Commentary Like other Canadian provinces, Ontario has turned into a police state where citizens are denied their basic human rights and civil liberties. The simple pleasure of freely leaving your own home to go and visit a friend is now illegal. Citizens can’t escape their own house arrest (a penalty normally reserved for  convicted criminals) unless meeting government requirements such as shopping for groceries or getting vaccinated. Of course, one could easily escape the law by lying to police, claiming falsely to be on a shopping trip while actually driving to a friend’s place. But this, too, is a serious problem: honest and law-abiding citizens now feel compelled to lie because of unjust laws. This is not the kind of society I want for myself or my children. A free and democratic country has just laws that treat citizens like responsible adults. When laws respect citizens’ human dignity and fundamental …