We are governed thusly because we consent to be governed thusly.  They know, and we refuse to acknowledge, that we are too timid to deal with the necessary consequence of revoking our consent:

"Political power grows from the barrel of a gun" - Mao Zedung

Pere Trudeau proved that.  Don't think for an instant the le Fils would not do likewise when all the pushing and shoving has been exhausted.  So, unless one is prepared to pick up a weapon and use it with intent, all this palaver is just so much mental self-pleasuring.  Enjoy!