text: Ummm.  No.  C-16 isn't law yet, and besides, what is the "correct" gender pronoun for someone who has undergone sexual reassignment therapy?
  
  I am guessing it would be the sex they were reassigned to, and that view seems to be supported by the medical community, but we are all entitled to an opinion.
  
  Further, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is universal.  It could be argued that a piece of legislation violates the Charter and could therefore be struck down -- but that certainly doesn't mean that the Charter itself is applied any differently to certain individuals or groups.  O'Leary learned that the hard way when he suggested using the notwithstanding clause to keep refugees out.
  
  A final thought.  Oligarchy is a small group of people in control of a country.  Think of the English aristocracy in the 18th century, or the Politburo in Soviet Russia.  I can't think of a relevant example in Canada unless we go back to the Family Compact or Chateau Clique.