How Stephen Harper Is Stealthily Changing Canada Into a Theocracy

The other day I wrote about how Stephen Harper is remaking the judiciary in his own ghastly image.

In his never-ending attempt to bend the Supreme Court to his will, and destroy the Charter of Rights.

Well today he took another step by appointing another uber right-wing judge. 

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named Russ Brown, a conservative judge from Alberta, to the Supreme Court of Canada – the third appointment in 15 months to the country’s most powerful court without parliamentary involvement.

A man who once was a member of a group that couldn't be more reactionary or more opposed to our Canadian values.

The married father of two is a former member of the advisory board of a conservative legal group in Alberta, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. Its website says its core views include a belief in “economic liberty,” including property rights as part of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms – which has never been accepted by the Supreme Court. 

It also says equality before the law means “special privileges for none,” which also runs counter to the Supreme Court’s view that the Charter’s equality clause is primarily for individuals from historically disadvantaged groups and its second part permits affirmative action for the disadvantaged.

A man who is clearly prepared to put religious rights before the human rights of women and LGBT Canadians.

Just like Harper himself would want to pleasure his rabid religious base...



So he can turn this broken country into a mongrel mix of a police state and a theocracy.

And what does Bradley Miller, the other judge who Harper is grooming for the Supreme Court have to say about this?



Well he thinks the Supreme Court has been very unfair to Jesus Harper. 

The newest judge on Ontario’s top court has an explanation for the Conservative government’s well-known losing streak at the Supreme Court of Canada: The court’s reasoning process is unfair, making it almost impossible for the federal government to defend its laws, such as those involving assisted suicide, prostitution and the war on drugs.

But then he too has very definite views on the rights of women and LGBT Canadians.

On gay marriage, Justice Miller’s main themes come together – that government has the right and duty to protect society from harm to its natural moral principles. 

And is also a religious fanatic.

“Natural is code for Catholic values with Brad,” in which sex between same-sex individuals is seen as unnatural, or sinful, University of Toronto law and philosophy professor David Dyzenhaus said.

And really what more can I say, that I haven't said so many times before?

It is Kafka...



“But I’m not guilty,” said K. “there’s been a mistake. How is it even possible for someone to be guilty? We’re all human beings here, one like the other.” “That is true” said the priest “but that is how the guilty speak”

Franz Kafka 
The Trial

And we are well on our way to becoming a fascist theocracy.

But at least now this should be clear even to the legions of the sleepwalking zombies in this country:

Because we let Harper remain in power for too long, he has done great damage to this country that will take at least 25 years to repair.

And if he is allowed to remain in power a day longer than necessary, he will pervert our values beyond recognition.

And he will destroy our Canada...

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