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I mean, Trudeau's father called in the military because a terrorist group kidnapped a government minister and set off multiple bombs. This is pretty small potat

I mean, Trudeau's father called in the military because a terrorist group kidnapped a government minister and set off multiple bombs. This is pretty small potatoes compared to the FLQ. We don't have the concept of co-equal branches of government, but the judiciary can declare acts of parliament to violate the charter of rights and freedoms. The Emergencies Act explicitly says it does not supercede any constitutional rights.

bremac 5y ago
The legislature in my home province is closed to the public due to threats: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/security-risk-closes-nova-scotia-legislature-to-visitors-1.6347222 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/security-risk-clo... Several MPs and MLAs have received suspicious packages: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mike-kelloway-suspicious-package-1.6346944 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mike-kelloway-sus... "Protesters" tried to break into a federal MP's constituency office: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/covid-19-protests-politicians-extremism-threats-1.6349254 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/covid-19-protests... And that's just Nova Scotia. This isn't as bad as the October Crisis, but it's still quite serious. It's not small potatoes.
- earleybird 5y ago
  There was concern of over-reach when Pierre invoke the War Measures Act also. The War Measures Act included all of Canada, not just the geography the FLQ was operating in. I was fairly young at the time but I still have a recollection of the bombing, kidnapping and murder. I can't reconcile the current protest demands with say the FLQ manifesto[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLQ_Manifesto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLQ_Manifesto