We start with some thoughts on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Then we discuss the notion, circulating among some MSM opinion writers, that the Charter will become "less relevant" if the CAQ is re-elected in Quebec because Legault will continue to invoke the notwithstanding clause. Where have they been for the last two-and-a-half years while the Charter has been trampled by federal and provincial governments with their Covid responses? John then analyzes PM Trudeau's threats that more lockdowns are coming this winter if Canadians don't get the booster.
Daily Mail, Sep 8, 2022: How news of the Queen's death was revealed on TV
CHEK News, Apr 17, 2022: Constitution, Charter of Rights and Freedoms signed 40 years ago
CTV, Jun 15, 2015: Queen Elizabeth marks Magna Carta anniversary
The Canadian Press via Toronto Sun, Aug 20, 2022: Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber face trial in September 2023
CanLII: Roncarelli v. Duplessis, 1959 CanLII 50 (SCC)
CTV, Sep 6, 2022: 'Charter may quickly become less relevant': Why Canadians outside of Quebec should care about the provincial election
Rowan Czech-Maurice in The Counter Signal, Sep 7, 2022: I crossed the border using Trudeau’s Blackface Photos
CBC, Sep 12, 2018: Doug Ford's use of notwithstanding clause sparks fears it will embolden others to invoke it
True North, Sep 5, 2022: Trudeau says Covid is not done with Canada, urges 80-90% of Canadians to get booster shot
Yahoo News, Dec 17, 2021: Joe Biden warns of ‘winter of death’ for the unvaccinated, with Omicron ‘here now and spreading’
CanLII: Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2005 SCC 35
Vancouver Province, Sep 9, 2022: About half of Canadians either can't find a family doctor or wait longer than a week for an appointment: poll
Evening Standard via MSN, Sep 8, 2022: Number of patients in England waiting for hospital treatment rises to record 6.8 million
Brendan O'Neill in Spiked, Sep 7, 2022: The ideology of lockdown is a menace to society
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