The Emergencies Act was deeply flawed. Justice Paul Rouleau, who presided over it, has connections to the Liberal Party and was not impartial. He predictably ruled Prime Minister Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act was justified, even though the Ottawa trucker “Freedom Convoy” protests were peaceful.

The truckers offered to negotiate but the PM instead opted to use force via the police and freeze the bank accounts of some protesters. This was a clear example of government overreach and was completely unnecessary. Sadly, the dispute might have been peacefully resolved, had the PM chosen to participate in respectful dialogue.

Moreover, Justice Rouleau recommended that a government agency should have the authority to “monitor and report” on social media postings to ensure they are appropriate. In other words, he’s suggesting the government increase its surveillance of Canadians on social media, such as Facebook and Instagram. As well, the agency would be staffed with people who are unelected and unaccountable. While these recommendations aren’t binding on the government, it provides justification for even more monitoring and intrusiveness than we currently see.

In light of this, it’s no coincidence that the Trudeau Liberals are now trying to pass bills C-11 and C-18. Bill C-11 would allow the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to regulate online content of platforms such as YouTube and Netflix. Meanwhile, Bill C-18 poses a major threat to independent media that don’t receive government funding and may run them out of business. These two bills will severely restrict what we can view online. This kind of unjustified internet censorship is an egregious violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and is unacceptable. You would expect to see this in a totalitarian country where citizens have no rights, not in Canada. In fact, section 2(b) of the Charter guarantees freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. It includes freedom of the press and other media communications.

Police on Guard stands in solidarity with those Canadians who have had their rights and freedoms breached.

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