Welcome to The Rogue Bayman Blog!
This blog is for all of the people who want to believe in a
better tomorrow for Newfoundland and Labrador! 87 years ago we lost our sovereignty,
and for most of those long years the residents of this great province have
lived under the thumb of despots and tyrants. Strong words? Sure they are, but
any real study into the political history of Newfoundland and Labrador will
prove them to be true words as well.
In 2016 our province sits at a crossroads. The status quo of
elected egos and an inefficient bureaucracy, long left unchecked, has brought us
to the edge of a fiscal cliff. The continued mismanagement of our finances and unsustainable
spending have left us in a precarious position from which there will be a painful
fall if things do not change soon. The time has come for the people of
Newfoundland and Labrador to stand up and demand better from our elected
officials. For the sake of our children and of grandchildren we must act now to
take back the power and change the course of our history. The 2015 general
election set a record for the lowest voter turnout rate ever at just 55%. When
I ask people why they didn’t vote they tell me it is because of a lack of real
choice on the ballot. As far as they are concerned, no matter who wins elections,
the people lose.
The purpose of The Rogue Bayman is to educate and inspire
the people of this great province to believe that we can do better. It is to
tell them that we don’t have to wait around for someone else to do it for us.
Somewhere along the way we forgot that we are the boss. Not the Premier or the
members of the House of Assembly. We forgot that the idea of democracy means a
government of the people, for the people. We need to remember that the power
belongs to us and not the blow-hard politicians and bureaucrats.
I have been a political junkie for as long as I can
remember. I was raised by a PC mother and a Liberal father and for a while I
voted NDP just to be a rebel. I now hold no political affiliation as I believe
that we currently do not have a party that represents the needs of the
residents of this province. In the past two years I have been involved in an
ongoing saga with our government to fight for better rights for the citizens
and families of this province. Through many meetings and endless research and
reading, I have uncovered some disturbing truths and have developed a very
unique understanding of the many problems that plague our public service.
The inefficiency and outright insanity that I have
encountered on an ongoing basis has led me to speak out publicly and to
continue to hound and harass our elected officials to do their jobs and perform
better for the many people who depend on them. I will share some of these
experiences with you from time to time in order to demonstrate the sad reality
of a public service that has been taken over by the bureaucrats. From
incredulous indifference to out and out lies, I have experienced it all. Someone
asked me why I don’t write a book, but I always reply that nobody would believe
the stories! I have been able to live in this province as part of a
working-poor family, a single father on welfare, and as a small business owner.
This combination of experiences has allowed me to develop the unique
perspective on which this blog will be based.
So please join me on this journey of personal political
exploration to expose the hard truths that are right in front of our eyes. The
power really is in our hands. I’ll write the words, you be the voice.
Ryan Young
The Rogue Bayman
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