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Freedom & Health

Hong Kong shows how a free society can become a dictatorship

Liberty does not die in a coup; it dies when the courts, press, and civic groups that once protected it are rewritten into instruments of “national security.” By Sasha Gong, published by American Greatness / Center for American Greatness Can communism come to America? Until recently, most Americans would have dismissed the question as alarmist, […]

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Freedom & Health Uncategorized

The genesis of freedom over authoritarianism

Every political ideology claims to hold the formula for peace, prosperity, and human flourishing. Yet history reveals a recurring pattern: the concentration of power and the erosion of liberty. This paper by George Tomko, Ph.D., contends that the decisive factor is neither institutional design nor ideology, but the psychological and moral character of citizens—and that […]

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Freedom & Health Law with Bruce Pardy

Flip the default!

A handy reference guide to limiting state overreach — law professor Bruce Pardy’s recipe for freedom in a pinch: Our Constitution starts with the default that the state can do anything. Rights are exceptions we carve out. “All powerful… except.” To limit the state, don’t tweak the Charter — flip the default. Create a new […]

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China & Geopolitics Freedom & Health

China-Canada food safety pact could be a killer of a deal

China’s regulations look good on paper but the absence of an independent judiciary means the rules are sometimes applied inconsistently. By Patricia Adams, Special to the Financial Post In January, Canada’s Food Inspection Agency and China’s customs authority signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance co-operation on food safety and animal and plant health. Prime Minister Mark Carney framed it as part of a bilateral […]

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Lockdowns Pandemic

Canada’s national security agencies destroyed as a matter of policy: Ex-Alberta emergency chief

By Probe Media Retired Lt. Col. David Redman, former head of Alberta’s emergency management, has delivered a blistering indictment: the Canadian federal government systematically dismantled the nation’s security agencies as a deliberate policy aimed at weakening Canadian unity and transforming the country into a “post-national state.” Speaking on the Hannaford show, Redman accused Ottawa of intentionally […]

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Freedom & Health Uncategorized

Alberta is already landlocked — independence would unlock it

By Lawrence Solomon, published by The Western Standard According to a recent Angus Reid poll, a clear majority of Albertans — 57% — would definitely vote to stay in Canada if a referendum were held on Alberta becoming an independent country. These stayers have their reasons, most compellingly the fear expressed by 93% of them of […]

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Freedom & Health Uncategorized

The Third-Worldist logic

“Decolonization” in activist rhetoric often implies real, violent action rather than abstract academic discussion: Zineb Riboua. In Brief by Probe Media The contemporary condemnation of Israel and the United States is rooted in a Third-Worldist ideology that views the West as a perpetual oppressor and any opposition to it as inherently justified, asserts researcher and […]

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Freedom & Health Law with Bruce Pardy

The battle over parental rights and state intervention

A heated panel discussion on the escalating conflict between parental rights and state intervention in children’s lives, especially concerning gender transition, medical decisions like puberty blockers, and school policies. Streamed on Saturday, February 28. Hosted by Jason Lavigne and Melanie Bennet. Panelists: Professor Bruce Pardy, Leighton Grey, Mia Hughes, and Shawn Buckley. Video available below. The […]

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Freedom & Health Pandemic Vaccines

Exposed: Trudeau government used “Nudge” psychology to influence Canadians on vaccines and policy

How psychological manipulation dressed as public health reshaped opinion in Canada. By Lisa Peryman for Probe International A disturbing new report reveals the government of Canada has been experimenting with Canadians’ public behavior and thought through covert social psychology mechanisms for more than a decade. The report released this month by the Justice Centre for […]

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Freedom & Health Law with Bruce Pardy

How Britain set the stage for Canada’s chilling crackdown on dissent

By Anna Farrow | Published by the Conservative Women’s Organization In recent years, Britain and Canada have become each other’s object lesson in how shoddy lawcraft can lead to dystopian outcomes. As the Leadbeater bill was being debated in Westminster last November, Canada was the spectre of an out-of-control euthanasia regime that haunted the room. […]