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This was the core problem when i wrote this a week ago, before anyone set foot in Ottawa.

Still is.

Support or against masks or vaccinations? Who cares — compared to the below.

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The innuendo stops barely short of calling this group organized terrorists, and stops barely short of condemning the essential principle of peaceful protest in Canada. This is unacceptable. Read the media coverage.

Its not hard to see any future protests against the government, without evidence, instantly denounced as Nazi’s, homophobic, racist, terrorist, or any other inflammatory label, in the name of quelling any dissent. These words should not be used flippantly, but have been applied to this entire group of truckers, notable in their size.

Where will we be in 10 years? Appointing Trudeau dictator for life? Shame on the media for their inflammatory coverage of this peaceful convoy.

The small fringe minority of people who are on their way to Ottawa, or who are holding unacceptable views that they're expressing, do not represent the views of Canadians who have been there for each other," Trudeau told a news conference today.”

Unacceptable views? Define this!

“Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said he is “concerned about the small number of far-right, vocal opposition that is polluting much of our political debate.”

What does that mean? Define it. Anything right of YOUR views?

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has denounced the convoy and accused its organizers of voicing "inflammatory, divisive and hateful comments."

That is not true. The organizers have explicitly called for a peaceful protest.

I ask: Is the right to peaceful protest still alive in Canada? it’s important.

Cause next time — it might be YOU protesting something else, and then demonized as hateful, homophobic, racist and a terrorist, just for gathering on Parliament Hill, holding a sign.
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Just another canuck wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 5:12 pm
TG wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 2:57 pm They have their freeeeedom in Sweden no?
https://mobile.twitter.com/DFsuzgun/st ... 9_PJYFsAtM
50% of the trains canceled because of sickness
https://t.co/wdEnuvxliX

20% of all truck drivers out sick
https://mobile.twitter.com/DFsuzgun/sta ... 8077054978

Large grocery stores forced to shut down parts of their store because of staff shortages
https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/tving ... ll-orsaken

Mail, fire, and sanitation services cancelled for entire towns because staff shortages
https://www.mitti.se/nyheter/sa-paverk ... BJmRx6TfA/

Regular people asked to fill in public service jobs
https://t.co/X3u2qrCRmf

60% loss of business for hotels
25% of prison staff out sick
10% of the police staff out sick
Schools force to shutdown because too many out sick
25% students out sick, 23% teachers out sick
Doctor and nurses asked to come back from quarantine because of staff shortages
70% of the nursing homes without basic oxygen resources
33% of the court cases delayed
Mental health services on hold while depression and suicide increase
Got tired linking all the associated articles. You can use Goggle translate to read them if interested.


Just a “little bump” for Sweden to pass I guess.
What's your point? Continue the lockdowns? They don't work either. Do you work in the airline sector? Do you support getting rid of restrictions and testing with regards to flying?
What the point is!? Really?

The point is: Up to how many people reporting sick a country can function normally.
Montano/Captpoop/Thatagedwel---> Reporting sick doesn't necessarily mean ending in the ICU duh!

Like you I want restrictions to end up. Main difference, I don't want it done in a reckless manner (Would you fly an aircraft not signed up by maintenance? No! Me neither)

It’s quite the gamble or maybe they (They as in Canada) Are just waiting for this current infection's wave to pass and see if no new mutation is lurking right behind before opening the gates.

Then freeeeeedom it will be yes.
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hamstandard wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 5:37 pm
tsgarp wrote: Thu Feb 03, 2022 4:43 pm This vaccine is basically experimental.......
Not any more:

Full approval now by the CDC.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/sma ... d=msedgntp

Woohoo! The people that brought us ‘two weeks to flatten the curve’, ‘80% of population with one shot’, ‘Everybody with two shots’, ‘Herd immunity’ and ‘Boosters to infinity’ now, under immense political pressure, say this vaccine is safe. I have some waterfront land in Florida to sell you.
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This ok with everyone?

Elon Musk is overtly calling Gofundme, thieves.

Governor of Florida, is launching a fraud investigation.

GoFundMe Seizes Millions In Trucker Protest Funds, Will Give It To Charities Instead

Update (0725ET): After the radical leftists in San Francisco who operate GoFundMe seized millions of dollars from the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" and vowed to refund donations to donors (upon request) or disburse the funds to "credible charities" (like Black Lives Matter, Greenpeace, and Planned Parenthood Matter), the internet went absolutely mental Friday night about the crowd-sourcing platform's decision.

Source ZeroHedge.
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Just another canuck wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:32 am This is starting to feel a lot like a war. Cut off communication. Cut of resources. Cut off funding. Lie and spread propaganda. And to think, all JT had to do was extend an olive branch and open some dialogue and listen. This is on him. F***ing coward.
Is "talk to Trudeau" an objective from the Convoy's Memorandum of Understanding? Which leaders would he talk to?

The federal government can get rid of border mandates, but cannot get rid of the provincial mandates. Yet the Convoy wants Trudeau to exercise government overreach and abolish ALL mandates.

Even if he could, he would not be able to get the Americans to drop their mandates against unvaccinated truckers.

Since he is not able to do that, what is the Convoy's only course of action from their MOU?
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rookiepilot wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 7:25 am After the radical leftists in San Francisco who operate GoFundMe seized millions of dollars from the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" and vowed to refund donations to donors (upon request) or disburse the funds to "credible charities" (like Black Lives Matter, Greenpeace, and Planned Parenthood Matter), the internet went absolutely mental Friday night about the crowd-sourcing platform's decision.
A group of woke people(including our federal government) fighting a group of ignorant protesters.

Reminds me of back in the school days when you saw a two guys that you really didn't like that were fighting each other. You had this hope that both would lose badly and you would end up unscathed.
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Maybe someone could arrange some convoys, roadblocks and demonstrations in favour of cross border and other vaccine restrictions. I mean, if that’s the way we’re going to determine government policy in this new world…?

Let’s play a game of my roadblock is better than your roadblock, shall we?

I’m totally in favour of letting people show their anger, but as a tool for setting policy, it completely sucks.
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4 people protesting were deliberately struck by a hit and run SUV last night in Winnipeg.

Driver arrested and charged.

That is genuine violence, but of course Zero media coverage.

Doesn’t fit the narrative.
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rookiepilot wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:08 pm 4 people protesting were deliberately struck by a hit and run SUV last night in Winnipeg.

Driver arrested and charged.

That is genuine violence, but of course Zero media coverage.

Doesn’t fit the narrative.
Yeah zero media coverage. It was only on CBC, CTV, Global, Winnipeg Free Press etc. Zero.
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Vern wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:16 pm
rookiepilot wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:08 pm 4 people protesting were deliberately struck by a hit and run SUV last night in Winnipeg.

Driver arrested and charged.

That is genuine violence, but of course Zero media coverage.

Doesn’t fit the narrative.
Yeah zero media coverage. It was only on CBC, CTV, Global, Winnipeg Free Press etc. Zero.
Just showed up. Won't last a day.

Isn’t driving into a a crowd of people at high speed — terrorism?

Not a tweet from Singh, Trudeau, anyone though.

It never happened.

Edit: “the frustration from the long siege in Winnipeg drove the driver to it. Perfectly understandable under the strain”

I can read it now.
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rookiepilot wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:08 pm
That is genuine violence, but of course Zero media coverage.

Doesn’t fit the narrative.
Conservatives always lie. There’s plenty of coverage.
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Is it just me or is YouTube now censoring all the little guys???

All I could find on my search for "Truckers Protests" was results that came from mainstream media.

Can others check if I have somehow missed something.

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Just checked my saved links and they came up OK - but I don't see anything that is new today?????
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Found a couple using duck duck go.

WOW!!!!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km5Em_xz8RI
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Go to youtube and search "Freedom Convoy" and sort by upload date. That takes the algorithm out of the equation (aka you see more than CTV, Global etc.) and you can see videos uploaded from many people. Including people just walking through downtown Ottawa. Kinda feels like you're there! Sure doesn't look like a white supremacy protest to me. Lots of people from different backgrounds, and all ages.
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Just another canuck wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:26 pm https://twitter.com/pierrepoilievre/sta ... 98030?s=21

If you choose the black face sociopath over this man, there's something wrong with you.

Of course, he's gotta win the leadership first. Him or Lewis.
He complains that Trudeau uses covid as a political opportunity yet how many times does he use the word freedom in this video? Hypocritical much? :lol:
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Just another canuck wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:26 pm https://twitter.com/pierrepoilievre/sta ... 98030?s=21

If you choose the black face sociopath over this man, there's something wrong with you.

Of course, he's gotta win the leadership first. Him or Lewis.
I really like Pierre Poilievre. I think he's the most logical choice for the leadership of the Conservative Party.

Mr. O'Toole was trying too hard to cater to everyone (not that its was a bad thing) and somewhere along the way forgot what his role was. A politician, especially a (potential) Prime Minister needs to represent all Canadians, but given the current environment, he was too weak or not willing to be more aggressive in his policies and standing up against ridiculous mandates. I personally agree with the Conservative Party's choice to remove him from leadership.

What we need is a strong, intelligent and frankly someone with a bit of backbone to push back against the absurd policies of the ultra-left Liberals and NDP. We need to contain and attempt to fix the out of control economy that is hurting almost every Canadian, be it a trucker from Red Deer AB, a teacher from Sydney NS, or a fisherman from Nunavut.

He'll have my vote!
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FOD wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 2:12 pm
Aviatard wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 1:13 pm
rookiepilot wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:08 pm
That is genuine violence, but of course Zero media coverage.

Doesn’t fit the narrative.
Conservatives always lie. There’s plenty of coverage.
Demonstrate one single lie told by a conservative.
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