In Praise of Individual Rights and Freedoms
Is John Horgan a man of his word?
Will he honour his signed commitment to all British Columbians?
The answer to both questions may ultimately be “No” but that answer likely won’t matter to the majority of voters if Horgan does call a snap election this fall, as is widely speculated.
I think New Brunswick’s provincial election results dangle a carrot in front of John Horgan that’s simply too enticing for him to resist.
On December 2, 2019, The Honourable Mr. Justice Marchand vacated Terence Scott Fehr's lifetime firearm prohibition order. (The ruling was only published on CANLII.org last week, hence my not writing about it earlier.) The revocation of his lifetime firearms prohibition order was the last hurdle … [Read More...]
As of September 16, 2020, the Province of Quebec has 65,857 confirmed cases of the novel corona virus commonly referred to as COVID-19, of which 2,141 are considered "active" cases - a sharp increase from just three weeks ago. Part of that increase, if media reports are to be believed, are … [Read More...]
The headline from Blacklock's Reporter, an Ottawa political newspaper, reads "Lametti Cited For Meddling: “Intolerable” Says Fed Judge." After reading the Federal court decision, I call it an accurate assessment, albeit a restrained one. Justice Minister David Lametti's time limits provision, as … [Read More...]
Adam Pichette is the latest in a long line of exhibits proving Canada's Firearm Prohibition Order system is broken. To quote Paul Cherry of the Montreal Gazette, "The man arrested following the police shooting in the Old Port during the weekend does not appear to concern himself with firearm … [Read More...]
Plumbing the Depths of Human Depravity At about 6:30pm on Saturday, September 12, 2020, in Compton, California, an as-yet unidentified person walked up to a police cruiser parked at the MLK Transit Center in Compton and opened fire. Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies sat inside … [Read More...]
Raj Grewal, an ethically-challenged Liberal (and former MP for Brampton East) is facing criminal charges for fraud and breach of trust. Given what we know about Justin Trudeau's repeated ethics violations (as well as those of his cabinet colleagues), it's no surprise that another former member of … [Read More...]
