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<p>David</p>
<p>Without individual rights and freedoms there is no common good.
The truth will set you free. If freedom isn't important then
neither is truth. That is the social reality you are
constructing.</p>
<p>Art<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/22/22 4:18 p.m., David Walsh via
craic wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Hi
Joseph – is this a Trump Conference?
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Your
email and the conference material states:</span><span
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Schoolbook",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> “</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Canada’s
democracy should be founded on the protection of individual
rights and freedoms.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">What
happened to the notion of balancing individual rights and
freedoms with the Common Good?
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> Joseph <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:joseph@commonground.ca"><joseph@commonground.ca></a>
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<b>Sent:</b> March 22, 2022 5:12 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FYI Press release and poster for May
29th - Reclaiming Canada Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Press release and poster for May
29th - Reclaiming Canada Conference<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:46:50 -0700<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jonathan Bower <a
href="mailto:jonathan.bower@weunify.ca"
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<p class="MsoNormal">Joseph <a
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*In recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Canadian
Charter of Rights<br>
and Freedoms, a national conference in the provincial
capital of British<br>
Columbia will be held to bring together a coalition to
discuss the future<br>
of democracy in Canada.*<br>
Canada’s democracy should be founded on the protection of
individual rights<br>
and freedoms, however this notion has been undermined by a
Government that<br>
disregards the rule of law, violates the sovereign status of
its citizens<br>
as outlined in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, foments
discrimination<br>
and segregation in our nation and denies public discourse.<br>
<br>
Our systems of governance, accountability and oversight must
evolve and be<br>
reimagined to reflect recent changes in our world. With an
unprecedented<br>
assault on individual rights and freedoms, these past years
have proven<br>
that democracy is in peril.<br>
<br>
The core distinction between the American Bill of Rights
(now in its 230th<br>
Anniversary) and the Canadian Charter, is the existence of
Section 1<br>
limitations and the notwithstanding clause. In contrast,
rights under the<br>
U.S. Bill of Rights are absolute.<br>
<br>
The Canadian Charter was drafted to standardize divergent
laws throughout<br>
the country in order to unify the nation under a single
principle of<br>
liberty. To prevent continued abuse of power, it is
necessary to form a<br>
Congress of Citizens to counsel Government and hold them
accountable to the<br>
rule of law. In the absence of constitutional supremacy and
public<br>
participation, anti-democratic power will be wielded by
those who wish to<br>
test the limits of tyranny.<br>
<br>
A Congress of Citizens will bring together Canadians from
across the<br>
country to form a national strategy to advance our democracy
and repair the<br>
damage that has stemmed from political and societal
dissonance. The<br>
conference will be centered on the principles that embody
fundamental<br>
individual liberties with a focus on action over rhetoric.<br>
<br>
<br>
*Items of Discussion *<br>
- Defining terms (democracy; debate; freedom; choice;
consent)<br>
- What are our guiding principles and values?<br>
- Other models of governance<br>
- What is the proper role of Government?<br>
- How do we want to be governed?<br>
- How do we increase accountability?<br>
- What replaces majority rule?<br>
- The role of the media in a functioning democracy<br>
- What lessons can we learn from the last two years?<br>
- Translating principles into practical strategies<br>
<br>
<br>
*Conference Objectives *<br>
- Repair our democracy by promoting the values of truth,
integrity, unity<br>
and love<br>
- Create templates for all levels of Government that ensure
transparency<br>
and accountability<br>
- Design protections for the sovereign rights and freedoms
of all Canadians<br>
- Restore the Canadian Constitution as the supreme law of
our nation<br>
- Create systems of support that ensure the resilience of
our democracy<br>
- Educate Canadians on matters of governance and the
responsibilities of<br>
civic engagement<br>
- Explore various models of governance and potential
enhancements<br>
- Inspire and activate Canadians to take on roles of civic
responsibility<br>
- Outline strategies to reconcile the legal system with
accountable<br>
judicial process<br>
<br>
For more information, please visit weunify.ca.<o:p></o:p></p>
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