The following is a transcript excerpt from Dr. Jordan Peterson’s conversation with Eric Duhaime on political trends in young people. You can <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/the-jordan-b-peterson-podcast/quebec-and-the-conservative-youth-revolution-eric-duhaime">listen to</a> or <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/quebec-and-the-conservative-youth-revolution-eric-duhaime">watch</a> the full podcast on DailyWire+.
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There’s a principle that governs conservative thinking that’s actually derived from the Catholic Church, and then even more deeply, derived from an older biblical tradition based on the Old Testament Exodus story, that proper governance — proper distribution of responsibility — should follow the principle of subsidiarity. Edmund Burke developed this as well. It’s a very good notion, and I think it’s correct. It’s one of the things that attracts me in some fundamental sense to conservative thinking.
Imagine a state where there’s a single executive who has all the power and the people have none. You would think of that as a tyranny, and that’s obviously not desirable. And then you might think, ‘What’s the alternative to a tyranny?’ You might say, ‘Well, direct democracy where the voice of the people rules supreme and the leader must follow the whims of the crowd.’ But the problem with that is that it’s not that easy to figure out what the crowd thinks, and the entire system can fall prey to suddenly arising, poorly organized, deviant impulses.
So what the founders of the American state did, and many other states as well, is set up a series of intermediary structures of power. You can sort of list them up hierarchically. There would be the domain of responsibility of the individual. There would be the domain of the responsibility of the married couple, of the family, of the local community, then the town, then the state or province, and then the country. Each of those levels would be requested to take as much responsibility for what they could at the local level. The relationship between all those levels should be governed by the principle that if it can be decided at a lower level — then it should be. 
The reason that that’s useful is twofold. One is that it’s a really good way of delegating responsibility. It’s very efficient if everyone plays their role. The second is — this is another thing the conservatives really have on their side — if the state does everything for you, let’s say, well, in a sense you’re secure, although you’re not because you’re beholden to the benevolence of the state. That can be taken away arbitrarily. But the downside is — this is one of the downsides of universal basic income proposals — it’s like, what the hell is there left for you to do if the state does everything for you? Well, you’re secure. But what’s your life, then? You have no purpose. If the purpose of life — and this is another thing that the more libertarian conservatives could be offering — imagine that the purpose of your life isn’t security and satiation because you’re not just an overgrown infant. Imagine instead that the purpose of your life is something like responsible, productive, generous adventure.
Then the call would be: Make space for people to manifest that in the particularities of their own life. And then everyone has a real part to play, and no one in some real sense is subordinate to anyone else. There would be a hierarchical structure, and some people like you would be leading at the more abstract levels. But your power would be — your authority and your responsibility — would be properly delimited and everything else everybody else was doing all the way down the hierarchy right to the level of running their individual enterprise would in some sense be just as meaningful and just as crucial. That strikes me as an extraordinarily useful vision of governance, especially in the aftermath of the COVID fiasco.
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The Canadian province of Quebec will impose a “significant” tax on the unvaccinated.
Premier Francois Legault justified the move by stating that refusing vaccination — a decision made by 10% of Quebecers — leads to costs for the health care system. He said that the size of the penalty — which remains undecided — will be “significant.”
“Those who refuse to get their first doses in the coming weeks will have to pay a new health contribution,” Legault <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/quebec-force-unvaccinated-pay-financial-penalty-82205073">explained</a>. &#8220;The majority are asking that there be consequences. &#8230; It’s a question of fairness for the 90% of the population that have made some sacrifices. We owe them.&#8221;
The announcement of the new tax caused a <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/1072775645/quebec-covid-19-unvaccinated-tax">surge</a> in new vaccinations, which Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé called “encouraging” on Twitter.
Slightly over 12,000 people have passed away from COVID-19 in Quebec — a figure that represents a mere 0.14% of the province’s population.
However, fines and taxes for the unvaccinated are by no means unprecedented in the Western world. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-canada-quebec-a07db82132f4c1bcade929667915780f">The Associated Press</a> reported:
<blockquote>In Greece, people older than 60 have until Sunday to get their first coronavirus shots or be fined 100 euros ($113) for every month they remain unvaccinated.
Austria’s health minister announced last month the government plans to impose fines of up to 3,600 euros ($4,000) on people who flout a coronavirus vaccine mandate that it aims to introduce in February for all residents age 14 and over.
In Italy, residents 50 and older are required to be vaccinated, and beginning in mid-February those failing to do so will face fines as high as 1,600 euros ($1,800) if they enter their workplaces.</blockquote>
Meanwhile, news from the United States is more encouraging. The Supreme Court <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-said-do-not-comply-we-won">decided</a> on Thursday to stay the Biden administration’s private employer COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate, which would have threatened 85 million workers.
“It’s a tremendous day for the American people and for the founding idea that this is a limited government of enumerated powers, which exists to protect, not erode, the God-given freedoms of the people,” Daily Wire Co-CEO Jeremy Boreing wrote in response to the decision. “What does all of that mean? It means we won. It means we’re still free.”
“It means the complainants, beginning with The Daily Wire, who brought the first in the nation lawsuit against the mandate, and the nearly 60 others, including the Federation of Independent Business and a coalition of states who were invited to give oral arguments before the court, have prevailed in our application for injunctive relief,” he continued. “And it means that, for today, and very likely forever, Joe Biden’s attempt to turn private employers into the enforcement arm of his federal vaccination scheme will not be implemented.”
“Total victory, not just for the millions of Americans who have exercised their right not to be vaccinated, but the millions more who oppose the tyranny of this mandate regardless of their vaccine status,” Boreing added. “And utter defeat for the government, which sought to enforce its will on the American people — literally INTO the American people — at threat of financial ruin just because they’re convinced they know better than you.”
“Drink their tears, my friends, and enjoy your freedom. By the grace of God, you still have it.”

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers (RCMP) wearing protective masks stand outside the Senate of Canada before the Throne Speech in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will launch a campaign to create 1 million jobs in Canada, returning employment to pre-pandemic levels

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Quebec residents who refuse to receive a COVID-19 vaccination will be forced to pay a &#8220;significant&#8221; financial penalty, Premier Francois Legault said on Tuesday.
The fee would be the first of its kind in Canada and would apply to adult residents lacking a medical exemption.
Legault said about 10% of adults in Quebec are unvaccinated, but they represent about 50% of intensive care patients.
“Those who refuse to get their first doses in the coming weeks will have to pay a new health contribution,” Legault said, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-canada-quebec-a07db82132f4c1bcade929667915780f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>.
“The majority are asking that there be consequences. &#8230; It’s a question of fairness for the 90% of the population that have made some sacrifices. We owe them,” he added.
The amount of the fee has not yet been announced.
The new information is in addition to other strong coronavirus restrictions in the province. In December, Legault launched a strict curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. in response to the increasing coronavirus cases.
<a href="https://torontosun.com/news/national/quebec-to-force-unvaccinated-to-pay-significant-financial-penalty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Canadian Press</a> reported the move is one of several new restrictions in Quebec:
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<blockquote>Last week, Quebec announced it would expand the vaccine passport system by requiring proof of vaccination to enter liquor and cannabis stores. Health Minister Christian Dubé has said he was mulling extending the passport further, to shopping malls and personal care salons.
Legault said Tuesday the passport expansion remained on the table: &#8220;Yes, we will continue to look at spreading the use of the vaccine passport, but I think we have to go further.&#8221;</blockquote>
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Though the fee would be the first in North America, the practice follows moves in some European nations to fine the unvaccinated.
Austria’s health minister announced in December that the government will dish out fines of up to 3,600 euros ($4,000) on people who refuse the nation&#8217;s vaccine mandate for residents 14 years old or older.
In Greece, residents more than 60 years old will be fined 100 euros ($113) for every month they remain unvaccinated, according to the AP.
Quebec also recently drew attention on New Year’s Eve when a gathering of just six people in Gatineau, Canada, led a neighbor to notify police, who arrived just before midnight to confront the residents. The incident led to a brawl and two arrests that went viral online. The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-viral-video-of-canadian-police-battling-residents-after-neighbor-alerts-them-of-new-years-eve-gathering" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>:
<blockquote>“Quebec is currently in lockdown, meaning visitors from another address are not permitted inside people’s homes at the moment,” <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/gatineau-police-new-years-altercation-1.5859782">CBC</a> noted. Gatineau is the fourth-largest city in the province after Montreal, Quebec City, and Laval.
Differing versions of what transpired were offered by the police and the residents; Lieutenant Éric Simard stated, “The recommended approach was preventive. The agents asked for their collaboration to put an end to the gathering, but they were rejected,” as the <a href="https://jh2goshrbdepcqem7w23m5tnri-adwhj77lcyoafdy-journaldemontreal.translate.goog/2021/01/01/rassemblement-une-intervention-policiere-a-gatineau-degenere-1">Journal of Montreal</a> reported. Simard added that the police intended simply to warn the residents but ultimately gave out statements of offense, which can reportedly amount to $1,546 per person.
Gatineau police spokesperson Renee Anne St. Amant told Radio-Canada that the owner of the house would not identify herself and was uncooperative, stating, “At this point, the situation just got worse.”</blockquote>

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Give a human being rules that he/she feels are unreasonable, and sooner or later someone will create an ingenious solution whereby the rules might be circumvented.
The latest case in point: In Sherbrooke, in Quebec province of Canada, where Covid curfew rules implemented on Saturday stipulated a nightly curfew between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. but permitted people to walk their dog close to home, one  innovative wife came up with a novel solution so she and her husband could go for a walk. She put her husband on a leash.
No, really.
“The woman reportedly told police that she was just out ‘walking her dog’ near their home in the city of Sherbrooke, in Quebec province,” <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55631198">BBC</a> reported, adding, “The pair were spotted by police at around 21:00 on Saturday, just a short while after the new rules came into effect. They reportedly told police that they were following the rule for pets.”
“When questioned by police, the couple said they were happy to receive the ticket and claimed they were following the rules set forth by Premier Francois Legault,” <a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-couple-hit-with-curfew-violation-fine-after-wife-walks-husband-on-a-leash-1.5262178">CTV News</a> added.
The couple was fined roughly $3,000. Isabelle Gendron, of the Sherbrooke Police Department, informed La Tribune that the couple &#8220;did not co-operate with the police at all.” BBC noted that police in Quebec province issued 750 tickets for violations over the weekend.
<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nightly-curfew-pandemic-takes-effect-quebec-75157351">ABC News</a> noted of the Quebec curfew:
<blockquote>There are exceptions for essential workers, people walking dogs, and those who have medical reasons to be out, such as a doctor’s appointment. … Under the terms of the curfew, grocery stores and convenience stores will have to close by 7:30 p.m. in order to allow workers and customers to get home. Stores connected to gas stations can stay open to serve essential workers.</blockquote>
Novel solutions to get around COVID restrictions are not limited to Canada. In late November, newly-elected GOP Congresswoman Lauren Boebert of Colorado <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-rep-elect-plans-turkey-funeral-to-bypass-state-restrictions-on-gatherings/">circumvented the state&#8217;s Thanksgiving gathering restrictions</a> over COVID-19 by calling her Thanksgiving dinner a &#8220;funeral&#8221; for a dead turkey.
“In Colorado, Thanksgiving is limited to 10 people, but funerals are limited to 30,&#8221; Boebert <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-elect-lauren-boebert-plans-thanksgiving-funeral-for-dead-turkey-in-defiance-of-colorado-guidelines">told</a> Fox News. &#8220;So I&#8217;m going to have a peaceful funeral for a turkey and have about 30 people at my house.&#8221;
Boebert lives in Garfield County, which was under &#8220;Level Orange – High Risk&#8221; COVID-19 restrictions. The restrictions stated that no more than 10 people could hold public – or even private – gatherings, and no more than two household members could gather. But houses of worship and events like weddings, funerals and baptisms could have up to 50 people, more than the number of people Boebert claimed she was having.
Boebert later told Fox that she should be allowed to invite more people because she had added two more dead animals to the menu – a pig and a duck.

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On New Year’s Eve in Gatineau, Canada, a city in western Quebec, a neighbor notified police about a residence where a group of six people gathered to celebrate, triggering the police to arrive just before midnight to confront the residents, which precipitated a violent brawl with two of the residents getting arrested. Part of the incident was caught on video and went viral.
“Quebec is currently in lockdown, meaning visitors from another address are not permitted inside people&#8217;s homes at the moment,” <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/gatineau-police-new-years-altercation-1.5859782">CBC</a> noted. Gatineau is the fourth-largest city in the province after Montreal, Quebec City, and Laval.
Differing versions of what transpired were offered by the police and the residents; Lieutenant Éric Simard stated, “The recommended approach was preventive. The agents asked for their collaboration to put an end to the gathering, but they were rejected,” as the <a href="https://jh2goshrbdepcqem7w23m5tnri-adwhj77lcyoafdy-journaldemontreal.translate.goog/2021/01/01/rassemblement-une-intervention-policiere-a-gatineau-degenere-1">Journal of Montreal</a> reported. Simard added that the police intended simply to warn the residents but ultimately gave out statements of offense, which can reportedly amount to $1,546 per person.
Gatineau police spokesperson Renee Anne St. Amant told Radio-Canada that the owner of the house would not identify herself and was uncooperative, stating, &#8220;At this point, the situation just got worse.”
Gatineau police spokesperson Mariane Leduc said Sunday that the two women who answered the door would not present their IDs, a criminal offense, as <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/03/americas/canada-covid-19-lockdown-arrests/index.html">CNN</a> reported. The Gatineau Police <a href="https://twitter.com/PoliceGatineau/status/1345414662448443394">tweeted,</a> “The individual arrested in the video had assaulted a police officer, hitting him in the face a few times.”
Mathieu Tessier said both he and his sister, who owns the residence, were detained by police. He claimed police used excessive force, adding, &#8220;The police cannot do what they did to us. They treat us like animals, like criminals.&#8221; He admitted that the group knew they were risking trouble with the gathering, but he added, &#8220;The worst case in my head, it was &#8230; like, a warning.” He denied assaulting an officer.
“Tessier said when his sister stepped out of the house to speak to police, she wasn&#8217;t wearing shoes or a mask. His mother then opened the door to ask her inside, which is when Tessier said things escalated,” CBC reported. Tessier asserted, &#8220;The policemen took [my mother&#8217;s] arms from the house and pulled to get her out.” He continued by saying he was hiding in the living room with his girlfriend and stepfather but intervened when he heard his mother scream.
As he placed himself between his mother and the officer, Tessier’s girlfriend started filming. He said, &#8220;When I see that he was pulling my mother out, I go in the middle of them so they can leave my mother alone so I can close the door and talk.” He claimed some of the officers were maskless, saying, &#8220;You&#8217;re supposed to protect us but right now you don&#8217;t have [a] mask so you put my life in danger.”
St. Amant said that one officer lost his mask in the scuffle, adding that because of the urgency of what transpired, officers had no time to put on masks.
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