Back to back terrorist incidents in Canada this week. I am just lucky I didn't have class today;I go to the University of Ottawa, right in the middle of the downtown-lockdown.
I just hope that they get caught quickly; as of this time, one of the gunmen is dead, and the other is believed to still be at large. There could also be a third gunman.
Today Canada's parliament was supposed to debate new legislation to allow law enforcement to arrest individuals suspected of radicalizing others on social media, among other things. As a strong believer in free speech, I do not believe that communication of any kind should be subject to potential incarceration. But I think that is the way Canada is now headed. I was uncertain, given a conservative majority and a recent terrorist incident, that free speech could continue in Canada. Given yet another incident, inside the parliament buildings themselves, I now think that free speech will almost certainly be curtailed in Canada.
I hope that this is not the case. Canada is great because it is free and diversity of thought is allowed, and for no other particular reason. The land itself is just land, like any other. The culture of freedom, though not completely unique, is what is special. If any other Canadians read this, remember what makes Canada great.
I just hope that they get caught quickly; as of this time, one of the gunmen is dead, and the other is believed to still be at large. There could also be a third gunman.
Today Canada's parliament was supposed to debate new legislation to allow law enforcement to arrest individuals suspected of radicalizing others on social media, among other things. As a strong believer in free speech, I do not believe that communication of any kind should be subject to potential incarceration. But I think that is the way Canada is now headed. I was uncertain, given a conservative majority and a recent terrorist incident, that free speech could continue in Canada. Given yet another incident, inside the parliament buildings themselves, I now think that free speech will almost certainly be curtailed in Canada.
I hope that this is not the case. Canada is great because it is free and diversity of thought is allowed, and for no other particular reason. The land itself is just land, like any other. The culture of freedom, though not completely unique, is what is special. If any other Canadians read this, remember what makes Canada great.