CHP
Commentary

Once upon a time, Canada looked to its immigrants, as well as to native-born Canadians, to help shape its future. Those immigrants came from many places in the world, but primarily from Europe or from Europe’s world-wide empires.

Canadians were shocked in late September when it was announced that our military funding was being cut by $1,000,000,000. Can you imagine a military that operates on a shoe string budget having their budget cut?

An oft-quoted statement usually attributed to Josef Stalin runs like this: “Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything.” Whether Stalin actually spoke those words is questionable; nevertheless, the implications of that thought are deeply disturbing.

“I thought our constitution protected freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion,” a wise person said, when addressing the current situation in Canada. The reality of this statement is further demonstrated by a recent decision of Canada’s military brass.

Our Lord came to give us that eternal life, the abundant life that comes from Jesus, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. But there are people who love death and have given themselves over to it. The Bible talks about a demonic entity—Babylon—“drunken with the blood of the saints.” There are spiritual forces that glory in bloodshed and that celebrate the shedding of innocent blood.

Yesterday, Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving. We have much to be thankful for, but to whom are we thankful?

When the underpinnings of civilisation, of freedom, of democracy, or of religion are taken for granted and left unguarded, the ambitious, the powerful, the greedy and the cruel arise to quench what is good. And those who stand against the evil will be hated and maligned, and sometimes perish for it. Much easier to just keep your head down and do the expedient.

Where is the history students can learn today? We read in the National Post that “weeding guidelines direct librarians to remove books that may have misinformation, are misleading, or reinforce racist content or information that is not gender affirming....” Everything now is controlled by the “woke warriors” of the LGBT community, eager to promote their gender philosophy, destroying the next generation.

... However, our many policies on economic and other issues are not as well known. We believe they are also critical to the growth and stability of Canada, and in fact, that they are inextricably entwined with issues of morality and social values.

A lot has been said over the past years about the dire condition our country is in. Some of us feel like Canada is on the verge of collapse as a free nation. Others cheer when consciences are seared and time-tested moral restraints are removed.

This Labour Day week, it’s good for us to reflect on the value of work and the blessing it is to be able to earn our living, contribute to society and grow in our understanding of our fellow human beings. It’s ironic that on Labour Day, most Canadian workers (not all by any means) are not labouring at their regular paid employment.

“Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law:”
These are the very first words of the Charter—and note at the end the punctuation mark—a colon! This tells the reader to anticipate what comes next, especially with the first word being “whereas.”