Canadian Politics Today

Why shouldn't Smith agitate for natural gas exports from Churchill?

A few weeks ago Chrystia Freeland was in Washington and gave a speech about an idea she termed "friendshoring".  Rather than "offshoring" jobs and investment to the lowest bidder, she argued, we should invest our money and buy our products in countries that share our values. Instead of turning to China for manufacturing, we can turn to South Korea and Vietnam (to name a couple-- my examples, not hers.)  And instead of looking to Russia and the KSA for energy, our friends and allies can look right here, to Canada.  Canada, she told them, was ready to help free our European friends from their dependence on Russian energy. That was what she talked about in Washington.

But back at home, it's always the same bullshit.  You can't build pipelines here because it makes Quebecers angry, and you can't build pipelines there because it makes Indigenous people sad.  In 2019 Justin had to step in and buy a whole multi-billion dollar project from private industry to keep it from being scrapped.

Why shouldn't Smith agitate for natural gas exports from Churchill? How is Freeland's notion of supplying Europe with Canadian energy going to materialize if we have no way of actually getting energy to Europe?

 -k

John Stuart Mill => "The sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number is self-protection. The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others".

this no harm principle => is meant to form the basis of all legitimate restrictions on personal autonomy.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith: described those who have refused COVID-19 vaccination as the most discriminated-against group in her lifetime.

But nowhere in Smith’s litany of complaints do we hear any concern expressed for the safety of the co-workers of those who refuse vaccinations. Not a word is uttered about the welfare of the other children in the hockey rink, or vulnerable seniors living in long-term care homes and the staff looking after them. There is no apparent interest in the well-being of the crews and passengers onboard airplanes sharing the same space with individuals who render themselves unsafe.

By what mechanism of justice or principle of morality does Smith propose to force innocent third parties to become casualties of the risks that others freely inflict upon themselves? Is that what the Alberta premier hopes to enshrine in the Canadian Constitution?

What Smith and others of similar mind are unwilling to see is that, while getting vaccinated is a matter of personal choice, endangering the health and safety of one’s neighbours is not. We may agree that independent agents have absolute right over their bodies, but we must also recognize that this right is not accompanied by a secondary one, distinct from the first, that permits them to harm disinterested bystanders. Taking steps to prevent one’s right to injury from extending beyond their own person does not amount to discrimination.

The biggest misconception in this whole debate is conflating a limit on harming others for an infringement on liberty. Viewed in that light, one can argue that the only mandate imposed in Canada was a protection mandate. Vaccines and masks were never forced upon anyone.

It’s funny to watch you people argue against body autonomy and medical privacy, but pound your keyboards in other threads about infringing on other rights.  Do you have any self awareness?  Can you not hear how ridiculous you sound?
I’ll post this again since you people continue to have serious reading comprehension issues.

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if you have something to say, don't be afraid... say it! There's no point in you continuing to throw down go-fetch links making others... if they even bother... attempt to decipher just what the hell you're about, hey!

No link is required, the relevant portion is highlighted for you convenience!

Needlecuck doesn't know immunizations weren't made mandatory for all Canadians.