For these notes, you will For these notes, you will be regularly told to stop be regularly told to stop

and write three key points and write three key points

Then compare your notes with your classmates Then compare your notes with your classmates to see if there is anything you should add.to see if there is anything you should add.

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IlliberalismIlliberalism How do we protect ourselves, and our How do we protect ourselves, and our

liberal principals without becoming liberal principals without becoming illiberal?illiberal?

Those who are willing to give up their liberty for security deserve neither

How do you balance individual rights How do you balance individual rights and protecting societyand protecting societyReasonable Accommodation: bike helmet Reasonable Accommodation: bike helmet

laws, kirpan, hijab, minarets, banning laws, kirpan, hijab, minarets, banning burkasburkas

RRacial profilingacial profilingHate crimes (punishing people for Hate crimes (punishing people for

thoughts, not actions)thoughts, not actions)Dealing with terrorism – watch lists, Dealing with terrorism – watch lists,

restrictions at airports, wiretappingrestrictions at airports, wiretappingCurfewsCurfews

Stop and write three Stop and write three key pointskey points

Canada’s war measures Canada’s war measures ActAct

Stop and write three Stop and write three key pointskey points

The FLQ CrisisThe FLQ Crisis• FLQ – separatist groups during the Quiet FLQ – separatist groups during the Quiet

RevolutionRevolution• Used terrorism to gain attentionUsed terrorism to gain attention

• Trudeau “Just watch me”Trudeau “Just watch me”

• House of Commons agreed to the application of House of Commons agreed to the application of the War Measures Act to allow the government the War Measures Act to allow the government to:to:• Control the mediaControl the media• Implement martial law in some Quebec citiesImplement martial law in some Quebec cities• Search homes and arrest people without a warrantSearch homes and arrest people without a warrant

Were these actions Were these actions necessary? necessary?

Are they illberal?Are they illberal?

Emergency Legislation Emergency Legislation TodayToday

• WMA has been replaced with the WMA has been replaced with the Emergencies Act and the Anti-terrorism Emergencies Act and the Anti-terrorism ActAct• The goal is to have limited suspension of The goal is to have limited suspension of

rights specific to the situationrights specific to the situation

• Some applications:Some applications:• No-fly list (Maher Arar)No-fly list (Maher Arar)• Level of security / arrests at G20Level of security / arrests at G20

Issue: Guilty until proven innocentIssue: Guilty until proven innocent

Stop and write three Stop and write three key pointskey points

UUsa Patriot Act (9/11)sa Patriot Act (9/11)• PPost-9/11: emotionally charged atmosphereost-9/11: emotionally charged atmosphere• Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate

Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001Terrorism Act of 2001

Includes actions such as spying on domestic communication without a warrant and tracking purchases

Other issues Other issues

• Guantanamo Bay – detainees, not prisonersGuantanamo Bay – detainees, not prisoners• Omar KhadrOmar Khadr• Obama’s attempts to close – military tribunalsObama’s attempts to close – military tribunals

• Renditions, secret prisonsRenditions, secret prisons• Effectiveness of torture (create terrorists)Effectiveness of torture (create terrorists)

• Abu Grhaib, Canadian treatment of prisonersAbu Grhaib, Canadian treatment of prisoners

• Issues: international law (Geneva Issues: international law (Geneva Conventions); reputation of “liberal” nations Conventions); reputation of “liberal” nations around the world (helps to support the around the world (helps to support the rejection of liberalism by dictators)rejection of liberalism by dictators)

Stop and write three Stop and write three key pointskey points

Other Crisis SituationsOther Crisis Situations

Control of individuals during a pandemic Control of individuals during a pandemic –– SARS SARS

CensorshipCensorshipSouth Park/Mohammed (other cartoons)South Park/Mohammed (other cartoons)BBanning Christian displays at public buildingsanning Christian displays at public buildingsBooksBooks: Huck Finn, Mockingbird, Anarchist Cookbook, Mein Kampf: Huck Finn, Mockingbird, Anarchist Cookbook, Mein Kampf

TV/Video Games TV/Video Games –– where do we draw the line? (FCC) where do we draw the line? (FCC)

ImmigrationImmigrationArizona law targeting HispanicsArizona law targeting HispanicsQQuuebec law targeting Muslimsebec law targeting MuslimsDutch immigration testDutch immigration test

Canada’s illiberal past Canada’s illiberal past (immigration)(immigration)

• Chinese Head Tax – needed cheap workers for Chinese Head Tax – needed cheap workers for the railwaysthe railways• ““they’re stealing our jobs”; creation of Chinatowns they’re stealing our jobs”; creation of Chinatowns

= changing society= changing society• $200 tax to keep families separated (= husbands $200 tax to keep families separated (= husbands

will go home)will go home)

• Komogata MaruKomogata Maru• Blocked the landing of a ship from India – Blocked the landing of a ship from India –

undesirablesundesirables• Only wanted immigrants from “favorable” nationsOnly wanted immigrants from “favorable” nations

• NINANINA

How do we create a How do we create a liberal society that liberal society that extols individual extols individual freedoms without freedoms without

imposing our values on imposing our values on others? others?

Illiberalism: to be narrow-minded, Illiberalism: to be narrow-minded, to act in a way that goes against to act in a way that goes against

democratic valuesdemocratic values

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should add.should add.

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“The only thing I will not tolerate is intolerance”