Les manifestants s’en prennent à notre collègue @poirieryvesTVA #FreedomConvoyCanada2022 #JDM pic.twitter.com/iG8ibc7Lst
— Clara Loiseau (@ClaraLoiseauJDM) February 1, 2022
Voici la vidéo : pic.twitter.com/94iXLiHVni
— Mylène Crête (@MyleneCrete) February 19, 2022
RAB91 said:WATCH: A trucker convoy, complete with logging trucks, is on its way to Quebec. pic.twitter.com/ewfBcF8AaF
— Election Wizard 🇺🇸 (@ElectionWiz) February 19, 2022
TChaney said:
Sorry, for passing on fake news.
Just actively digging for proof of violence from the protestors and that popped up.
Ridiculous.SociallyConditionedAg said:
Greg Abbott' taking notes.
So, for those of you with any doubts about the nature of this “protest”: it’s turning into a violent occupation. I went for a walk in my own neighbourhood, taking some pictures of the current state of things… and ended up being assaulted by so-called freedom fighters. pic.twitter.com/Hv8ZJEtrUd
— Tim Abray (@timabray) January 31, 2022
Trudeau controlled state TV. Take with a grain of salt. There are simply too many live streamers in Ottawa for much of what that guy claimed to see to be true.TChaney said:
I did find a video of a guy being "attacked"
From what I can tell from the brief footage the attack consisted of him dropping his phone or having it knocked out of his hand.
Womackster said:Jay Reimenschneider said:
Look bro, Abbott wasn't the best at the beginning of the "pandemic." But I think we all should acknowledge that we had no idea what was happening. I wasn't in favor of the shutdown, but I was "ok" with "2 weeks to flatten the curve." I think Abbott did ok, and he's better than the alternative, being Beto.
2 weeks? Seriously? All of you with no memories are why we all keep getting duped as a movement. Wheels had us locking down until almost fall. Closed the state parks down at almost 2 months in. You know, state parks, those closed in incubators of disease? Of course he's better than Beto, Einstein. But there's a primary and I'm just about to go vote for whomever I feel has the best shot at unseating this phony.
There are hundreds of claims of property damage and violence.Irish 2.0 said:
From 3 weeks ago?
The police moving away, or arresting veterans at the war Memorial right now. This is Canada. Shame on @JustinTrudeau truly a stain on our history and country . https://t.co/v1v4DC0njX
— Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) February 19, 2022
It's always been about our health and safety hasn't it. https://t.co/DyQBa8YZ4t
— Efron Monsanto 🇨🇦🚜🚛 (@realmonsanto) February 19, 2022
TChaney said:There are hundreds of claims of property damage and violence.Irish 2.0 said:
From 3 weeks ago?
We live in the digital age with phones and cameras EVERYWHERE.
The Canadian government narrative is that the freedom convoy protestors are violent savages.
The best footage I can come up with to support that false portrayal is a few shoves and heated arguments.
Meanwhile we are seeing plenty of footage of police taking it too far.
Here’s Lincoln Jay’s livestream from downtown Ottawa. Police are wielding long weapons against an unarmed, peaceful protest. https://t.co/TWL1aqm8Vi
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) February 19, 2022
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Time for Trudeau to Concede: The Truckers Have Won
COMMENTARY
.By Steven McGuire February 18, 2022
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has embarrassed himself and his government with his response to the Freedom Convoy, and however it ends now, there's no way for him to save face.
From the start, Trudeau has dismissed the truckers' concerns and tried to discredit them by claiming they're a fringe minority with "unacceptable views." Yet, a recent poll suggested that 46% of Canadians have some sympathy with the truckers, even if most disapprove of their methods. That's higher than Trudeau's own approval rating.
Rather than meeting with the truckers or even considering some concession or compromise, Trudeau fled Parliament Hill and dug his heels in. Protecting himself from a peaceful democratic protest while doubling down on mandates and restrictions paints a fitting image of the virtue signaling that has characterized his COVID-19 response.
Trudeau should have realized that, regardless of whether he meets the protestors' demands before or after they disband (or are disbanded), their demands will be met in the near future. They couldn't have timed their protest more perfectly. As the omicron wave recedes, jurisdictions around the world are removing the same kinds of restrictions that the truckers object to and on which Trudeau continues to insist. The demands of the truckers look more reasonable every day, and Trudeau's resistance more unnecessary.
Possibly realizing that he needs to end the mandates soon but not wanting to look like he's giving in, Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canada's history, in the hope that the truckers can be disbanded before he relaxes the restrictions. It won't matter. Everyone will see that Trudeau has done exactly what the truckers wanted.
Worst of all is the political effect of declaring an emergency. It's bad enough that Trudeau has resorted to emergency powers that have rarely been used. (The predecessor War Measures Act was invoked three times: during the two world wars and when terrorists abducted and killed the deputy premier of Quebec.) It's even worse in this context. In essence, the truckers are rallying against what they view as unacceptable uses of government power. So what does Trudeau do? He asserts even more power.
Trudeau talks about restoring trust in Canadian institutions, but trust can't be compelled. It has to be earned, and what has he done to earn the trust of the Canadians who oppose vaccine mandates? He's bulldozed over their concerns and insulted them. Now he's acting as if they're an existential threat to the country.
Like American liberal elites, Trudeau doesn't realize that he's part of the crisis of legitimacy in Western democracies. He thinks he can deal with democratic dissent with insults and suppression. But politics is about compromise even with "deplorables" who hold unacceptable views.
It's time for Trudeau to accept that the truckers have prevailed. He should meet their demands and end the restrictions. That way, he can end both the protests and the pandemic and maybe even restore some trust in democracy.
Steven McGuire, born and raised in Canada, is director of the Matthew J. Ryan Center at Villanova University.
TChaney said:There are hundreds of claims of property damage and violence.Irish 2.0 said:
From 3 weeks ago?
We live in the digital age with phones and cameras EVERYWHERE.
The Canadian government narrative is that the freedom convoy protestors are violent savages.
The best footage I can come up with to support that false portrayal is a few shoves and heated arguments.
Meanwhile we are seeing plenty of footage of police taking it too far.
Except to do so means a loss of face for JT, so he's gotta see it through now no matter what. He's painted himself into a corner. He's f'ed either way now.Quote:
That way, he can end both the protests and the pandemic and maybe even restore some trust in democracy.
Just like every other liberal psycho, he'll come out the other side unscathed and the populace will get screwed harder in the end.MooreTrucker said:Except to do so means a loss of face for JT, so he's gotta see it through now no matter what. He's painted himself into a corner. He's f'ed either way now.Quote:
That way, he can end both the protests and the pandemic and maybe even restore some trust in democracy.
The protesters aggressively hit your batons with their faces
— Razor (@hale_razor) February 19, 2022
TChaney said:
I have a feeling it is actually going to turn violent now due to the police escalation.
Some people are going to be pushed to their limits and fight back.
Then the media and government get the "see I told you they were violent"
That's exactly the plan, and it wouldn't be possible without a lying, complicit MSM.TChaney said:
I have a feeling it is actually going to turn violent now due to the police escalation.
Some people are going to be pushed to their limits and fight back.
Then the media and government get the "see I told you they were violent"
1. I just spoke with Alexa Lavoie, our brave reporter who was just assaulted by Trudeau's police. She tells me a cop hit her three times with a club and then shot a tear gas canister at her leg from point-blank range.
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) February 19, 2022
Trudeau has instructed his police to attack journalists. pic.twitter.com/cCzOavctrz
Grapes said:
My neighbour being arrested in Ottawa. This is painful, it breaks my heart what these police are going along with.
https://m.facebook.com/jason.vanderwier/videos/749353516036108/?d=n
At the very least Abbott should issue a statement about Texans supporting freedom and the actions of the Canadian government are disturbing. Of course folks could then point out him shutting down businesses. Most likely, he will wait for DeSantis to say something first.Irish 2.0 said:
Can Abbott expel Canadian diplomats that are living in Texas? Or is that only the state department?
VaultingChemist said:1. I just spoke with Alexa Lavoie, our brave reporter who was just assaulted by Trudeau's police. She tells me a cop hit her three times with a club and then shot a tear gas canister at her leg from point-blank range.
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) February 19, 2022
Trudeau has instructed his police to attack journalists. pic.twitter.com/cCzOavctrz
Trudeau's Brown Shirts are attacking reporters now. Just lovely.
Here is a photo of police shooting the reporter.
https://twitter.com/FredFredderson1/status/1495063558165565444?s=20&t=pd8DyBTvFpQhPYN3gBH7WQ
