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47 Jeff Witten’s weekly Column Interview with
What You Think Could Make the Difference! Craig Keating
1392 تشهبیدرا13 جمعه- 1237 شماره/ سال متسیب Yes, This Applies to You. B.C. NDP for North
Vancouver MLA
What am I talking about?
Deep down, do you honestly
believe you’re an “ACCIDENT
VICTIM”?
If so, I don’t blame you. You’re
probably in pain, upset and
just generally pissed off at the By Masoud Amin
world. And I understand that the
“Accident Victim” mindset is what
most people adopt after being hurt
in an accident. In fact, with the
I can’t promise you won’t be offended best of intentions, your friends and family
by what you’re about to read. And I can’t probably encouraged you to think that way.
guarantee that you won’t disagree with me.
You might. But understand this. If you adopt this
But it’s the truth. And my job is to tell you mindset - the “ACCIDENT VICTIM”
what you NEED to hear. Which sometimes mentality - your thinking, habits, actions
might be different from what you WANT and everything you do will be rooted in it.
to hear. You see, people like and trust the kind of
Here’s the thing you’re thinking might be person who wants to help themselves.
the biggest obstacle to the success of your The type of person who is optimistic,
ICBC injury claim. hopeful, determined and who’s committed
to overcoming whatever challenges life
Let me explain. throws their way.
It’s a belief system. A perspective. A The bottom line is simple - ICBC adjusters,
mindset. A state of mind. It’s running wild judges, jurors – they’re just people. And
in the media. And certain lawyers also I think you can guess what type of people
believe it to be true. they find attractive and want to see fairly
compensated.
In touch with Iranian diversity
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ Shahrvand BC:Tell us about yourself. East. This is a course that grows out of
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١ my Ph.D. research that touched on the
604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١ Craig Keating: I think most people Iranian Revolution of 1979.
604 - 980 - 8571 know me best as a Councillor in the City I’m married to Joanne, a family physician,
Vol. 20 / No. 1237 - Friday, May 3, 2013 of North Vancouver. I was first elected and I have two teenaged children, Maddy
in 1999 and I’m proud to have been re- and Louis.
elected four times. This is my 14th year
on Council. Q: How will the future of the
ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ I’m proud of the record I’ve got as a Province be different under a BCNDP
Councillor. I believe that how a City is run government?
ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ can make a very big impact on people’s A: I think the first and most important
lives - despite the fact that it only collects change that would come with any
8 cents of everyday tax dollar paid. And
. ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ in my time on Council that is what I’ve NDP government would be a change
tried to do. I’m viewed as a supporter in priorities. Under the BC Liberals we
of development on Council – and that is have seen significant economic growth
true. But I support development because – although it must be pointed out that
of what we’ve managed to bring with it average annual economic growth under
Kamil Lotfali, lawyer better, family-supporting jobs; positive the BC Liberals has been less than under
impacts for small business; affordable the BCNDP governments of the 1990s.
ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ- housing; childcare; new infrastructure But there has been growth.
like libraries and recreation centres; and The central problem, though, is that
ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ- very positive impacts for our environment economic growth has been accompanied
like decreases greenhouse gas emissions. by deepening inequality in BC. And the
ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ- When not working on Council I teach statistics provided by governmental and
modern history at Langara College. non-governmental agencies tell it all.
NORTH SHORE LAW I’ve taught there for the last 22 years – BC has had the highest child poverty
4 7 LLP although I’ve also taught at Simon Fraser amongst all Provinces for seven of
6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. University and the University of British the last eight years. And according to
klotfali@northshorelaw.com Columbia. One of the course I enjoy the a Toronto Dominion Bank economic
most is the history of the modern Middle report from December, 2012, BC has the
47 Jeff Witten’s weekly Column Interview with
What You Think Could Make the Difference! Craig Keating
1392 تشهبیدرا13 جمعه- 1237 شماره/ سال متسیب Yes, This Applies to You. B.C. NDP for North
Vancouver MLA
What am I talking about?
Deep down, do you honestly
believe you’re an “ACCIDENT
VICTIM”?
If so, I don’t blame you. You’re
probably in pain, upset and
just generally pissed off at the By Masoud Amin
world. And I understand that the
“Accident Victim” mindset is what
most people adopt after being hurt
in an accident. In fact, with the
I can’t promise you won’t be offended best of intentions, your friends and family
by what you’re about to read. And I can’t probably encouraged you to think that way.
guarantee that you won’t disagree with me.
You might. But understand this. If you adopt this
But it’s the truth. And my job is to tell you mindset - the “ACCIDENT VICTIM”
what you NEED to hear. Which sometimes mentality - your thinking, habits, actions
might be different from what you WANT and everything you do will be rooted in it.
to hear. You see, people like and trust the kind of
Here’s the thing you’re thinking might be person who wants to help themselves.
the biggest obstacle to the success of your The type of person who is optimistic,
ICBC injury claim. hopeful, determined and who’s committed
to overcoming whatever challenges life
Let me explain. throws their way.
It’s a belief system. A perspective. A The bottom line is simple - ICBC adjusters,
mindset. A state of mind. It’s running wild judges, jurors – they’re just people. And
in the media. And certain lawyers also I think you can guess what type of people
believe it to be true. they find attractive and want to see fairly
compensated.
In touch with Iranian diversity
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ Shahrvand BC:Tell us about yourself. East. This is a course that grows out of
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١ my Ph.D. research that touched on the
604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١ Craig Keating: I think most people Iranian Revolution of 1979.
604 - 980 - 8571 know me best as a Councillor in the City I’m married to Joanne, a family physician,
Vol. 20 / No. 1237 - Friday, May 3, 2013 of North Vancouver. I was first elected and I have two teenaged children, Maddy
in 1999 and I’m proud to have been re- and Louis.
elected four times. This is my 14th year
on Council. Q: How will the future of the
ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ I’m proud of the record I’ve got as a Province be different under a BCNDP
Councillor. I believe that how a City is run government?
ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ can make a very big impact on people’s A: I think the first and most important
lives - despite the fact that it only collects change that would come with any
8 cents of everyday tax dollar paid. And
. ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ in my time on Council that is what I’ve NDP government would be a change
tried to do. I’m viewed as a supporter in priorities. Under the BC Liberals we
of development on Council – and that is have seen significant economic growth
true. But I support development because – although it must be pointed out that
of what we’ve managed to bring with it average annual economic growth under
Kamil Lotfali, lawyer better, family-supporting jobs; positive the BC Liberals has been less than under
impacts for small business; affordable the BCNDP governments of the 1990s.
ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ- housing; childcare; new infrastructure But there has been growth.
like libraries and recreation centres; and The central problem, though, is that
ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ- very positive impacts for our environment economic growth has been accompanied
like decreases greenhouse gas emissions. by deepening inequality in BC. And the
ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ- When not working on Council I teach statistics provided by governmental and
modern history at Langara College. non-governmental agencies tell it all.
NORTH SHORE LAW I’ve taught there for the last 22 years – BC has had the highest child poverty
4 7 LLP although I’ve also taught at Simon Fraser amongst all Provinces for seven of
6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. University and the University of British the last eight years. And according to
klotfali@northshorelaw.com Columbia. One of the course I enjoy the a Toronto Dominion Bank economic
most is the history of the modern Middle report from December, 2012, BC has the
