Re:Convoy Crackdown – power to freeze bank accounts without ...
by seanw444 on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @10:37AM
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Wow. That's just unacceptable for a "liberal democracy."
Re:Convoy Crackdown – power to freeze bank accounts without ...
by monkeybutton on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @11:24AM
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Yes. This has happened before when the conservative prime minister, Stephen Harper, asked the governor general to prorogue parliament and block a coalition government from forming:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_Canadian_par...
And it is unfortunate that many Canadians do not understand that they are living in a state in which the parliament can be suspended by the unelected representative of the Queen (prorogation -- the same issue that led to Australia deciding they wanted to change their constitution) and that the not withstanding clause makes a mockery of the Charter.
Hopefully this wakes a few people up and gives some new impetus to the reform movements.