‘Some of our politicians are keen to steal power from their constituents.’ Readers respond to assaults on our constitutional democracy, plus other letters to the editor for Jan. 1
I agree that Canadians are, for the most part, being poorly served by their provincial premiers. Quebec’s François Legault is blinded by a myopic and too often misguided focus on language. Ontario’s Doug Ford is a bully whose ability to formulate strategy and grasp complex concepts is clearly limited. Alberta’s Danielle Smith is out of touch with reality, fighting grievances that are largely figments of her imagination and priming the pump of division.
It’s been nearly a year since the trucker convoy made the journey to Ottawa, in an attempt to reason with an unreasonable and unrelenting government. What were they asking for? Nothing more than a return to normalcy, and the right to bodily autonomy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to give these peaceful protesters a single minute of his time, and chose instead to invoke the harshest of measures against them.
The Prime Minister abused his power, setting an example for the premiers that it is okay to do likewise if a group of your constituents disagrees with you or challenges your policies. It’s truly unfortunate that any of our leaders, be they provincial or federal, think it’s acceptable to use and abuse our constitution this way.It is obvious The Globe and Mail – and most Canadians – detest the use of the notwithstanding clause by various politicians.
As Mr. Gwyn notes, the latter was Sir John A.’s “absurdly ambitious vision” for Canada. More than 150 years later, we have not resolved this critical question. Our inability to do so and aspire to a larger vision of our country threatens to diminish the whole beyond anything Canada’s founders would recognize. Now, like then, the question is ripe: Who speaks for Canada? A Civics 101 exam question, perhaps.
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