but it is still damned hard to slap down the very logical points that he does make:

If you can find factual inaccuracies in my flyers or if you can find that I said something in bad faith, at that point there should be civil penalties […] I’d be the first one to agree with that. […] If I’m lying by saying that homosexuals are predisposed to sexually transmitted diseases at a rate greater than the general population, by all means find me liable for slander. If I’m wrong in saying….that there is a predisposition in homosexuality towards the sexual abuse of children, if that can be factually proven to be wrong, find me guilty of libel. But don’t tell me that I can’t say something that is true.

In other words: “prove me wrong and I’ll take my medicine.” Sounds reasonable to me. Also sounds like the best way to deal with any disagreement, debate or what have you.

But the problem here (and a chilling one it is) is that the SHRC doesn’t seem to give a damn about bothersome little things like facts or truth. According to Janice Gingell (a lawyer for the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission):

Sexual orientation is a protected category under the code and you are not allowed to say things that will cause other people to feel hatred or ridicule or belittlement towards members of those protected categories.

Yup, you got it. Thou Shalt Not Speak Against The Priviledged Group. Period. Truth? Lies? Doesn’t matter. Just sit the hell down and shut the hell up. Forget freedom of reli… aw, screw it. Forget any freedoms you think you have. None of them matter. You aren’t one of the Protected Ones. So you’re screwed.

Orwell himself couldn’t have done better.

Getting back to Xeno….

…he will not pay a $17,500 fine ordered by Saskatchewan’s Human Rights Tribunal […] Whatcott has vowed to continue distributing his flyers with about 3,500 more to go out on Thursday.

[At the time of this original posting, the identities of some individuals were published widely in order to facilitate their rescue. As they are now no longer in danger, all references to their names and all photographs have been removed in order to protect their identities. -Admin]

CTV and other media are reporting that 10-year-old [name removed], reported abducted by a convicted pedophile, has been found alive. More details are here and here.

[At the time of this original posting, the identities of some individuals were published widely in order to facilitate their rescue. As they are now no longer in danger, all references to their names and all photographs have been removed in order to protect their identities. -Admin]

UPDATE:

RCMP are still hunting Peter Robert Joseph Whitmore in connection with the disappearance of 10 year old [name removed] of Whitewood, Sask. on Sunday, July 30.

[name removed] is described as white, 4’5″ tall, about 70 pounds with red hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black track pants with a red and white stripe and running shoes.

Whitmore is also believed to be travelling in the company of 14-year-old [name removed], who was last seen July 22 in Brandon, Man. Jordan is described as 5’6″ tall, 150 pounds, with blue-green eyes and brown hair. Their current whereabouts at the time of this writing are unknown but police believe they are still in Western Canada. A nationwide warrant has been issued for Whitmore’s arrest.

Whitmore is believed to be driving a 1988 blue Dodge Caravan with wood panelling, similar to the one pictured below, and bearing Alberta license plate CUS 532.

If you have information that you believe may be useful, call 1-877-SOAMBER or 1-877-762-6237 or e-mail fdiv_amber_alert@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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Another child-abusing bag of shit is on the loose, this time in Western Canada, likely still in Saskatchewan. Have you seen this scumbag?

• Peter Robert Joseph Whitmore
• White, 6′ tall with heavy build, brown hair, light blue eyes
• 35 years of age
• from Morinville, Alberta
• Wanted in connection with the disappearance of 10-year-old [name removed] (four and a half feet tall, 70 pounds, with red hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black track pants with a red and white stripe and running shoes) of Whitewood, Sask.
• May be travelling in the company of 14-year-old [name removed], an aboriginal youth who was last seen in a bus depot in Brandon, Man., on July 22.
• May be driving a 1988 blue Dodge Caravan with wood panelling and Alberta plate CUS 532.

Whitmore has a l0ong history of abducting and abusing children (and getting pathetically limp sentences for it). If you see this asshole, DO NOT try to be a hero. As much as I can relate to the idea of gunning this bastard down on sight, there is a 10-year-old child to worry about here. If you spot this bugger, CALL THE COPS IMMEDIATELY. Once again, that Alberta plate number is:

CUS 532