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You have it backwards Michael. Western society is not built on a "pluralistic confederation" specifically. Western society was built on Judeo-Christian civilization and culture. That is where democracy and human rights came from. We don't need this diversity-inclusion nonsense as if something new is being invented. Simple go back to basic Christian principles of love for thy neighbour and respect for individuals. Everyone should be treated the same, with respect. No need to single out one group for special treatment as they are doing now. Just teach respect and love for every individual.

This article says an organization in Montreal received $200,000 in federal funding from the Liberal government and now it was discovered this is where the police are investigating a possible Chinese police station. What is going on here? Also, why are Canadians tax dollars being thrown around for everything under the sun? Group suspected of hosting Chinese 'police station' received up to $200,000 in federal funding (msn.com)

I'm sure you are correct. I'm in the older age category now and will probably be gone long before anything to do with the Constitution or Charter is changed. I have to amend my will now. That is my priority; not the Constitution which I have no control over. It is a very difficult thing to change. Too bad we don't have some politicians that would show real leadership and start the process. I don't even know if there is a way to start the process to amend it. There should be.

There is no such thing as absolute freedom of choice in a civilized society. Everything we do effects society and effects others in society. Even just by example, we are effecting others. Our words affect others. Our actions speak louder than words and they affect others. "Biblical principles God’s word makes clear the sanctity of life: “You shall not murder” (Exodus 20:13). “This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19). “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised” (Job 1:21). “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20). “No one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church” (Ephesians 5:29). There are times when believers may have to give their lives in the service of Christ and his kingdom (cf. Mark 8:34–36; John 13:37; Philippians 1:21–22). But voluntary martyrdom is not usually considered suicide. As we have seen, our postmodern culture claims that absolute truth does not exist (note that this is an absolute truth claim). In a nontheistic or relativistic society, it is difficult to argue for life and against suicide. If we are our own “higher power,” we can do with our lives what we want, or so we’re told. But if God is the Lord of all that is, he retains ownership over our lives and their days. He is the only one who can determine when our service is done, our intended purpose fulfilled. It is the clear and consistent teaching of Scripture that our lives belong to their Maker and that we are not to end them for our own purposes." Suicide: What does the Bible say? | Voice (christianpost.com) We are not just some chemical blob or accident of the cosmos. We were Created by an intelligent designer which we call God. The universe and all life forms even down to the single cell, has proven to be extremely complex and required vast amounts of information to be put in it to function. This could never happen by random chance processes as Darwinism claims. Many have rejected the Darwinism theory. Darwinism is a dead end and rejects any real meaning for life. It rejects the sanctity of human life. Therefore, whether some like or not, we are all accountable to God who created us and who owns our bodies.

The fact polls show one third of Canadians are fine with giving assisted suicide to the homeless just shows the sad state Canada is in and the lack of education on historic Christian principles and love for thy neighbour. Giving people MAID is not love for thy neighbour. It is a rejection of the sanctity of human life and a promotion of the psychology of death. Once Canadians accept the notion that assisted suicide or legalized suicide is acceptable, then Canada is on a slippery slope. It is on that slope now. There is nothing to stop MAID from being expanded for any reason or for no reason. The very fact that the sanctity of human life is now rejected by our government and a large part of the population just demonstrates the sad state of Canada. Don't kid yourself. There is a connection between this and the murder of ten police officers in the past ten months. One reason we have lax bail and parole laws is because of the lack of respect for human life. Such disrespect for life reflects itself in other laws that allow dangerous offenders out on the street to attack innocent citizens. Why worry about human life or safety if it doesn't have much value. Individual freedom for offenders is more important and freedom to choose death by MAID is more important than protecting the sanctity of life. This general lack of respect for human life by Canadians will also reflect itself in the public health care system as well. It is a natural consequence of the rejection of historic Biblical values.

88 thousand dollars for clothing spent by GG office. What is going on here? OTTAWA – Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet reiterated his call to abolish Canada’s Governor General after learning the office had spent $88,000 on clothing since 2017, describing the office as a costly “circus.” Bloc Québécois calls Governor General's office a 'circus' after $88k clothing bill (msn.com)

Some lawyers are saying the government's proposed changes to the bail laws won't pass the test of the Charter of Rights. If this is the case and dangerous offenders cannot be kept behind bars, how can police and Canadians be protected? Perhaps we need action to change the Charter of Rights to stop the release of dangerous offenders. The protection and safety of Canadians comes before anything else in my mind. We have very liberal lawyers, sociologists, and professors who seem to disagree. These "progressives" want to make it difficult to keep dangerous offenders behind bars to protect the public and they seem to have a lot of influence for some reason. The mainstream media, CBC, CTV seem to be always giving them a platform. Who are the CBC and media protecting? There may be a number of them already on the Supreme Court. Also the process to change the Constitution and Charter appears to be a very difficult process. Perhaps that needs to change. The method of choosing Supreme Court judges should also be examined. The safety of Canadians and maintaining law and order comes first. Liberals' new bail reforms could run up against Charter, have limited impact: experts (msn.com) Thousands of people are expected to come out today in Ottawa to the funeral of Sgt. Eric Mueller. Ten police officers have been killed in the past ten months.

Sure bud! And the PM never declared a state of emergency for the Convoy protesters last year? LOL

That's not true. The PM already has the extraordinary power to prorogue Parliament. That means if a PM wants he can prorogue Parliament and they cannot even meet. That was done a number of times by PMs in Canada. If the Monarchy was abolished, the only person left in charge of the armed forces and RCMP would be the PM and his cabinet. The RCMP would have to obey the PM if he declared a state of emergency. The courts would have to obey him as well. That's all there is to it. Anybody who tries to stop him would be arrested and thrown in jail. Simple as that.

No, it's not a silly statement. If the monarchy was abolished, all a Prime Minister has to do is declare a state of emergency or use the emergency act to dissolve Parliament and set himself up as dictator. What is Parliament going to do if it is dissolved? Courts can't stop him. They don't have the power.

You have to understand how it works. If there was no Constitutional Monarchy, what would there be to stop a PM from just abolishing Parliament and setting himself up as dictator? It happens all the time in other countries. The existence of the Monarchy is kind of a safeguard to prevent a would-be dictator from taking over.

The king can have opinions about things and he does, but if he wants to remain popular he knows he has to keep it low key. His opinions don't make the government or Parliament change or make new laws. They are just his opinion. Parliament is the authority for changing or making laws. The King cannot make laws.

That would not mean more democracy. We already live in a Constitutional Monarchy. All laws are made by our elected Parliament. The monarch does not decrease democracy. The function of the Monarchy is actually to ensure democracy continues and prevent a dictator from taking over and abolishing Parliament. Many countries have no Monarchy and are totalitarian dictatorships. So having no monarch does not ensure you will end up with democracy. What ensures democracy continues is the Constitutional Monarch in Canada's case and allegiance to the Monarchy by the nation in general.

What more democracy are you talking about? We already have a parliamentary system where we elect our representatives, MLAs and MPs.

No, I didn't miss it. I understand what you're saying but it doesn't make much sense. The Supreme Court has a certain purpose which is to hear cases that are appealed all the way up to the Supreme Court. They have a full time job. The GG is an entirely different job and does not require the legal skills or knowledge of Supreme Court judges. The GG is appointed to act in place of the King in Canada. She attends many functions as a representative of the Crown. She approves new laws that are passed to bring them into effect. She dissolves Parliament when necessary and under only certain conditions. That is the GG's role. It has nothing to do with the Supreme Court.

Different functions entirely. That is just the way democracy and the Parliamentary system evolved. Countries were once ruled by absolute monarchies. But over the centuries they evolved into democratic systems such as what we have now. The role of the Crown or monarchy or GG is limited to things that cannot be done by the elected government or Parliament. "The Magna Carta or 'Great Charter' was an agreement imposed on King John of England (r. 1199-1216) on 15 June 1215 by rebellious barons in order to limit his power and prevent arbitrary royal acts like land confiscation and unreasonable taxes. Henceforward, the king would have to consult a defined body of laws and customs before making such declarations. The Magna Carta ensured that all freemen were protected from royal officers and had the right to a fair trial. Consequently, the charter became a symbol of the rule of law as the ultimate sovereign. Although not entirely successful in its aims, the charter did permit further constitutional developments in England in subsequent centuries and it provided inspiration for similar models of limited monarchy in other European states." Magna Carta - World History Encyclopedia

This is a plus for me. "The problem, according to all three commanders, is money. There's a $1.3 billion funding shortfall this year alone. The effect, they say is planes unable to fly, ships at dock and an army in danger of rusting out." Canadian military says underfunding serious problem for defence forces | CBC News The problem is western democracies are under threat from authoritarian countries. Democracy is not without a price. Nations who wish to remain free must spend lots on defence or risk losing their freedom in the world. Canada has not been pulling it's share for years. "The armed forces are the land , naval and air forces commanded by the federal government for the purpose of defending Canada's security, protecting its citizens, and promoting its strategic interests at home or abroad." History of the Armed Forces in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia

" "Recreational Marijuana Use as Opposed to the Flourishing Life Not only will marijuana most likely lead to a violation of the biblical commands for sobriety, but prolonged recreational marijuana use will ultimately render us unable to enjoy a flourishing life which is rightly ours in Christ. In other words, the commands to be “sober-minded” are for a reason: In Ephesians 5 we learn that it is the sober-minded in Christ who will be filled with the Spirit. Proverbs tells us that a lack of sober-mindedness can lead to poverty and a whole host of worldly anxiety. Hosea 4 reminds us that much wine leads to a lack of understanding. Isaiah 28 says it leads to a lack of judgment. Recreational Marijuana Use as a Failure to Love Thy Neighbour The Apostle Paul tells us that in Christ we have been given “a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control” (2 Timothy 1:7). Paul is reminding Timothy of this in a passage centred around Timothy’s pastoral and evangelistic work, meaning not only is recreational marijuana and the inevitable intoxication opposed to a flourishing life, it is also a way in which we fail to love our neighbour. Self-control isn’t something the Spirit gives us for our own sake; he gives us self-control that we might be beacons of stability in a volatile world. Philip Towner writes about Paul’s use of self-control here:" How Should Christians Think about the Legalization of Cannabis? - The Gospel Coalition | Canada Of course before a person thinks as a Christian should think, they must become one. Do you really want to continue living as a heathen or pagan, taking drugs or booze or some other mind altering thing, with no meaningful life and no meaningful future? God has a better plan. So we have a liberal government that legalized marijuana and then shortly after that, they legalized medical assistance in dying. So if after you take marijuana for a while and it messes up your life and you are not happy, you can always opt out with an medically assisted suicide. Some government. Evil from top to bottom.

"A 300 per cent increase in drug overdose deaths in B.C. since Trudeau took office ... it's a complete disaster'" Poilievre calls Liberal's drug policies 'a complete disaster' | National Post When faced with criticism, the minister of mental health and addictions, Honourable Bennett seemed to go completely bizerk on the news this week. That is very concerning. Been looking on the internet to see if I can find a video of that but haven't been able so far. It was on CTV or CBC television news a day or so ago.

Electing a GG would make it a political position then which is exactly what it is not supposed to be. The GG position is supposed to be above or outside of politics. We already have elected politicians and elected PMs. The GG is supposed to be an impartial office. and not enter into the political discussions and decisions.

Trudeau has been a total failure and has cost lives of innocent people with the release of violent offenders by the parole board and the bail system. Trudeau is behind the phony carbon taxes which will never control the climate but is lowering the standard of living for Canadians.

Trudeau has proven his incompetence in the issue of foreign interference. This is an extremely serious issue because it affects our democracy, human rights, and many facets of life. Trudeau is ultimately responsible for how government institutions work and if they did not report the targeting of Michael Chow's family to him two years ago, that failure rests entirely with Trudeau. He is not in control of his government as he should be. That is negligence. His failures extend through many other issues as well. Failure to meet the Canadian Forces spending of 2%. Failures in managing the economy resulting in inflation and massive housing shortages and costs out of reach of millions of Canadians. He is ultimately responsible for the failed justice system that resulted in a number of police officers being murdered in the last year by dangerous offenders let out on bail. The twelve people stabbed to death on the Cree Nation was a result of a dangerous FN offender being let out on parole. Trudeau is ultimately responsible for how the parole board operates. He can bring in laws to prevent release of dangerous offenders at any time but failed to do so. He dragged his feet and did basically nothing while all this was happening. He should not be in the position.

"Second Thessalonians 2:9–10 says, “[Satan comes] with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.” Satan hates the truth of the gospel and the truth of the cross more than any other truth. Remember when Satan was on earth, he tried to keep Jesus away from the cross. In Matthew 16:23, when Peter says, “No, no, no. This isn’t going to happen to you,” Jesus says, “Get behind me, Satan!” That’s what Satan wants. He doesn’t want Jesus to die for the sins of the world. Even though at the end, Satan gave up on that strategy and filled Judas to get him to betray Jesus. Nevertheless, at the end, he’s trying to make it as horrible as possible. But his first design was “I’m not going to let him get to the cross, no way.” Now, Satan is mainly bent on preventing the message of the cross from being spread, from being understood, and from being believed. And he does everything in his power to distort and silence the saving message of the cross." Where Is Satan Most Visibly Active Today? | Desiring God

One who has accepted Christ as Lord and Savior and as a logical consequence read his Word (the King James Version in English) has nothing to worry about. As the world in general appears to be literally going to H, the believer is protected, sanctified and saved. " 13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. " 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15 KJV If you have not yet accepted Christ, you need to deal with it. Read the Gospel of John, and other epistles in the New Testament. Once you have have confessed your sinfulness and accepted Christ, you should confess Him before men. If you were born into Romanism, you can still make the decision to accept Christ and turn from that false system. You don't have to do anything except flee from it into the arms of Jesus Christ. Then you might see more clearly the folly of Socialism and other worldly isms. " 7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. 8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. 9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call. " Psalm 20:7-9 KJV

"9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. " 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 KJV