The argument about crossing provincial borders goes back to our constitution. Back in the 1930's (?) there was a reinterpretation of our 1867 constitution allowing provinces to restrict inter-provincial trade. The constitution says no barriers to inter-provincial trade. That is what the battle is about.
Ah. So...
in theory, the person should, then, be able to simply write a check to his home province for the amount of tax that it would have collected on the 14 cases of beer had he bought them near his house. Cool.
I believe our courts will overturn the 2ng level, because of the Ross Rebagliati case.
I sure hope so. This is a de facto prohibition for many people, IMHO.
I've been against testing for substances vs. observing what state the person is actually in, for years. But ever since I learned that some testing methods will nail a cannabis consumer weeks later, but the consumer of certain other substances for only a day or three, I've been on a RANT about it.
As for the officers pulling over drivers on suspicion, I have a real problem with police ticketing without establishing real impairment. I know both of our countries have problems with targeting of visible minorities. It is the automatic ticketing without proof that concerns me.
I can understand your thoughts on this one. But to me, if an officer sees a driver unable to maintain control, stay properly within lane boundaries, not be within at least 15% of the general traffic flow speed, stopping at a green light, failing to touch the brake pedal at a stop sign, et cetera... That's proof that the driver shouldn't be behind the wheel. Whether it is because of some kind of impairment (the effects of one or more drugs, due to using a cell phone, upset because great grandmother - or pet squirrel - died, or because they're blind) or otherwise makes no difference to me.
I do
not favor watering down laws so that they cannot possibly be used against a minority (or everyone else, either). If there's a problem with one or more LEO unfairly targeting a certain group of people, those LEO shouldn't be LEO.
But then... I've never been in favor of even
noticing race. I believe that if a person takes a shower and puts on clean clothes (as and when they are able, of course) before leaving the house each morning, and acts with a modicum of respect towards others, it should make no difference. I don't think employers should be allowed to ask what race the prospective employee is on a job application (and that interviews should be conducted in such a way that they cannot see them, lol). Et cetera. I also don't believe in overcompensating, as it makes ZERO difference to me whether the person being discriminated against is one of the "minorities" or of the "majority." And I think referring to oneself as anything other than a citizen of their country/etc. ought to be discouraged. I don't care if someone's great-great-great-great-grandmother came from Ireland, Ethiopia, China, or Mars. If they are a citizen of my country (US), they're not a Martian-"American," they're a US citizen. Period. Be proud of your personal history, sure - but don't try to make it an official thing. Officially - to ME, at least - it makes no difference, and should not in any official consideration (getting hired, whether or not you get better benefits if you're someone that has given up on yourself and gone on the dole, where you get to live, whether or not you get special consideration when it comes time to pass out cannabis cultivation licenses or to decide who gets to hunt dangerously endangered species, or who gets to use certain substances spiritually... anything).
Great to have you sharing your thoughts with us.
In truth, I should be a silent observer. The closest I come to being a Canadian citizen is that my father got to go fishing up there once before he died. But I'm interested in these things because I feel that, in many ways, y'all have a little more sense than we do, lol. And, being interested, it's difficult to not participate.
