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August 31, 2005
Just watch me
The last time Canada was faced with anarchy and terror we had a real Prime Minister, an educated man who understood his most fundamental responsibility. I cannot say I am confident every jellyfish that has held the post since then would have shown the same mettle. Pierre Trudeau's interaction with reporters on October 13, 1970 is an unalterable touchstone for my political views.
A: Yes, well there are a lot of bleeding hearts around who just don't like to see people with helmets and guns. All I can say is, go on and bleed, but it is more important to keep law and order in the society than to be worried about weak-kneed people who don't like the looks of ...
Q: At any cost? How far would you go with that? How far would you extend that?
A: Well just watch me.
Q: At reducing civil liberties? To what extent?
A: To what extent?
Q: Well, if you extend this and you say, ok, you're going to do anything to protect them, does this include wire-tapping, reducing other civil liberties in some way?
A: Yes, I think the society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of a parallel power which defies the elected power in this country and I think that goes to any distance. So long as there is a power in here which is challenging the elected representative of the people I think that power must be stopped and I think it's only, I repeat, weak-kneed bleeding hearts who are afraid to take these measures.
Q: At any cost? How far would you go with that? How far would you extend that?
A: Well just watch me.
Q: At reducing civil liberties? To what extent?
A: To what extent?
Q: Well, if you extend this and you say, ok, you're going to do anything to protect them, does this include wire-tapping, reducing other civil liberties in some way?
A: Yes, I think the society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of a parallel power which defies the elected power in this country and I think that goes to any distance. So long as there is a power in here which is challenging the elected representative of the people I think that power must be stopped and I think it's only, I repeat, weak-kneed bleeding hearts who are afraid to take these measures.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at August 31, 2005 08:40 AM
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