First, I want to thank the many readers who responded to my request for their opinion on whether the Danish cartoons blamed for Muslim riots—which have resulted in 12 deaths and extensive damage so far—ought to have been published in Canada.

Canada is at a crucial point in our history. The very survival of constitutional democracy is at stake. But none of the parties we have elected to Parliament in the past has been willing to set aside the quest for power long enough to save the Constitution.