Bill C51 was NOT written to authorize torture. It is carefully written NOT to prevent torture, which means torture is authorized!!!

Bill C51 was NOT written to authorize torture. It is carefully written NOT to prevent torture, which means torture is authorized!!!

"(3) The Service shall not take measures to reduce a threat to the security of Canada if those measures will contravene a right or freedom guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms or will be contrary to other Canadian law, unless the Service is authorized to take them by a warrant issued under section 21.1."

Finding one Judge somewhere in the country willing to issue a warrant is easy. This process is specifically here to enable torture or other activities contrary to Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms or will be contrary to other Canadian law.

There must be no exceptions to Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms or other Canadian law. Otherwise the Canadian Charter and other Canadian laws are flushed down the toilet and are not worth the paper they are written on.
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section 21.1 outlines the restrictions placed on the warrant issued. And there is none, as you see on subsection (d)

(3) Despite any other law but subject to the Statistics Act, if the judge to whom an application under subsection (1) is made is satisfied of the matters referred to in paragraphs (2)(a) and (c) that are set out in the affidavit accompanying the application, the judge may issue a warrant authorizing the persons to whom it is directed to take the measures specified in it and, for that purpose,

(d) to do any other thing that is reasonably necessary to take those measures.

The persons directed to executute the warrant may believe that psychological torture is reasonably necessary.
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"12.2 (1) In taking measures to reduce a threat to the security of Canada, the Service shall not
(a) cause, intentionally or by criminal negligence, death or bodily harm to an individual;
(b) wilfully attempt in any manner to obstruct, pervert or defeat the course of justice; or
(c) violate the sexual integrity of an individual."

In other words psychological torture including water boarding and drug induced psychotically torture are allowed without limitation.
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And there is nothing more effective than torture for creating suicidal hatred, terrorism. Once people have been tortured they can NOT be safely released, without a real possibility that they and their loved ones will seek retribution on the perpetrators of torture.

In summary when authorized by a single Judge, Bill C51 enables the complete disregard of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms or other Canadian law

The problem is Bill C51 is the corruption of Justice!!
The corruption of Justice is a incredible recruiting tool for terrorist seeking ultimate revenge and destruction.

http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=6932136&Col=1&File=4

Look forward to my next review addressing the creation of secret police owing its loyality to the Political Party in power through a quid pro quo relationship.

One of the greatest problem faced is that the Canadian Economy just can't grow.

One of the greatest problem faced is that the Canadian Economy just can't grow.

I believe the greatest damage is caused by the fact the buying a home is primarily a speculative investment sucking money out the hands of young people forcing them into small homes causing them to have small delayed families. The wisest man in history King Solomon understood that hard working people create growth. And people naturally work hardest to take care of their young families.

This mandatory speculative investment is a DEPT SINK HOLE sucking money out of the economy away from productive investments that create jobs through providing products and services.
It is this LACK of productive investments which create jobs, which make it so hard for people to earn a living wage.

All of these problems prevent economic growth making no growth high debt economy the new norm.
http://www.macleans.ca/economy/economicanalysis/why-canadas-economy-cant-pick-up-speed/

I believe among the most effective ways to stimulate growth is address the problem of mandatory speculation

A first step is:
1) 30% to 40% of all new development should be Co-Op so that home buyers are not forced to be property speculators. This will free up home owner's money to be spent in the economy stimulating growth through more productive investments.

Foreign home buyer tax did NOT address the speculation problem

The Foreign home buyer tax did NOT address the speculation problem, so instead of fixing things if anything it has destabilized things. But it has reduced some of the speculation pressure sucking money out of the economy so it is better than nothing.
It needs to stay until the land speculation problem is truly addressed.

http://www.foldvary.net/works/landspec.html

Market-hampering land speculation is destabilizing, distorts development,
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Sadly the Canadian Economy has grown dependent on inflating home prices driven by property speculation. And it is a DEPT SINK HOLE sucking money out of the economy away from productive investments that create jobs through providing products and services.
It is this LACK of productive investments which create jobs, which make it so hard for people to earn a living wage.



1) 30% to40% of all new development should be Co-Op so that home buyers are not forced to be property speculators. This will free up home owner's money to be spent in the economy stimulating growth through more productive investments.

2) At the provincial level subdivided home lots are too small for redevelopment into mid / high rise buildings and provide no opportunity for community parks to replace peoples back yards. And cul de sac need to be removed to allow for high density communities.

Winning approval for high density redevelopment is speculators lottery. It should be the home owners of the city block who all benefit, not A rich speculator driving the prices through the roof.
Now everyone big and small wants to play the speculator game and this is the PROBLEM!!!!

Home owners are share holders of their (common property) city block or suburban block enclosing their cul de sac. However laws don't reflect this reality.

3) At the City level remove individually approved redevelopments creating cronyism and replace it city wide redevelopment regulations.

Another problem with the current individually approved redevelopment, is it hides the land redevelopment value and creates a gambler's game. The gambler's game makes it possible that the land property will be worth a lot more than imaginable today. Of course we don't know which properties will win the payout, But because all the gamblers know that properties will probably  eventually pay out, all the gamblers bid up the prices to unimaginable values.

City wide density redevelopment regulations remove the future gamble, because we all know the clearly defined conditions for density increasing redevelopment.

Please see my response to
Andrea Reimer
There is a few reasons why this adhock individual redevelopment does not work. First there is NO code for building separation, green space or community services. A few years back I took my professional exams. One of the questions I will never forget was providing water services for a community. The correct answer was measure the community demographics, residential, services, industrial and this is how much water needs to be provided. It didn't mater that community was a northern community accustom to less water services. It was full coverage, reduced coverage or restricted coverage.

You see redevelopment has the same challenges, when it comes to building separation, transportation and social services.

The city does NOT understand what ultra high density, high density and medium, low density means in real terms of building separation, green space, transportation and services.

And if an area is going to be redeveloped at higher density it MUST provide for the requirements of the higher density. If it does NOT the development is a drain on the community.

You are correct changing city redevelopment regulations alone is NOT enough. But the city and its people needs to define ultra high density, high density and medium, low density means in real terms. And publish these so that everyone KNOWS what it means to stay in one density level or transition to another.

The current adhock approach is NOT planning and of course every community you try to do this to should jump up and down to stop it. And there is multiple parts to the solution. I see 3 major ones.

I tried to stop redevelopment of our rental, because of the complete lack of non-speculative housing. Land owners in Vancouver are speculators, both individual and land holding companies. We have NO choice. And you know that I am very pro-development.
"blanket rezoning which only creates value for the private land owners". With the current state, I agree it only creates value for land speculators, but it should NOT be.

This is a problem that feeds back on itself.

Decreasing the cost of living and increase minimum wage.

Decreasing the cost of living and increase minimum wage.

Decreasing the cost of living MUST be the NDP's primary economic push if they want any hope of being taken seriously.

FIRST decrease the cost of living inflated by speculation.

Decreasing the cost of property inflated speculation will also allow farmers to pay for their land from its productivity rather than just holding by re-mortgaging, and waiting for a land speculator to buy them out.

Increasing minimum wage does help people in retail service industry which is 11% of the population. The bigger problem is 20% of the work force is over 55 near retirement. And 50 to 70 makes almost 30% of the population.

As you can clearly see decreasing the cost of living is the only solution. Increasing minimum wage helps, but it only helps a few and does not help those in most critical need. Increased minimum wage does not help the intern or homeless/jobless person looking to gain job experience. Both of these are examples where working below minimum wage can open opportunities for a much better life.

https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/as-sa/99-012-x/99-012-x2011002-eng.cfm
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/labor21a-eng.htm

The increased housing cost is forcing people further from jobs and services. This increased cost is about $5 / hr. The effect is about the same as increasing the minimum wage from $10 / hr to $15 / hr and would attract business rather than driving it away.


THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REMOVE SPECULATION DRIVING UP PRICES!!!!

Sadly the Canadian Economy has grown dependent on inflating home prices driven by property speculation. And it is a DEPT SINK HOLE sucking money out of the economy away from productive investments that create jobs through providing products and services.
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At the provincial level subdivided home lots are too small for redevelopment into mid / high rise buildings and provide no opportunity for community parks to replace peoples back yards.

City / suburb blocks owned by the home / property owners will eliminate the need for speculators inflating home prices to gather connected property required for redevelopment. This should be extended further such that city / suburb block owners RETAINS some MONEY from sales which it can use for improvement. The cultural effect of using joint money to improve the community will lead the home / property owners into realizing that they can benefit from being share holders of city block redevelopment.

A land value tax has been suggested to encourage redevelopment, by making empty houses an expensive tax liabilities. But that is NOT the problem. The problem is neighbourhoods blocking redevelopment that they see no benefit from. This is why I have provided the above solution.

http://www.straight.com/news/725366/opposition-leader-john-horgan-says-bc-ndp-government-will-raise-minimum-wage-15-hour

City excuses for lack of Planning and why they are WRONG

My response to Andrea Reimer, who I respect.

This is not met to be an attack, but educational through mutual sharing.

Andrea Reimer: Thanks for the thoughtful reflections. On the rezoning issue, neighbourhoods routinely choose the site specific rezoning policy model precisely because it allows for community benefits. In the absence of that the only redevelopment possible is through a blanket rezoning which only creates value for the private land owners, not the public. The other alternative is no new supply, but as we've seen in some west side areas that is a very fast route to extremely high housing prices

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We were just forced out of our rental home by redevelopment with few good rentals available we made the choice to become first time home buyers at practically the worst time in this speculation inflated market.

People need to be able to buy a home without taking huge financial risks joining the speculative home / property market.

A major part of the solution is all levels of government is requiring a significant number of coop shared ownership developments. Given that 30% of Vancouver are renters, about 20% of new developments should be coop shared ownership.

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But back to the issues of rezoning. We fought the tear down of our rental unit because we are loosing lower price rental units and coops are not being built. We just want a place to live we do NOT want to be property speculators.

There is a few reasons why this adhock individual redevelopment does not work. First there is NO code for building separation, green space or community services. A few years back I took my professional exams. One of the questions I will never forget was providing water services for a community. The correct answer was measure the community demographics, residential, services, industrial and this is how much water needs to be provided. It didn't mater that community was a northern community accustom to less water services. It was full coverage, reduced coverage or restricted coverage.

You see redevelopment has the same challenges, when it comes to building separation, transportation and social services.

As an other personal example downtown Vancouver has building separation comparable to the higher density areas of Hong Kong. But instead of classifying building density across Vancouver as ultra high density, high density and medium, low density and defining what that is in practical terms of building separation, street level green space and building complex green space. Each development is consider in isolation!!! As example in isolation Central Presbyterian redevelopment was restricted to 22 floors. But when Saint Paul's Hospital Vancouver is redeveloped you and I both know there will NOT be a 22 floor restriction.

So why did the 22 floor restriction exist in the first place. In my opinion because the city does NOT understand what ultra high density, high density and medium, low density means in real terms of building separation, green space, transportation and services.

And if an area is going to be redeveloped at higher density it MUST provide for the requirements of the higher density. If it does NOT the development is a drain on the community.

You are correct changing city redevelopment regulations alone is NOT enough. But the city and its people needs to define ultra high density, high density and medium, low density means in real terms. And publish these so that everyone KNOWS what it means to stay in one density level or transition to another.

The current adhock approach is NOT planning and of course every community you try to do this to should jump up and down to stop it. And there is multiple parts to the solution. I see 3 major ones.

I tried to stop redevelopment of our rental, because of the complete lack of non-speculative housing. Land owners in Vancouver are speculators, both individual and land holding companies. We have NO choice. And you know that I am very pro-development.

"blanket rezoning which only creates value for the private land owners". With the current state, I agree it only creates value for land speculators, but it should NOT be.

This is a problem that feeds back on itself.

Sadly the Canadian Economy has grown dependent on inflating home prices driven by property speculation.

Sadly the Canadian Economy has grown dependent on inflating home prices driven by property speculation. And it is a DEPT SINK HOLE sucking money out of the economy away from productive investments that create jobs through providing products and services.

Increasing home cost are increasing the cost of living and the cost of working. Creating inflation while reducing consumers disposable income available to stimulate the economy. The increased cost of living is forcing people further from jobs and services. This increased cost is about $5 / hr. The effect is about the same as increasing the minimum wage from $10 / hr to $15 / hr and would attract business rather than driving it away.
"affordability crisis in Toronto and Vancouver is a “drag” on the national economy."

-- Provide redevelopment supply and enable people to buy a home without speculating in the home / property market.

1) At the City level remove individually approve redevelopments creating cronyism and replace it city wide redevelopment regulations.

2) At the provincial level subdivided home lots are too small for redevelopment into mid / high rise buildings and provide no opportunity for community parks to replace peoples back yards.

City / suburb blocks owned by the home / property owners will eliminate the need for speculators inflating home prices to gather connected property required for redevelopment. This should be extended further such that city / suburb block COMMUNITY RETAINS some MONEY from sales which it can use for improvement. The cultural effect of using joint money to improve the community will lead the home / property owners into realizing that they can benefit from being share holders of city block redevelopment.

A land value tax has been suggested to encourage redevelopment, by making empty houses an expensive tax liabilities. But that is NOT the problem. The problem is neighbourhoods blocking redevelopment that they see no benefit from. This is why I have provided the above solution.

3) At the all levels of government require a significant number of coop shared ownership developments. These will enable people to buy a home without speculating in the home / property market.

This required speculation in the home / property market is the reason why collapsing home / property prices will collapse the entire economy.

Removing the forces driving speculation will enable holding prices; and property speculation will no longer be the most profitable investment and no longer suck money out of the economy.

We are in a very dangerous place, where the solution must be chosen careful not to cause an economic crisis initiated by house prices collapse.
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouver-housing-market-source-of-worry-says-bank-of-canada http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/statistics-canada-debt-income-financial-1.3634166

Sadly the Canadian Economy has grown dependent on inflating home prices driven by property speculation.

Sadly the Canadian Economy has grown dependent on inflating home prices driven by property speculation. And it is a DEPT SINK HOLE sucking money out of the economy away from productive investments that create jobs through providing products and services.

Increasing home cost are increasing the cost of living and the cost of working. Creating inflation while reducing consumers disposable income available to stimulate the economy. The increased cost of living is forcing people further from jobs and services. This increased cost is about $5 / hr. The effect is about the same as increasing the minimum wage from $10 / hr to $15 / hr and would attract business rather than driving it away.

"affordability crisis in Toronto and Vancouver is a “drag” on the national economy."

-- Provide redevelopment supply and enable people to buy a home without speculating in the home / property market.

-- Remove the forces driving speculation;

1) At the City level remove individually approve redevelopments creating cronyism and replace it city wide redevelopment regulations.

2) At the provincial level subdivided home lots are too small for redevelopment into mid / high rise buildings and provide no opportunity for community parks to replace peoples back yards.

City / suburb blocks owned by the home / property owners will eliminate the need for speculators inflating home prices to gather connected property required for redevelopment. This should be extended further such that city / suburb block COMMUNITY RETAINS some MONEY from sales which it can use for improvement. The cultural effect of using joint money to improve the community will lead the home / property owners into realizing that they can benefit from being share holders of city block redevelopment.

A land value tax has been suggested to encourage redevelopment, by making empty houses an expensive tax liabilities. But that is NOT the problem. The problem is neighbourhoods blocking redevelopment that they see no benefit from. This is why I have provided the above solution.

3) At the all levels of government require a significant number of coop shared ownership developments. These will enable people to buy a home without speculating in the home / property market.

This required speculation in the home / property market is the reason why collapsing home / property prices will collapse the entire economy.

Removing the forces driving speculation will enable holding prices; and property speculation will no longer be the most profitable investment and no longer suck money out of the economy.

We are in a very dangerous place, where the solution must be chosen careful not to cause an economic crisis initiated by house prices collapse. http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouver-housing-market-source-of-worry-says-bank-of-canada http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/statistics-canada-debt-income-financial-1.3634166