Our Seniors & Handicapped: A petition for justice

Hi everyone.  I’d really like everyone to read my petition, and think about what’s behind it.  Then to sign it and share it with and many people you know.  These petitions DO result in many worthwhile successes, changing the postion on the target  and bringing about meaningful change in this world.  And in a democracy, we have only so many ways to bring about change in a peaceful and non-combative way.  The  petition is on change.org and is about the nightmare in transportation that has beset our seniors, and people who have severe mobility issues because of challenging physical conditions.  The petition seeks to get the BC Premier to replenish the funding the government has chopped from the Handy Dart bus service, and to put more money and resources into ensuring that these people have adequate, accessible, and safe transportation .  These are people who have in many instances no other avenue open to them to get to medical appointments, or any other destination they might want to get to, or need to get to. These are people who literally depend on the Handy Dart bus for all their transportation requirements.  Maybe I’ll add to this post later, but for now I’ll simply post the link to the petition, as the need for speaks for itself.  We need to look after our seniors, and our most vulnerable members of society, for if not, we have no moved forward and developed an advanced, civilized society, we have descended to depths that when considered, make me and many others ashamed to say this is Canada today, or this is the US today.  So please sign and share!

http://www.change.org/petitions/bc-premier-christy-clark-restore-increase-funding-to-trans-link-handy-dart-so-that-seniors-the-ill-the-physically-challenged-have-the-safe-reliable-transportation-services-they-genuinely-depend-upon-deserve

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