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It is with sadness and the deepest of regrets that we announce
the death of the Rule of Law in the area of consumer products. Born in England with the Magna Carta, the Rule of Law
immigrated to Canada and flourished. She influenced Courts and politicians alike. Despite the odd set-back, everyone thought she was alive
and well. Her
influence seemed to be wide-spread, supported by Canadians from
coast to coast who enjoyed the protection from state excess that
she provided. At
times great fanfare accompanied efforts to ensure that she would
live among us forever. Most notable of these efforts was the Canadian Bill of
Rights in 1960, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms in 1982.
In retrospect it is clear that the environment that led to Her
death was the complacency of the very citizens she was so
diligent in protecting. We so believed that she would be among us forever, that
we were not watching to see that she was in danger. Sadly the danger struck quickly. With the exception of brave Liberals in the Senate, all
four parties in Parliament rammed the Consumer Product Safety
Bill (C-36) through Parliament in record time. The Rule of Law was blind-sided by the Bill, and despite
efforts to revive Her, She was declared dead by the Senate on
December 13, 2010.
With Her passing, the state can now take control over private
property in the area of consumer products, and in some cases
keep the property, without any Court supervision of any kind. This can be done in secrecy, so that the rest of us will
not know of families being destroyed by unchecked state
discretion. State
discretion without independent Court supervision (see the
definition of Tyranny in any dictionary) is the anathema to the
Rule of Law, and led to her demise.
The Family, the grieving citizens of Canada, requests that
instead of flowers, donations be given to those groups seeking
to preserve the few fundamental freedoms that, although under
attack, are still on the endangered species list.
Written by Shawn Buckley for the NHPPA –
www.nhppa.org. The NHPPA is a proud sponsor of the Charter of Health
Freedom –
www.charterofhealthfreedom.org.
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