Justin Trudeau’s remarks, as reported by Marie Vastel in The duty (edition of July 2-3), are surprising.
Clearly, the Prime Minister of Canada does not seem to know the recent history of his country. Perhaps he is willfully blind in order to impose his dogmatic conception of Canada.
In the interview, Justin Trudeau “Wielding the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms… insists that a parliamentary majority, however important it may be, is not the same as giving permission to a government to impose its ideas. The Charter exists to counter, to ensure that despite popular or populist majorities, we manage to guarantee the protection of all”.
Justin Trudeau was 11 years old when his father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, introduced the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He may not remember that his dad, with his parliamentary majority and with the consent of English-speaking governments, imposed his Charter on the minority Quebec nation in Canada.
If I follow his reasoning, it would be difficult for him to use the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, imposed on Quebec to thwart Quebec’s legitimate aspirations to build a welcoming, secular society whose common language is French. .
I agree with you, Mr. Trudeau, “…a parliamentary majority, no matter how large, does not amount to giving a government permission to impose its ideas”. In fact, all you have to do is apologize on behalf of your father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, who imposed a Constitution that Quebec does not accept, and to postpone imposing your multiculturalist vision of Quebec’s development, because that -ci is based on an illegitimate charter in the eyes of the Quebec nation. As Lucien Bouchard said: “There are two countries in this country. »