I don’t know if federal MPs in the unholy alliance of the NDP/Liberals, Bloc Quebecois and Green Parties are all medical professionals (actually, I doubt it), but they must know something that just about every other government in the world doesn’t know..I also doubt that..The NDP/Liberal party, the Bloc and the Greens all voted against lifting travel restrictions at Canadian airports, without offering any legitimate reasons why..It brings to mind an editorial in the May 31 New York Post, written by Rav Arora, a Canadian living in BC..Arora says he came to Canada from India 20 years ago with his parents, who were in search of greater freedoms, autonomy and economic opportunities..“However, the past two years have seen a near complete erosion of the foundational liberal values that have attracted millions of immigrants like myself to this country,” says Arora..“Under the once-righteous guise of COVID-19 safety and online protections, the Canadian government has taken its power to extreme levels once only imaginable — let alone permissible — in a dissent-stifling authoritarian state.”.Arora says the clampdown has affected every element of Canadian society, especially when it comes to personal freedoms and liberties..He has experienced it first-hand..“I was returning to Canada from the US when multiple Air Canada employees refused to let me on the plane. Although I had a negative COVID-19 test, the government was suddenly requiring even returning citizens to be vaccinated. Unvaccinated foreigners were already barred from entering.” he says..He made the choice to not be vaccinated, saying the most documented adverse effect associated with COVID-19 vaccination— heart inflammation — is concentrated in young men in his age group, those between 15 and 25 years old..He has recovered from a bout of COVID-19, has no co-morbidities and considers himself in a low-risk age group from serious COVID-19 illness, which is why he remains unvaccinated..“But this can make air travel difficult, especially in Canada,” he says.However, “Minutes before my boarding gate was closed, a sympathetic Air Canada staffer begged his manager to let me board the plane” which he did..Justin Trudeau is the maker of the authoritarian creep in Canada, says Arora..“COVID-19 is just the beginning of the Canadian madness. The internationally recognized trucker protests were the most flagrant display of political control ever witnessed within the ranks of the Canadian government,” he says..All Canadians will recall Trudeau dismissing the truckers as a fringe minority of swastika wavers. Still, they continued to demand their rights as Canadians until Trudeau manufactured a national emergency in order to justify truly outrageous tactics..“Not only did he suspend the insurance of the truckers’ vehicles, he regulated the cryptocurrency transfer and froze the bank accounts of folks simply donating to the trucker cause,” says Arora..“In my own small British Columbia town, Chilliwack, a single mother earning minimum wage who donated $50 to the Truckers Convoy allegedly had her bank account frozen.”.But the crackdowns on truckers were just the tip of the iceberg, says Arora.“Trudeau, who once professed to being cognitively unable to do basic math, has plunged the country into over $1 trillion in national debt for the first time in history,” he says..“Every day, that number surges by an additional $400 million. Canada is now at risk for stagflation, both economic stagnation and high inflation, as families are unable to meet their bills.”.And then, says Arora, Trudeau’s government proposed bill C-36, designed to crack down on hate speech against ethnic and sexual minorities..“If passed, the bill would allow citizens to report on others who they fear may post something hateful, leading to possible fines, online surveillance and electronic monitoring,” he says..Unsurprisingly, the bill has sparked outrage — and not just from right-wing activists..The Canadian Press reports members of the LGBTQ community, indigenous people and racialized groups fear a proposed law tackling online harm could disproportionately curtail their online freedoms and even make them police targets, responses to a government consultation have warned..And in a private letter to the Canadian government, the National Council of Canadian Muslims warned these measures could “inadvertently result in one of the most significant assaults on marginalized and racialized communities in years.”.Arora is now having second thoughts about the authoritarian path Canada is being down to by Trudeau.."After arriving in Canada to secure a more open and rewarding life, I must now consider the possibility that my civil rights might have been more secure back in India,” he says..“Once a vibrant, liberal democracy, Canada is now becoming an authoritarian state.”.I do not doubt Arora isn't the only person contemplating leaving Canada.
I don’t know if federal MPs in the unholy alliance of the NDP/Liberals, Bloc Quebecois and Green Parties are all medical professionals (actually, I doubt it), but they must know something that just about every other government in the world doesn’t know..I also doubt that..The NDP/Liberal party, the Bloc and the Greens all voted against lifting travel restrictions at Canadian airports, without offering any legitimate reasons why..It brings to mind an editorial in the May 31 New York Post, written by Rav Arora, a Canadian living in BC..Arora says he came to Canada from India 20 years ago with his parents, who were in search of greater freedoms, autonomy and economic opportunities..“However, the past two years have seen a near complete erosion of the foundational liberal values that have attracted millions of immigrants like myself to this country,” says Arora..“Under the once-righteous guise of COVID-19 safety and online protections, the Canadian government has taken its power to extreme levels once only imaginable — let alone permissible — in a dissent-stifling authoritarian state.”.Arora says the clampdown has affected every element of Canadian society, especially when it comes to personal freedoms and liberties..He has experienced it first-hand..“I was returning to Canada from the US when multiple Air Canada employees refused to let me on the plane. Although I had a negative COVID-19 test, the government was suddenly requiring even returning citizens to be vaccinated. Unvaccinated foreigners were already barred from entering.” he says..He made the choice to not be vaccinated, saying the most documented adverse effect associated with COVID-19 vaccination— heart inflammation — is concentrated in young men in his age group, those between 15 and 25 years old..He has recovered from a bout of COVID-19, has no co-morbidities and considers himself in a low-risk age group from serious COVID-19 illness, which is why he remains unvaccinated..“But this can make air travel difficult, especially in Canada,” he says.However, “Minutes before my boarding gate was closed, a sympathetic Air Canada staffer begged his manager to let me board the plane” which he did..Justin Trudeau is the maker of the authoritarian creep in Canada, says Arora..“COVID-19 is just the beginning of the Canadian madness. The internationally recognized trucker protests were the most flagrant display of political control ever witnessed within the ranks of the Canadian government,” he says..All Canadians will recall Trudeau dismissing the truckers as a fringe minority of swastika wavers. Still, they continued to demand their rights as Canadians until Trudeau manufactured a national emergency in order to justify truly outrageous tactics..“Not only did he suspend the insurance of the truckers’ vehicles, he regulated the cryptocurrency transfer and froze the bank accounts of folks simply donating to the trucker cause,” says Arora..“In my own small British Columbia town, Chilliwack, a single mother earning minimum wage who donated $50 to the Truckers Convoy allegedly had her bank account frozen.”.But the crackdowns on truckers were just the tip of the iceberg, says Arora.“Trudeau, who once professed to being cognitively unable to do basic math, has plunged the country into over $1 trillion in national debt for the first time in history,” he says..“Every day, that number surges by an additional $400 million. Canada is now at risk for stagflation, both economic stagnation and high inflation, as families are unable to meet their bills.”.And then, says Arora, Trudeau’s government proposed bill C-36, designed to crack down on hate speech against ethnic and sexual minorities..“If passed, the bill would allow citizens to report on others who they fear may post something hateful, leading to possible fines, online surveillance and electronic monitoring,” he says..Unsurprisingly, the bill has sparked outrage — and not just from right-wing activists..The Canadian Press reports members of the LGBTQ community, indigenous people and racialized groups fear a proposed law tackling online harm could disproportionately curtail their online freedoms and even make them police targets, responses to a government consultation have warned..And in a private letter to the Canadian government, the National Council of Canadian Muslims warned these measures could “inadvertently result in one of the most significant assaults on marginalized and racialized communities in years.”.Arora is now having second thoughts about the authoritarian path Canada is being down to by Trudeau.."After arriving in Canada to secure a more open and rewarding life, I must now consider the possibility that my civil rights might have been more secure back in India,” he says..“Once a vibrant, liberal democracy, Canada is now becoming an authoritarian state.”.I do not doubt Arora isn't the only person contemplating leaving Canada.
