Removing individual freedom.

I have talked about the provincial medical systems of Canada. I wrote about the Englishman who could not get his leg reset in order to back to work because the state would not pay for it as he continued to smoke,  but here is a different glimpse into our happy socialist future.

Irene, living in Toronto who recently was driven to reacquire her U.S. citizenship in time to see us move to the left of everyone, and I were conversing about guns and protection, a common thought, these days, as you will see if you hang around a Walmart hunting section, when she mentioned even with a legal gun you can't shoot someone who is threatening you on your property.  I wrote that in New York, one that person is in your house, you can shoot them with immunity.  Can it be otherwise in Canada?

Yes, ever so sadly, even if someone comes into your house or business and harms you. In this jurisdiction a business man with small grocery store fought a burglar, tied the burglar up and held burglar til police came. Store owner was charged with kidnapping. No kidding. That's where we are now in wonderful post modern Ontario.

Perhaps, you can see the point of the insane political activity we are witnessing. It is all geared to control people through their own philosophical desire to permit the views of others and, yes, there are people behind it. They are a long way up the ladder and the are not politicians, ultimately, they use politicians, who are so easy to be bought.

It just struck me that the theme of "O Canada," a pleasant anthem one can both remember and sing, strikes a philosophical discord for the individual. The frame of reference is subtle, but revealing. It seems very old-Europe/British:

O CANADA

O Canada! Our home and native land
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise
The true north, strong and free
From far and wide, O Canada
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free
O Canada! We stand on guard for thee
O Canada! We stand on guard for thee.

If you don't see what I am saying, permit me to add the final stanza because we do not sing it and you will read it without standing with your hat over your heart. Understand what (a few) people are singing about:

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

The difference is, Do you belong to and work for a country or is it an embodiment of free people? There is a real difference.