The Trudeau government has gone too far, this time.
Their proposed law, which we are just learning about, is far worse than what anyone had expected. It is shocking, in fact.As the Canadian national soccer teams head to their respective FIFA World Cups, Derek Van Diest is on the scene to cover all the action. Expect expert insights and analysis in your inbox daily throughout the tournaments, and weekly on Thursdays for the rest of the season.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
– Any law, at any level, that the Trudeau cabinet dislikes can be repealed or tossed out — just like that. At the federal level, the provincial level, the municipal level: cabinet’s power would be supreme. Except, as some of you have probably figured out by now, the surprise is this: Justin Trudeau and his government don’t have, or plan, any “Federalism Act.” I just made that up.
Can you imagine the hue and cry, if the Liberal Party leader were to introduce a bill that would emasculate the provinces in that way? Can you imagine the outrage and the opposition?Article content So, too, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre — he has said little about Smith’s gutting of the Rule of Law, and Confederation. He knows that, if he were to become prime minister, a law like Smith’s — passed, say, by the New Democrat government in B.C., or the Liberal government in Newfoundland and Labrador — would create a very big problem. For him.Article content
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