Canada should return to pre-world war one values

In 1914 Canada had no income tax, no overall sales tax, and family values were the norm within all parties. If someone truly needed assistance friends, family and church charities would help the person out so that they could get back onto their feet. Everyone owned guns yet there was no worry about crime. People were patriotic to Canada, no matter what country their ancestors were from. Why was it that we did so well back then and not now?

Respect for The Constitution:

Even though Canada does not have any constitutional restrictions placed on laws that have made society the failure it is today, it does have guidelines that we have strayed away from. First off, the BNA act says that provinces should do direct taxation (income tax) to raise revenues. This implies that sales taxes should not be applied provincially (even though there are no restrictions on that matter). We have obviously ignored this constitutional suggestion, seeing how Canada now has an extensive federal income tax scheme and many sales taxes provincially. I believe that if we used the BNA as an economic blueprint, Canada would (still) be a powerhouse of businesses of all sizes. On social issues, we have ignored the preamble to our many constitutional documents, stating that : Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law. Currently in Canada, people can marry people of the same gender, babies can be killed at ANY time in the pregnancy, and restrictions are placed on religious conversations in school. When a nation abandons God, it ultimately fails.