My father, Doug Hibbs recently lost his job for complaining about the health care system. He was also put on probation. This is despite the fact that he worked for a private company.
Here in Canada, we do have freedom of speech. But it’s only during election time when people can speak their minds without the fear of being arrested and losing their jobs. This what we call the Free Speech Period.
I remember a conversation I had with my parents one evening as all of us sat at the dinner table.
“How was school today, Britney?” Dad asked.
“It was okay”, I said. “Except I failed an English test.”
“Again?” Mom asked. “You’re clearly not studying hard enough.”
“I hardly have enough time to study because of work. Is it even legal to be working at 14 years old?”
“Well, I guess I’ll have to talk to your teacher.”
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But that feeling didn’t last long. The day after Steve, Madison, and I made that video, Mom called me into the living room as soon as I walked into the house.
“Britney Grace Hibbs”, Mom said. “Get in the living room, now!”
I walked into the living room. Mom and Dad were watching the video.
“How did you find that video?” I asked.
“One of my neighbors saw it, and she contacted me asap. Don’t you know that our IP address is attached to that video?”
Mom took a deep breath. “Why did you make that video for?” she asked.
“I was only trying to help Dad. I wanted to make a series of videos, actually.”
“Britney”, Dad said. “I’m no longer on probation. Yesterday was my last day. So there’s no need to help me.”
“How is that possible? One of your conditions is to get a job and nobody would hire you because you are on probation.”
“My probation officer helped me land a job pushing carts. It’s not an ideal job. But it’s still a job.”
“Okay, but what about free speech? War Veterans fought for something that we just threw away.”
“Britney, are you trying to change the world?”
“Yeah, I
Here in Canada, we do have freedom of speech. But it’s only during election time when people can speak their minds without the fear of being arrested and losing their jobs. This what we call the Free Speech Period.
I remember a conversation I had with my parents one evening as all of us sat at the dinner table.
“How was school today, Britney?” Dad asked.
“It was okay”, I said. “Except I failed an English test.”
“Again?” Mom asked. “You’re clearly not studying hard enough.”
“I hardly have enough time to study because of work. Is it even legal to be working at 14 years old?”
“Well, I guess I’ll have to talk to your teacher.”
“Please …show more content…
But that feeling didn’t last long. The day after Steve, Madison, and I made that video, Mom called me into the living room as soon as I walked into the house.
“Britney Grace Hibbs”, Mom said. “Get in the living room, now!”
I walked into the living room. Mom and Dad were watching the video.
“How did you find that video?” I asked.
“One of my neighbors saw it, and she contacted me asap. Don’t you know that our IP address is attached to that video?”
Mom took a deep breath. “Why did you make that video for?” she asked.
“I was only trying to help Dad. I wanted to make a series of videos, actually.”
“Britney”, Dad said. “I’m no longer on probation. Yesterday was my last day. So there’s no need to help me.”
“How is that possible? One of your conditions is to get a job and nobody would hire you because you are on probation.”
“My probation officer helped me land a job pushing carts. It’s not an ideal job. But it’s still a job.”
“Okay, but what about free speech? War Veterans fought for something that we just threw away.”
“Britney, are you trying to change the world?”
“Yeah, I