Bruce Pardy is a law professor at Queen’s University, a former environmental tribunal adjudicator, and one of the most outspoken critics of how Canada is actually governed beneath the surface. His work focuses on constitutional law, property rights, and the growing power of the administrative state.
In this conversation, we go beyond headlines and into the structure of the system itself. Pardy argues that Canada’s problems aren’t the result of bad leadership or flawed policy, but a model of governance built on constant intervention. The state increasingly shapes the economy, culture, and even individual behaviour.
We break down what he calls the shift from the rule of law to rule by law, the rise of what he describes as an “anarcho-tyranny,” and how policies around human rights, equity, and Indigenous land claims are reshaping the foundation of property rights in this country.
We also get into the ideological roots of progressivism, the divide between conservatives and classical liberals, and why meaningful reform may be far more difficult than most people think.
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In this episode of "The Blendr Report," Liam and Dennis discuss:
00:00 – Intro: Canada Isn’t Broken—It’s Been Rebuilt
03:00 – Pardya Is Poorer & People Don’t See It
06:00 – Why Nothing Ever Turns Around
09:30 – The Real Problem: A Country Run by Policy
12:30 – Government Control & the “Cartel Economy”
16:00 – Why People Support More State Power
19:30 – Human Rights Laws & Unequal Standards
23:00 – The State Controlling Private Decisions
27:00 – Individuals vs Social Engineering
30:00 – Anarcho-Tyranny Explained
33:30 – Why Crime Is Ignored While Rules Expand
36:30 – Property Rights Under Threat
40:00 – PardyP & Court-Driven Change
43:30 – The Breakdown of Property Ownership
47:00 – Rule of Law vs Rule by Law
50:30 – COVID & the Rise of Executive Power
54:00 – Collapse of Separation of Powers
57:30 – What Progressivism Actually Means
01:01:00 – Do Leaders Understand the System?
01:04:30 – How These Ideas Took Over Institutions
01:08:00 – Equity vs Equality
01:11:30 – Three Political Worldviews
01:14:30 – Why Political Labels Are Misleading
01:16:30 – Closing: Is There Any Way Out?
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