I am having a harder and harder time trying to defend my ideas these days. See I believe in Canada a country based in Democracy where all people are equal. Not matter race, religion, sexual orientation, age and on and on. All people are equal. Over the last few decades people (Gen x'ers with first world problems. Millennial with no back bone) have worked very hard to undermine it all. See it used to be okay to say Merry Christmas. This nation was built as a country that celebrates this Christian holiday. Sorry deal with it. Then that became offensive to people. We used to say the Lords Prayer in school, then that got taken away. I get that, in public school NO religion really should be allowed. But people not standing for the National Anthem in school is BS. But I guess that to offends people. Here is what Canada is (or should be), a free place for everyone. I wanna celebrate Christmas so let me and I will let you keep the holidays in your own way. To me that's it, all men are equal. If you want to come to Canada, you are welcome to! However you need to a certain degree assimilate. You can keep your beliefs and customs but you still have to live in a Canadian country. Don't demand I change my values or way of life. Bill M103 is the most extreme case of trying to chip away our Canadian values and it is scary. What it is pushing for is a very dangerous slope. I am catching flack about not supporting it on twitter BUT at this point I do have to stay enough is enough.
M103 sounds Canadian as all hell. (Condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination) Condemning all forms of racism and religious discrimination, being good people and not discriminating is as Canadian as Timmies, Hockey and going out in a tee shirt in plus 5 in the winter. But wait doesn't that already exist?? IN our charter of rights and freedoms??
Section 2 of the Charter
Which lists what the Charter calls "fundamental freedoms" namely freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of belief, freedom of expression, freedom of the press and of other media of communication, freedom of peaceful assembly, and freedom of association.
Okay seems to me like the freedom to be Muslim is there.....
Now lets look at section 15
Section 15: equal treatment before and under the law, and equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination.
M103 is already here. The Canadian criminal code states
(i) evidence that the offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or any other similar factor, . . . shall be deemed to be aggravating circumstances.''
So everything M103 wants is already enshrined in our Charter and Criminal code. Then why even waste time on this bill? One word Islamaphobia. What the fuck does that even mean?? The editing program says that's not even a word. It is an unnatural fear of Islam? What does that even mean, aarrghh I don't know? I can't speak out against it? South Park can't spoof it? When you table a bill there has to be clear definitions. This bill doesn't have it and that it the problem. No one really knows what it is and what can be done with it. It seems to be raising one group above all others, it is saying hey what you already have enshrined isn't good enough for our group. Honestly it seems like pandering to lock in votes by a party who is losing popularity....
Example A) Gay pride march not always popular. People do show up and protest it. They are free to do so. Will Bill M103 make protesting Islam illegal? Will it be against the law, discrimination to want to slow down the refugee situation? Depending on the judge it could be.
Example B) Now I know this is an extreme example BUT what about honor killings? A girl shames her family and she gets offed. Does M103 protect that as it is part of the belief system? We are no longer allowed to discriminate against Islam.....
My point is this bill is a fucking joke. It is trying to overstep the not only the Canadian Criminal Code it is trying to raise a single group over the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. NO single group should be above others. In Canada all people are equal under the law and protected by the same laws. Any politician who would support an anti-Canadian bill I hope is not re-elected next election.
Last couple points, left leaners give your head a shake. Seriously. If this bill "changes" nothing then why even pass it? Why bring it up? People should do the right thing HOWEVER the PC thing isn't always the right thing. Trust me...... It is how America ended up with Trump. (My next blog)
And you hardcore right wingers, just stop. If those threatening emails are real, you are an embarrassment to our nation. Sending shit like that will actually push people to support M103, like you guys also give your damn head and play the long game. Don't let a moment of outrage bite you in the ass later....
M103 sounds Canadian as all hell. (Condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination) Condemning all forms of racism and religious discrimination, being good people and not discriminating is as Canadian as Timmies, Hockey and going out in a tee shirt in plus 5 in the winter. But wait doesn't that already exist?? IN our charter of rights and freedoms??
Section 2 of the Charter
Which lists what the Charter calls "fundamental freedoms" namely freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of belief, freedom of expression, freedom of the press and of other media of communication, freedom of peaceful assembly, and freedom of association.
Okay seems to me like the freedom to be Muslim is there.....
Now lets look at section 15
Section 15: equal treatment before and under the law, and equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination.
M103 is already here. The Canadian criminal code states
(i) evidence that the offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or any other similar factor, . . . shall be deemed to be aggravating circumstances.''
So everything M103 wants is already enshrined in our Charter and Criminal code. Then why even waste time on this bill? One word Islamaphobia. What the fuck does that even mean?? The editing program says that's not even a word. It is an unnatural fear of Islam? What does that even mean, aarrghh I don't know? I can't speak out against it? South Park can't spoof it? When you table a bill there has to be clear definitions. This bill doesn't have it and that it the problem. No one really knows what it is and what can be done with it. It seems to be raising one group above all others, it is saying hey what you already have enshrined isn't good enough for our group. Honestly it seems like pandering to lock in votes by a party who is losing popularity....
Example A) Gay pride march not always popular. People do show up and protest it. They are free to do so. Will Bill M103 make protesting Islam illegal? Will it be against the law, discrimination to want to slow down the refugee situation? Depending on the judge it could be.
Example B) Now I know this is an extreme example BUT what about honor killings? A girl shames her family and she gets offed. Does M103 protect that as it is part of the belief system? We are no longer allowed to discriminate against Islam.....
My point is this bill is a fucking joke. It is trying to overstep the not only the Canadian Criminal Code it is trying to raise a single group over the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. NO single group should be above others. In Canada all people are equal under the law and protected by the same laws. Any politician who would support an anti-Canadian bill I hope is not re-elected next election.
Last couple points, left leaners give your head a shake. Seriously. If this bill "changes" nothing then why even pass it? Why bring it up? People should do the right thing HOWEVER the PC thing isn't always the right thing. Trust me...... It is how America ended up with Trump. (My next blog)
And you hardcore right wingers, just stop. If those threatening emails are real, you are an embarrassment to our nation. Sending shit like that will actually push people to support M103, like you guys also give your damn head and play the long game. Don't let a moment of outrage bite you in the ass later....
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