But the pendulum of change swings slowly between the needs of the collective and the needs of the individual and seldom finds balance. Canadian governments and bureaucrats have begun to legislate tolerance, and to quietly license, and limit, personal freedom and liberty. Students are suspended from school for writing fictional essays, and for not informing the authorities of their friends' intentions. I now need six federal and provincial licenses and registrations to take my son duck hunting, and I'm a criminal if I leave home without them. Government and educators now promote the collective over the individual. They belittle the need to participate in, or be knowledgeable of, government. Government and bureaucrats have instituted economic disincentives, such as taxes, into society, and created have nots, welfare, and homeless classes. All this is happening under the camouflage of a kinder, gentler, more Just Society. Intolerance and disincentives are a virus, nurtured by the bureaucracy. And our politicians can't recognize the problems or administer the cures.

Today, we have a country our ancestors would not recognize. Our society is being transformed from a "can" to a "can not," from a "have" to a "have not." Eight of 10 provinces receive equalization payments from the other two. Property rights are not enshrined in our Constitution; ownership of property is a privilege bestowed by government. The entrenchment of collective rights in our Constitution has usurped the strength, need, and importance of individual rights. Can a collective group have rights where an individual does not? How can a right be subject to "notwithstanding?" How did we ever allow peace, order, and good government to become more valuable than life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

Canada has institutionalized discrimination, inequality, and intolerance under the guise of "employment equity" and "political correctness." We have lowered our standards to qualify the unqualified. Police, fire fighters, and soldiers are examples of careers where physical strength and stamina have been deemed optional. Today, you can't advance within the federal government unless you are bilingual; you can't be an officer in the military or RCMP unless you speak French. Hard working common people are taxed in every imaginable manner, their wealth removed and redistributed to provide multicultural programs and centers which they, unless a member of a select group, are not al- lowed to use. Are these policies that promote understanding and tolerance? Or is this the way to create animosity, disrespect, and hopelessness? Our innate trust and respect for one another is being legislated, regulated, and taxed into distrust and disrespect.

Our politicians and educators have lowered the standard of expectations to the point where an increasing number of people no longer participate in our democracy. Why should we vote when politicians are all the same? Why should we vote when politicians don't listen? Why should we vote when only special interest groups can push their agen- da? The lessening of voter participation is important for governments. Fewer people participating in elections means less money and effort is needed to win an election. The future of this path is indeed dark and frightening. Will our future ruling oligarchy have compassion for the people? Will the people have the means to restrain our "friendly" dictators? The chains of subjugation are being forged in the lethargy of the people, and our children will be the ones who wear those chains. This forge burns hot and constant, fuelled by the inequities of our educational and legal systems.

The Liberals profess there is no brain drain. But their policies encourage not only the brains, but also the bodies, of our best and brightest to leave. Punishing taxes, regulatory systems, and disregard for individual aspirations are the means of encouraging to best and brightest to emigrate. These disincentives to continued residence in Canada are many and are found in the incredible maze of bureaucratic regulations and taxes. The concept upon which a constitutional democracy is built is that government is a contract with the people guaranteeing their right to liberty, freedom, property, and security. This ideal is lost in the darkness of ignorance; greed and the corruption of power keeps it hidden. The key to the solution is found in a well-educated public that is encouraged to participate in government.

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