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LPA Muzzling the Lawyers: The Death of BC Democracy
In November 2023, BC passed the Emergency and Disaster Management Act (EMDA) and Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA), followed by the Legal Professions Act (LPA) in November 2024. These laws increase government control over emergencies, health, and legal professions, reducing transparency and autonomy. Critics, including lawyers Gail Davidson and Paul Jaffe, warn they undermine democracy. Bill C-5’s federal passage suggests these changes may apply nationwide, shifting Canada from “Rule of Law” to “Rule by Law.”
“People did not argue or fight back enough, in my view. There was never enough volume of skepticism to change the mind of the authorities. There was never any science to support all the rules. If you have enough people pushing back, then government can’t do it. They can only govern, at the end of the day, with the consent of the people. The members of the public did not push back, the media dropped any semblance of skepticism” Suzanne Anton, retired BC Attorney General and Minister of Justice, comments on the Covid Era mandates.
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On this edition of TotalHealth John speaks with Dr. Matthew Cockle, author of the presentation Legislating Totalitarianism in British Columbia. The three legislative acts—the Emergency and Disaster Management Act, the Health Professions and Occupations Act, and the Legal Professions Act—are not merely reforms; they are transformative measures that recast significant areas of public life. By centralizing power, bypassing established checks and balances, and limiting public input, they collectively create a framework where state authority is vastly expanded at the expense of transparency, accountability, and individual rights.
For the citizens of British Columbia, these changes will mean a future marked by diminished civil liberties, fewer avenues for legal and professional recourse, and a democratic system increasingly governed by opaque administrative decisions rather than open, deliberative debate. Or, in other words, a Totalitarian state. Today the focus is on the HPOA, Health Professions and Occupations Act.
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