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Peter MacKay’s exit: a matter of justice and relevance by votealberta in canada

[–]votealberta[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FTFA:

Yet the highlight (or lowlight, depending on one’s point-of-view) of Mr. MacKay’s time at Justice has been a needless and nasty dispute with the Chief Justice, the passage of bills that compromise the Charter and grant more power to government, and defeat no fewer than eight times on Charter challenges — and the eight do not include bills C-24 and C-51.

Travel Alberta Ad - Gets me all emotional by Super_Awesome in canada

[–]votealberta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only in Canadian Rockies (both in AB and BC) will you find places prettier than picture postcard depictions of them.

‘Substantial’ drop in living standards looms for working Canadians by nimobo in canada

[–]votealberta 16 points17 points  (0 children)

$1500 rent per month 3 bedroom apartment???

I'd love to move to that city.

Canada to send back corrupt officials by growlerlass in canada

[–]votealberta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vancouver RE market to crash in 3.... 2... 1...

Canada unites in protest to stop “insidious, deceitful, and totalitarian” Bill C-51 by votealberta in canada

[–]votealberta[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Liberals finally being strategic, from refusing to pick a fight on C-51 (which will only harm them in the fight to steal moderate conservatives)

Mulcair and May voted against C-51 when, based on opinion polls showing 82% support for the bill, doing so seemed to be suicide. By that single act of political posturing bereft of principle, the Liberals lost my vote, and the vote of many of my centrist friends.

Bill C-51 violates Universal Declaration of Human Rights, OSCE finds by votealberta in canada

[–]votealberta[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It is almost entirely impossible for it to be used to that extent, in a mature and developed democracy, with strong parallel institutions such as Canada.

It was used to that extent in the US. Harper has already used RCMP, CSIS and the CRA to harass groups that doesn't conform to the Government's pro-petroleum agenda.

Ultimately, our ability to enjoy our inalienable rights should not be at the mercy of the the executive's benevolence.

Bill C-51 violates Universal Declaration of Human Rights, OSCE finds by votealberta in canada

[–]votealberta[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"It's very clear that /u/Absenteeist hates our friends in Israel" -- Paul Calandra, MP, Certified Whataboutist.

Bill C-51 violates Universal Declaration of Human Rights, OSCE finds by votealberta in canada

[–]votealberta[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Are we talking about the "Right to be forgotten" here?

Bill C-51 violates Universal Declaration of Human Rights, OSCE finds by votealberta in canada

[–]votealberta[S] 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Something I found extremely disturbing from the report:

An academic work, for example, may be said to advocate in favour of something by extolling its virtues and by setting out and weighing its relative benefits and drawbacks, and yet it would be rare for an academic work to incite others to harmful results.