Rex Murphy: Liberals make a mockery of Canadian democracy

Hold in mind that the act was actually only half-passed. It got through the Singh-Trudeau House of Commons. How could it not, Jagmeet Singh and Justin Trudeau having exchanged the political equivalent of lovers' vows - in greeting card lingo pledging "to be there for each other" any time scandal or Pierre Poilievre's troops got close to presenting a real challenge.

But it never made it to the Senate - a requirement of its legitimacy, all too soon forgotten - being conveniently called down before it could be questioned or challenged there. After all, who would really want the most extreme response a government could make to any situation, something close to martial law, to be debated by both the Commons and the Senate?

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