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Most Canadians have never actually read the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Section 1 sounds nice at first. It says our rights are “guaranteed”… but then immediately says they are subject to whatever limits the government can justify in a “free and democratic society.”
Think about that.
Your rights are not absolute. They are conditional. The government decides when they apply and when they don’t.
Then there’s Section 33, the notwithstanding clause.
This allows governments to literally override core Charter rights. Freedom of expression, freedom of religion, legal rights, equality rights can all be set aside for 5 years at a time, and renewed.
So what do we actually have?
Not inalienable rights.
Not God-given rights.
We have discretionary privileges.
And the government has demonstrated many times that they are willing to infringe on what they call rights, because legally, they can.
That’s the uncomfortable truth most Canadians don’t want to face.
We’ve been told we have rights like Americans have rights. But we don’t. We just naively assume that we do.
That assumption is dangerous.
Because a right that can be limited or overridden by the state is not a right at all.
It’s a permission.
This is one of the core philosophical reasons I support Alberta independence.
A truly free society starts with this principle:
Your rights do not come from government.
Government exists to protect them. Not redefine them. Not suspend them. Not manage them.
Until we fix that foundation, we will never be truly free.
If you are on the fence about Alberta independence I hope this post convinces you to support it.
GO SIGN THE PETITION AND JOIN IS IN CREATING A TRULY FREE NATION
Thank you,

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