Who is really controlling Canada — elected politicians, or unelected bureaucrats?
In today’s LeDrew Rant, Stephen argues that more and more decisions affecting Canadians’ daily lives are being made not by voters or elected governments, but by bureaucrats, regulators, judges, and appointed boards with little direct accountability to the public.
LeDrew points to several recent examples, including:
The rant also examines how governments increasingly defer controversial decisions to regulators, tribunals, courts, and appointed agencies — allowing politicians to avoid accountability while ordinary Canadians absorb the consequences through higher costs, delays, and declining public services.
LeDrew argues that when judges and regulators move beyond interpreting laws and begin shaping public policy, Canadians have the right to question those decisions openly.
The broader question at the center of this rant:
Are Canadians slowly losing democratic control over the institutions that control their lives?
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