Pierre Poilievre is trying to drag Canada down the same dangerous road as the U.S. — pushing a “stand on guard” Criminal Code amendment that experts warn would do nothing to protect homeowners but could make Canada less safe.
Here’s the reality:
Canada already has strong self-defence protections. Under Section 34 of the Criminal Code, Canadians can defend themselves or others if they reasonably believe force is being used against them. Courts already weigh context and evidence carefully to protect homeowners acting in good faith.
Lawyers warn Poilievre’s plan is a slippery slope. Criminal defence experts say his amendment doesn’t simplify the law — it risks creating a presumption of “reasonableness” that would encourage excessive or reckless violence.
Marginalized communities will be hit hardest. Just like Florida’s “Stand Your Ground,” this kind of law disproportionately puts Indigenous, Black, and racialized people at greater risk of being shot, then blamed for their own deaths. Remember Colten Boushie — acquitted killers already slip through Canada’s courts. Imagine the signal Poilievre’s changes would send.
It’s U.S.-style politics, not Canadian solutions. The real problems facing Canadians are affordability, housing, healthcare, and climate security. Poilievre ignores them, preferring American culture war imports that divide us instead of making us safer.
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Poilievre wants to defund CBC because it fact-checks him and exposes when he copies failed Republican policies. If CBC is silenced, Canadians are left with Rebel News, Postmedia, and U.S. talking points dressed up as “common sense.”