Viewpoints
Opinion

You Can’t Police a Virus Away

You Can’t Police a Virus Away
Motorists are screened at a police checkpoint to limit non-essential travel from Quebec to Ontario on Highway 401 near Bainsville, Ont., on April 19, 2021. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson
|Updated:
Commentary

Like other Canadian provinces, Ontario has turned into a police state where citizens are denied their basic human rights and civil liberties. The simple pleasure of freely leaving your own home to go and visit a friend is now illegal. Citizens can’t escape their own house arrest (a penalty normally reserved for  convicted criminals) unless meeting government requirements such as shopping for groceries or getting vaccinated.

John Carpay
John Carpay
Author
Lawyer John Carpay is president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (jccf.ca).
Related Topics