There are now 7 ongoing lawsuits, though that could be growing, against Doug Ford and Ontario’s PC government. As I write in the Sun, this is about blocking legislation with litigation.
What they really want, however, is to use the courts to block Ford’s decision — by any means — to stop his plan to scrap cap and trade.
And this pretty much sums up the views of the far-left radicals behind this bevy of lawsuits, elections don’t count.
When the left loses an election these days, they try to overturn the ballot box by going to the courts.
It’s time for the rest of us to bombard the lefties with every possible kind of lawsuit we can throw at them. Let’s tie them up in court, let’s make them waste all of their money on lawyers and court fees. If it’s lawfare they want then let’s give it to them good and hard.
Problem with that is that it will likely backfire because they own the courts. This is why Ford had to invoke “not withstanding”. The judges nonsensical decision was basically a big FU at the conservative government. Unless the cons are in power long enough to do to the courts what the Liberals did, it will backfire because we will lose and the courts will assign costs to us.
Doesn’t matter. The process is the punishment. The right has money. Time we threw some at these assholes and punished them, good and hard.
Once in a while we’ll win, and every time we do, and take someone’s house and car and furniture to satisfy the judgment, a few others will think twice.
The left is demonstrating a complete lack of respect for democracy. That is how countries are destroyed from within. I think many people supported Ford because they do not want cap and trade or a carbon tax. There is really no point in having elections if this garbage goes on perpetually. Why not just run the country via a tribunal of judges.
Why not punch back, twice as hard.
Cut off the money collected in the rest of Ontario so it does not flow into Ottawa.
Meanwhile, power seeker Pallister smiles and bends over for Trudeau.
“You Americans are so gullible! We don’t have to invade you! We will destroy you from within without firing a shot! We will bury you by the billions! We spoon feed you socialism until your Communists and don’t even know it! We assist your elected leaders in giving you small doses of Socialism until you suddenly awake to find you have Communism. the day will come when your grandchildren will live under communism”
The left is inviting a civil war. When elections don’t mater, democracy is dead. Without free speech, debate and discussion is not an option, leaving only a more kinetic form of dispute resolution. The clergy of the green theocracy hold little to no value in human life as they believe that humanity is a blight on the planet. Therefore all that’s left is war (in more ways than one).
Progressivism: Coercion, censorship, inflation and war (then repeat).
Censorship seems to be the way its going. Least effort required for maximum effect. For example, the CBC censors comments critical of the narrative they try to push. I get censored all the time. For example I commented on this story…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-price-on-carbon-saskatchewan-1.4823098
I made this comment ….
Hmmmm, Carbon Dioxide (C02) one of the building blocks of life on the planet is now classified as pollution. Basic science lessons ain’t what they used to be. Sad.
Lets be honest here. This is a blatant tax grab by the Liberals, under the guise of corrupted advocacy science, to make up for the Liberals mismanagement of the Canadian economy which should be generating tax revenue for governmental coffers. One needs to look no further then the NAFTA trade negotiations and how the Liberal elementary school grade negotiating tactics have now put at risk hundreds of thousands of jobs in Southern Ontario in the Auto and related sectors.
And the result….
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The left will be piled up like bricks of shit when the invitation is accepted.
Here’s a relevant segment of a complaint against the Toronto Star where the National NewsMedia Council ruled in the paper’s favour.
“The editorial deceptively implies that carbon taxes are essential because they are an effective way to combat global warming. Why support carbon taxes unless we get measurable results at a reasonable cost? Advocates such as the Star routinely ignore the fact that emissions reduction measured in tonnes of CO₂ is not the appropriate yardstick when the ultimate objective is to “fight global warming.” What can the proposed Canadian carbon taxes actually achieve to defer global temperature rise?”
While being extremely evasive about costs, the Federal government tells us that if all Provinces fully participate in the proposed carbon tax scheme Canadian emissions could be reduced by 90 million tonnes by 2022. Going by past experience this is likely an optimistic estimate, but let’s do the math.
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/climate-action/pricing-carbon-pollution/estimated-impacts-federal-system.html
Peer-reviewed studies published in respected science journals claim that each tonne of CO₂ emissions increases global temperature by 0.0000000000017⁰C per year. Simple arithmetic shows that (if the scientists are right!) our proposed carbon taxes could defer global warming by an unmeasurable 0.00015⁰C annually – this is one Celsius degree in 6500 years. The spread between Toronto’s average annual high (27⁰C) and low (-11⁰C) is 253,000 times this figure. Would the public support carbon taxes if they knew just how ineffective the unknown billions spent are in “controlling” the climate?
https://phys.org/news/2016-01-temperature-co2-emissions.html#jCp
PS: The main part of the complaint dealt with the Star’s refusal to tell readers the truth about extreme weather events.
“this is one Celsius degree in 6500 years.” In that time, based on the climate history of the last 400,000 years, we could easily be into the next glaciation. If, by accelerating the rise in atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and preventing the next glaciation, we will have instead saved billions of lives.
Well, at least Soros’ money wouldn’t be involved in a Canadian provincial politics, so this time I’ll rule him out./
I hope some of you get a smile out of this synopsis of how the National NewsMedia Council manages complaints about climate change reporting!
“Star Public Editor Kathy English receives a heavily annotated and detailed four- page complaint about an editorial that contains errors of omission and numerous specific errors of fact contradicting widely accepted main-stream science exhaustively researched and documented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5).
In less than forty-six minutes Ms. English is able to fact check the somewhat complex document and to send a non-specific two paragraph rejection which totally ignores the complaint specifics. Stunningly, she references the US National Climate Assessment to bolster the Star’s position. This comprehensive study actually discredits the Star editorial and directly supports the complaint. Yes, really!
With full knowledge of the above, the NNC wholeheartedly endorses the Star’s cavalier rejection. With no supporting evidence the NNC claims that “the Star has demonstrated that it has taken careful consideration of a wide array of viewpoints to support their editorial.” (It is unclear what relevance “a wide array of viewpoints” has to errors of fact!) NNC also states that “journalists have the prerogative to use the sources of their choice.” In this context NNC asserts that Star editorial writers’ anonymous and possibly mythical sources carry more weight than the prestigious U.N. backed IPCC.
The complainant dissents!”
The lefties are very close to taking over this country and the mentally challenged liberal voters can’t see it coming. They are so mired in their hate for the conservatives they are prepared to destroy their lives. Liberalism is without question a mental disorder.
Wally, the Liberals ARE “the lefties” now and they want totalitarianism with them in charge.
This is like living in the movie, ” The Omega Man”.
Got that on BluRay!
Might be time for the Ford gov. to turn to some ‘law’ fare too. Retract the ‘charitable’ designation of the plaintiffs who are clearly engaged in political advocacy. And political advocacy is not a charitable purpose.
Dyseptic…. that my friend is something that is long long freaking overdue in this country…particularly those “organizations” such as the many Various Green & Islamic groups that are actually Government funded no less…let alone being a so called charitable organization.
Anyway, i have been saying for quite some time, since Tinkerbells ascension no less, that we are in DEEP Shit.
As to Doug Ford..I truly pray he prevails against this Evil ROT using whatever tools he can. Help is coming this spring with Jason Kenney…. At some point in the (hopefully), near future one has to believe Trump will dissasemble each and every social Media site on the planet…
Twas ever thus. Liberal judges made a point of striking down every piece of reform legislation passed by Alberta’s Social Credit government—including the Accurate News and Information Act designed to combat fake news.
It will be a great day when it is accepted that Parliament is sovereign and that judges have no right to veto pieces of legislation their friends at the mosque or the gay bathhouse don’t approve of.
“Liberal judges made a point of striking down every piece of reform legislation passed by Alberta’s Social Credit government—including the Accurate News and Information Act designed to combat fake news. ”
And the same legislation survived in Quebec until the 1960s with regular use.
I have family and friends in Ontario who are 100% behind these acts of lawfare. They despise Doug Ford so much that they believe almost anything is justifiable to oppose him. Fortunately they are not advocating any bodily violence (what a low bar THAT is), although I don’t know if they would rule out acts of property destruction. It doesn’t really matter what the issue is, they’re in opposition to it. It’s complete nut-baggery.
Seems they are taking their cue from the anti-Trump behaviour. The political trouble makers are always on the left. Somehow they got the idea that in order to win you just have to use loud mouth bully tactics and use the law to undermine authority.
And I’m sure they are Public Unionized “robust” Fans of the Donald as well….right..??
I believe that judges no longer analyse the law to determine how it fits a particular case. I believe what they do is determine which way they want a case to go, and then look for some legal rationale. The city counsellor case smacks of that. Trying to argue that freedom of expression is hurt because of the timing of the legislation is just too ridiculous. We need some way to reign in judges. I believe the way to do that is to simply use the `Notwithstanding`clause where ever a judges decision is likely to cause significant harm and does not seem to be on solid ground. Judges get to decide things because of their position (being part of their old boy`s club helps) — and not because they necessarily have better judgement than anyone else. The PC`s have lawyers too.
Yeah… sure… great idea. Until Kathleen Wynne is back in power, and using your advice against you.
Think before you speak.
kevin my good girl, the libbies have, and will have, that option available to them, whether Ford uses it or not. So yer BS holds no water
You beat me to it, oh well will leave my comment below anyway. Maybe this will give Kevin more incentives to separate.
Oh right, because Liberals are known for their restraint and would never use that power unless Ford uses it first. Bitch please, the only reason liberals haven’t used it is, because courts routinely side with them. Stick to your wet dreams about bombing Ontario, you’re better at that.
All judges, teachers and lawyers should be Pol Potted. The next batch can decide if they want to phuck with democracy or hang from the gibbet.
Its getting to that Point Buddy….there is no Reasoning with this collection of Leftard Marxist (_i_)holes…Phuque ’em indeed. Via any method that has the desired effect….IMO.
They hate us. PERIOD …and that’s what drives their madness as it does with your avg. Trump derangement Loon.
But we’re the nazi’s….right? uhuh.
I was a lawyer and teacher and I’m just as right wing as you are any day of the week. And I’ve probably read more Cambodian history and Pol Pot’s reign of terror than you have.
The phrase “vox populi, vox humbug” was used by William Tecumseh Sherman in a letter to his wife. It is now a slogan for the left.
Of course, let’s not forget that many of the lefties involved with this lawfare are millennial snowflakes, a generation that grew up with the idea that if they didn’t like their exam results, they were entitled to “do-overs”.
Notwithstanding clause. Premier Ford has the big stick out, he needs to use it at least these 7 times and more if necessary.
And the courts by and large help them to accomplish that goal.
There. Fixed it for you.
I constantly sit and take the left’s BS when they are in power as they are federally. Violence is of course ridiculous but you really have to wonder what goes through their minds when they send out their Antifa cowards, or start shouting down people exercising free speech, banging pots, whatever. When the tipping point comes expect the foulest, filthiest, most offside shit you ever thought humans could do to one another and they will be the ones responsible. Just like the past, they will do it again and again.
The only way you actually stop this, is to go after the deep pockets.
Berkshire Hathaway donates to pipeline protests; because BH owns lots of railway.
Lac Megantic did not go after Tides, or BH, or any of the other billionaires who fund protests.
Steyr or someone like that is fronting the money for the people paying these lawyers… Ford needs to identify that target, and try for enough to pay off Ontario’s debt in one go.
Only when bank rolling protesters means you have to sell your private jet, does anyone start to think twice…
kevin, when you understand , which you apparently do not, the scope of the lefts support funds, then you will understand that the deep pockets are deeper and spread farther than you can reach. Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t go after them, but it will not be nearly enough.
It’s funny though, when ya think about it. Vivian Krause did a phenomenal Expose that took her 2 yrs+ to put together and that was public knowledge in 2013. One wonders why there was ZERO Action taken….?? and I had such high hopes for Harper. I have not much use for Scheer…just another globalist Eunuch.
All the crap going on; Climate change, Population Replacement….its all IMO, an attempt by Global Marxists, ENGO’s, Unionistas and every 2 bit leftard on the planet to destroy Capitalism…Scares the bejesus out a me…not for me but my kids – both girls with decidedly Right leaning views.
The end Goal.
A US lawfare case in the Supreme COurt would take a very long time.
https://youtu.be/AriOjUfbBrw
Maybe she should step down ? (If she could stand up)
The Notwithstanding Clause needs to be used as often is necessary until the unelected judges understand that we don’t live in a kritocracy and the country will not bow down to political decision made by the judiciary.
Does anybody see a pattern here that follows the pattern of the socialists in the US?
Why, it is almost identical.
Those that lost the election can’t handle it, so they are trying to get rid of the elected government by other means.
It would be interesting to find the money supply sources.
It would be interesting to find the money supply sources.
I think we know who that would be.
mostly radical lefty Jews, butt I will not mention that as it will butthurt some in here
That would be publc sector unons, UNIFOR and US enviromental charities and foundations.
https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/toronto-politicians-to-weigh-steps-as-province-revives-bill-to-reduce-council
Now the city clerk is whining that a fair election won’t be possible at all, whether there are 47 or 25 wards. I’m sure Faith Goldy would agree.
Honestly? Maybe the solution is to dissolve the council entirely and put Toronto under management by a Queen’s Park committee till the issue is resolved.
Lord knows the provincial election demonstrated the utter inability of Torontonians to vote responsibly. Give some grownups a chance to run the place for a change.
You all are behind the times. The 2018 rules of the Left are simple: If you don’t agree with us then we will destroy you. If you are a member of our collective but step out of line one millimetre then we will destroy you. Democracy is so passé.
The left has been suing the voters of CA for decades. If the left doesn’t like the results of a proposition vote, they immediately file suit … the day after it passes, and ask for an immedidiate injunction FREEZING any implementation of the new laws. Voters be damnned. Vote to say “marriage” IS between a … man … and a … woman? Then you will be sued, harassed, intimidated, doxxed, and told that homo “marriage” is all about … Love.
And let me add that George Soros has been pouring $M’s into local CA DA races. Supporting the leftist prosecutor candidates … Why? You know why.
The Greenpeace lawsuit is neo-paganism; but the progressives are supposed to be against religion in politics:
https://acton.org/religion-liberty/volume-28-number-3/return-nature-worship
Canada no longer exists, we just have not been paying attention.
Yeah, by and large the judges in this country long ago picked sides, and they are basically the enemy.
From family law, the only purpose which I can perceive is to end the family…
To tax law…
To the constitution…
Judges across the country have been consistently stacking the deck against civilization for decades to centuries.
I do not know exactly when rule of law ended in Canada, just that is has.
We live in the age of rule of man; and that man is currently Justin Butts. Or Gerry Trudeau. Or Ralph Freeland, or Kathleen Notely, or Andrew Rae, or whatever…
The Canadian Constitution has international law Hooks, these hooks allow FEELINGS to be codified… The Judge in Ontario used that justification (Not Fair) to obstruct Ford…. Obstruction was the intent of the Court, allowing complaining vassals to be elected in defiance of the Ford Democratic Government,,,, Ford shit canned the Court… and he should use that constitutional right every time the Courts attempt to Obstruct the elected Government….Feelings have no place in Justice…
The BC Court Ruling on the Pipe line has the same flawed reasoning… The first Nations have hurt feeling (they are perpetually aggrieved) and that count can’t be addressed because obstruction & hurt feelings have vaginal origins
The Court found that Killer Wales (endangered species) MAY be affected… Since all scientific evidence has no answers to what caused the Killer Wales problems… The Court Feels that more unknown nonsense must be done… Obstruction
Alberta & Sask need to use the Non-Withstanding option to overturn the Obstructive BC Court
I wish the USA had the same Non-Withstanding law, but we don’t and have an Obstruction of Justice Court in the Ninth Circuit.. Justice is not available in the Ninth circuit until the case reaches the Supreme Court level… The only option is to eliminate the Ninth Circuit