Cross posted from the Renounce U.S. Citizenship blog.
Now …
The Charter of Rights protects ALL Canadians even when it is uncomfortable. Even when some Canadians are more equal? https://t.co/ruiSIH237h
— U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) July 11, 2017
Prologue 2014:
"Why do our most heinous criminals have more rights than I do, asks a Nova Scotia police officer" pre @LynneBlaze https://t.co/1D8W37cNUr
— U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) July 10, 2017
(Those who need a “reset” in terms of the issues in the “Alliance For The Defence of Canadian Sovereignty Lawsuit” should watch the complete video here.)
Canada in 2017:
Khadr apology and settlement about violation of Charter rights, Trudeau says https://t.co/VNXXrr3wfw – Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian
— U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) July 10, 2017
The article referenced in the above tweet includes:
On Friday, the government confirmed a payment had been made to Khadr to settle a longstanding lawsuit. Khadr’s suit claimed Canada had violated his rights and was complicit with the United States when he was detained at the U.S. base in Cuba, denied access to a lawyer and tortured.
The Supreme Court of Canada in 2010 ruled Khadr’s rights had been violated.
The apology sparked fresh public debate about Khadr, but Trudeau says the settlement is not about the details of Khadr’s case but the fact his rights were violated.
Trudeau says the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects all Canadians, “even when it is uncomfortable.”
“When the government violates any Canadian’s Charter rights, we all end up paying for it,” he said.
Trudeau says the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects all Canadians, “even when it is uncomfortable”
Pierre Trudeau would have believed that the Charter of Rights of protects all Canadians. Justin Trudeau doesn’t believe that. In theory constitutional (including Charter rights) are great things. In practice “rights” often make people feel uncomfortable.
The examples of Canadians with a “U.S. taint” and Mr. Khadr make people uncomfortable. That is perhaps why both really are “Charter of Rights” cases!
(Of course the Supreme Court of Canada has not (unlike in the case of Mr. Khadr) YET ruled that the rights of Canadians with a “U.S. taint” have been violated. Perhaps, that is the real difference.)
In conclusion …
As Isaac Brock Commenter "Embee" comments, when it comes to the #FATCA and the Canadian Charter of Rights https://t.co/R2oYNxsUws pic.twitter.com/TXIyg56RJm
— U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) July 10, 2017