Sunday, September 12, 2010

To my Alberta Provincial Political Leader's & Leaders for Alberta Change:


The W.C.B.'s across Canada,are a very strenuous psychological challenge, there are many "Legal" or "Illegal" acts in the name of profit, considering that they are a non-profit organization.


We call them crimes; as the actions of this World Wide Organization, violate the United Nation’s Declaration of Human Rights, in Canada our Charter of Rights is very much violated as well; not to mention the criminal actions of Fraud, Threats, Blackmail, Medical Malpractice, Social Discrimination and countless accusations of questionable acts, that are border line criminal.


It is bad enough with the lies, manipulation and being spied on by this Corporation, that they also send their paid workers too infiltrate groups of person’s that have been disabled while on the job and causing disruptions to the point of total paranoia amongst these emotionally fragile people, that they no longer trust each other and begin to question their own thoughts and actions, due to the frustrations of their attempts for gaining a little self esteem and self worth.




Our employers, of whom we had worked for as a team, in some cases like family, others were just another face: but everyone stood beside/ behind each other through thick or thin,on the job , for their employer's; only to find out later, that they were nothing more then a disposable slave, to do the master's bidding.


Employers attempts & successes, to have us not file a claim, of preventing proper medical treatment, in some cases, where employer reports are "denying", the employee had an accident at work /claiming that is not their responsibility & manipulation of worker financial/ medical/ personal information, just to save them from paying out to the Workers Compensation Boards.




So people in our situation find it very hard to trust anyone, even members of our own families; friends are lost due to arguments, as they never "been there, done that", which makes them unable to realize how much control this "system" has on our lives, while these same people have no-one to control them as our Governments have allowed for free reign w/Judicial protection that prevents them from being held accountable for all that they do.


With Billions of dollars in the accounts of these non-profit corporations across Canada and the Millions of dollar’s being handed over to different committees and organizations from a fund that was originally set in place for the injured and disabled, by the employers of Canada, which includes our respective Governments, federally and provincially; while those for which this was originally created for, live in poverty, medically untreated, abused financially, physically and psychologically.


That when the WCB/WSIB decides to deny your benefits; that includes medical & anything else that effects your injury: a disabled worker cannot take that "injury" for medical care or prescribed medications as it is the Compensations system that is 100% responsible for your injury & proper treatment, many have been left to street drugs for pain control.


Some have been driven to suicide, some to criminal acts, others left to rot in the confines of their minds, while contemplating their next move towards the life, they once had , knowing they need proper medical/vocational/financial assistance, of which they never get.


This alone is no less then Money laundering, taking from the employers that is meant for the employees and using it as if it their right too control and distribute as they seem fit, their wages & pensions, with incomes of hundreds of thousands, the people in charge make their living from robbing the vulnerable and being praised for their actions amongst their peers; of who they share the profits with.




Should we have kept our mouths shut, got treatment through the Public Health Care system, visit Family Services for loss of income;while the employer pays the large premiums for safety organizations that do
nothing other then promote "Safety on the Job".

We as employee's know our limits;safety training should be part of every school curriculum, let the employers premiums go into a publicly controlled fund that covers all that is needed, with 80% year end profits paid into Public Health Care.
Be surprised how much cheaper that would be by wiping out the Middleman:
AKA Compensation Board.
Conclusion:
The answer lies in the bottom statement, regulate the system; let the employer premiums go into a Public Fund that distributes the benefits, the organizations are already in place, just need to utilize the efficiency of our public system.
Examples:
Mandatory Safety Training through out the school years, with employment specific safety training in apprenticeships/ University careers etc.
Have all health care through the public system, via workers doctor recommendations; including all surgery/physiotherapy & all other related medicinal needs.
Let the Social assistance program and AISH work together, regarding short term & long term injuries/disabilities, in the supplying of necessary needs to prevent workers from falling into poverty.
Service Alberta to assist with vocational training & job placement that is consistent with the worker's personality and injury, they will be able to assist both the worker & employer in creating a work place that is safe, secure, in the workers interests and to the employers benefit.
With the Billion dollar's that Alberta WCB had accumulated in their "non-profit" account (April 2009 report), that would leave room for the employers to receive a rather substantial deduction in premiums, while maintaining a means of contributions going directly to these services, which in turn is money back into the pockets of Albertan's.
This can be done, with simple planning, Legislative changes, co-operation between all parties would insure its success;
Which I believe that many will agree that taking out the "Middle Man" will insure proper care, while being financially beneficial to the Worker, Employer, Government Services and the tax payers of Alberta.

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Alberta WCB has been reported prior for Criminal allegations but nothing done

Here are some Hansard's from the Alberta Legislative where as reports have been made to the Solicitor General requesting an Investigation, involving Solicitor General Heather Forsyth, Justice Minister John Hancock and labour Minister Clint Dunford.

Injured Workers' Allegations, Alberta Legislature, March 5, 2003. Mr. Bonner: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the Minister of Justice: when
letters from injured workers alleging criminal wrongdoing in their cases
with the WCB are forwarded to the Justice department by MLAs, what
procedures does the ministry follow?
The Speaker: The hon. minister.
Mr. Hancock: I'm soffy, Mr. Speaker. I wasn't paying attention, and I do
apologize.
The Speaker: An answer was provided. Question two.
Mr. Bonner: To the Solicitor General: when a letter alleging bribery
involving the WCB is forwarded to the Solicitor General, what procedure
does her department follow?
Mrs. Forsyth: Mr. Speaker, I appreciate this question, and that is a very
good question. If there are accusations about bribery, we will forward that
letter and have the police investigate.
Mr. Hancock: If I could supplement that answer, Mr. Speaker. I'm going to
assume that a similar question was asked of myself, and the proper process,
of course, would be the same: to refer it to the police for investigation.
Mr. Bonner: To the Solicitor General, Mr. Speaker: given that the WCB is
an arm's-length organization from the government, why did the Solicitor
General's department choose not to send a letter to the police but, instead,
sent the letter of investigation to the WCB to have them explain it away?
Mrs. Forsyth: well, Mr. Speaker, you know, I appreciate what the hon.
member is saying. I really don't know what he's talking about. If he'd be
kind enough to send me the infbrmation, I'll certainly look into it.
The Justice Minister is misrepresenting the truth to the public.
The Solicitor General is misrepresenting the truth to the public.
This is abuse of Parliamentary Privilege, intentionally misleading the
public, must be stopped!

Alberta Legislative Hansard 2003-03-06 page 7

Injured Workers’ Allegations
Mr. Bonner: Mr. Speaker, yesterday I tabled documents in this
House that clearly illustrate the violation of the right to natural
justice of an injured worker. In the tabled letter from the Solicitor
General’s public security department to the fraud investigation
department of theWorkers’ Compensation Board, the public security
department asked, “Can you please review and advise me what
information should be provided from the Solicitor General to [the
injured worker].” To the Solicitor General: why, given the Solicitor
General’s and the Minister of Justice’s comments yesterday, was
there no police investigation after allegations concerning bribery
were forwarded to the Solicitor General?
The Speaker: The hon. minister.
2:20
Mrs. Forsyth: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, we’re at a question
that was asked yesterday, and I had gone back to my office immediately
after the questions and forwarded a letter to the hon. member
asking him to provide documentation. I still haven’t received that,
but I have been doing some investigation, and I have some tablings
that I’d like to present in regard to the injured worker he’s talking
about.
I’d like to quote from my letter that I wrote to the person he is
referring to.
In regards to the allegations of bribery within the Workers’ Compensation
Board, I would encourage you to forward this information,
in writing, to the Calgary Police Service. My department does
not have investigative authority to address this.
The Speaker: The hon. member.
Mr. Bonner: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the same minister: since
this injured worker cannot trust the Solicitor General for a fair and
unbiased review of his complaint, who in the province should he
turn to?
Mrs. Forsyth:Mr. Speaker, you know, you wonder how low they’ll
go. Through all of this information and all of this stuff I have to tell
you that I got a call from someone, and they said: don’t get off the
horse to fight the pigs, Heather.
I would like to mention again that I have directed the person who
is inquiring about this particular issue: “In regards to the allegations
of bribery within the Workers’ Compensation Board, I would
encourage you to forward this information, in writing, to the Calgary
Police Service.” This has nothing to do with my department. I have
told him to refer it to the Calgary Police Service.

Alberta Hansard 2003-03-06
Mr. Bonner: To the same minister, Mr. Speaker: given that tabled
WC benefits payment documents indicated that the injured worker
received a pension of $155,199.06, of which he has not received to
this day 1 cent, will the Solicitor General commit to conducting an
investigation into this matter?
Mrs. Forsyth: Mr. Speaker, again the hon. member has asked me a
question – this is a dispute that this particular person has with the
WCB and obviously some payments that he feels he’s due. He can
contact the Minister of Human Resources, and certainly they’ll try
and do something.
Mr. Dunford: What’s happening here isn’t right. The hon. member
in the opposition is trying to cast aspersions on an hon. member
that’s trying to do her job.
Now, he knows very well that I’m the minister responsible for the
legislation, and if he’s got something like this, then it should be
showing up on my desk. Let’s start directing the responsibility
where it is. He knows very well that I’ll take up this case.
Don’t you go start picking on some other ministers. It’s here
where the responsibility is, and you know that.
Mr. Bonner: To the same minister, Mr. Speaker: given that tabled
WC benefits payment documents indicated that the injured worker
received a pension of $155,199.06, of which he has not received to
this day 1 cent, will the Solicitor General commit to conducting an
investigation into this matter?
Mrs. Forsyth: Mr. Speaker, again the hon. member has asked me a
question – this is a dispute that this particular person has with the
WCB and obviously some payments that he feels he’s due. He can
contact the Minister of Human Resources, and certainly they’ll try
and do something.
Mr. Dunford: What’s happening here isn’t right. The hon. member
in the opposition is trying to cast aspersions on an hon. member
that’s trying to do her job.
Now, he knows very well that I’m the minister responsible for the
legislation, and if he’s got something like this, then it should be
showing up on my desk. Let’s start directing the responsibility
where it is. He knows very well that I’ll take up this case.
Don’t you go start picking on some other ministers. It’s here
where the responsibility is, and you know that.
The Speaker:The hon. Member forEdmonton-Strathcona, followed
by the hon. Member for Calgary-Buffalo.

Alberta Hansard 2003-03-10

Mr. Bonner: Mr. Speaker, on March 5,2003, the Solicitor General in response to my questions
regarding the WCB said, "If there are [any] accusations about bribery, we will forward that
letter and have the police investigate." But on the same day I tabled documents showing that
the Solicitor General's office didn't forward the letter to the police but, instead, forwarded it to
the accused organization, the WCB, requesting that the WCB tell the Solicitor General's office
what to tell the injured worker. To the Solicitor General: given that the Solicitor General's
policy is to forward allegations to the police, why was the issue not forwarded to the police but
to the WCB?
The Speaker: The hon. minister.
Mrs. Forsyth: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My understanding is that when the matter was
forwarded to WCB, it was about a clarification; it wasn't about the bribery issue. WCB had
responded and said that there was information that they could not provide to our department.
We since then, if I may be so bold, have written the particular individual that he's referring to
two letters, one that was addressed on January l4 and another letter on February 27, thanking
him for his letter of February 7 , in which I wanted to clarify regarding his concerns to the
WCB, and I appreciate the information that he's forwarded to me.
Concerns involving the WCB do not fall within my mandate, and I said, as I outlined in my
previous conversations, "I understand that you are forwarding your allegation of fraud within
the [WCB] to the Calgary Police Service," and I again reiterate that "the Calgary Police Service
has the authority to investigate such issues." I also noted in my letter to him on the date of the
27th of February that I have forwarded his concerns to the Minister of Human Resources and
Employment.
Mr. Bonner: To the same minister: was the suggested response from the WCB the same
response that the minister forwarded to the injured worker?
Mrs. Forsyth: Mr. Speaker, again I want to reiterate that the fact is that the person that is
alleging allegations in regard to bribery to the WCB has a process in place. That process that's
in place is to contact the Calgary Police Service if he's got allegations of bribery. If after he has
forwarded it to the Calgary Police Service he does not like the answer that the chief of police
gives him, he has the ability to forward his concern and appeal to the Law Enforcement Review
Board. The process is in place for this poor, injured worker, and all he has to do is follow it.
The Speaker: The hon. member.
Mr. Bonner: Yes, Mr. Speaker. To the minister of human resources: given your intervention on
Thursday, when did your ministry become responsible for fraud and bribery in this province?
Mr. Dunford: That is so typical of this member in this particular file. If we want to see how low
anybody can go, we just have to use him as a perfect example. We'll just let the Hansard record
- people can read, and they can read where he's coming from.

Alberta Hansard's
http://api.ning.com/files/nG3dXyOECRhqDjbsYh9F8OogZa2Ysl9JEdOe4it9fEo_/20030306BillBonner130pm.pdf

http://api.ning.com/files/vggr6Pblsqxn*GMzWEQ8lXwvhkyrmiDN7DCJ68eQGLs_/20030310BillBonner.PDF
http://api.ning.com/files/BdTG9r1Qc7WA8tJbYBxQqhlv47ERHGPjYGi-1m9umDg_/20030305BillBonner.PDF
Here are a couple of links that pertain indirectly to this situation.
http://abusebyalbertasworkerscompensation.blogspot.com/2009/03/auditor-generals-report-on-alberta-wcb.html
http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5621
http://www.ciws.ca/hansard_taft_macdonald_dunford_evans_hancock_snelgrove_mason_2002.htm

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