CANADA NO LONGER HONORS GOD OR LAW

 

From “Jesus Christ” to Generic God —

And from Rule of Law to Rule by Power

Canada’s Charter says this country is founded on principles recognizing “the supremacy of God and the rule of law.” That is not a throwaway line. It is supposed to describe the moral and legal foundation of the nation.

But look at where we are now.

Parliament once opened with a prayer that explicitly honoured “Jesus Christ, our most blessed Lord and Saviour.” In 1994, that was replaced with a more generic prayer, one the House of Commons itself says was intended to be “more reflective of the different religions embraced by Canadians.” The drift was clear: less Christ, more abstraction; less conviction, more accommodation.

That same drift shows up in law and government.

The Federal Court of Appeal has now ruled that Ottawa’s use of the Emergencies Act was unreasonable, ultra vires—beyond legal authority—and that key measures infringed Charter protections for freedom of expression and against unreasonable search and seizure. The court also said the government failed to show reasonable grounds that the legal threshold had been met or that existing laws were insufficient.

Think about what that means.

The highest office in the land pushed past legal limits to crush a protest it found intolerable. Yet for ordinary Canadians, the rule of law arrives with force. For those at the top, it too often arrives with excuses.

So yes, Canada still prints the words “the supremacy of God and the rule of law.” But modern Canada no longer truly honours either. God has been reduced to a vague ceremonial reference, and the rule of law is treated as something meant to restrain citizens more than governments.

A country cannot keep its freedoms for long when it stops naming the God it claims is supreme and stops fearing the law it claims is above power.