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Canada heading towards prosecuting thought crimes (a la "Minority Report") via C-63

SkepticThinker

SkepticThinker

Veteran Member
anotherneil said:
That's too bad for, Canadians, but the first thing they need to do if they want to fix their country is switch from a monarchy to a republic. That way,
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We're a parliamentary democracy.
anotherneil said:
their country belongs to them rather than essentially having themselves under the rule of some foreign emperor power moocher. Then they need to create a good bill of rights for their constitution.
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We have one already:

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
www.justice.gc.ca www.justice.gc.ca

There is no "foreign emperor" ruling over us. We rule ourselves.
anotherneil said:
Come on, Canadians, you can do it; I'm rooting for you!
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We've already done it. :)
anotherneil said:
Same with Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Jordan, Sweden, The Netherlands, and any other place/country/nation that has a monarch. Get into the 21st century, guys; this monarchy nonsense is ridiculous.
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anotherneil

anotherneil

Well-Known Member
SkepticThinker said:
We're a parliamentary democracy.

We have one already:

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
www.justice.gc.ca www.justice.gc.ca

There is no "foreign emperor" ruling over us. We rule ourselves.

We've already done it. :)
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I said a good bill of rights.

Are you saying this is false or inaccurate?

"Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy" - source:

Monarchy of Canada: Monarchy of Canada - Wikipedia
 
SkepticThinker

SkepticThinker

Veteran Member
anotherneil said:
Are you ok with this thought crime prosecution mentioned in the OP of this thread?
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Some parts yes, some parts no.

But I've heard this song and dance before about "thought crimes" on numerous other bills that didn't live up to all the hype and fear mongering. So, I'm not going to get all hyped up about it just yet.
 
icehorse

icehorse

......unaffiliated...... anti-dogmatist
Premium Member
SkepticThinker said:
Some parts yes, some parts no.

But I've heard this song and dance before about "thought crimes" on numerous other bills that didn't live up to all the hype and fear mongering. So, I'm not going to get all hyped up about it just yet.
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Which parts are a "yes" for you?
 
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