The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms Foundation Barry Bussey

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“We are so addicted; we are so taken
over by our comforts.” – Ken Drysdale

In this final part of their discussion, Barry W. Bussey and guest Ken Drysdale, Commissioner of the National Citizens’ Inquiry, take a philosophical look at why so many Canadians bowed to the will of the government during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The NCI website contains 305 testimonies from Canadian citizens as part of the Covid-19 response. Click on Hearings: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/commissioners-report/

Ken Drysdale is founder of the website and movement Manitoba Strong Together. They advocate for democracy by creating community and educating people. No merchandise is sold nor donations accepted. https://www.manitobastrongertogether.ca/


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“. . . they became a mindless, accepting horde and that’s what happened in Canada. . . . That was the level of hate and
fear that the government on purpose cultivated in the Canadian people.” – Ken Drysdale

In this video, part 2 of 3, Barry W. Bussey asks NCI Commissioner Ken Drysdale for lessons learned from the National Citizens’ Inquiry of 2023. Ken concedes that public apathy is to blame. From lack of interest and knowledge of voters to the Canadian political process, to what is and isn’t being taught in the education system, if we as citizens do
not engage ourselves with current events, we can only expect more of the same poor outcomes. To add to the process, our government passes legislation and then they
create regulatory boards that pass mandates and such that don’t get debated in parliament. Ken reminds us that we all can play a role in helping to maintain our democracy even if it’s just showing up at a “political” gathering with some
home baked goods.

The NCI website contains 305 testimonies from Canadian citizens as part of the Covid-19 response. Click on Hearings: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/commissioners-report/



Ken Drysdale is founder of the website and movement Manitoba Strong Together. They advocate for democracy by creating community and educating people. No merchandise is sold nor donations accepted. https://www.manitobastrongertogether.ca/
 

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“If your citizenry can’t rely on getting a fair and even judgement in a court regardless of their standing in society . . . then you’ve left them with the choice of being violent . . . .” – Ken Drysdale


In this video (part 1 of 3), Barry W. Bussey talks with Ken
Drysdale who was Chair of Commissioners during the National Citizens’ Inquiry which took place in eight cities across Canada from March to May 2023. The NCI was a citizen-led inquiry into Canada’s COVID-19 response. They took testimonies from 305 witnesses. Topics in the video touch on informed consent, coercion, the failure of our institutions and government misinformation. Ken challenges all viewers to go to the NCI website and pick three testimonies and watch them and he guarantees that they will change your life.

Download the full report or listen to citizen testimonies:
https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/


Please note the views expressed by the individual(s) in this video are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the
views or principles of the First Freedoms Foundation.

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“. . . unscrupulous individuals could use it as a means of basically earning an income.” – Barry W. Bussey

On Faytene TV, Barry W. Bussey and Josh Dehass discuss the potential negative harms of Bill C-63.
Barry Bussey is a practising lawyer in Peterborough, Ontario; he is an author and he is founder of First Freedoms Foundation.
Josh Dehaas is Counsel with the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms, and co-host of the podcast Not Reserving Judgment.
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“Speech must not be so curtailed that a person is not permitted to voice an opposing opinion for fear that he or she will offend someone who has a different opinion.” – Barry W. Bussey

Barry delivers his recent op-ed published in The Epoch Times: https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/online-harms-act-would-kill-dialogue-and-free-speech-not-encourage-it-5610384

The proposed Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) raises alarming concerns for free expression in Canada. From quasi-judicial tribunals to increased penalties, it poses a risk to constitutionally protected speech. Join us in opposing this
bill and preserving our fundamental freedoms.

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“The law is always going to be involved in issues with a
political dimension, but that is different from the court itself being political.” – Barry W. Bussey

In this video, Barry presents his thoughts on the politicization of the Supreme Court of Canada. There is much discussion
about the recent Kruk decision wherein Justice Martin, at paragraph 109, brought into the legal vernacular “person with a vagina.” Barry points out that this development is part of an ongoing process at the SCC that is very worrying.

Barry reminds us that it was Chief Justice Richard Wagner’s condemnation of the Trucker Freedom Convoy 2022 that epitomizes the extent to which the politicization of the SCC has gone. This development is a far cry from the highwater mark during the tenure of Chief Justice Bora Laskin who maintained that judges are to abstain from politics in keeping with their impartiality and their independence.