On today’s episode of The Candice Malcolm Show, guest host Kris Sims covers Pierre Poilievre’s landslide byelection win in Battle River–Crowfoot, where the Conservative leader secured more than 80% of the vote.

Kris urged Poilievre to oppose the ban on gas and diesel vehicles and to fight the industrial carbon tax.

Kris is joined by Christine Van Geyn, Litigation Director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation, to examine how Canadians’ freedoms are increasingly under attack in the name of “safety.” They discuss Nova Scotia’s sweeping forest closures and massive fines for simply walking in the woods — a policy the CCF is challenging in court — and how government overreach chills free expression.

Kris and Christine also highlight the disturbing trend of municipalities cancelling permits for Christian worship events. They point to the case of Sean Feucht, an American worship leader who has been coming to Canada for two decades without issue, suddenly finding his events targeted and shut down by local governments. Cities across the country have either pulled his permits or denied them outright, often citing vague safety concerns or labelling him too controversial.

Christine warns that this is a clear example of censorship-by-bureaucracy, where politicians and officials hide behind process to silence voices they don’t like. She stresses that freedom of religion and freedom of expression apply to all Canadians, and that governments should not be allowed to discriminate against speech or worship just because it may offend some people.

They also discuss Christine’s new children’s book, Maple’s Garden, which teaches kids about free expression and why it is the foundation of every other liberty we enjoy. As Christine explains, without the ability to speak freely and gather peacefully, Canadians lose the most powerful tool they have to hold government accountable.

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