Saskatchewan and Canada have been making gigantic steps in the pursuing of the well being of their people. We have forgotten the million year old essence of the sanctity of the individual and we are now embracing with open arms the new science of psychology, the science of manipulation of the mind of the individuals, the science where everything is possible, the science which is the very real truth of our existence.

The Supreme Court of Canada has recently provided the legal framework for our political and business leadership to have psychology as the primary driver of our social growth. Again, I mean, what there is more rewarding in life but the outgrowth of our minds? Therefore, in one recent ruling, the Supreme Court judges, with Madame Justice Louise Arbour dissenting(1), wrote: "Tears are to be expected when someone finally divulges that he committed a crime(2)." Therefore, tears, per se, have become an admission of guilt, no matter the denials of the accused. This ruling allows the police to use lies and threats to extract confessions while the accused is under duress, and with no other evidence but the tears and the extracted confession the accused is found guilty.

In commenting on the effects of this Supreme Injustice, Clayton Ruby has stated: "Our values are revealed. They are these: Lie, cheat, mislead if you must. Ignore tears and repeated protestations of innocence. But get a confession from whomever you have in your hands. That's the message the Supreme Court has just sent to police forces across our land. We're playing with fire(3)."

And Greg Longphee has expressed his feelings in this way: "If the Supreme Court of Canada chooses to uphold the Crown's use of the slippery slope that the END justifies the MEANS, we are all in a great deal of trouble(4)."

And I am appalled as well; Machiavelli's teachings are now part of our supreme jurisprudence. But we have hope, we have the common people, we still have the common law, we still have common sense, and we have Justice John Reilly(5) , Justice Turpel-Lafond(6), Justice Louise Arbour and many others. And we still believe that the Truth will set us free.

References/Endnotes

Articles by Mario deSantis

1. Arbour displays Supreme confidence. Top-court judge willing to go against grain in defending rights of the accused, by Kirk Makin, October 16, 2000, The Globe and Mail

2. The Supreme Court of Canada: Oickle versus The Queen

3. Supreme injustice: The Supreme Court just said it's fine to use threats and lies to get confessions, by Clayton Ruby, October 17, 2000, The Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/gam/Commentary/20001017/COCLAY.html

4. Slippery convictions, by Greg Longphee, October 19, 2000, The Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/gam/Letters/20001019/THLETS-3.html

5. Judge John Reilly is a hero: a reaffirmation of individual rights, by Mario deSantis, September 6, 2000 http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign/desantisArticles/2000_200/desantis222/judgereilly.html

6. Judge Turpel-Lafond's advocacy for common people and for common law, by Mario deSantis, October 18, 2000