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Anglophone rights should be enshrined in new Quebec constitution, Liberals say

As the Quebec Liberal Party tries to rebound from a devastating blow in the last two provincial elections, the official opposition is propos

Montreal

As the Quebec Liberal Party tries to rebound from a devastating blow in the last two provincial elections, the official opposition is proposing the rights of the English-speaking community be enshrined in a new Quebec constitution.

The proposal is from a report by a committee that studied the relaunch of the party after speaking with Liberal party members on its path forward.

Specifically, the committee, co-chaired by Liberal MNA Madwa-Nika Cadet, called for the first-ever Quebec constitution to "enshrine the rights of English-speaking Quebecers, guaranteeing their existing rights to English-language services and control of their educational and health institutions."

"It would provide additional guarantees that the rights and freedoms of cultural and linguistic minorities would be respected by the Quebec government," according to the document, which was obtained by CTV News Wednesday evening.

The Liberals are set to unveil the party's new vision at a press conference in Montreal on Thursday. [...]

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PM slams western premiers over criticism of minister's comments on natural resources | CBC News

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed three western premiers during a visit to Winnipeg Wednesday, saying they misconstrued comments Justice

CBC

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed three western premiers Wednesday, saying they misconstrued comments the federal justice minister made this week about natural resources legislation.

Earlier this week, the premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba accused David Lametti of threatening to strip the provinces' constitutional authority over natural resources.

When asked during a visit to Winnipeg Wednesday for his response to concerns raised by the Prairie premiers, Trudeau denied that's what the justice minister said.

"The minister of justice said no such thing," the prime minister said at a news conference.

Trudeau said comments his justice minister made last week regarding the Natural Resources Transfer Act were about the federal government's duty to live up to its responsibilities under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, "something that unfortunately the Prairie premiers have not taken seriously," the prime minister said.

"They are instead trying to elevate fears that have no grounding in truth." [...]

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justsomeantifas

A lot of white liberals are refusing to acknowledge the prescence of fascism in America because they’ve grown up hearing that fascism does all of these terrible things, and none of those things are happening to them. They fail to realize that fascism is safe and comfortable for a huge portion if the population in which it occurs.

Before you assure yourself that you don’t live in a fascist state, check your skin color, wealth level, and immigration status.

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left-reminders

Philosophy Tube just completed a fantastic video series on liberalism, and I highly recommend it for people wanting to understand the ideology of the status quo.

Part 1 discusses how liberalism contextualizes violence in relation to other ideologies

Part 2 discusses the interconnected history of liberalism and capitalism

Part 3 discusses neoliberalism as an ongoing political trend since the 1980s

Part 4 discusses the major structural flaws inherent to liberalism

“Fascists know that they can count on Liberals to give them the room to groom and recruit… Liberalism exists to justify capitalism.”

This is an excellent series, timed at less than 40 minutes. A must see.

His two part series on the refugee crisis is also really good:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FzTPlF0MNno

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C_pkdsrVHrc

dabblingindissent

“Liberalism exists to justify capitalism. Left-wing ideologies, like socialism, are incompatible with capitalism. But capitalism is compatible with fascism. And so liberalism slides right a lot easier than it slides left.”

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It’s really annoying that I know people who are compassionate, liberal, who try to do good things, people who have been poor, that I’ve heard argue homeless people shouldn’t be helped because they know a homeless person who refused a job offer or refused shelter. I’ve tried explaining that in our shitty capitalist society begging for spare change usually pays better than most legitimate jobs, and that some people have been homeless so long that they don’t know anything else and psychologically can’t accept shelter because it’s too different from what they know. That as horrible as it is to be homeless, it’s easier for some people to keep being homeless than it is to accept the risk and uncertainty of shelter. And that even if these things weren’t true, a few bad eggs would not mean you shouldn’t help people if you can.

So far, not a lot of luck.

Sometimes it sucks being Far Left. I disagree with the Right, I disagree with the Centrists, and often I even disagree with the people who aren’t far enough Left. And sometimes with people who are TOO far Left. It’s aggravating.

I’ve tried coming to terms with the fact that I’m going to disagree with everyone on something important, but knowing that fact doesn’t make it any easier.

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