TThis is not a satire article. This is probably the most serious article I have ever written. Between the Strong Mayor powers bestowed by Doug Ford’s. Bill 5, and Bill C5 enacted by PM Carney, we are in danger of losing our democracy. I cannot lecture, I am not on any pulpit of sanctity here.

Through the granting of Strong Mayor Powers, this Provincial Government has done the equivalent of handing a lite stick of dynamite to a toddler, saying “Go play!”

On the bigger scene, this Province and Country are royally screwed if if we allow this erosion of democracy to continue. The King had it right in his throne speech. “Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) is a crucial human right for Indigenous peoples, recognized internationally and enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).” How did we allow our PM to miss that!

Rewrite Bill C5, rescind Bill 5, and clean up your Acts. The way I see it.