We may be in the midst of a heat wave here in Ontario, but hell may have frozen over nonetheless. I find myself cheering at an article by Randy Hillier…
Both the provincial and federal governments now attempt to shirk responsibility for their actions by shifting blame to one another and to the police, who were acting under political orders. McGuinty refuses to apologize or call for an independent public inquiry. Harper hides behind the provincial jurisdiction of policing, even though it was his government that contracted their services on behalf of all Canadians.
They both use the common theme that upholding law and order required usurping our civil liberties. Any elementary school student knows these are not mutually exclusive — in fact, they are wholly interdependent. As numerous failed dictatorships have proven, you cannot have law and order without civil liberties.
Read the full article at The Star
h/t toedancer@breadnroses.ca
I want to congratulate Randy Hillier for his comments. We must remember that our fight for human rights and democracy is for all Canadians. We must welcome all Canadians of different political backgrounds in our quest for improved human rights and democracy.
If the police and political authorities can go after G20 protesters in Toronto, they can also go after rural landowners in Eastern Ontario.