As the month of May draws to a close so does our C3RF funding drive. If you have been considering a contribution to the maintenance of Charter “fundamental” rights and Canadian civil liberties then now would be the time. After all, C3RF is one of the few Canadian publishing and commentary sites that refuse to carry water for the superficial and fanciful narratives-of-the-day and, instead, strives to connect factual, evidenced-based dots to give Canadians a glimpse at the real state of their individual rights and freedoms. If you are of a mind that Canada needs more dot-connecting and less of the pap dished out by a bought-off and discredited legacy media, then your donation to C3RF will work to correct that imbalance.
As our own newly minted majority government moves to hide its operations behind a wall of secrecy even as it legislatures yet more attacks on your Charter rights and freedoms , now would be the time to make a contribution to C3RF. We have suggested a $50 annual donation in the past or, better yet, $5 on a recurring monthly basis. If you are worried about making a credit card or Paypal donation you can send us a check made out to “Canadian Citizens for Charter Rights and Freedoms” and mail it to:
C3RF
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11-300 Earl Grey Drive
Kanata, Ontario
K2T 1C1
The use of incantations to will a new reality into existence may be a recent phenomenon in Canada but the practice has an age-old pedigree. The word “abracadabra”, for example, is theorized to have been used by Roman sages as early as the 2nd Century AD and was thought to be of Hebrew or Aramaic origin. It is further posited that the word is patterned after the “ Aramaic 'avra kadavra', meaning 'it will be created in my words'” and therefore a knock-off of the concept of a living God speaking a universe into existence . This notion can be seen as a blasphemous one, as it assigns divine powers to mere mortals who are endeavouring to short circuit a real-world creative process constrained by human frailty. This process entails the formation of a well-reasoned, conscious thought, refining it through speech and consultation and then acting to bring an end product into existence. In the Zoroastrian experience, as explained by Freddie Mercury of the super band Queen, this would equate to “ think good thoughts, speak good words, and do good deeds ”.
Replacing the willing of new realities through abracadabra utterings with a creative process ordered by good thoughts, words and deeds deserves reflection on the nature of “good”. It has long been held in classical philosophy that good, along with truth and beauty, is one of those transcendental properties that is known to exist “ beyond the time-space-matter world ” as a “universal reality”. It is goodness that directs the will into a reasoned or truthful action that has the power to captivate the heart with a beautiful outcome. It is here that we see the futility of speaking “diversity is our strength” into a false reality when the truth that underscores its primary premise is unsubstantiated. After all, wouldn't it be more accurate to say that diverse peoples united under a common set of founding principles are our strength? Likewise, doesn't “build back better” connote the need to destroy beforehand and doesn't a “duty to consult” open the way for minority rule as it requires the abandonment of democratic principles?