Canadians: Tell Ontario legislature to stop power-grab by chief electoral officer
(LifeSiteNews) — The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is reportedly still working out the final details for the implementation of the World Health Organization’s pandemic treaty despite significant warnings from experts that it would undermine national sovereignty.
According to information published November 15 by The Counter Signal, the PHAC, under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, is still negotiating the final details of the WHO’s global pandemic treaty, officially called the “Pandemic prevention, preparedness and response accord,” which critics have warned would give the globalist-minded organization increased power over Canada in the event of another “pandemic” or other so-called emergencies.
“The Pandemic Agreement is still under development,” the agency said in response to an order paper question submitted by Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis which was obtained by The Counter Signal.
The PHAC also reportedly revealed that they are considering changing Canadian law in an effort to implement the agreement.
“As negotiations progress, the Government of Canada will continue to carefully consider its potential impact on our existing domestic laws, policies, and practices and if there is a need to make changes at the domestic level to implement our international obligations,” the agency wrote.
While the WHO claims the accord would not undermine national sovereignty, in January, Lewis warned that the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) contained in the proposal will compromise Canada’s autonomy by giving the international organization increased power over Canadians in the event of an “emergency.”
“Canada consented to the amendments to the WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR), which limits Canada’s time to respond to further amendments, despite thousands of Canadians signing a petition expressing their concerns,” Lewis said at the time, referring to a petition she endorsed demanding that the Liberal government “urgently” withdraw from the United Nations and its WHO subgroup due to these concerns.
The petition warned that the “secretly negotiated” amendments could “impose unacceptable, intrusive universal surveillance, violating the rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Canadian Bill of Rights and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”
The news that Canada is still negotiating the terms of the treaty comes nearly five months after countries failed to come to an agreement.
In March, the WHO had issued an “urgent” call for countries around the world to sign on to their sovereignty-undermining accord by May. However, as May came around, countries were still unable to agree on the terms, with many refusing to sign the agreement.
As a result, the treaty was never ratified, a development that was tepidly celebrated as critics remained concerned that the WHO and other countries would continue to push the initiative.
Indeed, while the treaty was never given the green light, the Trudeau government went ahead and announced a new agency to regulate Canadians in case of “future pandemics” and “health emergencies.”
The news sparked outrage and concern online considering the Trudeau government’s heavy-handed response to the COVID-19 so-called pandemic, which included prolonged lockdowns, travel restrictions and vaccine mandates.
Canadians: Tell Ontario legislature to stop power-grab by chief electoral officer