The Government's Idea Of Helping
Injured Veterans
Friday, 28 February 2014
The Government Helping Veterans
READ THIS LINK: From one of those "SOMEBODY'S" who is doing what they can. ARE YOU??
Thursday, 27 February 2014
SADLY- WE LOST ONE MORE
I wish I had the writing skill to express how this makes me feel. To Retired Sergeant Ronald Anderson, my thoughts and feelings go out to your family and friends. Sorry you didn't make it all the way home.
I just yesterday, spoke the the Early Resolution Officer at Human Rights (HRC) about my case. I was hoping for an update on their progress.
After 10 months at HRC dealing with my complex question of:
1. Am I, (being a Pensioned Mentally Disabled, clinically diagnosed (with 3 individual mental injuries suffered while serving this Country) and having to live everyday, highly medicated for my conditions), DISABLED???
They indicated yesterday that the preliminary report may be ready next week. After that, the mentally disabled guy is to answer the HRC and DND legal teams on my legal position as to this preliminary report.
There is something very wrong here! I just asked if under the Act, AM I DISABLED?? I can't qualify for a lawyer paid for by the public like the PMO Staffers under RCMP Investigation until HRC decides if I am Disabled.
Under their current time line it should be 14 months to answer this complex one. I would hate to see how long it will take them to confirm I worked for the Canadian Military and I flew their airplanes for the Prime Minister. That will be at least a couple 3 years since the PM and Prince Charles did actually see me flying them. That is much more complex to prove than my current question: AM I DISABLED???
Thank You Rick and Jann for all you do for the Military Morale. (We love the RANT's)
Too bad the one in the middle looks like an MND appointee sent to fix the problems with the NVC.
I just yesterday, spoke the the Early Resolution Officer at Human Rights (HRC) about my case. I was hoping for an update on their progress.
After 10 months at HRC dealing with my complex question of:
1. Am I, (being a Pensioned Mentally Disabled, clinically diagnosed (with 3 individual mental injuries suffered while serving this Country) and having to live everyday, highly medicated for my conditions), DISABLED???
They indicated yesterday that the preliminary report may be ready next week. After that, the mentally disabled guy is to answer the HRC and DND legal teams on my legal position as to this preliminary report.
There is something very wrong here! I just asked if under the Act, AM I DISABLED?? I can't qualify for a lawyer paid for by the public like the PMO Staffers under RCMP Investigation until HRC decides if I am Disabled.
Under their current time line it should be 14 months to answer this complex one. I would hate to see how long it will take them to confirm I worked for the Canadian Military and I flew their airplanes for the Prime Minister. That will be at least a couple 3 years since the PM and Prince Charles did actually see me flying them. That is much more complex to prove than my current question: AM I DISABLED???
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
CALL'EM AS YA SEE EM!
When dealing with people, sometimes your mind screams things to you that you just can't say. I came across this one and it said exactly one phrase only a Jedi could come up with. Classic. Your morning smile unless you fall into this category and if that is the case, follow the instructions.
Friday, 14 February 2014
Thursday, 13 February 2014
MP C GALLANT - YOUR DEBATE OFFER???
VETERANS AS - THE POLITICAL FOOTBALL
MP C Gallant in the House http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JhkGZvTQQA
Her quote; "I welcome the opportunity to participate in any debate regarding the well-being of the men and women who serve Canada in uniform".
Captain (Ret'd) Michael Cole, CD1; I sent the MP an email and fax requesting a meeting date and time for a debate.
MP C Gallant Emailed Me Back Her Office Email to Me
My Email to MP C Gallant Veteran (NOT Constituent) I too welcome your debate Challenge
Sunday, 9 February 2014
SOMEBODY!
You dial 911. You know SOMEBODY will be there to answer your call for help. Your call may involve the Police, Firefighters, Emergency Services, any or all the above. You needed the 911 Operator for sure.
So guess what happened when you called? SOMEBODY was there for you to do nothing but come to your aid. Wow! That is outstanding! So many people on call, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and all for you. You must be one special person to command that much power at the tip of your fingers.
When you call, SOMEBODY comes to help. They may risk their own life for you and they don't even know you. WHY? I realize you have a busy life. So many things to do. So why would a complete stranger, risk his or her life for you, just because you called? Did you ever wonder why?
It can't be for the money. Get shot at or run into a burning home to save you? So if it is not for the money, then why? Why them and not you? Why do they risk their lives for others? It is because SOMEBODY needs them when they are in trouble.
So thank the one who watches over us all for these; Police, Firefighters and EMS people who are always there to help SOMEBODY LIKE YOU!!
The one group I left out in all of this story are the men and women of the military. They don't, if ever come to your door to help you. We just send them off to far away places to see and do good as well as evil, all because their Country told them to. They leave their families for long periods of time. Miss their kids growing up. Miss their own family and parents. If they get injured or killed, they and their families know that too.
The thing that makes me sick to my stomach is: THIS LINK HERE!: Does this make you proud of our Government?
The gall of the Government to parse out what your body parts are worth. That must be a real crowd pleasing meeting to attend. We have Government scandal after scandal. Billions of dollars wasted but when it comes to saving a dollar of compensation for these brave men and women, you could not get a sharper pencil than the one our current Government has.
ME I AM SOMEBODY! I myself made a pledge I must honour. This pledge was to do whatever my Country asked of me with no questions asked. In doing so I was also given the task of seeing over those of lesser rank! I will keep fighting for fair treatment of Veterans because I made a pledge to SOMEBODY and I will keep my word...........you?
When you call, SOMEBODY comes to help. They may risk their own life for you and they don't even know you. WHY? I realize you have a busy life. So many things to do. So why would a complete stranger, risk his or her life for you, just because you called? Did you ever wonder why?
It can't be for the money. Get shot at or run into a burning home to save you? So if it is not for the money, then why? Why them and not you? Why do they risk their lives for others? It is because SOMEBODY needs them when they are in trouble.
So thank the one who watches over us all for these; Police, Firefighters and EMS people who are always there to help SOMEBODY LIKE YOU!!
The one group I left out in all of this story are the men and women of the military. They don't, if ever come to your door to help you. We just send them off to far away places to see and do good as well as evil, all because their Country told them to. They leave their families for long periods of time. Miss their kids growing up. Miss their own family and parents. If they get injured or killed, they and their families know that too.
The thing that makes me sick to my stomach is: THIS LINK HERE!: Does this make you proud of our Government?
The gall of the Government to parse out what your body parts are worth. That must be a real crowd pleasing meeting to attend. We have Government scandal after scandal. Billions of dollars wasted but when it comes to saving a dollar of compensation for these brave men and women, you could not get a sharper pencil than the one our current Government has.
ME I AM SOMEBODY! I myself made a pledge I must honour. This pledge was to do whatever my Country asked of me with no questions asked. In doing so I was also given the task of seeing over those of lesser rank! I will keep fighting for fair treatment of Veterans because I made a pledge to SOMEBODY and I will keep my word...........you?
Saturday, 8 February 2014
THE DEBATE CHALLENGE - MP. C. Gallant
I will take up the offer thank you. I look forward to discussing the issues. So everyone is aware I have posted the email I sent to you on my blog.
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Ms. Gallant; I understand your concerns about being misquoted. With transcripts the clarity achieved is greatly improved.
As you said in your speech in the house, "the first step is to acknowledge you need help and ask for it. There will be no repercussions to my career".
I too have recordings and transcripts and documents of my conversations and interactions with Senior Officers and Human Rights personnel.
Let me assure you, I have no hidden agenda. I have no cause to involve you in anything other than exactly what you yourself have brought forth.
I will be inviting other "NEW" Veterans to join me thus ensuring you have all the true facts that we have and not ones given to you by others who may wish to alter public perceptions.
These references highlight Senior Officers not following Orders as written. Human Rights Early Resolution Department being unable to determine whether a mentally disabled, medically diagnosed and pensioned Veteran, injured in service to our Country, is in fact, disabled.
Although being medically diagnosed and pensioned for 3 separate mental disabilities, The Human Rights Early Resolution Department is still unable, after 10 months, to confirm I am mentally disabled in accordance with the Act. By delaying this decision I am being negatively impacted in two separate ways.
First, I am unable to request "Accommodation" under the Act thus allowing me to retain a no cost lawyer. I currently am unable to get one because of the bureaucracy but those under investigation by the RCMP in the PMO's Office do, with no delay. As a Veteran, I assume we do not have the same standing in Canadian society.
Second, by prolonging my inability to get a lawyer, holds up my Federal Court case against the Government of Canada, the CDS, Governor General and the Queen.
I have lots of documentation and other proof to go through with you so if you could slot me in for a few hours in the near future, we can go through them item by item.
Your experience as a 14 year Veteran of the Committee should give you an added understanding of the complexity of these issues.
From your Web Page so you are not taken out of context; "If you need assistance with any federal government service or program, please,contact me."
They have already seen to that!
I look forward to our meeting, regards,
Captain (R) Michael I. Cole, CD1
A LITTLE CHAT
On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 6:27 AM, Michael I. Cole <michaelcole9112010@gmail.com> wrote:
Well written. Said the same things myself over the years. If you would like company at your meeting, the only things I need are date and time.All my proof and documentation are in order. The details concerning my encounters with those mentioned, are all in my blog (address below).I would be surprised if: Medric, Paul Franklin, Mike Blais, Louis Dufour and Trapper, to mention a few, would want to stand with you too.Thanks for your service and if you wish to lead a group to Ottawa, I am with you.Captain (R) Michael I. Cole, CD1michaelcole9112010@gmail.comVETERANS BLOG: michaelcole9112010.blogspot.com
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I truly believe it is now time to unite the New Veterans with the WW1 & 2 Vets. Prior to the recent snub by Fantino and Gallant, only the New Vets were the target. Now both.
By coming together as a voting block and making the government aware of this fact, we can get them to start realizing their true place in the pecking order and 2015 is the end of the road for them if immediate changes are not made.
Veterans are one of the most respected groups of Canadians. We helped defend the values of this country. If the Veterans (ALL) old & new, got together in a joint effort to advise the public that the current Government is fiscally responsible, but is morally bankrupt. We can get this country back on a proper moral and ethical track.
In other words, "fix it now or you are fired in 2015" and we can make it happen.
Thursday, 6 February 2014
To CBC - Evan - Power & Politics - THANK YOU!
Thank you. Your show took on the issues of mental health straight on. I wish the Human Rights Commission could do the same thing. You see I filed a request for what is called accommodation. Accommodation is what is given to a disabled person so that the situation they are encountering is fair.
I am taking the Government to Federal Court because they destroyed documents I required for a Veterans Pension.
It has been almost 10 months since my request went in and still, even though I am listed as permanently disabled by doctors for 3 separate conditions and this is acknowledged by Veterans Affairs, the Human Rights Commission still is unable to decide whether I am disabled or not. The Department dealing with my request is called..........."THE EARLY RESOLUTION DEPARTMENT!"
It has been almost 10 months since my request went in and still, even though I am listed as permanently disabled by doctors for 3 separate conditions and this is acknowledged by Veterans Affairs, the Human Rights Commission still is unable to decide whether I am disabled or not. The Department dealing with my request is called..........."THE EARLY RESOLUTION DEPARTMENT!"
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
THE ONES THE WOLVES PULL DOWN
WHOEVER YOU ARE, I'M GLAD I AM NOT YOU.- THE TRUTH ALWAYS COMES OUT AND SHE SOUNDS JUST A BIT PISSED OFF
Monday, 27 January 2014
TURF WAR - How Low Budget!
This shell game of moving money around is so old.
The public hears that the Government is trying to help the poor Veteran. The Military can't say what is really going on due to the Military Justice System. After the fact, the Military shuttles money back to the Government saying, they could not spend it.
I am married to a 30 Veteran. Supply Tech (Logistics). Nothing ever happens without good logistics. She used to work with multi million dollar DND budgets during the First Gulf War.
If you think for one second that the Military can't move to fix something if they are given the OKAY, you are sadly mistaken. It is that illusive individual who gives the authorization to move on something, who needs to be identified.
You can't blame the Military as a whole. They are highly trained and very efficient at getting what they are told to do, done.
What we are left with is exactly who and why we have this hold up in staffing.
I used to fly the Prime Minister. Things I did such as meeting arrival and ramp times, were timed down to the second. I was told to make it happen and I did.
My wife was a supply tech at National Defense Headquarters for the first Gulf War. We needed Night Vision Goggles and we didn't have them. The goggles were found, bought and delivered immediately.
I know exactly how the system works. Veterans know how the system works. That is why they are so frusterated and angry. The politicians know how the system works (or in legal terms, ought to have known). SO EXACTLY WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LACK OF HIRING and WHY?
You find that person, hold them to account and watch the cards fall. The Senate scandle, is a good example for us all to learn from. Don't let that issue die or go away!
Shame on the individual who is letting other humans die because the treatment they needed, was not available. If this person thinks they are really pulling one over on the public, they are fooling no one.
I would not want to be anywhere near this person on judgement day. Sleep well.
The truth always comes out. Now or later, it will come out. When it does come out..............
I'm so glad I am not you.
Thursday, 23 January 2014
TROOP REDUCTIONS - COST CUTTING
Sometimes when you hear something, it just sounds wrong. I was reading these two links:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/retired-generals-take-aim-at-ottawa-s-ha ndling-of-defence-cuts-1.2469381
http://o.canada.com/news/national/troop-reductions-could-be-on-the-table -canadas-defence-chief-says/
I think the word troop should be replaced by the word Officer. By ratio, Canada is almost over-run with Officers. They are like Cockroaches. At the rate the troops are leaving we will soon have a 1 to 1 ratio of Officers to Troops.
The military always prides itself on being efficient and keeping up with modern trends in business efficiency. A company filled with executives and no plant workers will create lots of overhead costs for shareholders.
There will be an abundance of ideas on how to spend money on required items but with so many executives all trying to make a decision, by the time one has to be made, there is no more money.
By reducing the number of Officers, we could afford more troops, more equipment and waste a lot less money studying things and just buying them.
That is why they had to draw white lines on the floors of NDHQ. This was done after an extensive work hazards study. This 5 year study costing 25 million dollars (less paint) concluded there were too many injuries in the hallways of headquarters.
By placing a white line in the middle of the hallways, the Officers arriving late to their committee meetings would not bump into the Officers leaving early from theirs.
The cost saving measure now implemented, saves an average of 50,000 dollars a year in lost Officer wages. There is a new study now underway to try and find a way to further reduce these costs. The projected budget for this cost reduction study came in at the reasonable cost of 7.5 million over 3 years.
So in real military cost savings for the 8 year, 32.5 million study comes to 32,500,000.00 - 8 X 50,000.00 comes to a loss of 32,100,000.00 (less paint). Now that's the new military culture of business efficiency.
I can now see why we need to get rid of troops and not Officers, we need the Officers to perpetuate the reason why we can't afford troops or equipment.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/retired-generals-take-aim-at-ottawa-s-ha ndling-of-defence-cuts-1.2469381
http://o.canada.com/news/national/troop-reductions-could-be-on-the-table -canadas-defence-chief-says/
The military always prides itself on being efficient and keeping up with modern trends in business efficiency. A company filled with executives and no plant workers will create lots of overhead costs for shareholders.
There will be an abundance of ideas on how to spend money on required items but with so many executives all trying to make a decision, by the time one has to be made, there is no more money.
By reducing the number of Officers, we could afford more troops, more equipment and waste a lot less money studying things and just buying them.
That is why they had to draw white lines on the floors of NDHQ. This was done after an extensive work hazards study. This 5 year study costing 25 million dollars (less paint) concluded there were too many injuries in the hallways of headquarters.
By placing a white line in the middle of the hallways, the Officers arriving late to their committee meetings would not bump into the Officers leaving early from theirs.
The cost saving measure now implemented, saves an average of 50,000 dollars a year in lost Officer wages. There is a new study now underway to try and find a way to further reduce these costs. The projected budget for this cost reduction study came in at the reasonable cost of 7.5 million over 3 years.
So in real military cost savings for the 8 year, 32.5 million study comes to 32,500,000.00 - 8 X 50,000.00 comes to a loss of 32,100,000.00 (less paint). Now that's the new military culture of business efficiency.
I can now see why we need to get rid of troops and not Officers, we need the Officers to perpetuate the reason why we can't afford troops or equipment.
Monday, 20 January 2014
HURRY-HURRY!........GET YOUR FREE LAWYER HERE!
A free lawyer? How does that happen?
It happens when you get to write your own rules. See you write them in such a way as it seems to apply to everyone equally but you put in a couple of small print exemption clauses and magically the public is fooled again. They think they have something to protect them but really it protects us (the Gov.) from them.
I guess this applies to Nigel, Mike, that Harb guy and others too many to mention here. They all get
lawyers paid for by you and me.
When a Veteran (suffering with PTSD) asks for Accommodation (a lawyer) from Human Rights ,
you would think the Veteran asked for "special treatment", instead of exactly what they are entitled
to. I did not write the rules but I can, sure as they are written, follow them. If the place they want
take us to is illogical then.....there we shall go! If illogical is the location in which they have
designed to function most comfortably, then we must learn how to function there. The battlefield
is not logical but we learn to function there. If they do not like where it takes us to, then maybe,
the rules they wrote, outsmarted them, not us. Careful, it hurts to fall off that truck. We know.
You will too. KARMA!
A special thank you to Tracy Anne for this one
It happens when you get to write your own rules. See you write them in such a way as it seems to apply to everyone equally but you put in a couple of small print exemption clauses and magically the public is fooled again. They think they have something to protect them but really it protects us (the Gov.) from them.
I guess this applies to Nigel, Mike, that Harb guy and others too many to mention here. They all get
lawyers paid for by you and me.
NOW FOR YOU & ME.........YOU KNOW US
Ya! THE ONES FROM THE TURNIP TRUCK!
THE ONES THEY ALWAYS THINK ARE SO STUPID AND KEEP FALLING OFF - Ya, US!
When a Veteran (suffering with PTSD) asks for Accommodation (a lawyer) from Human Rights ,
you would think the Veteran asked for "special treatment", instead of exactly what they are entitled
to. I did not write the rules but I can, sure as they are written, follow them. If the place they want
take us to is illogical then.....there we shall go! If illogical is the location in which they have
designed to function most comfortably, then we must learn how to function there. The battlefield
is not logical but we learn to function there. If they do not like where it takes us to, then maybe,
the rules they wrote, outsmarted them, not us. Careful, it hurts to fall off that truck. We know.
You will too. KARMA!
A special thank you to Tracy Anne for this one
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