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nto a message and send it just please do something the letter mr premier mlas and editors i write because my friend b an elder in our community and the mother of an adult daughter who has lived her entire life with a disability asked me to do so i worked alongside her daughter at a community agency a number of years ago that b is concerned about the cuts to financial support for people with disabilities in the province especially the saskatchewan assured income disability said program does not surprise me she loves her daughter many saskatchewan residents rely on said in addition to what work if any they can find people with disabilities as well as people without have every right to expect to live and thrive as functioning members of our communities and we pay our taxes so that our governments see to that this impacts our friends and neighbours family members and coworkers who already live every single day of their lives at a significant disadvantage they will most definitely suffer in very real ways as a result it s a dangerous decision for the province one that s on a slippery slope lending credence to the theory that this administration honestly does not care what happens to people with disabilities i can t help but wonder if this government would rather see people with disabilities medicated and locked away in mental hospitals and prisons than see them live and work in their communities that would i suppose help this administration s friends in the pharmaceutical and prison industries wouldn t it so we really shouldn t be surprised by this attack on vulnerable people should we yes i can get cynical however my elderly friend also suggested that we challenge our mlas to cut their collective salaries enough to fill the gap though i don t believe it s the correct solution it is in fact a solution and so until this administration comes up with a better solution i join her call will you support a motion to reduce the salaries of all members in the saskatchewan legislative assembly so that those who live with disabilities in saskatchewan and rely on the said program need not see theirs reduced sincerely bernadette wagner author editor community organizer the request we challenge all elected members of the legislature to vote to cut their own salaries in order to sufficiently fund the level of maintenance promised to persons with disabilities premier brad wall premier gov sk ca donna harpauer humboldtmla sasktel net carla beck reginalakeview ndpcaucus sk ca kevin doherty kevindohertymla sasktel net mark docherty markdochertymla sasktel net muhammad fiaz muhammad fiaz saskparty com gene makowsky gmakowsky mla sasktel net warren mccall reginaelphinstonecentre ndpcaucus sk ca tina beaudry mellor admin reginauniversitymla ca laura ross laurarossmla sasktel net nicole sarauer reginadouglaspark ndpcaucus sk ca warren steinley walshacresmla sasktel net christine tell christinetellmla accesscomm ca trent wotherspoon reginarosemont ndpcaucus sk ca to learn more about cuts to the said program google sask party cuts to said program the addenda to find more addresses for mlas go here please act now the wall government s advisory group on poverty reduction wrote a letter to the saskatoon star phoenix as community members of the advisory group on poverty reduction we are concerned by the way social services minister donna harpauer has represented changes to the housing supplement for said recipients please act now 2 comments by bernadette wagner on august 14 2016 permalink posted in brad wall disabilities government sask party saskatchewan western canada tagged skpoli disabilities said posted by bernadette wagner on august 14 2016 https thereginamom com 2016 08 14 action stop the cuts to supports for people living with disabilities time travel laloche 2009 in 2009 the sasquatch a spin off of the progressive briarpatch magazine published a piece the regina mom wrote about youth suicide in la loche saskatchewan yesterday s tragedy in the remote northern saskatchewan dene community la loche prompted trm to remember that story and then she learned that premier wall s saskparty government and its lean thinking business initiatives helped to kill programs set up by the community for the community and had to repost it here so much sadness here youth suicide epidemic ravages northern saskatchewan by bernadette wagner about 40 teens have attempted suicide in the past 18 months in the northern saskatchewan community of la loche more than half have died it s an epidemic says laura petschulat a high school teacher at la loche community school they ve lost hope the assembly of first nations afn cites suicide as the leading cause of death among first nations people between the ages of 10 and 24 when young people lose hope suicide becomes a reality says federation of saskatchewan indian nations fsin vice chief glen pratt too many of our children experience tragedy in their lives and that injures the spirit pratt says the current system is set up to make first nations fail our traditional first nations health system has been oppressed he says western medicine is very tokenized toward first nations we need to find a way to give them strength and not label them as sick it s tragic says warren mccall ndp critic for first nations and m é tis affairs referring to the high rate of suicide among aboriginal youth it s the cutting edge of what the province is doing wrong minister responsible for first nations and m é tis affairs june draude declined to comment on this story draude is also the minister responsible for northern affairs on the clearwater river dene nation just a mile outside la loche 70 per cent of the 1 400 band members living on the reserve are under the age of 18 in the village of la loche about 50 per cent of the residents are under 18 in both communities many families live 10 or more to a house some of which are substandard alcohol and drug abuse physical and sexual violence and teen pregnancy rates are high the welfare rate sits around 70 per cent it s hard to find positive role models in a community that s still coping with the legacy of residential schools and colonialism says mccall the community lacks the resources for positive change there are hugely limited resources in the north vice chief pratt says there are role models in every community but sometimes kids choose the wrong ones young people and elders don t always connect the way they should there has got to be a revival of first nations medicine he added pratt says the fsin is encouraging that revival this past winter it brought together 300 youth from across the province for a suicide prevention conference in saskatoon survivors of suicide spoke about their second chance at life youth had opportunities to learn about the traditional ways from elders and to share their own stories according to pratt the suicide prevention strategy in saskatchewan lacks a co ordinated approach his organization is calling for a youth forum on the matter we need a strategy built by youth themselves and supported by partnerships with youth first nations elders schools and the health system we need to invite youth to circles he says some suggest that northern development including a road connecting la loche to fort macleod alberta is the key to fixing the problems in northern communities but petschulat disagrees a lot of people here think that will only bring drugs and prostitution she says there are already too many problems here residents also wonder how development in the future will help the youth now it s hard for these kids to avoid gangs and drugs alcoholism and abuse says one resident who asked not to be named they live with abuse alcoholism poverty and can t escape it despite how bad it is this is where the people they love live ndp health critic judy junor wants to know what the sask party government is doing about the situation in la loche what immediate programs are they putting in place to stop this cycle of hopelessness she asks health minister don mcmorris did not respond to requests for comment on world suicide prevention day in september 2008 national chief of the assembly of first nations phil fontaine called for a doubling of the number of suicide prevention projects taking place in first nations communities one hundred and forty projects are ongoing at the present time la loche is not currently a site for one of those projects in the meantime petschulat says that the only hope some troubled youth have is that someone will post a video featuring images of the youth and a favourite song or two on youtube after their death still says vice chief pratt many young people are thriving despite the injustices their people face poverty racism oppression the stronger the spirit the stronger the nation the stronger the youth c 2009 bernadette wagner sidebar holistic health suicide prevention a federal government publication acting on what we know preventing youth suicide in first nations suggests that prevention programs are most successful when they bring together health school and community in first nations communities where cultural traditions have been lost the development of programs to transmit traditional knowledge and values usually by respected elders is also a crucial component of any suicide prevention program the report suggests at their recent conference on health issues the federation of saskatchewan indian nations held sessions on shiatsu therapy and the bowen method two methods of healing which are more holistic than western medicine both are based in the belief that the human body has an innate ability to heal itself shiatsu is hands on finger pressure therapy which has evolved from aspects of japanese massage traditions traditional chinese medicine and western anatomy and physiology and works to release blocked energy in the body the bowen method stimulates a sense of deep relaxation which acts on the nervous system to create metabolic equilibrium at the cellular level this resets the autonomic nervous system and frees the body to find its own natural balance by embracing not only the psychological or the physical the treatments can work on the whole individual first nations medicine is similar in that it also works on the whole individual by looking at the physical the psycho emotional the cultural and the spiritual according to fsin vice chief glen pratt the spiritual is the foundation for the other three once we become strong in spirit we become very balanced in a healthy way c 2009 bernadette wagner 1 comment by bernadette wagner on january 23 2016 permalink posted in brad wall canadian politics first nations racism sask party saskatchewan the north tagged dene laloche dene nation lean youth posted by bernadette wagner on january 23 2016 https thereginamom com 2016 01 23 time travel laloche 2009 this thursday oh dear reader thereginamom s been busy she s not only harvesting produce from her garden and preserving it for winter but also learning a new song she hopes you ll join in on the chorus and belt out harperman it s time for you to go with her on thursday september 17 at the regina edition of the canada wide harperman sing along similar events are taking place in more than 40 communities nationwide meet at scarth street 12th avenue near victoria park at 12 30 pm to sing harperman arrive at the making peace vigil on scarth street at 11th avenue at noon and hop on the peace train of song to the sing along why do this for thereginamom it is about supporting and defending tony turner s right to freedom of expression as guaranteed in section 2 of the canadian charter of rights and freedoms tony is a folk singer and songwriter from ottawa who works as a scientist for the federal government he has been suspended from his job pending an investigation into allegedly violating the departmental code of values and ethics in his writing and performing the song harperman the messaging trm hears in this is that writing protest songs about the prime minister should be illegal well sorry harperman that attitude is right up there with the dumpstering agricultural research materials and books thing so trm s had enough and she s going singing on thursday hoping you ll bring your voice and sing along your instrument and play along and or your own verses to share if opportunity comes along in the meantime dear reader if you haven t already done so please do this too and make sure you re registered to vote leave a comment by bernadette wagner on september 15 2015 permalink posted in activism art music stephen harper tagged cdnpoli harperman protest song posted by bernadette wagner on september 15 2015 https thereginamom com 2015 09 15 this thursday stop harper pass it on from alison creekside via https benjamindickerson wistia com medias 9jht8ireni leave a comment by bernadette wagner on september 10 2015 permalink posted in abuse of power canadian politics corporatism government tagged elxn42 stephen harper posted by bernadette wagner on september 10 2015 https thereginamom com 2015 09 10 stop harper pass it on changing the tune today is the anniversary of jack layton s death in 2011 i was at the banff centre part of a carolyn mcdade and friends recording project with about a hundred women from different places in canada and the usa as i headed to breakfast that morning one of the women from our group was in tears when i asked what was the matter i learned that jack was dead i was shocked went to tell another woman and the rest is a blur i know that we honoured him and his work with a moment of silence in the recording studio and i remember the women from the usa asking about jack and listening to our stories about him as well as the history of the ndp the ccf and the farm and labour parties that preceded them on the day of his funeral we recorded now you can go on one of four songs carolyn wrote based on the words of the poem you standing there reading this stop by william stafford it was such a fitting song for that day later my usa roommate ginny and i sat in our room in lloyd hall crying as we listened to stephen lewis deliver jack s eulogy everyone from both north and south of the border was deeply moved that deeply emotional experience made its way into our recording the cd widening embrace is more powerful as a result leave a comment by bernadette wagner on august 22 2015 permalink posted in activism carolyn mcdade ecofeminism music ndp tagged banff centre jack layton ndp widening embrace posted by bernadette wagner on august 22 2015 https thereginamom com 2015 08 22 changing the tune yqr evacuation centre volunteers needed too much going on politically and now this too evacuation centre volunteers needed due to the unprecedented level of fires and smoke in the north the red cross will be assisting with evacuees arriving in regina as early as june 29 evening for two evacuation centres being set up at the university of regina 200 people and evraz place up to 800 people they ar...