morality

Legality doesn’t equal morality

From a young age, many of us are given a very particular image of the law. We are taught that it is this grandiose, impartial, and moral entity that separates right from wrong. But it’s a dangerous game, conflating morality with legality. The thing about the legal system is that, like much of our society today, it was founded by imperfect people in imperfect ways. Canada’s very founder, John A. Macdonald, has a long list of horrifying actions to his name. While society has changed, we can’t forget that our laws were put into place by previous generations, and they…

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