“The press must grow day in and day out -- it is our Party’s sharpest and most powerful weapon.” -- Josef Stalin The past week was an enlightening one if you believe in Freedom of Speech, and not in a good way. The Arts and Entertainment Network’s world-class display of hypocrisy made it clear that the Mainstream Media will … [Read more...]
CSIS Does “End-Run” Around Privacy Law to Spy on Canadians Abroad
It’s as horrifying as it is becoming routine: Canadian police agencies lying to Judges in Court so they can keep violating the law they are supposed to uphold. This time is the Canadian spy agency CSIS that’s caught in the spotlight. Judge Richard Mosley wasn’t pleased when he discovered CSIS and the Communication Security Establishment of Canada (CSEC) lied to him. Both … [Read more...]
Is an Encrypted Social Network Possible? Three Montreal Computer Students Say Yes
Syme brings privacy to your group conversations by encrypting everything you share. With the look of Google Plus and Facebook-like elements, a new social network named "Syme" feels as cozy as a well-worn shoe. But beneath the familiar veneer, it's quite different. Syme encrypts all content, such as status updates, photos and files, so that only people invited to a group can … [Read more...]
Heading to the US? Be Warned: Canadian Government Discloses Personal Medical Records to Americans
Is it unreasonable to think your personal, private medical records would remain, well, private? No, it is not. The Canadian Government, however, is not acting reasonably, as one unfortunate woman discovered as she tried to visit the United States to attend a March of Dimes cruise. Ellen Richardson, a 50-year-old disabled woman, was refused entry into the United States by the … [Read more...]
US Eminent Domain Case proves government should leave mere citizens alone
It was a landmark ruling when it first came out, cited by anyone with an ounce of common sense as the Death of Property Rights. While that assessment is correct, the eventual outcome of the land seizures by the Kelo v. City of New London US Supreme Court decision. Why am I writing about an American court decision in a Canadian Rights and Freedoms Blog? We’re abusing the … [Read more...]
Alison Redford’s Alberta Government Passes Anti-Free Speech Law
Unions have an astonishing amount of power in today’s society. There is no doubt about that. The way to deal with militant unions is not, however, to strip union members of their Right to Freedom of Speech. Bill 45, titled the Public Service Services Continuation Act (view PDF), does a lot more than simply “continue” public services. Stuffed inside this bill are some very … [Read more...]
Time for Canada to Pull Out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
I’ve written about the Trans-Pacific Partnership recently and it’s destructive effect just on our Right to Privacy. That is not the only right this agreement would trample on. When even the Left-Wing Idealogues like those at the Huffington Post are against the Trans-Pacific Partnership you know it must be bad! Please visit the Electronic Frontier Foundation for a detailed … [Read more...]
Quebec Passes Another “Racist” and Charter-Violating Law
That Pauline Marois proposes another Charter-violating law is hardly a surprise. The woman who despises the Canadian flag so much she refuses to let it stand inside the Quebec Legislature (while hypocritically cashing our transfer payment checks, of course) despises pretty much everything about Canada except the money we shovel into her province each and every … [Read more...]
Unreasonable Search and Seizure – Will We Force DNA Samples from people simply for being arrested?
For a “conservative” government Stephen Harper’s Conservatives continue to prove they don’t know the meaning of the word. Justice Minister Peter MacKay spoke publicly about the issue of forcing people to provide DNA samples upon arrest and he thinks it’s a good idea. "I know there’s always privacy considerations in the backdrop to this and it has to be balanced in the bigger … [Read more...]
Freedom of Speech Includes the Right to be Heard? What utter nonsense!
Brenda Kenny, president and CEO of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association, wrote an article published in the Vancouver Sun on September 17, 2013, whose title caught my attention solely because it was so absurd. Her article, titled “Freedom of speech includes right to be heard”, was a defense of oil sands production and the reversal of a pipeline to send Alberta’s oil to … [Read more...]
Government of Canada poised to steal bank accounts, just like Cyprus did, in event of banking collapse
One year ago the island state of Cypress stole money from its citizens and gave it to major bank, one of which folded anyway. Calling the theft “a necessary measure” to keep the state economically viable, politicians rewarded the very institutions responsible for the economic crisis gripping the tiny nation. The banks will do anything to avoid the consequences of their own … [Read more...]
NFA Membership List Exposed on the Internet — Personal Information Privacy is a Corporate Responsibility
Guarding personal information is a corporate responsibility and one that must be taken seriously by both individuals and the companies they do business with. This fiduciary duty was, unfortunately, broken by Canada’s National Firearm Association on their website, NFA.ca. The news broke on the Canadian Gun Nutz forum on September 22, 2013 at 02:23 AM in a post titled … [Read more...]
[Video] High River RCMP Dog and Pony Show
RCMP in High River, Alberta, broke into the homes of evacuated residents and seized every firearm that wasn't bolted down or locked in a safe, claiming "public safety". These criminals with badges and guns must lose their jobs and face criminal charges for violating the Charter Rights of High River residents. Write your MP, Prime Minister Harper, Premier Alison Redford … [Read more...]
RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson Finally Speaks to High River RCMP Gun Thefts
It took over a week but RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson finally came out of hiding to face Canadians about the criminal actions of his force in High River, Alberta. Well, he didn’t actually come out of hiding to face Canadians. He merely published a letter to the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP on the RCMP’s website. He still hasn’t reached down into … [Read more...]
ATTENTION High River Residents – Essential Information Required!
The Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) sends its best wishes to the residents of High River, Alberta at this difficult time. Some of you will be facing the most dreaded of problem a family can have – the prospect of losing homes and property. As you are permitted to return to your homes, the CSSA has a special request to those who may have had firearms confiscated … [Read more...]
High River RCMP Thieves Stole More Than Just Guns…
It's what we feared all along. After RCMP members broke into the homes of flood victims in High River, Alberta, they stole far more than just guns. While illegally searching the homes of Canadians without a search warrant, High River's RCMP thieves just couldn't help themselves to a few extra items "since they were there". One female resident is making a unique plea that … [Read more...]
What does a burning Ukraine Police Station and the High River RCMP have in Common?
What does a burning Ukraine Police Station and the High River RCMP have in Common? Both police forces have no respect for their citizens or the Rule of Law. In the town of Vradiyevka, Ukraine, roughly 330 kilometers south of Kiev, furious protesters took to the streets after authorities refused to arrest a police officer suspected in the brutal gang-rape of a young woman … [Read more...]
High River T-Shirt Says it All About RCMP Gun Thievery
A picture is truly worth a thousand words when it comes to High River's RCMP Gun Thieves! … [Read more...]
The Right to be Tried by a “Jury of our Peers” is Clarified by Ontario Court of Appeals
At first blush the Ontario Court of Appeals ruling that tossed out the manslaughter conviction against Clifford Kokopenace seems absurd. Kokopenace and his lawyer successfully argued that because there were no First Nations people on the jury the trial itself was unfair and constituted a breach of Kokopenace’s Charter Rights. Actually, at first glance the ruling in R. v. … [Read more...]
Four Reasons Why You NEVER Mess with a Texas Woman’s Purse
I love Texas for lots of reasons, not the least of which is Hot Women with Guns who aren't afraid to use them. :) … [Read more...]
High River RCMP Looters are CRIMINALS and must be treated as such IMMEDIATELY
RCMP members and commanders in High River, Alberta, are the worst kind of criminals imaginable. They lay in wait for you until you are at your most vulnerable before they rape and pillage your belongings and then demand YOU pick up the tab for their thievery and destruction. Sounds harsh, doesn't it. It is. The more articles I read describing what these RCMP … [Read more...]
RCMP Violates Property Rights of High River Flood Victims, Searches Homes and Seizes Their Firearms Without Warrant
It’s a story we’ve seen too many times before... the RCMP willingly and completely without legal justification searches homes without a warrant and seizes firearms “for the public good”. No crime is alleged or presumed, just the same tired old mantra “Guns Are Bad” and therefore must be seized. Illegally, I might add. High River Alberta's flood victims are victimized … [Read more...]
Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act is DEAD!!!
Shortly after hearing the Senate would stick around a little longer to deal with outstanding legislation I was pleased they would finally deal with Brian Storseth's Private Member's Bill C-304 to repeal Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. Imagine my shock and surprise to receive an email from Marc Lemire this afternoon trumpeting the great news that the Senate … [Read more...]
Senate Leader Marjory LeBreton needs our help to Repeal Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act
Conservative Senate Leader Marjory LeBreton explained, in a comment to the Ottawa Citizen, that she and her colleagues comprehend the significance of Bill C-304, the bill to repeal Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. “The human rights bill has been before the Senate since last June. There’s no plausible argument for not dealing with the human rights bill.” She is … [Read more...]
Imagine saving a child’s life only to find it’s YOU who is in Trouble with The Law!
Washington, DC, is arguably the stupidest place on the planet. Not only is it filled with thoroughly myopic and self-absorbed politicians intent on running rampant over the nation, its bureaucrats despise the very Constitution Washington, DC, is supposed to “protect and defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. This past January 3 pitbulls attacked and mauled an … [Read more...]
MP Jason Kenny Explains Why Educating Our Elected Officials Is So Important
Jason Kenney is arguably one of the best MPs in the country. His work on the Immigration file is excellent. He takes his job seriously and handles the inane questions of the mainstream media well. That said, Jason Kenney clearly did not know how fundamentally the Firearms Act changed Canadian property rights when it comes to firearm ownership. Writer and longtime political … [Read more...]
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Gets it Right on Guns
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed House Bill 2162 into law the other day guaranteed to turn anti-gun zealots into spittle-soaked rage-aholics. No longer will public money be used to undermine the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. Local governments are, from July 1, 2013 onward, prohibited from using public money to produce, create, manufacture or … [Read more...]
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s 100% Conviction Rate is No Surprise
Since 1978 the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal had a 100% conviction rate for cases brought before the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) under Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. This perfect conviction rate is hardly a surprise given that Tribunals rule that “Truth” is no defence against prosecution Speaking “Truth” is actually used as “proof” of your guilt … [Read more...]
Thought Police Compare Publisher with Child Pornographers and Sexual Predators
The Arthur Topham criminal “hate speech” case here in British Columbia continues to leave me scratching my head in amazement that we actually pay Crown Prosecutors good money to act like such idiots. I’m specifically talking about Quesnel Crown Counsel and (president of Quesnel Bar Association) Jennifer Caroline Johnston’s antics in court. Johnston, Arthur Topham relates in … [Read more...]
Why Marc Lemire Must Challenge Constitutionality of A Law That May Be Repealed
Bill C-304 History Brian Storseth introduced his Private Member’s Bill C-304 to repeal Section 13 (and its resultant penalty clause in Section 54) of the Canadian Human Rights Act on September 30, 2011. On June 6, 2012 Parliament Repealed Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. Since that day Bill C-304 stagnates in the Canadian Senate, where even so-called … [Read more...]