The document discusses when it may be justified for a liberal democracy to temporarily suspend citizens' rights and freedoms. It argues that rights can be suspended during times of crisis when it is necessary to protect democratic principles and society, as long as it is only for a limited time, benefits all citizens, and the government makes responsible decisions. It provides the examples of Canada implementing the War Measures Act during World Wars and a separatist crisis as times when rights were justifiably suspended, while Nazi Germany's suspension of rights led to a loss of democracy.