Community Property in York Region


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Well my last blog sure woke some people up and got people thinking and that was the reason for writing it - to encourage people question everything - no matter how good intentions sometimes seem.

I just read an article in the National Post about Vancouver's sharing programs which are beginning to have urban dwellers sharing cars( more than 1000 in the city are shared), tools, gardens, clothing, kitchen supplies, offices, etc in groups set up to conduit this. Sounds wonderful all this sharing, but it's all because people are slowly being made unable to afford cars..and tools..and property.
Community Property

Sharing community property whether through food in community gardens, food distribution depots / banks or community dinners are also all Marxist ideas in origin, and a free society need allow one the dignity to access food in a way of their choosing and eat in privacy or with their family - not one thrust upon them so that if they don't use it communally they'll go hungry. That may not be where we are at quite yet but eventually it'll get weaved in as part of the solution. There is enough income produced in this country, it's just not trickling down to those in need. Sharing 101 we fail at miserably as a society so why buy into a communist-like model?

Once they can say - "Well they can join our garden program if they want to eat fresh food" or  "Well if they are hungry we have community dinners "- or the clothes depot will do for them" then the government can shirk its responsibility to take care of these people in need - not chosen one charities and corporate feel-good campaigns like Campbell's Soup type photo-op solutions that make people sicker long run both physically and mentally taxing the 'system' even more.

The solution is simple - give people enough to work with from the beginning - to feed themselves in dignity. People don't need "Do-gooders" dishing it out for them. Eliminate those excess "jobs".

So no fancy community grow programs that most can't get to regularly anyway - but their own back yards or balconies are fine if they choose to. No forced transit use or "apply for" transit passes programs - but provide enough money to purchase them if they need one or pay a car bill. No special charity run "training" programs that don't pay them a full wage since they are working for these "charities" doing catering, construction, food distribution, bagging, fundraising and more. No more unneeded shelters - women's or otherwise - just build what we actually need - more affordable housing. No more feel good corporate charities that pay out millions of dollars in administrative fees and claim to build things like affordable housing but hand pick certain people only, who must meet a certain "criteria", and who will agree to being public faces for them for the very few units they do build.


Speaking of sharing, I've been following Newmarket's many proposals of late from developers for developing Glenway, Slessor Square, Main St. etc and none include building more affordable housing - even though the official plan dictates a certain percentage of all new built housing need include some. I noticed the presenter conveniently avoided allowing me a question at the Lion's Hall town event recently...he claimed Main St.'s proposal displaces only 2 residents from housing but left out that they'd already stopped renting / rooming people out of there some time ago leaving only 2 now so when time comes they can say it affected no one. But where are those who've they slowly displaced up until now? Who knows...they'll be forgotten in the mix since they apparently don't exist - except 2. Okay so are they building 2 affordable units for them in their model then? Somehow I doubt it.

Just be wary my friends, be wary...Dig deeper into these wonderful charitable "solutions" that slowly erode at your freedom, privacy, and dignity.

7 Response to "Community Property in York Region"

  1. Anonymous April 9, 2013 at 1:15 PM
    it isnt communism to have community gardens and community meals.. its called building a strong community.. the individualist option is not dignity at all it is isolation and alienation.. it is better to have community.. these conspiracy theories about the UN and communism are ridiculous.
  2. Unknown April 9, 2013 at 1:30 PM
    It's not a conspiracy if its not hidden. Community starts in the home..once you erode the family part of your model the state becomes the head of the family as it were. Educate yourself before you write facts off as theories as all these things did indeed originate from communist ideas and principles...and again I reiterate - follow the links in the blog as nothing is hidden therefore no conspiracy. You can follow blindly or question along the way but It's up to you.
  3. Fred Joly April 9, 2013 at 1:51 PM
    your losing it Tom. You miss the point entirely when it comes to sharing programs. If I need to have a hole in the wall to run a wire through it I don't have to buy a drill. I need a hole not a drill. And school feeding programs ... Vancouver's now include milk every school day. How can you make this a bad thing? ALL students, EQUALLY, regardless of social standing, together share locally grown fruits, vegetables and now, milk. How can this be even remotely Marxist? It's healthy, saves some parents money and creates an dynamic social environment for children to interact. Your losing it man, maybe it's time to shut your mouth for while because you are not representing PACC when you speak out delusionally like this.
  4. Unknown April 9, 2013 at 2:18 PM
    I throw this out at the behest of a PACCer actually and I'm sure he'll weigh in soon. It's designed to make people question not tell them like it is. That is for people to decide on their own if they want to taske the time to examine it. It's called freedom of expression of ideas and sometimes opinions and thank-you for sharing yours.
  5. Anonymous April 9, 2013 at 9:24 PM
    The programs in Vancouver are all good and so is the concept of sharing. Yet, it would be good to question what lies beneath the “need” for these programs that cater to basic needs such as food, clothing, transportation etc. Imagine, if everyone had enough and/or had their basic needs met, then probably the programs that communities would be devoting their time and efforts on would those that focus on pleasure and comfort.

    Re the school feeding program and cow’s milk - would you know if there is an option for those on a vegan diet? Just asking if people have a choice.
  6. Fred Joly April 10, 2013 at 12:18 PM
    I'm suggesting you keep things in perpective. Healthy food for children regardless of social status. That's got to be a good thing. This is not some kind of Marxist plot to overtake our culture.

    There are plenty of better examples to use to indicate social exclusivity that society inflict upon low-income community memebers. This is not one of them.
  7. Unknown May 1, 2013 at 1:19 PM
    People should be able to eat in dignity and privacy with their families at home with food they chose. Community food programs are an original product of communism.

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