Can you elaborate? I’ll admit I was living abroad during the Harper years, and I’m unfamiliar with any pledges to override our charter rights before. My understanding is that this type of open commitment to take away our rights is entirely new behaviour at the federal level.
The difference between “I don’t like their policy” and “these people will use section 33 to negate our fundamental rights” is a significant difference to me.
Harper worked to erode a lot of rights. You are correct that they never said it this openly, but a lot of their “tough on crime” or “anti-terroism” type policies always sought to limit freedoms and rights.
Conservatives have also been trying to repeal things like Marijuana legalization and gay marriage. One of Harper’s slogans was “you won’t recognize Canada when I’m done”.
One of the things that stands out that wasn’t even near the worst that they did; was the “barbaric practices hotline”. Which was meant to harras muslim and other non christians (or non whites but that was never proven IIRC).
Yeah, they’ve been attacking our rights and freedoms for decades.
Can you elaborate? I’ll admit I was living abroad during the Harper years, and I’m unfamiliar with any pledges to override our charter rights before. My understanding is that this type of open commitment to take away our rights is entirely new behaviour at the federal level.
The difference between “I don’t like their policy” and “these people will use section 33 to negate our fundamental rights” is a significant difference to me.
Harper worked to erode a lot of rights. You are correct that they never said it this openly, but a lot of their “tough on crime” or “anti-terroism” type policies always sought to limit freedoms and rights.
Conservatives have also been trying to repeal things like Marijuana legalization and gay marriage. One of Harper’s slogans was “you won’t recognize Canada when I’m done”.
One of the things that stands out that wasn’t even near the worst that they did; was the “barbaric practices hotline”. Which was meant to harras muslim and other non christians (or non whites but that was never proven IIRC).
Yeah, they’ve been attacking our rights and freedoms for decades.