What are OICs? Why are they of interest to us?
Many thanks to Dave Tomlinson for a direct reply by the author for information on OICs and their danger which follows. Order in Council — a deadly menace. Under British law, a bit of emergency legislation — with force of law — can be enacted without participation by Parliament, if an Act authorizes an Order in Council (OIC) of that type. Such an Order in Council must be ratified by Parliament as soon as possible — or it dies. In Canada, the OIC does NOT have to be ratified by Parliament. It is just more legislation, has force of law, and is as powerful as any other law. CC s. 117.15(1) authorizes the “Governor in Council” to outlaw every firearm, cartridge and firearms accessory in Canada without consulting Parliament. CC s. 117.15 pretends to limit that power, but actually is designed to prevent any court of law from blocking the will of the Minister of Justice. It does that by denying the Minister power to outlaw things to items that, “in the opinion of the Governor in Council” a
