Mediocrity

Despite the notion or assumption that Canadians are moderates being moderates does not indicate that we accept mediocrity. I believe wholeheartedly that we expect more from ourselves and our government. Yet, we live in a country whereby we are defined by mediocrity which has directly impacted political engagement. We are told that we are free yet every time we turn around the government has imposed an new rule or sanctioned new protocol. For what? We are a peaceful nation and for the most part a nation of law-abiding individuals yet we are consistently bombarded with new rules and guidelines. The most recent is the new drinking and driving rules in BC. I don't drink so it is not an issue. But the new hand held devices being used by the police malfunction. We have given the police too much power and despite the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling on the device the BC government has appealed the decision. Since when does the provincial government have the right to dismiss a Supreme Court ruling? This indicates to me as a citizen of this country that we are need to safeguards citizens from the abuses of government. There are reasons that we have various levels of government as well as different bodies of governance. The executive, legislative and judicial departments were created to ensure justice prevails - let this be.