Barbara Kay's Insights Into The Supremes InSite Ruling

The Canadian Supreme Court recently added being a drug addict to its list of human rights. They argued that drug addiction is merely a sickness rather than a moral failing and that drug addicts are sub-human (in that they lack willpower and the ability to make rational choices).

The left offered its usual hearty hear! hear! Facts have triumphed over ideology. In fact, it appears that ideology -- leftist ideology -- was slathered on rather thick in this ruling.

While no-one wishes drug addicts further harm neither do we wish to see their addiction trivialized as a mere illness nor supported in perpetuity by government as a fundamental human right. As for the Supremes pronouncements that InSite "saves lives" (which Barbara Kay challenges), I wonder if a study was done on the criminal harm committed by drug addicts being aided and abetted by InSite -- in which case, shouldn't the motto be "InSite causes harm"?

Barbara Kay offers her insights.

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• Supreme Court of Canada (lighthousescribe.wordpress.com)
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The Supreme Court: Swinging On A Star?

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Two side-by-side headlines in today's National Post:

"Add diversity to top court, Harper urged"

"Swingers’ club ideal science lab: researcher"

Coincidence??!!

As Canadians know, the Supreme Court of Canada pronounced that in the new, vibrant, with-it Canada, swinging is A-OK. Have as many sexual partners as you like! Just don't try to marry more than one of them; you can enjoy them, but the minute you try to enter into covenantal commitment with more than one, the Supremes draw the line, thus indicating the top court's judicial if not sexual preference for shallow, one-off sexual encounters.

But, I digress. Where was I? Oh, yes. Juxtaposed headlines.

As far as the Ball Bounces can tell, there is nary a swinger in the highest echelons of Canadian courtdom. Not one. Contemplate that for a moment. How can swingers feel truly equal, fully Canadian, when they are entirely unrepresented at the top?

Come on, Prime Minister Harper, get with it. Do the NDP! Appoint a swinger. Do it before the Supreme Court over-rules you and appoints one themselves.