However, neither Canada nor the US are democracies. They weren't designed to be democracies and that's because they are better.
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and the US is a constitutional republic. We are not a democracy, we simply use democracy as a tool to administer our countries.
Democracy as a form of government is malignant. It is merely the larval form of communism, fascism and socialism.
Modern dictators don't take power by force, they take power with the consent of the majority.
That's why our founders of our nation made us a constitutional monarchy. Via first the Magna Carta, then the British North America Act and finally our own constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canadians and their rights are protected from democracy, a tool many want to use as a weapon.
Unfortunately, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in its own wording is barely worth more than toilet paper.
The charter of rights states, “33. (1) Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare in an Act of Parliament or of the legislature, as the case may be, that the Act or a provision thereof shall operate notwithstanding a provision included in section 2 or sections 7 to 15 of this Charter.”
Essentially, the document designed to protect you from government oppression, gives the government the power to oppress you if the democratically elected government sees fit.
Toilet paper has surpassed the charter's value since the first Covid-19 panic buy.
The Government of Canada's guide to the charter defends these exemptions by saying, “Even though these freedoms are very important, governments can sometimes limit them. For example, freedom of expression may be limited by laws against hate propaganda or child pornography because they prevent harm to individuals and groups.”
Terror is used to rationalize the suspension of freedoms. Child pornography is already a crime and by suppressing hate speech, the government only drives the idiots underground. This makes them more dangerous.
The US does it (did it) better than us, which is a statement that will offend many Canadians who suffer from a ridiculous inferiority complex.
I am, however, a nobody, so I'll quote someone with more credibility.
About the American constitution, “I will therefore content myself with the observation that no better Constitution was ever better written in English." - Winston Churchill
Churchill acknowledged that in extreme times freedoms may need to be suspended (he was prime minister of Britain for two world wars), “National governments may indeed obtain sweeping emergency powers for the sake of protecting the community in times of war or other perils. These will temporarily curtail or suspend the freedom of ordinary men and women, but special powers must be granted by the elected representatives of those same people by Congress or by Parliament, as the case may be.”
So, yes, we have given the government the right to suspend our liberties to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic, but at what point do we hold them accountable.
Why weren't the borders closed? Why have lockdowns been poorly executed? And, where are our vaccines?
It really seems that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, several premiers and health authorities are using their own incompetence to prolong their unprecedented power.
Never let a good crisis go to waste.
When giving these excessive powers to the state, Churchill noted, “They do not belong to the State or Government as a right. Their exercise needs vigilant scrutiny, and their grant may be swiftly withdrawn. “
A year has gone by since Covid became a household name, and Canada has gone from being a first-world country to begging international welfare programs for vaccines.
But then again, to legally hold the government accountable in Canada, I think a working governor general is required.
