Posted on 03/02/2022 4:23:20 AM PST by marktwain
Canada is becoming a police state. The Canadian House of Commons has abdicated its responsibilities. This has a significant effect on Canadian gun owners. The Emergency Act allows the Trudeau administration to punish people for things they legally did months or years ago, particularly political contributions. No Court order is required.
The Emergency Act invoked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is limited by law in several ways. One of those is a requirement that both houses of Parliament consider the Act within seven “sitting” days, continually debate the act, and then vote on it.
The Emergency Measure (the Act is the law, the measure is what Trudeau proclaimed, using the Act) was proclaimed on 14 February 2022. It has already been approved by the House of Commons, in a vote of 151 to 185. The Conservatives and Bloc Québécois opposed the Act. The Liberals and New Democrat parties (both far left) approved of it.
The Canadian Senate was designed to be a check on the power of the popular vote in the House of Commons. It has not worked out that way. The Senate has become a rubber stamp for the House of Commons.
The Senate has real power. It has chosen not to use it. It could exercise its power by voting against the Emergency Act. The Senate is required to take up the measure on the first “sitting day” following when the motion is laid before the Senate. It is to debate the measure continuously until it is ready for a vote. Then the vote must be taken.
If the vote is negative the Emergency Measure is revoked the day of the vote.
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Canada dodged a bullet, and the bad press Trudeau was getting was covered up by the Ukraine-Russian war.
Trudeau is limited only if Gov’mt orgs act. If no one acts, he is all powerful. the “rule of law” only matters if it is enforced.
You are being foolish expecting otherwise.
Trudeau is bombarding Canadians with TV ads about all the Gun Violence in Canada so he plans to TAKE GUNS AWAY
They (the federal government, using taxpayer dollars) are heavily advertising alterations to the firearms act right now, calling for the banning of “assault-STYLE” rifles.
Because of increased gang activity in Toronto, law-abiding folks 2000 miles away are having their property threatened.
We are still quite close to tyranny, emergencies act in effect or not.
You are correct.
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