Action4Canada - January 09, 2022


GYMS ARE ESSENTIAL! WE REFUSE TO CLOSE!


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Length

10 minutes

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1,979

Sentence count

149

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4

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In this episode, I sit down with the owners of West Kelowna CrossFit to talk about the recent order that forced them to close their doors. We discuss the reasons behind the order and why they should stay open.

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00:00:00.000 you guys they're closing us what do you guys think
00:00:09.440 letting him know that anything that happens to my business i'm going to hold him personally
00:00:25.680 responsible for it so um what they serve you with what does it say uh what is the closure
00:00:31.600 actually so it is from interior health and this order states i have the following information
00:00:37.360 and i believe it to be true and they're basically saying the reason that they're ordering us closed
00:00:42.240 is because we are to find the public or the provincial health order too close but the truth
00:00:46.800 is the provincial health order goes against our constitution like i as a canadian citizen have
00:00:51.600 the right to life liberty and security of persons and my business is operating to serve the community
00:00:56.640 and so interior health was supposed to be fighting for the community has actually told me to close
00:01:01.200 and they're like they're going against what they're supposed to be doing does it say close immediately
00:01:05.600 um it just they just gave me a closure order i honestly i was so full of adrenaline that i don't
00:01:10.400 really remember the moment so to be completely honest did they tape it to the outside they did
00:01:15.520 and i ripped it off the window this yet you can't tell me you're not sick of this yet gyms are essential
00:01:21.200 yeah we will not be we will not be shutting down we will not be shutting down
00:01:36.560 because what they're doing is wrong i also got a 2500 ticket from an rcmp officer
00:01:41.680 and the officer that gave it to me i could tell he didn't want to give me the ticket
00:01:44.880 so the other thing is when they said that we were here to support them our role as the rcmp is to
00:01:57.840 ensure that there's no violence in people yes sir protest you can put your signs up you can have
00:02:02.880 all your rights that's what i work for the only reason we are present here today is to ensure that
00:02:08.400 you people are safe and that they are safe and that everyone needs to leave right now
00:02:26.400 thank you thank you thank you
00:02:30.400 closing to find a public court how much was it 2500 which i'm going to dispute because it goes
00:02:37.840 against our constitution is there a threat of further fines if you remain um i'm assuming that
00:02:42.240 there's a threat of further fines but the interesting thing for me is that the fact that they ordered us
00:02:46.080 to close rcmp were here and they didn't drag us out of the building and i think the reason they didn't
00:02:50.560 drag us out of the building is because they also know that this is wrong and i think that canada needs
00:02:54.880 to wake up and realize that like us being forced to blindly comply is just like not okay anymore
00:03:00.400 we can't just sit back and watch our freedoms get taken away from us first it was 30 days then it was
00:03:05.200 60 days then it was a year then it was one vaccine then two vaccines then masks six feet apart and
00:03:10.640 still we're getting our rights taken away and at some point we all need to stand up and say enough is
00:03:14.480 enough so that's what we're doing here we're standing up and even if they're trying to make an example
00:03:18.640 out of us they're going to have to drag me out of here in cuffs if they want to get me out of my gym
00:03:21.680 because we are staying open
00:03:37.680 yeah we will not be shutting down we will not be shutting down what's your name my name's
00:03:43.440 you can't tell me you're not sick of this yet you mentioned that the vaccines you know you just said
00:03:49.120 enough enough are you against the vaccines see my thing is like i'm actually not fighting the
00:03:54.080 government in terms of like vaccines and masks i'm really not what i'm standing up for is i'm
00:03:58.000 standing up for mental health i'm standing up for my right to operate my business i'm standing up for
00:04:02.800 our community we have 1350 of our members that come here that rely on us for their therapy for their
00:04:08.160 mental health for their well-being and the government is telling us that we need to close our doors
00:04:13.120 because we need to stay safe and we need to stay healthy but like this is keeping people safe and healthy
00:04:17.760 we need to stay healthy
00:04:20.160 uh
00:04:34.240 i'm serving bill of dollars with the notice of liabilities
00:04:39.760 any loss of business that i encouraged i will hold you personally responsible because you're violent 0.92
00:04:45.040 You are! 0.99
00:04:46.040 This is absolutely f***ing! 0.99
00:04:48.040 Yeah, it's on there, go ahead. 0.98
00:04:49.040 Right, Mark.
00:04:50.040 So we served you in order to close down, this is five seconds in a specific order.
00:04:54.040 This is because, as you are aware, the Provincial Health Officer has ordered all...
00:04:57.040 Which goes against him?
00:04:58.040 Yeah.
00:04:59.040 So the Provincial Health Officer has ordered the gatherings and events order.
00:05:02.040 It's ordered all gyms and fitness activities.
00:05:04.040 That's for that.
00:05:05.040 Do you believe...
00:05:06.040 Do you believe...
00:05:07.040 Do you believe...
00:05:08.040 And it's funny because every time we've tried to speak up, we've gotten silenced.
00:05:11.040 You know, I had an Instagram campaign where I was asking my members to leave their thoughts
00:05:15.040 on Interior Health and West Kelowna's Instagram.
00:05:17.040 And West Kelowna and Interior Health deleted all the comments and then they blocked some
00:05:21.040 of our members.
00:05:22.040 So we're in Canada where we're supposed to have freedom of speech, yet Interior Health
00:05:26.040 and West Kelowna are blocking our members from commenting the truth on their posts.
00:05:30.040 And hold on a second.
00:05:31.040 On that note, you are encouraging your members to all email people at once.
00:05:36.040 I mean, you're kind of deliberately jamming the communication lines, are you not?
00:05:40.040 No, because you know what?
00:05:42.040 Nobody's spoken up there.
00:05:44.040 Nobody's had an opportunity to speak up and say what they need.
00:05:47.040 And so my intention is to let the government know and let the community know and let Interior
00:05:52.040 Health know that like, enough's enough.
00:05:54.040 And the community is sick of it.
00:05:56.040 Your voice has been on and out on a barrier of ever.
00:06:00.040 My voice is like, but what about the community?
00:06:03.040 Jim wants, look at them.
00:06:05.040 Thank you very much.
00:06:07.040 Free BC!
00:06:08.040 Free BC!
00:06:09.040 Free BC!
00:06:10.040 Free BC!
00:06:11.040 Free BC!
00:06:12.040 Free BC!
00:06:13.040 Free BC!
00:06:14.040 Free BC!
00:06:15.040 Free BC!
00:06:16.040 Free BC!
00:06:17.040 Free BC!
00:06:18.040 And it's not just my voice now.
00:06:19.040 There's like 1,300 people.
00:06:20.040 I'm not saying you have already been silenced.
00:06:22.040 People are hearing you.
00:06:23.040 Me?
00:06:24.040 But the community has.
00:06:25.040 And why does my community members, they're not able to comment on Instagram posts?
00:06:28.040 And they get deleted.
00:06:29.040 What is the government trying to hide?
00:06:30.040 Why can we not express ourselves freely?
00:06:33.040 Why can I not like, leave my comments on an Instagram post?
00:06:36.040 Why are some of my community members getting blocked from the city who's supposed to be supporting me?
00:06:40.040 Right?
00:06:41.040 Like this isn't fair and this isn't right.
00:06:42.040 And so for me, I'm going to stand my ground and I'm going to stand strong.
00:06:45.040 Even if that means I have to take it on the chin a few times.
00:06:47.040 Because this is Canada.
00:06:48.040 And like, we are free.
00:06:49.040 This is a democracy.
00:06:50.040 I should be able to speak my mind freely and not be silenced.
00:06:53.040 And for me, I am.
00:06:55.040 Now I'm speaking up.
00:06:56.040 And I'm, you know, using my voice.
00:06:58.040 And I don't know how I got involved in this.
00:06:59.040 Because really, like, I have no interest in getting involved in something like this.
00:07:04.040 But when I feel like my rights are being taken away from me, I want to be the first person to wake up and speak.
00:07:09.040 Because that's the power that we all have.
00:07:11.040 Everyone has this power.
00:07:12.040 Everyone in Canada.
00:07:13.040 But no one's been using it because we've been threatened or silenced or been ordered to close.
00:07:18.040 But I'm not going to close.
00:07:19.040 This is what's up.
00:07:20.040 This is what the government.
00:07:22.040 This is what the government is doing.
00:07:24.040 They're shutting down the gyms.
00:07:25.040 When we're fighting for mental health, we're fighting for the community.
00:07:29.040 We're the only people fighting for the community.
00:07:31.040 Everybody needs to stand up.
00:07:33.040 That's how you do it.
00:07:35.040 Everybody needs to stand up.
00:07:40.040 Everybody needs to stand up.
00:07:42.040 Everybody needs to stand up.
00:07:43.040 This is enough.
00:07:44.040 Canada.
00:07:45.040 Everybody watching.
00:07:46.040 This is enough.
00:07:47.040 We need to stand up.
00:07:48.040 This is essential.
00:07:50.040 We need to stand up.
00:07:51.040 This is essential.
00:07:53.040 This is essential.
00:07:54.040 We are free.
00:07:55.040 Let's go.
00:07:56.040 We are free.
00:07:57.040 Let's go.
00:07:58.040 We're right there.
00:07:59.040 Everybody needs to stand up.
00:08:00.040 So the plan is just to remain open.
00:08:03.040 We're going to remain open.
00:08:04.040 Until someone drags me out in cuffs.
00:08:08.040 Drags me out in cuffs.
00:08:10.040 Because this is Canada.
00:08:11.040 And I stand for freedom. I stand for my community. I stand for mental health, and I will not be silenced.
00:08:16.520 Well, thanks for coming to work. Thank you very much.
00:08:18.400 I'm left with your path. Thank you very much.
00:08:20.040 I don't know if I forget, bro. Let's go. That's what's up. Listen up. Share this. We are not closing. We are fighting. We are standing up.
00:08:45.620 Everybody in Canada needs to stand up. Enough talking. Get off social media and do something. Let's go. It's time to make a stand. Enough is enough. We are Canada. This isn't a dictatorship. This is a democracy. You need to stand up and you need to fight. Let's go.
00:09:02.360 All right. So let's go. This is exciting. I've had an exciting day. There's 500 of you guys watching.
00:09:09.920 It's funny because I think that the media was trying to twist it as in like I didn't have a voice or he was trying to justify why it's okay that interior health is blocking us and block the city of West Kelowna is blocking us on Instagram.
00:09:22.220 Yo, that's not okay. What sort of country do we live in where we as citizens do not have the right to speak up and express our opinion?
00:09:29.020 And he's right. I haven't been silenced. And you know why I haven't been silenced? Because I'm a Canadian and I have power just like you do.
00:09:36.780 I have power just like you do. So you don't have to blindly comply like a sheep. You can choose to stand up. You can choose to use your voice.
00:09:43.640 And all I've been doing is using my voice and you have the same opportunity. But you can't live in fear. You can't be silenced.
00:09:49.620 You can't allow other people to tell you that you have to go home, that you have to stay inside, that you have to wear your masks.
00:09:54.500 That's not the game that we're playing anymore. This is Canada. And the only way that this ends is if we all stand up and we all refuse to comply.
00:10:03.780 Everybody has to refuse to comply. It's not just me. I'm taking it on the chin for all of us. Let's go.
00:10:12.920 Anything you'd like to say, Christy? This is Christy, my general manager, taking all the smoke here.
00:10:17.520 Hi, everybody. I just want to say a huge thank you. Honestly, right now, more than ever, we just need to stay together and just stand strong for what we believe in.
00:10:28.420 What's going on right now is inexcusable. It's not okay. Gyms are essential. No ifs, ands, or buts around it. 1.00
00:10:35.520 And anybody can tell us different, but like screw that.
00:10:38.540 We're staying open.
00:10:39.260 We're staying open.
00:10:39.860 We're staying open.
00:10:40.560 Guys, thank you for the support. We appreciate you. We will keep fighting the fight. We will keep you guys updated.
00:10:46.740 Keep sharing our stuff on social media. Keep letting people know it's time we all wake up. Let's go.