Covid-19

Jan
30
2021

Over Policing is a Symptom of Poor Government

By sysadmin
Broken Thumb
Over policing is a symptom of POOR GOVERNANCE. You will constantly hear libertarians repeat "good ideas don't require force". This is of course as true as it will always be. Well written laws MAKE SENSE. The vast majority of us will abide by them not for fear of consequence, but because we are not monsters and our humanity demands that we do. When laws are unjust, people will push back.
Jul
13
2020

Our Duty of Civil Disobedience

By sysadmin
I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.

Whatever happened to "flattening the curve"? Many libertarians, including myself, supported that plan initially because it made sense in light of the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 in its early days. I was one of the first to wear masks, having a good stock of them on hand, and for that I got all sorts of weird looks and laughter from people in grocery stores. That was back in April when the case rate was actually peaking.

May
04
2020

Saturday in the Park

By sysadmin
We Are All Essential

It was a beautiful day at Queen's Park on Saturday, as the rain clouds held their spring showers and the air was crisp but warm. I hopped out of an Uber a couple minutes past noon, wishing my driver a busy and safe day after spending the last 20 minutes discussing how slow he had been the past month and his inability to qualify for EI.

May
02
2020

Why Do You Value One Life Over Another?

By Ken Lewis
Woman Sitting in Window

Why do you value one life over another?

Over the last few weeks I have been asked if I value money over lives.

My question to them is why do you value one life over another?

This is usually meet with surprise and confusion, let me break it down.

Is the mental health of others not important?

Currently mental health is up 50% in Ontario since the lockdown, while call centers volunteer are down 20%.

What about increase suicides, do they not matter?

Apr
30
2020

The Civil Rights Argument Against the Economic Shutdown

By sysadmin
Charter of Rights and Freedoms

In response to the COVID emergency, provincial and municipal governments have made several orders that violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It is the Ontario Libertarian Parties position that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents have the right to travel and to work during the current COVID crisis and these rights are guaranteed by existing law.

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