The pandemic made one thing clear. Many Canadians don’t trust the government to control the truth of what they hear through their digital media feeds. Ottawa is now pushing to allow the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to regulate the internet and to determine what qualifies as Canadian content. Again, we see a stab at fundamental … [Read more...] about Binding our digital tongues – Bill C-11
Politics
The Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act
In the 70th year of Queen Elizabeth II, in the First Session of the Forty-fourth parliament, on February 4, 2022, the first reading of Bill C-230 occurred in Ottawa. Few of us who honour our medical professionals took time away from the news headlines to realize the significance of Kelly Block’s private member’s bill. The design was to amend the Criminal Code to “make it an … [Read more...] about The Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act
Bill C-4 banning conversion therapy
Conservative Rob Moore signaled a possible new direction in parliament when he rose to introduce a motion fast-tracking the anti-conversion therapy ban. The 11-page bill (C-4), introduced on November 29th, was the Liberal’s third iteration at the legislation after the first effort died when Parliament was prorogued in 2020 and the second version died when an election was called … [Read more...] about Bill C-4 banning conversion therapy
Mental illness and disability enough to choose MAiD
John Diefenbaker has been quoted as saying that “Freedom is the right to be wrong, not the right to do wrong.” Unelected senators and unelected judges have combined to force elected officials to pry open the legislation on euthanasia for yet another group of Canadians. While the Conservative threat to debate the newly proposed amendments allowed the Prime Minister to request … [Read more...] about Mental illness and disability enough to choose MAiD
Questioning Canada’s state neutrality around Bill C-6
The Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF), whose membership consists of “700 lawyers, law students, law professors and others” in 30 denominations and 11 provinces and territories, believes that Bill C-6 (the anti-conversion therapy law) undermines the state’s duty of neutrality and the “fundamental freedoms of thought, belief, and opinion by establishing a sectarian, … [Read more...] about Questioning Canada’s state neutrality around Bill C-6