A National Citizens Inquiry Roundtable Discussion
“Government has grown so much that it wants to meddle in and micromanage every aspect of our lives, to the point where it’s making these philosophical value judgments about how individuals should live, which forfeits the reason for agreeing to live in society in the first place.”—Dr. Julie Ponesse
The proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child,” has expanded in the modern context to become an ideology that’s been politicized. We assume if there’s value in the idea of a village raising children (safe, structured, nurturing environments), there must be value in the governmental and educational infrastructure of a so-called village that makes decisions about our children.
The state in tandem with the legal system believe they have a legitimate role in making decisions about our children—their upbringing, including medical care; overreaching into every aspect of their lives. The village has taken over. But a sacred bond exists between children and parents that doesn’t between children and governments. How do parents move beyond the control matrix to get back to parenting?
Roundtable Guests:
Bruce Pardy, Professor of law at Queen’s University and executive director of Rights Probe
Dr. Julie Ponesse, PhD in ethics and ancient philosophy. Author.
Paul Jaffe, B.C.-based lawyer
Host: Shawn Buckley
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