It’s a situation we see replayed across North America with alarming frequency. So-called “zero tolerance” policies against weapons in “gun-free zones” bring the full weight of the Almighty State down on the unsuspecting head of some “mere citizen” in ways that defy both common sense and rationality. Such is the case of 17-year-old Cody Chitwod. Cody is, like so many … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
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...]