On Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Or rather, the Charter which says our rights can be taken away by the government.

Yes, that’s right. The Canadian Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms do not recognize that every person has God-given, unalienable rights. Section 33 of the Charter allows the Parliament or any provincial legislature to pass an act “notwithstanding” the freedoms and rights stated in Section 2 and Sections 7 to 15, which includes freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, freedom of association, freedom of the press, and even the right to life and liberty. Theoretically, the government can take away our very lives under this Charter!

This is Section 2 from the Charter, ironically called “Fundamental Freedoms”:

    2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:

• (a) freedom of conscience and religion;

• (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;

• (c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and

• (d) freedom of association.

Here is Sections 7-9 under “Legal Rights” (the whole thing is too long for me to copy over; I encourage you to read the Charter here.):

    7. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.

    8. Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.

    9. Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned.

And finally, here is the infamous “notwithstanding clause”:

   33. (1) Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare in an Act of Parliament or of the legislature, as the case may be, that the Act or a provision thereof shall operate notwithstanding a provision included in section 2 or sections 7 to 15 of this Charter.

Well, what do you think? I don’t like that one bit, and I don’t think it’s right. God gave us rights; we don’t need the government to “grant” them to us. There is something very wrong with our Constitution.

There is a legitimate reason to why they added the clause; it was because the provinces didn’t want the federal government to be able to boss them around with what the federal government might determine to be a right. Still, I think it should at least be revised until our Constitution is one written with the purpose of protecting our rights.

Here’s something my sister Odelia wrote last week on self-defense and free speech (and of course, I agree with her):

I do believe that each and every citizen has the right to provide for him/herself. I believe that self-defense is both a right and a necessity toward creating a thriving society. Gun ownership is simply an extension of this belief and right. As written in Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms Section 7 under the Legal Rights Article, every citizen has the right to the life, liberty and security of his/her own person. This means the right to defend one’s self when one’s life, liberty, and security are being threatened. The practical application of this right logically extends to weapons and skills that help each citizen achieve this end. Why are guns any different than martial art skills and knives?

On the topic of free speech: The freedom to speak and express ourselves is a fundamental right. In Canada today, overwhelming pressure and limitations have been put on this right in the name of “political correctness.” It is wrong to call a transgender man a man. It is wrong to say that one religion is true and all the others are false. It is wrong to criticize and disagree with other beliefs, lifestyles, and thoughts, such as mainstream media, LGBTQ+ issues and many others. Free speech is no longer alive and thriving in Canada.

In conclusion, my rights as a Canadian citizen, if I had any to start with, are being threatened and overruled by a constitutional monarchy that calls itself a democracy, but is headed toward dictatorship, communism and socialism. Guns are being banned, 1500 types in a single weekend. Our own Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees nothing but government’s control over the lives, liberties and securities of its own people.

Tell me—do I still live in a free country? Have I ever lived in one? Is Canada free anymore?

 

Indeed, fellow Canadians, it is TIME TO WAKE UP! Our God-given rights are not being recognized by our own government, and those in power are surely working hard to take away what remnants we have left of our freedom in this time of crisis.

As Edmund Burke had said: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

And as John F. Kennedy had said: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”

Will you join the fight for freedom here in Canada? It will not be an easy fight, and the way to freedom may seem obscure. I seriously think we even need to draft a new Constitution, one that recognizes that all Canadians have God-given rights, and that the government is the servant of the people, not the master.

Think about what you can do for God and country in this critical time. The first steps are always to repent before God and to diligently search for His will. There can be no true liberty without the fear of God.

 

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility – I welcome it. — JFK

 

— Tiffany Chan