C3RF Update, 26 Mar 2021 – Frog in a pot
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas Frog in a pot Canada is no longer recognizable as the free and democratic country that I grew up in. So said Erin Coates, wife of pastor James Coates, in a recent interview with Tucker Carlson. One can understand her startling statement given the fact that her husband was jailed in solitary confinement at a maximum-security prison for doing his job – preaching and tending to his congregation at the GraceLife Church of Edmont
C3RF Update, 19 Mar 2021 – Crisis of confidence
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas House of cards Recall from last week’s update our examination of the delicate network of oaths that underpin the efficient functioning of our Westminster-style parliamentary government. These oaths include those administered by the Governor General of Canada to the Ministers of the Crown who form the Cabinet and the core of the Government of Canada. Recall, as well, that these oaths commit these same Ministers to be true and
C3RF Update, 12 Mar 2021 – Oaths of office
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas Privy Council oath A funny thing happened in Canada’s Parliament on 22 February 2021. The House of Commons issued a unanimous, stinging 266 to 0 vote on a non-binding motion that recognized a genocide in China against the country’s Uighur population. The funny thing was, the Prime Minister and his Cabinet all chose to abstain. By way of explanation, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Marc Garneau, issued a statement that dec
C3RF Update, 05 Mar 2021 – Medium as message
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas Is the medium the message? One could be forgiven for wondering, “what’s with this ‘cancel culture’” that is crushing our right to free expression? The examples are everywhere as opposition to politically correct narratives are met with obstruction and ridicule. Cases in point include: the actual erasure of official House of Commons, “Hansard” records. Recall this was the case with Conservative MP Cooper’s rebuff of witness t
