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Originally posted by Thunderball+Oct 13 2004, 05:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Thunderball @ Oct 13 2004, 05:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mike F@Oct 13 2004, 06:33 PM
"So whereas in your Declaration of Independence it’s ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,’ the corresponding values in Canada are ‘peace, order and good government,’ " he said
Sorry buddy, but the Canadian equivalent is: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice"
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It is also officially "Peace, Order and Good Government."
They go on some tangents, but I'm afraid to say they make a point. How come its alright for minorities to protect their culture, but when the "majority" wants to protect theirs, they are religious zealots, or right wing ignorant rednecks? [/b][/quote]
No, the Peace, Order and Good Government provision comes in the division of powers sections -- Eg. the Provinces have exclusive jurisdiction to legislate with respect to property and civil rights while the Federal gov't has exclusive jurisdiction to legislate with respect to matters having to do with peace, order and good government.
It has nothing to do with freedoms, rights or anything else guaranteed to individuals like the US's right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is.