Roy Romanow gives it to Harper on Charter of Rights and Freedoms

"Prime Minister Stephen Harper is on “the wrong side of history” by failing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms to avoid stirring up lingering resentment in Quebec, says former Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow.

“I’m saddened a bit that the prime minister would not recognize it as an important contribution to Canada’s nation-building, an articulation of our values and our responsibilities," he said. "However, he’s entitled to his point of view."



I fully agree with Mr.Romanow. Harper's statement is idiotic and misguided to say the least.

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Harper finds Charter of Rights and Freedoms divisive and would not celebrate its 30th anniversary. I suppose he would like to build prisons rather than to worry about freedoms or rights.

In my opinion the Charter is a landmark in Canadian history. Yours truly along with folks from other parts of Canada were involved in human rights organizations, made submission to PM Trudeau on the Charter, and due notice was taken of our submissions and a certain section was added to the Charter as a result.

Harper is a disgrace to Canada and wants to take us back half a century or so when we were a dominion of Britain. This man’s agenda is indeed something to worry about.

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Julian Fantino: Does he want to abolish the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

It is simply unbelievable and utterly disgusting the way Mr. Fantino, newly elected MP from Toronto area, disparaged the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. I heard him on CBC saying that the Charter got in his when he was police chief. Too bad for Fantino as the Charter is not that easy to abolish or even amend. Does this man want to turn Canada into a police state?

What were his constituents thinking when they elected this man as their MP. There should be a way to recall this man. We sure don’t need people like him in Parliament. If Harper has any respect for Canadian values then he must kick this man out of the Conservative caucus. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects individuals from governments and violation of rights by government agencies and protects individual basic rights in general. Fantino gives the impression that police should have the final word on individual rights – a police state.

Mr. Fantino, I have news for you, Canadians do believe in individual rights and protection of these rights and they will like to Forget You and get rid of you as an MP.

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