{"id":1344713,"date":"2022-02-26T03:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T08:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1344713"},"modified":"2022-02-26T08:08:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T13:08:42","slug":"prager-is-canada-becoming-north-americas-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prager-is-canada-becoming-north-americas-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"PRAGER: Is Canada Becoming North America\u2019s Cuba?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprager-is-canada-becoming-north-americas-cuba%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1344713&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/40D9F87B-432F-4D0E-891B-DB73725BB762-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Canada is leaving the Western world.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of all-encompassing government, suppression of dissent and the denial of fundamental human rights to many of its citizens, Canada is now more similar to Cuba than to any free country. Canada may eventually return to Western civilization, but as of this writing, the majority of Canadians appear to have no interest in it doing so. According to Maru Public Opinion, \u201ctwo-thirds (66%) of Canadians support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau bringing in the Emergencies Act \u2026 A majority (56%) of Canadians do not support the truckers who are protesting in any way, shape, or form \u2026 This is a majority view held in every province\/region across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I suspect that most Americans \u2014 and certainly most people outside of America or Canada \u2014 do not know precisely what Canada\u2019s Marxist prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is doing to his country.<\/p>\n<p>So, allow me to review.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, for only the second time in Canadian history other than wartime \u2014 the first time was under Justin Trudeau\u2019s father, Pierre Trudeau, the other Marxist to govern Canada \u2014 Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act. This statute enables a Canadian prime minister to suspend fundamental human rights and rule as a dictator.<\/p>\n<p>The CBC described in detail how Trudeau is using the Emergencies Act to destroy the lives of Canadian dissidents. This should be read carefully. Such policies have never been enacted by a Western country against its own citizens (with the extremely rare exceptions of those actively engaged in terrorism):<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing powers granted under the Emergencies Act, the federal government has directed banks and other financial institutions to stop doing business with people associated with the anti-vaccine mandate convoy occupying the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government\u2019s new directive, called the \u2019emergency economic measures order,\u2019 goes beyond asking banks to simply stop transferring funds to protest organizers. The government wants banks to stop doing business with some people altogether.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe order says that banks and other financial entities (like credit unions, co-ops, loan companies, trusts and cryptocurrency platforms) must stop \u2018providing any financial or related services\u2019 to people associated with the protests \u2014 a move that will result in frozen accounts, stranded money and cancelled credit cards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Emergencies Act gives authorities the power to freeze the finances of those connected to blockades and protests, and the consequences could last long after the demonstrations end\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe regulation\u2019s definition of a \u201cdesignated person\u201d also includes \u2026 anyone sending funds to support these protests\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMark Blumberg is a lawyer at Blumberg Segal LLP who specializes in non-profit and charity law. In an interview, he said that while the Emergencies Act gives banks time-limited powers, these institutions \u2018may just decide to shut the person\u2019s account down\u2019 because there could be \u2018huge risks\u2019 for banks servicing these customers in the future. Banks will be working with law enforcement to decide who should be \u2018de-banked.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA senior government official said \u2026 police could gather the names and license plate numbers of people participating in a protest or an unlawful assembly and share that information with FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada) \u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFormer CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) senior strategic analyst Jessica Davis (said) \u2018the people who are participating in the protest aren\u2019t going to be able to do things like pay bills, pay their hotel bills. They will eventually run out of supplies as well\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith access to bank accounts and credit cards and other financial instruments suspended, protesters won\u2019t be able to pay for things like hotel and fuel bills\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the longer term, Davis said, it may be hard for some of the truckers participating to ever find work again because they could lack the necessary insurance to operate a big rig. \u2018Paying bills, paying rent and any kind of day-to-day financial transaction can be stopped for people who are part of the protest movement,\u2019 she said. There may also be some \u2018unintended consequences\u2019 from frozen accounts, such as suspended alimony and child support payments, Davis said. \u2018It\u2019s going to be very difficult for them.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBanks have been granted immunity against legal action in the event of disputes over whether someone should have been denied financial services. \u2018No proceedings under the Emergencies Act and no civil proceedings lie against an entity for complying with this Order,\u2019 the regulations read.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>None of these life-ruining, due-process defying measures is necessary. The truckers\u2019 demonstrations could have been ended by arresting drivers who would not move their trucks or simply just towing their trucks. The purpose of these regulations is to destroy dissenters and deter future dissent. In a word, it is to ruin the lives of those who disobey Justin Trudeau.<\/p>\n<p>As one who has followed Canadian life over the decades \u2014 I have lectured in nine of Canada\u2019s 10 provinces \u2014 the moral descent of Canada is depressing but not especially surprising. Since I was in college in the 1970s, I traveled abroad every year of my life except in 2020 \u2014 to some 130 countries. I not only took interest in the countries I visited but in the tourists who visited them. I recall well that when I was young, many young Canadians stitched a Canadian flag onto their backpacks. As almost no tourists from other nations did that, I asked Canadians why they did. Their reason was to identify themselves as Canadian rather than as American.<\/p>\n<p>I am not the first observer of Canadians to note that a major part of Canadian identity \u2014 especially among Canadian elites \u2014 is being a not-American. Many Canadians were and remain first and foremost not-Americans. Other than that, not much defines Canadians. And when a nation stands essentially for nothing, bad things eventually happen \u2014 because nothingness is eventually filled or replaced by bad.<\/p>\n<p>On my radio show, I once asked the late Charles Krauthammer, one of the most insightful commentators of this era, what he saw as the greatest difference between his native Canada and his adopted country, the United States. Without hesitation, he said that in America the national motto is \u201cLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,\u201d and in Canada it is \u201cPeace, Order, and Good Government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first inspires a nation. The second doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Upon the death of Fidel Castro, Justin Trudeau gave the most positive assessment of the Cuban tyrant of any Western leader. It is worth quoting in full because it demonstrates Trudeau\u2019s affection for communism and because Trudeau is transforming Canada into Cuba:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with deep sorrow that I learned today of the death of Cuba\u2019s longest serving President. Fidel Castro was a larger than life leader who served his people for almost half a century. A legendary revolutionary and orator, Mr. Castro made significant improvements to the education and healthcare of his island nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile a controversial figure, both Mr. Castro\u2019s supporters and detractors recognized his tremendous dedication and love for the Cuban people who had a deep and lasting affection for \u2018el Comandante.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know my father was very proud to call him a friend and I had the opportunity to meet Fidel when my father passed away. It was also a real honor to meet his three sons and his brother, President Raul Castro, during my recent visit to Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of all Canadians, Sophie and I offer our deepest condolences to the family, friends and many, many supporters of Mr. Castro. We join the people of Cuba today in mourning the loss of this remarkable leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There does remain one major difference between Canada and Cuba. Few Cubans support their Marxist leaders, but most Canadians support theirs. They don\u2019t know what they\u2019re in for.<\/p>\n<p><i>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Dennis Prager is a nationally syndicated radio talk-show host and columnist. His latest book, published by Regnery in May 2019, is \u201cThe Rational Bible,\u201d a commentary on the book of Genesis. His film, \u201cNo Safe Spaces,\u201d was released to home entertainment nationwide on September 15, 2020. He is the founder of Prager University and may be contacted at dennisprager.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada is leaving the Western world.In terms of all-encompassing government, suppression of dissent and the denial of fundamental human rights to many of its citizens, Canada is now more similar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1344713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1344713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1344713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1344713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1344713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}