Story 010 | The Restaurant Owner and the Angry Leader

 

In Quebec, Canada, there was a man named Mr. Roncarelli who owned a fine restaurant. He used his own money to help his friends get out of jail when they were arrested for sharing his faith. This made the powerful Premier of the province very angry! He used his power like a personal weapon and told the liquor commission to take away Mr. Roncarelli’s licence “forever” to punish him. The judges said “Power is a loan, not a possession”. They told the Premier he couldn’t use his high office to settle a personal grudge. Should a leader be allowed to ruin someone’s business just because they disagree?