Right to Life Means the Right to Own Guns
Canadians are disillusioned with a justice system that does not
protect the law-abiding Majority. They are fed up with the
impotence of the police, the perpetrator-friendly courts and,
when a homeowner fights back against an intruder, the tendency
of the system to charge the innocent homeowner. The National
Post (September 10, 2025) reported: “A strong majority of
Canadians feels they have the right to defend their home against
intruders — and more than half say they don’t always feel safe in
their neighbourhoods and that the justice system is working
against their interests, new polling shows. “I don’t think that’s a
healthy sentiment in Canada if over half don’t really feel the
justice system is working in their interest,” Andrew Enns,
Leger’s executive vice-president, said Tuesday about the findings
of a new national Postmedia-Leger poll.The pollster said that
could lead to situations where people say, “the law doesn’t
respect me, why should I respect the law?”
Eighty-seven per cent of respondents sided with using reasonable
force against an intruder. In Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as well
as among Canadians aged 55 and up, the number of those who
believe citizens have the right to defend themselves during a
break-in climbed to 92 per cent. … The poll was conducted after
the Aug. 18 incident where Kawartha Lakes Police charged a
Lindsay, Ont., homeowner with aggravated assault and assault
with a weapon after he allegedly used a knife against an intruder
armed with a crossbow.
After police charged the homeowner, Ontario Premier Doug
Ford spoke out about a person’s right to protect themselves and
their family from home intruders and said the justice system is
“broken.”
In late August, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called on
the federal government to spell out in law that Canadians have
the right to use force, including deadly force, against someone
who enters their home illegally and poses a threat to their safety.
…More than half of those polled (54 per cent) said they “feel the
justice system — the courts and the laws — is working against
the interests of law-abiding citizens.” Support peaked for that
sentiment in British Columbia, at 59 per cent.
Nearly a third of respondents (29 per cent) indicated “the justice
system is protecting the interests of Canadians,” and 17 per cent
said they “don’t know.”
Leger’s online survey of 1,592 Canadians aged 18 or older was
conducted between Sept. 5 and 7. A margin of error cannot be
calculated for a panel survey. For comparison purposes, a
probability sample of the same size would have a margin of error
of plus or minus 2.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20.”
The party line of our Liberal government is that the justice
system is “systemically racist.” Yes, despite law schools
churning out woke lawyers and judges, we’re supposed to
believe that racism rules. The reason is that Blacks and native
Indians are disproportionately in the prison system. The cultural
Marxist believes all people are equal. If the results are not equal
or the same, it must be racism. A simpler explanation is that
Blacks and native Indians commit disproportionately more
violent crimes than the rest of the population. For over 20 years,
since the Gladue decision, we’ve had the “native discount” —
lesser penalties for Indians committing serious crimes.
Informally, something similar is in place for Blacks. So, the
dispossessed Majority suffers as the system coddles criminals.
Michael Bator, People’s Party of Canada candidate in
Burlington, argues: “Let’s be honest. Much of this crime wave is
tied directly to mass immigration and a broken refugee system.
Criminal gangs and cultural incompatibility are bleeding into our
neighborhoods. Illegals and non-citizens walk across the border,
and when they commit crimes, they are coddled by Ottawa
instead of deported. That has to end. If you commit a crime
here and you’re not a citizen, you should be deported the
same day. Canadians never voted to import crime and danger
into their own homes.”
Several years ago during a rash of carjackings and break ins to
steal cars, a senior officer advised people to leave their car keys
visible inside the front door so that the criminals would not get
frustrated and resort to violence. Similar surrender advice was
repeated recently. After a home invasion in Kleinburg, Ontario
left a father dead, York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween
told concerned residents the "best defence for most people is to
comply" instead of taking matters into their own hands. The
statement sparked public outrage, with many feeling it was
callously disconnected from their realities. In her latest piece for
The Hub, CCF Executive Director Joanna Baron argues the
right to self-defence is a basic and long-recognized principle, and
that Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s proposed
“Stand on Guard” amendment to the Criminal Code is a step
in the right direction.
Self defence is a moral issue. Do you have the right to life and
your property? If you answer yes, then it follows that you have
the right to the means to defend that right. To deny the right to
the means of self-defence nullifies your right to life. An
important means of self-defence is guns, including handguns.
Further purchase of handguns was outlawed several years ago by
Justin Trudeau, who, of course, was surrounded by armed
guards! We must argue strongly for the right of Canadians to own
and CARRY guns, including handguns for self-defence. Of
course, some will argue that, under the “peace, order and good
government” section of the BNA Act, the government will
protect us (peace, order) from crime. Ideally, that’s true, but it’s
obvious that government can’t always effectively protect
citizens. Police admit as much. So, the responsibility for self-
defence often reverts to the citizen. We must insist that the laws
be changed: that, after proper safety training, Canadians should
have the right to own and CARRY guns for their self-defence.
Furthermore, Canada’s ridiculous regulations about safe storage– trigger locks, gun cabinets, ammunition stored in a different place — make quick access to a loaded firearm, a necessity during a burglary or home invasion, extremely difficult. These should be replaced with a common sense requirement that weapons be safely stored given the circumstances. Hence, a loaded handgun kept in an unlocked drawer might be unsafe storage, if you had a three year old in your house. – Paul Fromm