• BC government gave anti-vax group $428k over 12 years
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/anti-vax-hans-bc-grants-1.5074369 Over the last 12 years, a Vancouver group has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants from the B.C. government, while screening anti-vaccination movies, sharing content from anti-vaccination websites and complaining about "censorship" from a social media company that blocked anti-vaccination propaganda. Federal records show about one-third of the Health Action Network Society's revenue last year came from the B.C. government — a $40,000 Community Gaming Grant taken from provincial gambling revenues. Since 2007, the group has received $428,500 worth of these grants. ... After CBC reached out to Housing Minister Selina Robinson, whose ministry oversees the grant program, she requested a review of the annual funding for HANS, according to an email from the ministry. The provincial government says Community Gaming Grants are not to be used for lobbying or any programs that don't comply with B.C. laws and public policies. Meanwhile, Vancouver is having a measles outbreak right now, and foreign-travel-infection cases are appearing elsewhere in the province as well as elsewhere in Canada. BC's starting a school immunization program to allow any K-12 child not vaccinated to get their shots ahead of mandatory vaccination status reporting going into effect in September. A poll just came out that, disturbingly, showed that roughly 9% of British Columbians are actively antivax, and 14% more were sitting on the fence but for now wobbling over into vaccinating to be safe. Fucking damnit, up to 9% of the people in my town have weaponized retardation.
What the fuck? I'm ashamed of my province.
Fuck off, this is just a fucking waste of our time, money, effort, and a fucking slap in the face to the safety of our communities and homes. Writing my MP about this. I will refuse to vote for anyone who supports these payments to fucking charlatans.
Remember to write your MLA, as this was conducted under the provincial government's supervision and the province's gambling funds. The federal government provides the records sourced by the CBC. Also write provincial Housing Minister Selina Robinson, whose department oversees the Community Gaming Grant.
Written my MP, and my MLA about this. If anyone else from BC would like to also contribute to this effort, here's the template I made to send to both. I am a constituent of your riding in ______. Today, I read an article that lays at the feet of the BC government responsibility in no small part for the outbreak of Measles, and other treatable and avoidable diseases that are spreading faster than they have since the start of Vaccinations. Please peruse the article at your leisure. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/anti-vax-hans-bc-grants-1.5074369 The BC government through one manner or another, has given money towards dangerous groups that are leading to the illness of many who do not need to be ill. The government of BC, and the government of Canada should stand firmly behind the facts that vaccines are safe for children, do not cause autism, and that there are no benefits to not vaccinating. The safety of all lies in the concept of "Herd Immunity", and by having many people who choose to be unsafe, and choose to be vectors of disease should they become infected, we are all losing our safety in our communities. I will not vote, or sit silently by while anyone I know, votes for actions that continue this absolutely absurd policy. These payments must be stopped immediately, and there should be consequences for those who perpetrated this against us. Thank you, Your constituent, __________
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