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Any time a protest illegally occupies a chunk of the nation's capital and their stated goal is the removal of a democratically elected sitting prime minister and his government, it is some level of threat to democracy.

They were proposing a transitional government with them, our unelected Senate and the GG running the country. We can laugh about it if we want to, but that's a direct attack on the charter, our democratic institutions, traditions, etc.
 
MindzEye said:
Any time a protest illegally occupies a chunk of the nation's capital and their stated goal is the removal of a democratically elected sitting prime minister and his government, it is some level of threat to democracy.

They were proposing a transitional government with them, our unelected Senate and the GG running the country. We can laugh about it if we want to, but that's a direct attack on the charter, our democratic institutions, traditions, etc.
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Ya and also they parked their trucks on residential streets and in front of private business, idling and blasting their horns all day and night.
 
lecoqsportif said:
The origins of the 2022 truckers clambake was a 2019 anti-climate protest and there was evidence of US financial support, I believe. So, I don’t know about it being “organic”.
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With how much the Tucker Carlsons, Elon Musks et al were jerking off about the convoy, and with how outraged they were when it was shut down, I will never be convinced it wasn’t in significant part an astroturfing campaign conducted by American fascists.

With the direction they want to take the United States in, they cannot countenance being bordered by an independent, multi-cultural, secular liberal democracy.
 
As a resident of Ottawa, I can confirm the Convoy wasn't a peaceful gathering of like minded folks interested in exercising their democratic right to assemble.

It was a gathering of far-right racist agitators who wanted to overthrow the Canadian government for having the audacity to...check's notes...allow the provincial governments to enforce reasonable healthcare measures during a word wide pandemic.

There were all kinds of stories of the Convoy's actions from Ottawa residents:
  • Blocking off streets
  • Running diesel trucks 24/7
  • Blowing air horns 24/7
  • Waving Nazi and Confederate flags
  • Making racist and sexist comments to locals
  • Budding in line at the soup kitchens in the Market (it's not socialism when it's for them)
  • Threatening to attack anyone who came near them
All of it was enabled by the provincial and city government (specifically their police departments). The convoy wanted to shut down the federal government (who were all working from home, lol), instead all they did was make life miserable for low to middle income residents downtown Ottawa.
 
Blackheart said:
As a resident of Ottawa, I can confirm the Convoy wasn't a peaceful gathering of like minded folks interested in exercising their democratic right to assemble.

It was a gathering of far-right racist agitators who wanted to overthrow the Canadian government for having the audacity to...check's notes...allow the provincial governments to enforce reasonable healthcare measures during a word wide pandemic.

There were all kinds of stories of the Convoy's actions from Ottawa residents:
  • Blocking off streets
  • Running diesel trucks 24/7
  • Blowing air horns 24/7
  • Waving Nazi and Confederate flags
  • Making racist and sexist comments to locals
  • Budding in line at the soup kitchens in the Market (it's not socialism when it's for them)
  • Threatening to attack anyone who came near them
All of it was enabled by the provincial and city government (specifically their police departments). The convoy wanted to shut down the federal government (who were all working from home, lol), instead all they did was make life miserable for low to middle income residents downtown Ottawa.
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I have heard similar stories from people that I know who lived in Ottawa during that time. I didn't know about the flags, though.
 
Blackheart said:
All of it was enabled by the provincial and city government (specifically their police departments). The convoy wanted to shut down the federal government (who were all working from home, lol), instead all they did was make life miserable for low to middle income residents downtown Ottawa.
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This deserves ten thumbs up.

Yes I’m still bitter and I’m usually a very forgiving person.
 
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