Giving the police expanded powers won't backfire the next time an authoritarian-adjacent party wins an election, will it? After all, look how well the enabling act turned out for the lawmakers who passed it.
Like the current one? It is definitely the most authoritarian (Canadian) government I've witnessed in my lifetime and this article is completely in line with what they've been working towards (the CBC is known to be in bed with the government) but apparently accusing conservatives of what they're doing fools a good amount of people.