Charter of Rights and Freedoms reshapes Canada story
A 1992 essay argues that Canada's 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms replaced the British North America Act as the country’s constitution. It contends the Charter offers a standard for laws, limits state power, but also critiques its potential to silence opposition and blur moral absolutes. The author cites biblical guidance and warns readers about consequences of actions.
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Canada
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Weekend chores and garden tidy up progress noted
A rainy weekend enabled basement tidying and filing catch up. Garden work saw most plants established with new growth trimmed from maples. Closet reorganized after rodent damage to wheat bags, and another quilt completed with rain aiding backing.
Homefront chores and humor in a living ledger
A personal musing tracks daily tasks and guilt over chores and errands. The narrator reflects on work, family, and small acts like dry cleaning, dentist visits, and coordinating helper partners while noting humor and conflict in balancing time off with relatives.
Lord sustains and endears in times of trial
The writer reflects on suffering after a Alberta trip with friends facing death, hospitalization, and surgery. They stress God’s sovereignty, citing Psalm 145 and urging readers to call on the Lord in prayer for comfort and strength. The message emphasizes faith, dependence, and daily joy through divine care.
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Alberta
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User pay user vote over proposed CWB voting rules
The proposal to redefine CWB voters disenfranchises small producers who market through CWB while adding larger producers who supply no grain. Advocates cite a 2005 report on a 40 tonne minimum, but the panel requires delivery to CWB. The author argues for user pay user vote as the democratic basis.
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Canadian Government Urged to Support Global Wealth Equity
The speaker criticizes Canada for not directing politics toward fair wealth distribution at home or abroad. They condemn the last budget's foreign aid freeze and oppose a proposed 0.05 percent tax on financial transactions, arguing it could raise hundreds of billions annually for the world's poorest populations and urging Mr Harper to heed Canadians and the poor rather than banks and corporations.
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