The current mess in Ontario is not just the work of one man. It is the product of all that has conspired to concentrate so much power in one man, that he could make such a mess. Yes there is: the province was before a higher court Tuesday asking for a stay of the judge’s decision, which would allow elections to proceed on the premier’s plan. But if she were to regularly refuse assent to laws there would be very little left of our democracy. The whole premise of the Charter was that governments cannot be trusted with power: left unchecked, they will abuse it.

Source: National Post September 18, 2018 00:45 UTC