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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
The argument is already lost. The irony is that the moment the regulation is enacted, it becomes legal. The proper way would be for any government to have such legislation publicly discussed, publicly reviewed, publicly debated and then constitutionally challenged before the Supreme Court, as a matter of due course. Canadian Civil Liberties Association could be the right organization to represent the public on this. But no, our elected officials would much rather do it in a rush by mandate and then wait for someone to challenge it individually, at their own expense. Very cowardly.
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Best case is that it winds up in front of the Supreme Court around election time. That would throw a nice wrench into the Liberal's plans to use this as a tough on crime piece. Add it to the list of legislation tabled or passed that shows they don't care about substance, but are looking for opportunities to pander to small groups they think will garner a few votes.