mcfarms you are right that property rights are not enshrined in our constitution or in our charter of rights and freedoms. I believe there are some property rights elements in our common law but would have to double check that one to be certain.
However the question you have to ask is what is the source of our rights? Is it government? Or government law? The answer is no. While it's true that the proper role of government is to protect our rights it does not create them.
Inalienable means -incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred. Property rights are inalienable, as is the right to life, and these rights don't disappear when a government decides to violate them.
Genocide doesn't suddenly become okay because it is some governments policy and likewise it is not okay to take someones grain away from them because of the wheat board act.
However the question you have to ask is what is the source of our rights? Is it government? Or government law? The answer is no. While it's true that the proper role of government is to protect our rights it does not create them.
Inalienable means -incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred. Property rights are inalienable, as is the right to life, and these rights don't disappear when a government decides to violate them.
Genocide doesn't suddenly become okay because it is some governments policy and likewise it is not okay to take someones grain away from them because of the wheat board act.
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