Northern Exposure

" Hello and welcome to freedom watch your daily dose of raw liberty streaming online -- foxnews.com. I'm your host -- under an apology and a here. Defending freedom defending your natural rights and defending your right to have a government that stays within the confines of the constitution. Here in America we've seen an ever expanding government slowly encroaching on our personal freedoms our liberties and the free market. What is happening to the freedoms of our neighbors to the north in Canada. They're one of our closest allies one of our biggest trading partners the country we share the largest land border -- But the character we seem to hear -- the least about. There's rarely any media coverage of Canada and you don't go out of your way to educate yourself about that great country. You wouldn't know of the growing popularity. Of some of the same ideals so many of us a -- freedom to live our lives from the government. And the power to run the free market and our economy. The website of the libertarian party of Canada reminds Canadians that the government should act only as our servant. And never has our master. But does the government in Canada believe that. Joining me now is -- the leader of the libertarian party of Canada. Denis welcome to freedom watch -- does the government in Canada stay within the confines of the constitution. Or is that a silly question."

" If I hate. It absolutely does not stay within the confines of the constitution. And also what it. Mr. harper was the prime minister of Canada has has recently made direct speeches against libertarian resentment freedom. Those types of speeches have been you know traditionally delivered by a terrible people know."

" But the problems we have in the US are in a couple of categories. We have states you have provinces where our states have certain rights that are sovereign we believe. And the constitution says that -- government can't interfere with those rights. We also have natural rights which every human has -- those natural rights are protected by the constitution but we have a federal government. That takes power away from the states and turns local issues and to national and federal issues. And we have -- federal government that takes freedom away from individuals. In defiance of its obligation to uphold the constitution. Do Canadians. Suffer from the same type of oppressive central government."

" Yes we do -- is them matter in point is the the right of each province in this country has a right over -- sources that means oil. Now the federal government has ignored that part of the constitution and that has it basically controls our oil industry through their central power."

" Does the federal government in Canada punish speech. Restrict travel. Violate privacy does -- do the types of things that the federal government in the United States has done. Through -- abominable legislation enacted after 9/11. Called the Patriot Act is there any similar behavior from the central government in Canada."

" Sure we have human rights commission. You may know of the Ezra -- case he was he printed the Muslim cartoons. But they're pretty popular and he was called before human rights commission not a human rights commission that wants to -- on free speech right I think it's a bit of a mystical."

" so so this is some sort of a court. Established pursuant to Canadian law which makes you what justify or explain. How you used your freedom of speech."

" That's right all it takes is one complaint. And you can be hauled before this commission I don't see anything really. You'll court like about it it's your your whole before a couple of -- and just say that you -- and they basically tell you you will not offend people."

" And and and what are the consequences if you tell them to go take a hike and say that I have the right to say whatever I want. And people have a right not to listen in the if they don't like what I say."

" Well they can't find -- And I'm I'm not sure that they would I'm I don't know they have the right do imprisoning you -- I'm sure we'll get there."

" How about the free market enemy in the United States of America. Notwithstanding clauses in our constitution. Which were intended to guarantee the free market which were intended to keep the government out of the individual or group decisions to buy or sell a product. -- a great deal of our free market is regulated by the federal government. A friend of mine who is they CEO of one of the night's ninth of the ninth largest bank holding company. In the US is estimated that between 75 and 80% of the banking industry. Is totally regulated by the federal government meaning you need their permission before you can do something. In that area of behavior -- Canadians suffer from the same loss of freedom in the marketplace."

" Government basically -- every state -- thinks it does and permits people to act and not the other way around. There are I don't think there's you know -- It's a huge document in a free trade agreement shouldn't even. And it shouldn't even be on paper it's true free trade. "

" It shouldn't be necessary to guarantee -- a right that we all have. And that we all consider obvious."

" This is exactly what do you mean up all governments do is prohibit. They don't allow or --"

" It in in America a lot of my libertarian and friends agree with me when I say we -- a two party system. We have a one party system -- the big government party. There's our Republican version that assaults civil liberties and likes war there's -- democratic version. That assaults commercial liberties and likes taxes but otherwise they basically like power taken from the states. And liberty taken from individuals. And all of this centralized. In their big government machinery in Washington."

" absolutely. -- there's only one party candidate that they cover -- party other than a Libertarian Party. But edit you know the left in the USA notices really count in the war comes lately so am I being. We -- broke with bush we had war in two countries. From the US senate with Obama and we. He may even expand the war in Afghanistan as -- it."

" God I thought this was change you can believe it and there. In the states it's merely a continuation of the same policies. Under a different name -- young gridlock -- up north thanks very much for joining us on freedom watch thank you."