Action4Canada - April 08, 2023


Choices： Action4Canada Youth Speeches 2023

Topics
choices
Hosted by
Tanya Gaw
Mentioned
Jasmine
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Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

169.88

Word count

470

Sentence count

28


Summary

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A free choice is when there are no artificial consequences like being discriminated against, and an informed choice means that you know all the possible risks. Jasmine from Miramichi, New Brunswick took the COVID vaccine so she could study to become a nurse. They said that taking the vaccine was her choice, but it wasn't a free or informed choice.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Hello, my name is Olaf Meyer and this speech is about choices.
00:00:07.000 Jasmine from Miramichi, New Brunswick, took the COVID vaccine so she could study to become a nurse.
00:00:13.000 She landed in a wheelchair a day later.
00:00:17.000 There's a lot of talk about choices.
00:00:19.000 They said that taking the vaccine was her choice, but it wasn't a free or an informed choice.
00:00:25.000 A free choice is when there is no artificial consequences, like being discriminated against,
00:00:31.000 and an informed choice means that you know all the possible risks.
00:00:36.000 Jasmine had neither. If she didn't take the vaccine, she couldn't go to college and become a nurse,
00:00:41.000 and she wasn't informed of the risks of taking the vaccine.
00:00:45.000 When you make a big decision, or even a small one, you should always consider the consequences,
00:00:50.000 and you should never do something or let someone bribe you into doing something you would normally never do.
00:00:56.000 Did you know that the EMF radiation from a cell phone could cause cancer?
00:01:01.000 Did you also know that the risk of getting cancer from a cell phone is much higher if you use cell phones as a kid?
00:01:08.000 In fact, kids who use cell phones at the age of 10 have been found to get cancer by the age of 20.
00:01:14.000 But cell phone companies don't put warning labels on their products.
00:01:18.000 You should keep the cell phone at least 12 inches away from your body, it reads on the micro print.
00:01:24.000 But who reads that? They don't even mention cancer.
00:01:27.000 This is an example of a free choice, but not an informed one, because you don't know the risks.
00:01:33.000 Do you know the picture of a peanut with a big red cross through the center on food products?
00:01:39.000 If you had a similar red label on a cell phone package saying this causes cancer, then that would be a free and informed choice.
00:01:49.000 Last year, my family and I were flying back from Mexico.
00:01:53.000 When we landed in Montreal, we had to take a PCR test.
00:01:57.000 My mom refused to take it, and we were led to a Health Canada office in the airport.
00:02:03.000 They said that we risked a $750,000 fine and six months in jail if we refused to take the test.
00:02:12.000 Now my mom knew about the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, which basically is an act that lets you decline tests or treatments that reveal your DNA without consequences.
00:02:24.000 So my mom accepted the risk of being fined or jailed, and we got on our flight back home, and we never received a fine.
00:02:31.000 That is a good example of being pushed into a choice, but making an informed one.
00:02:37.000 This speech is about choices.
00:02:40.000 I encourage you to think your choices through, and to always make a free and informed choice.