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 Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Mac wrote: | Isn't that an interesting turn of events? Good spot, Don.
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Hi Mac!
I thought it was odd when he posted that he hadn't been living in Regina for long but then says - "I really haven't had too many problems with SGI, I've put in claims with no issue..." - that was the first red flag. His comment about visiting the dentist was another.
I think it's clear that he was attempting to bait me into a flame war on this thread - only I'm not interested in any such exchanges. Failing that he was hoping to insert some doubt into the readers of this thread. That it was pointless - was lost on him.
It's bemusing that he wasn't thinking about how his 'happenstance' posting here could fold up so quickly with a Google search. It's just about a month shy of 7 years and I've dealt with all kinds of people saying all kinds of things to me over this but - not one of them can say a word when confronted with a rational discussion of all the circumstances of this matter.
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Lol... well... I suppose I should give a little bit of my background to remove some thought of any ill intentions.
| Quote: | I thought it was odd when he posted that he hadn't been living in Regina for long but then says - "I really haven't had too many problems with SGI, I've put in claims with no issue..." - that was the first red flag. His comment about visiting the dentist was another.
So I wanted to note this in my other reply but I forgot - seems a little odd that you say you haven't been there long - but...long enough to file claims [in the plural] at SGI and with 'no issue' - but...not long enough to find a dentist?
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I've been in Regina fixing computers for the province for 2 years now... wow, a civil servant in regina... Shocking! :S Prior to this I was in PA, and prior to that 3 years in Saskatoon.
And yes... I have experience with SGI claims, 3 years ago I smashed up my car good in Saskatoon... and in Oct. of 2007 I got hit by a van (I was a pedestrian... not fun) So yes, I'm quite familiar with SGI. I wasn't aware you needed to be a resident of Regina to put in a claim with SGI...
When you move cities... the dentist you used to be with is unable to call and rebook future visits. My teeth weren't having any issues... so *gasp* I didn't see a dentist for the first 16 months I was in Regina!
| Quote: | | It's bemusing that he wasn't thinking about how his 'happenstance' posting here could fold up so quickly with a Google search. It's just about a month shy of 7 years and I've dealt with all kinds of people saying all kinds of things to me over this but - not one of them can say a word when confronted with a rational discussion of all the circumstances of this matter. |
Please don't confuse my delay in response with some sort of retreat on my part... It's been a busy week, hadn't really thought about it.
| Quote: | So I see that you work for the government of Saskatchewan. How long have you worked for the government...I wonder if your work involves computer infrastructure at SGI - in any case - I see enough...to question your potential purpose in posting here.
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I do work with Computers, and we do support variety of different areas of govt... but SGI is completely separate to my knowledge. The same goes for the rest of the crowns. They look after their own IT needs.
| Quote: | | There is more to consider than price - of course the price of auto insurance in Saskatchewan has limits based on population numbers - without a doubt - if there were some competition here there might even be cheaper rates! At least you agree that the monopoly is 'odd'. I wonder why you think that it's 'odd' - could you share that? |
I guess I think that's it's 'odd' because in other places in canada you can go for private insurance. Or with other types of insurance, such as home, you can go with a variety of insurance providers (including SGI).
| Quote: | | Are you a Conservative? What are your thoughts about the NDP? |
I voted SP in the last election and will be supporting them in the future.
| Quote: | | In response to your first paragraph I wonder why that is...explain further why you believe that? |
Because I think your accusations are WAY out in left field... insane even.
| Quote: | | Why would the police not help her if she were in fact a victim of defamation? |
I have no idea... the only information I know about this is what I've read on your website and in this forum. |
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Ryan Renneberg wrote: | Lol... well... I suppose I should give a little bit of my background to remove some thought of any ill intentions.
| Quote: | I thought it was odd when he posted that he hadn't been living in Regina for long but then says - "I really haven't had too many problems with SGI, I've put in claims with no issue..." - that was the first red flag. His comment about visiting the dentist was another.
So I wanted to note this in my other reply but I forgot - seems a little odd that you say you haven't been there long - but...long enough to file claims [in the plural] at SGI and with 'no issue' - but...not long enough to find a dentist?
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I've been in Regina fixing computers for the province for 2 years now... wow, a civil servant in regina... Shocking! :S Prior to this I was in PA, and prior to that 3 years in Saskatoon.
And yes... I have experience with SGI claims, 3 years ago I smashed up my car good in Saskatoon... and in Oct. of 2007 I got hit by a van (I was a pedestrian... not fun) So yes, I'm quite familiar with SGI. I wasn't aware you needed to be a resident of Regina to put in a claim with SGI...
When you move cities... the dentist you used to be with is unable to call and rebook future visits. My teeth weren't having any issues... so *gasp* I didn't see a dentist for the first 16 months I was in Regina!
| Quote: | | It's bemusing that he wasn't thinking about how his 'happenstance' posting here could fold up so quickly with a Google search. It's just about a month shy of 7 years and I've dealt with all kinds of people saying all kinds of things to me over this but - not one of them can say a word when confronted with a rational discussion of all the circumstances of this matter. |
Please don't confuse my delay in response with some sort of retreat on my part... It's been a busy week, hadn't really thought about it.
| Quote: | So I see that you work for the government of Saskatchewan. How long have you worked for the government...I wonder if your work involves computer infrastructure at SGI - in any case - I see enough...to question your potential purpose in posting here.
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I do work with Computers, and we do support variety of different areas of govt... but SGI is completely separate to my knowledge. The same goes for the rest of the crowns. They look after their own IT needs.
| Quote: | | There is more to consider than price - of course the price of auto insurance in Saskatchewan has limits based on population numbers - without a doubt - if there were some competition here there might even be cheaper rates! At least you agree that the monopoly is 'odd'. I wonder why you think that it's 'odd' - could you share that? |
I guess I think that's it's 'odd' because in other places in canada you can go for private insurance. Or with other types of insurance, such as home, you can go with a variety of insurance providers (including SGI).
| Quote: | | Are you a Conservative? What are your thoughts about the NDP? |
I voted SP in the last election and will be supporting them in the future.
| Quote: | | In response to your first paragraph I wonder why that is...explain further why you believe that? |
Because I think your accusations are WAY out in left field... insane even.
| Quote: | | Why would the police not help her if she were in fact a victim of defamation? |
I have no idea... the only information I know about this is what I've read on your website and in this forum. |
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I've been in Regina fixing computers for the province for 2 years now... wow, a civil servant in regina... Shocking!
the only information I know about this is what I've read on your website and in this forum
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Oh? When did you first visit the website? How long did you visit? I have clicky website stats...i follow the stats - how long visitors stay from which site they come and the city they came from etc., so...
The truth is you learned of my website and my protest - from your workplace.
Just over a month ago I had to deal with a co-worker [Steve K.] of yours in regard to difficulty in sending email to [any address] @gov.sk.ca.
I know you're in that same department [a Google search locates a government directory with that information] as Steve K. and it's likely that I was made the bunt of some irreverent discussions...
In any case - I don't think that your finding this thread is happenstance.
I do think it's a little disingenuous for you to have posted here under some so called 'coincidental' arrival.
I think it looks more like you learned of this matter in the course of your employ and you've now come here to make some issue with this matter. You're too obvious. In any case I don't care. Theoretically the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner would!  Don't worry I won't make any complaints to that office.
You say you "have no idea" why police have not helped the dentist if she were in fact a victim of defamation - well as "insane" as it sounds - it's because I'm telling the truth!
Face it - I have evidences that include an x-ray and that - if this were not the case they would have been able to charge me long ago - she did in fact try already [all outlined at the protest website].
The fact is the dentist knows that she cannot even go to a civil court - as in a civil court her credibility in this issue would be at question - due to asserting outright lies regarding the circumstances of June 05, 2002 - in her sworn written statements to police [and there were some other obvious lies recorded as well]. She even recorded in her police statement that she did NOT want to go to civil court to stop my protest!
If the dentist tries to get any civil injunction to stop my internet boycott she would be unable to prove her version and would further incriminate herself in the process.
The protest of her dental practice is legitimate and she was ultimately told that by a Provincial Court judge when trying to get a restraining order in 2005!
I know what kind of doubts you might have but they are not 'counter- facts'.
Such as a doubt that any medical professional would do such a thing. Well that is not a fact - that is not based on fact - that's an opinion. Other doubts that are really opinions are that 'no public servant would ever order an implanting of an individual'. Again that is not a fact - that is not based on fact - that's an opinion.
Of course there is a Yale study long time ago that deals with this area of human behavior - the Milgram Experiment. Read about it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment
Within an emerging area of technologically enhanced surveillances - the technology to do what has been done to me readily exists - it's an 'opportunity' to use it that becomes the issue.
There was apparently a desire and an opportunity to use it on me and it was taken.
As I noted before - the reasons why have to be answered by those responsible and whatever their 'reasons' are - they're no defense for the violation of the Charter and the Saskatchewan Privacy Act.
The details of how they convinced this dentist to perform this procedure has to be answered by this dentist.
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I guess I think that's it's 'odd' because in other places in canada you can go for private insurance. Or with other types of insurance, such as home, you can go with a variety of insurance providers (including SGI). [...] I voted SP in the last election and will be supporting them in the future.
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At least on this insurance monopoly we agree.
I do think that the Sask Party is a better choice than the NDP - however - there remains the reality that the Sask Party has to make adjustments where SGI is concerned. They have been in power for a considerable time now and there is no word on change at SGI.
Before taking power the Sask Party had a favorable position with regard to change at SGI and the need for changes to this crown and how this crown does business and what sorts of discretionary powers they might yield over the population.
It's odd that there is a lag in addressing these SGI issues. One of the issues is as noted here - the Automobile Accident Insurance Act legislates a monopoly for SGI in the auto insurance sector in Saskatchewan. It provides for inordinate discretionary powers for an 'insurance company' where investigations are concerned.
Of course under the NDP changes were introduced that permitted SGI to sell auto insurance in all the provinces with private insurance - all but three. Do you know which three?
It's a conflict of interest with the population of Saskatchewan that SGI can sell auto insurance in the private insurance market but still yet deny Saskatchewan residents access to the same private insurance market.
The Sask Party has to eventually address SGI and other related issues...it's just a question of when.
That they have to address my situation with SGI is a result of the fact that SGI is presently 'not' a private company. The government of Saskatchewan is responsible in that capacity.
I know why the NDP failed to resolve the matter...but why has the Sask Party?
Some people are naively blinded by the sensationalist nature of what happened to me and it is frustrating enough - without such reactions from newly elected officials [who are now responsible for the agency at issue] - who are supposed to be objective and fact minded. Instead there is a bias based on the sensationalist nature of this incident that results in me being further derided.
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I think your accusations are WAY out in left field... insane even.
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Hardly an explanation - your opinion doesn't wipe away a relevant discussion of the subject here.
To simply say "I think" is not the same as to present 'reasons' - you should know that.
"An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin: "argument to the person", "argument against the person") consists of replying to an argument or factual claim by attacking or appealing to a characteristic or belief of the source making the argument or claim, rather than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence against the claim.
The process of proving or disproving the claim is thereby subverted, and the argumentum ad hominem works to change the subject."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
That's what you've done here presented an ad hominem argument.
It's not my accusations that are WAY out in left field - it's what's happened to me that's WAY out in the NDP'S left field!
If I take it that you are genuinely here coincidentally and expressing doubt then I would reply to you that you haven't outlined your doubts as to why my accusations are "insane" - your take on this hasn't included a through review and an objective interpretation of the evidences and the circumstances.
Anyway there is nothing more for you and i to discuss... |
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| Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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I realize that I'm probably wasting my time but I thought I'd give it a whirl... because what you are saying is false... I did not hear about this through my workplace.
You are correct, Steve is a co-worker of mine... we work in the same branch, but out of different buildings (the gtds website needs some updating... Steve's address is not correct)
I originally came to know of your... problem during the last provincial election. I was browsing youtube for those SP videos that got out before they were supposed to. And at the end of one of the videos... a few "related" videos came up... and one of yours was one of them. Offhand I forget which one it was... maybe the "Red China" one. From there I looked at some of your other videos, then your website... and that was all during the last provincial election.
So fast forward to a few weeks ago... I was stoked that I found some LED light bulbs at wal-mart... I googled them and found a thread in this forum about them... I made a few posts... then browsed around. And then... I saw a posting by you.
The rest... you know. |
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| Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Ryan Renneberg wrote: | I realize that I'm probably wasting my time but I thought I'd give it a whirl... because what you are saying is false... I did not hear about this through my workplace.
You are correct, Steve is a co-worker of mine... we work in the same branch, but out of different buildings (the gtds website needs some updating... Steve's address is not correct)
I originally came to know of your... problem during the last provincial election. I was browsing youtube for those SP videos that got out before they were supposed to. And at the end of one of the videos... a few "related" videos came up... and one of yours was one of them. Offhand I forget which one it was... maybe the "Red China" one. From there I looked at some of your other videos, then your website... and that was all during the last provincial election.
So fast forward to a few weeks ago... I was stoked that I found some LED light bulbs at wal-mart... I googled them and found a thread in this forum about them... I made a few posts... then browsed around. And then... I saw a posting by you.
The rest... you know. |
Maybe you did maybe you didn't...Like I said...I don't care.  |
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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if you were wondering about the choice of picture in my last posting....
...new teeth for Sask. premier
Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert has never exactly been known for his Hollywood smile, so reporters were curious Wednesday when they saw a gleaming set of teeth on display.
Calvert had called a news conference to unveil a new gas-electric hybrid car that he's going to be driving from now on.
However, the GM Saturn Aura wasn't the only shiny thing attracting attention.
A reporter noticed his white, straight teeth and asked him about it.
The formerly snaggle-toothed Calvert confirmed he had some work done, though he didn't say what kind.
"After 50-some years of the old ones, they said to me — the dentist — it's time for some new ones," he said.
Calvert admitted his new dental work will take a little getting used to.
"Apples are still a challenge," he said.
Voters could be seeing a lot of the new teeth in the weeks ahead. Calvert said earlier this year he expected to call a provincial election in the fall.
[story originally ran on Wednesday, July 25, 2007]
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saska.....teeth.html
Well isn't that nice - Mr. "snaggle-toothed Calvert" didn't have the same nightmare with a "dentist" - that his government put me through...like I said - I'm glad he's out of public life - whatever the reasons.
Brad Wall IS a better leader notwithstanding his lack of willingness to correct the injustices of his predecessor... |
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| don muntean wrote: | | Mac wrote: | | Executive summary for those of us who don't have the time or inclination to plow through volumes? -Mac |
We all have clearer rights and - the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission are about to get into a whole lot of trouble! |
For what it is worth, it is important to ask for ALL files held on you as often there will be several. I know of more than one case where the employer showed the employee his file and it was incomplete. The reason I know is that we waited for six months and then requested copies of the same files through the Privacy Commissioner. They arrived, months late as usual, but viola! - the content was different from that shown to the employee in person. One thing you can do is access the records in person and demand that the pages be numbered - that stops a lot of games. |
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| WestViking wrote: | | don muntean wrote: | | Mac wrote: | | Executive summary for those of us who don't have the time or inclination to plow through volumes? -Mac |
We all have clearer rights and - the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission are about to get into a whole lot of trouble! |
For what it is worth, it is important to ask for ALL files held on you as often there will be several. I know of more than one case where the employer showed the employee his file and it was incomplete. The reason I know is that we waited for six months and then requested copies of the same files through the Privacy Commissioner. They arrived, months late as usual, but viola! - the content was different from that shown to the employee in person. One thing you can do is access the records in person and demand that the pages be numbered - that stops a lot of games. |
You're correct but in Saskatchewan we have little to no access to information rights!
Again we can thank the socialist NDP for giving the Saskatchewan population lesser rights than other Canadians. Of course in this thread I outline our experience with access to information legislation in Saskatchewan. The bottom line - don't waste your time/energy as it isn't worth it.
A few key amendments to Saskatchewan's access to information legislation is another important issue being ignored by the Sask Party government. As it is - it looks like there is little difference in Sask Party and NDP policy.
When Mr. Wall? When are you going to bring some fairness and balance to Saskatchewan's access to information legislation?
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"In his speech to the chamber paying tribute to Calvert, a clearly-moved Wall paid homage to his long-time rival by referring to some sacred texts -- Warner Bros. cartoons.
Wall invoked the classic cartoon of Ralph the sheep dog and Sam the coyote who, in the words of Wall, "go at it hammer and tong" but at the end of the day punch out and resume being friends.
NDPers weren't impressed that Sask. Party MLAs Yogi Huyghebaert and Jeremy Harrison were conspicuously absent in shaking hands with Calvert."
http://www.leaderpost.com/news.....story.html
Yup that says it ALL doesn't it...  
Kudos's to Yogi Huyghebaert and Jeremy Harrison for being absent from that sham of a farewell exercise... |
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| donmuntean wrote: | | don muntean wrote: | 
Yes - I'm 40 years old today June 03, 2007 and I still have no rights having this implant in place and I have no recourse to have it dealt with - I know first hand how dirty the Liberals and the NDP really are! |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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| ...well here it is - seven years to the day since I was dispossessed of my rights - really sad how the image of Canada is blighted by this outstanding injustice. Even more sad is that there's not even one authority who cares - not one has lifted a finger to help right this wrong... |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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I thought you were found a dentist you trusted to deal with the situation. What happened to that? Happy (belated) birthday, by the way...
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| Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Mac wrote: | I thought you were found a dentist you trusted to deal with the situation. What happened to that? Happy (belated) birthday, by the way...
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Hey Mac! Thanks! Yeah I did find a dentist and he told me that I do need to have a surgeon remove the implant and the dental surgeons are in other cities from where I live so i'm going to try to work out something else - hopefully with the coordination of this dentist. Of course the responsible parties have yet to do the right thing - like provide information about its composition so I know the risks when I do find a means to have it removed. But that's fine because this online boycott of the dentist is having impact - it's only a matter of time - of course the responsible parties [and that includes the dentist] have been operating as though there were a statute of limitations in the Saskatchewan Privacy Act - when in fact there isn't So I have waited seven years - it will be in my favor in the end 'tally' really.
I was trying to keep busy over the last while doing things like making several important pictures for the thread in World Politics... Sorry I took so long with this reply! |
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