I'm American, and I notice the worst offenders against the principles of the US constitution, use one of two cloaks. The ones who demand restrictions on speech, invariably claim to be defending democracy. The ones who want to get rid of guns claim to defend the children. America, on a national level, was designed to be a Republic, and our founders were very clear about their opposition to democracy, as it always devolves into pure mob rule -- which I what I think we're seeing today in our country. While I don't know how Canadian government fell into the clutches of equally awful ideologues, they certainly seem to be cut of the same cloth as the ones we are suffering here.