Student speaks out against mandates in Canadian Universities
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Summary
In this episode, I introduce myself, my story, and my opposition to the mask mandates at my school, and why I believe they need to be rescinded. I also talk about the Canadian government's assault on our constitutional rights and why we need to fight back against them.
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I'm a freedom and Canada-loving student, born and raised in this beautiful city.
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Some of you may have seen my recent protests involving the mask mandates at my school,
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so I'm here to tell you a little story and a little bit about myself and what I stand for.
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Just over a year ago, on September 29th, 2021, I was informed by my school,
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Wilfrid Laurier University, that I had one week to provide them with my proof of COVID vaccination
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under the threat of being unenrolled from my courses.
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Unfortunately, as a matter of principle, I wasn't willing to disclose this personal information,
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Now, my main issue was with this form of medical discrimination,
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which had no logical, ethical, or scientific basis.
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They enacted a never-before-seen measure by presenting the students with an ultimatum.
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Either they can betray their conscience and take an experimental drug,
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I was in the position of being on pace to finish a four-year bachelor in philosophy
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on top of economics and political science minors in only three years.
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I worked like a dog over my summers, taking full course loads,
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in the hopes of graduating a year early so I could get a head start on law school.
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This goal of mine was spoiled by the authoritarian policies put in place by the dean and the board of Laurier.
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I think we can all agree that the Canadian universities who enacted mandates like these
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failed the duty that they have towards their students.
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This is just to give you some background on the university I'm attending.
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Believe it or not, the absurdity went even further.
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Fast forward a year, all provincial mask mandates were dropped,
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students and faculty were informed that everyone on campus
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would have to wear a face covering in instructional settings.
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I couldn't believe that they were going to continue enforcing these mandates
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on those who were incentivized to conform and obey,
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faculty that needed to put food on their dinner tables,
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If you ask me, the provincial and federal governments played their hand perfectly.
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They quickly realized that we weren't a bunch of idiots,
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so they began targeting the most vulnerable of the bunch,
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who, by the way, had zero risk of developing any serious illness from COVID.
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They're destroying the Canadian family as we know it.
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They're normalizing a society where children speak to their schools instead of their parents,
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one that doesn't value what you can learn at home from those who love you,
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a society that places an incentive on being a victim rather than a victor.
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They want Canadian children, the future of this country,
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to embrace authority instead of questioning it and holding it accountable.
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The goal, being a society that abides by the law even when it's unethical.
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Obeying without questioning and rewarding those who follow blindly
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with privileges that the rest of us cannot receive.
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but try to picture a world where you need a passport to go to the restaurant
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It's exponentially easier to control someone if you condition them early,
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especially at a stage in their lives where they're supposed to question things
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An obsession with a sense of control or a desire for power is human nature.
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This can be found within us and is externalized everywhere.
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Whether we're seeking more control of our own lives,
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whether you're at home listening to your parents or guiding the children
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whether you're at work with a boss giving you orders,
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that is controlled by an overarching, seemingly all-powerful authority
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telling us what we can and cannot do with our lives.
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Now, this nihilist thinker is not praising this sense of authority.
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pointing out the notion that almost every facet of our life
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Now, I believe that this power should be held within the social construct,
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We need to be extremely wary of who holds this power,
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but specifically with regards to our government.
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Nobody should be told what to do with their minds or their bodies.
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Human rights are one thing that obviously need to be protected,
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What the federal government has done to our right to speak freely,
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We were all witness to Trudeau's invoking of the Emergencies Act,
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labeling the patriotic truckers who put everything on the line
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to protest these draconian mandates as terrorists, for goodness sake.
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because we can say that we did the right thing.
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We stood up and we honored all the fallen soldiers
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that died fighting for the freedom of this country.
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The same freedom that our government claims to want for all of us.
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and tell them I didn't roll over and do what was easy.
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We'll all be able to say that we fought for this country
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who values their fundamental rights and freedoms.
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or you're right not to have your feelings hurt.