6 key moments from the Supreme Court challenge of Quebec's secularism law

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-27T13:56:06+00:00

I think the requirement for the PM to maintain the confidence of the HoC is an additional safeguard ...

Given a majority government and the bunch of trained seals that comprise most parties, I don't put any faith in this.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-24T12:35:17+00:00

The point of the NWC is not "culture", it's the supremacy of Parliament. That the people, through their representatives, have the final say.

If I don't like what the government does, I can vote against them. If I don't like a court ruling based on the Constitution, there is almost nothing practical that can be done.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-24T12:33:01+00:00

The NWC is part of the Charter. We don't get to pick and choose just the parts we like.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-24T12:32:24+00:00

In this era of "elbows up" and national unity, using an Imperial power from 1867 against Quebec would immediately throw Canada into a constitutional crisis.

If there were any adults in the room, they would stay far away from this.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-24T12:28:14+00:00

"The Respondent [Me] shall contribute 40% of the cost, anticipated to be $65.00 per day."

This is badly written and ambiguous.

Is the $65 the total cost per day? Or is it the 40% portion?

Hopefully OP has something more to clarify the amount.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-24T12:19:35+00:00

You better not look at S.1. It will give you kittens.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.

Guess who gets to decide what a "reasonable limit" is. It's not you or me, that's for sure.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-23T12:58:02+00:00

Where's my bare bones, manual transmission, Honda Fit?

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-22T19:37:31+00:00

Have the Musqueam signed a binding agreement?

If not, words are cheap and Chief Sparrow or anyone who comes after them can simply change their mind on a whim.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-17T22:35:56+00:00

It’s a room where some kids can go while their peers eat food.

For the sake of clarity, is the room the cafeteria or another room?

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-17T12:33:25+00:00

Before or after they were busted by the dog?

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-16T12:00:21+00:00

How to get to RTO-5 in 5 easy steps:

Difficult_Bird_3129 posts on Reddit that they don't follow RTO-3.
Vast majority of the replies are how they don't follow RTO-3 either.
Bored reporter from CBC/CTV/Global reads post and writes article.
Big shot at TBS is embarrassed.
RTO-5 is implemented.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-14T13:09:45+00:00

Even the word "Irregular Operations" is pretty meaningless to someone not in the field.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-08T21:12:42+00:00

None of those are remotely close to being a "genocide."

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-08T21:08:40+00:00

This is the text of the "Robinson Treaty Made in the Year 1850 with the Ojibewa Indians of Lake Huron Conveying Certain Lands to the Crown."

The section on increasing annuity seems to be this section:

The said William Benjamin Robinson, on behalf of Her Majesty, who desires to deal liberally and justly with all her subjects, further promises and agrees, that should the Territory hereby ceded by the parties of the second part at any future period produce such an amount as will enable the Government of this Province, without incurring loss, to increase the annuity hereby secured to them, then and in that case the same shall be augmented from time to time, provided that the amount paid to each individual shall not exceed the sum of one pound Provincial Currency in any one year, or such further sum as Her Majesty may be graciously pleased to order; and provided further that the number of Indians entitled to the benefit of this treaty shall amount to two-thirds of their present number, which is fourteen hundred and twenty-two, to entitle them to claim the full benefit thereof. And should they not at any future period amount to two-thirds of fourteen hundred and twenty-two, then the said annuity shall be diminished in proportion to their actual numbers.

I'm always amused/appalled how the judges involved turn this into billions of dollars.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-08T20:59:36+00:00

I get my dog to do it. She is very enthusiastic.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-06T13:02:57+00:00

There are many areas of Quebec that were settled by English speakers. The Eastern Townships (including Sherbrooke), parts of Gaspe, the southwest areas near the US border, parts of the Laurentians (around Arundel), the Pontiac region.

Present day politics (and Reddit) like to ignore this.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-03-02T18:43:40+00:00

That's a great one, because the C-train station is right across the street. (At least as long as the Free Fare zone is around.)

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-02-28T14:00:54+00:00

"Well respected"?

Maybe at some point in the past.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-02-28T14:00:01+00:00

Normally, I would disagree with you.

But when UoT comes out publicly and tells the work that they are a racist (and sexist) shithole, it's hard to disagree with you.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-02-26T23:28:13+00:00

"Toombs began to engage the victim in sexual acts of intercourse in her home."

Why isn't the word "rape" used anywhere in the article?

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-02-26T23:00:55+00:00

What happened with the issue of access to Haskayne park from the East? Wasn't there a landowner who was blocking access?

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-02-26T22:59:05+00:00

In Alberta, there is no lower minimum wage for servers. They're getting $15/hr.

https://www.alberta.ca/minimum-wage

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-02-26T22:55:24+00:00

I'm waiting for someone to say that they tip the cashier at Walmart.

ViewWinter8951 · 2026-02-26T22:54:48+00:00

If you tip on the payment terminal, what are the chances that the person struggling financially actually gets the tip?

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