In our cashless society, we need to take digital jail seriously

Re:In our cashless society, we need to take digital jail ser... by allisdust on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @12:20AM (#30437946)

Is it really unclear? There are examples from other countries. Erdogan got emergency powers during a coup and continued to hold on to them for a long time and before finally giving up, he made enough changes in the constitution and law that effectively he retains all of them.

I see the same pattern here. I would be surprised if there is going to be another PM ever in Canada. If it sounds ridiculous, think about the fact that current government is a Minority one. The way they gather support is by showing carrot and stick to the rest of the parties. And these emergency powers are a big stick just waiting to be used at the right time.

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Re:In our cashless society, we need to take digital jail ser... by Nursie on Friday February 25, 2022 @06:00AM (#30465919)

Oh look, the emergency powers have come to an end, after having been used moderately and proportionatelty.

What a surprise. I guess Canada isn't a broken state after all.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-event-feb23-1.63618...

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Re:In our cashless society, we need to take digital jail ser... by Nursie on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @01:44AM (#30438394)

I'm sorry but it does sound ridiculous, ridiculous beyond belief. I think the words "get a hold of yourself" are appropriate here. Using emergency powers to clear away a disruptive protest (which stretches the definition substantially, in that it was blocking streets and border crossings) is hardly dictator for life material.

Do you know what "minority government" means? It means that if he loses support of the other parties he's toast.

Come back to us and tell us about "no more PMs in Canada" when he's had his mob stage a January the 6th style event and he refuses to step aside in the face of an election.

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