Here are two more articles, one dated today, about the assault on individual freedom in Canada. Both are from writer David Warren of the Ottawa Citizen.
The Resistance Must Continue - June 30, 2008
Deafening Silence - June 12, 2008
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Monday, June 30, 2008
Who Do We Want to Be?
Last week I wrote about some worrisome things happening in Canada. Here's one more I recently came across, highlighting the Canadian government's increasing hostility to religious freedom:
Canada Orders Christian Ministry Shut Down (HT: Sound Witness)
Why should we care about what's going on in Canada? Well, according to the Washington Times, an Obama presidency would mean a push towards making America look a lot more like our northern neighbor:
Obama's America is Canada
This election is pivotal for many reasons. And one of the questions facing us is whether we want to remain distinctly American or become just another essentially European nation, as our friends in Canada have decided to do. In spite of what seems to be a creeping socialistic mindset in our own country, I still think most Americans retain that independent, individualistic streak that has long been at the core of our strength. And I don't think we want to lose it. But if we wake up in January of 2009 to an Obama presidency, we may need to prepare to do just that.
Canada Orders Christian Ministry Shut Down (HT: Sound Witness)
Why should we care about what's going on in Canada? Well, according to the Washington Times, an Obama presidency would mean a push towards making America look a lot more like our northern neighbor:
Obama's America is Canada
This election is pivotal for many reasons. And one of the questions facing us is whether we want to remain distinctly American or become just another essentially European nation, as our friends in Canada have decided to do. In spite of what seems to be a creeping socialistic mindset in our own country, I still think most Americans retain that independent, individualistic streak that has long been at the core of our strength. And I don't think we want to lose it. But if we wake up in January of 2009 to an Obama presidency, we may need to prepare to do just that.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
What is Going on Up North?
It seems every time I turn around there's a new headline highlighting the erosion of Canadian individual rights and the expansion of the nanny state. In just the past couple of weeks I have read about a Canadian judge overturning a father's grounding of his 12-year-old daughter and the Canadian government's move to require prescriptions for vitamins. Meanwhile, the Canadian Human Rights Commission has been attacking free speech with a vengeance, as evidenced by the bringing of charges against author Mark Steyn and publisher Ezra Levant.
Americans should pay attention. There are many in our own country (and I think the Democratic presidential nominee is one) who share the philosophy that the government knows what is best for us and should therefore be allowed to continue its creeping intrusion into all aspects of our lives. If we aren't careful the day may come that the image of America Alone will be a mere memory as America becomes indistinguishable from the European community.
Americans should pay attention. There are many in our own country (and I think the Democratic presidential nominee is one) who share the philosophy that the government knows what is best for us and should therefore be allowed to continue its creeping intrusion into all aspects of our lives. If we aren't careful the day may come that the image of America Alone will be a mere memory as America becomes indistinguishable from the European community.
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