The
Power to Manipulate
When
officials from the CWB, Revenue Canada, Agri-food, Department of Justice,
and other departments speak, the general public assumes that the
information is factual and accurate.
We imagine these civil servants (employees of the people) as though
they are supermen, privileged, gifted, possessing an extra high I.Q.
Is this actually true? Only
if the people believe that what the servant is preaching may be truthful.
The mind prefers to believe what it hears rather than to form an
opinion of its own.
The word
“official” alone steers one’s mind in the direction of superhuman,
powerful, talented in the manner of possessing information beyond the
capacities of the general public. For example, upon entering a proposed
“court of law” you see that the “Officials” are dressed in
garments not readily available to the general public. Once you observe the
stage the Officials are identified. This
form of intimidation applies to all official positions.
For example, if I, Andy McMechan had been allowed by the
officials to wear a tuxedo while in jail and in the court room, and the judge, crown prosecutors, and sheriffs were
identified in those striped pajamas, would the general public have
considered me to be more credible. If
the farmers had worn their suits while demonstrating at Customs ports of
entry with the officials wearing jeans and shirts, who would intimidate
whom?
In
referring to documents gained under the Access to Information and posted
on the website Farmers for Justice (Potential
Grain Demonstrations):
Andy
McMechan, the Manitoba farmer who
recently spent five months in jail for breach of bail conditions related
to offences under the Customs Act for exporting grain without a Canadian
Wheat Board permit.
The
truth is, that I have never been charged for exporting grain without a
Canadian Wheat Board permit—only for “failing to provide a Canadian
Wheat Board license to Customs” an alleged offence under the Customs
Act.
The
“offences” referred to by Revenue Canada (now called Canada Customs
and Revenue Agency) are (quotes from CCRA):
Although an offence for
exporting without a CWB permit would fall under
the CWB Act, Cathy Pitfield and Margaret Redmond of the CWB stated,
It
is the CWB's expectation that other government departments would act to
enforce the law.
Why? Is it
possible that the CWB Act is unconstitutional?
There is also reference to Ralph Goodale expecting Revenue Canada
officials to continue to take the appropriate actions to enforce these
regulations. What regulations?
Over
100 farmers, only in Western Canada, have been convicted of these alleged
offences. Also that Canada
Customs and Justice Canada (Clyde Bond and Chris Mainella) should work
together on this issue and develop some strategy. These documents will be posted on the web under Access to
Information in the near future.
As
you see beginning on page 2 of “Potential
Grain Demonstrations” there was significant media coverage.
Customs
Role has been characterized as enforcing the applicable legislation.
Again, Customs was only mentioned briefly in terms of the Department’s
Enforcement role. The Department’s role has been shown as
enforcing the applicable legislation. It
should again be noted that in past demonstrations and past
media
coverage, the role of the department has been portrayed as enforcing the
applicable legislation. Therefore, we are not intending to do
anything to elevate the role of the department in this dispute in the
eyes of the farmers or the public in general.
Officials
go on to prepare the following proposed responses for the media.
Without an offence or the applicable legislation officials resorted
to manipulation. Officials had now
successfully manipulated the media, the farmers and the public in general.
The media has since moved on to other “Boondoggles.”
Accused
farmers have been ordered by the courts to comply with the requests of
officials.
Are
you willing as a taxpayer to continue to allow officials to use your
wealth in this manner?
The
rights and freedoms of people will be recognized and upheld by those who
form an opinion on their own, based on factual truth, rather than the
manipulative manner of officials.
Otherwise,
you too may end up in jail. Just like myself.
Andrew
M. McMechan |
