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Five takeaways on the Canadian trucker protests
The Hill - Changing America ^ | Feb 10, 2022 | Adam Barnes and Olafimihan Oshin

Posted on 02/10/2022 3:26:07 PM PST by fwdude

Two weeks of protests in Canada’s capital over a cross-border vaccine mandate requiring truckers to be vaccinated upon crossing has produced dozens of investigations and numerous arrests — leading to a state of emergency declaration.

Efforts to stage similar protests in the U.S. are emerging, with the Department of Homeland Security issuing a memo warning police partners of demonstrations in the United States.

The demonstrations and protests reflect widespread pandemic fatigue around the world but have also stirred controversy.

Here are five takeaways on the protests.

Ottawa is under siege

The protests in Canada’s capital city led Ottawa mayor Jim Watson to declared a state of emergency on Sunday, reflecting the “serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: canada; convoy; corruption; justintrudeau; ottawa
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To: fwdude

Ottawa is under siege

The protests in Canada’s capital city led Ottawa mayor Jim Watson to declared a state of emergency on Sunday, reflecting the “serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents.”

Can’t be stressed how untrue this is.


21 posted on 02/10/2022 4:56:07 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: fwdude
"Blockages, illegal demonstrations are unacceptable, and are negatively impacting businesses and manufacturers,” Trudeau said

I wish some powerful politician in our country had said that, when hordes were breaking windows, burning businesses and churches, looting, intimidating people leaving the White House after a meeting, etc. But I guess all of those fell into the MSM's notion of 'mostly peaceful and righteous' demonstrations

The only difference is that I haven't seen any of that burning/looting/intimidation stuff taking place in Ottawa.
22 posted on 02/10/2022 4:59:04 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: notted

I’ve been glued to it. Ottawawalks. Zot. Zoke Viva. Uottawascotty. My heart is in ottawa.


23 posted on 02/10/2022 5:00:37 PM PST by Donnafrflorida (Thru Him all things are possible.)
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To: fwdude; bitt; Liz; null and void; ransomnote; TigersEye; maggief; Jim Robinson; TheMom; ...
Sorry for the all caps. To be honest I'm just too lazy to retype it.
I hope you all find this as interesting as I did.
Military Intel Officer Says Politicians & Media Committing Psychological Warfare Against the People 21:02
Tom Quiggens Self Introduction - 0:00-3:18 (DAYUM!)

The younger man on the left lags the middle but Quiggens
carries the majority of the speaking.

24 posted on 02/10/2022 5:02:16 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Qui is
Do these political hacks honestly think anybody actually believes this BS?

I have a relative who does. she thinks CNN is gospel truth.

Yeah, they are out there.

25 posted on 02/10/2022 5:03:37 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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How about that! From all caps on copy and paste to upper
and lower case automatically. Too cool BitChute.
26 posted on 02/10/2022 5:03:50 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Texas Fossil

It’s the truckers who were attacked by gov. COVID thugs.

Let the truckers do their jobs and everyone and everything is better.

Sheesh


27 posted on 02/10/2022 5:06:17 PM PST by jcon40 (Machinery is only as good as its design and quality of parts. A citizen is only as good as...)
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To: Donnafrflorida

Trudeau is apparently an inept political wuss who doesn’t know how to handle anything deftly.


28 posted on 02/10/2022 5:25:21 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Donnafrflorida

The Canadians are lovely people, every night is fun to watch.

There are so many interesting characters, a very happy place, wish I was there.


29 posted on 02/10/2022 5:28:33 PM PST by notted
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To: fwdude

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30 posted on 02/10/2022 5:51:11 PM PST by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Life is risk, your highness.)
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To: ifinnegan
Can’t be stressed how untrue this is.

Of course it's untrue. I've been watching live feeds for days now out of Ottawa and this is the nicest group of people you will ever want to be around. Everybody cheerful, friendly, upbeat, and totally dedicated to their cause in a most peaceful and civil manner, despite the attempts by the government and their controlled media to demonize them.

Sort of like 99.99% of the crowd on Jan 6 in DC.

31 posted on 02/10/2022 5:57:35 PM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 14 days away from outliving John Hughes)
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To: SamAdams76

Yes. I’ve been watching hours a day since almost day 1.

How positive friendly and festive it is.

The crazy Mayor complained it was too festive and fun. Somehow he was offended.


32 posted on 02/10/2022 6:02:19 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

You just can’t please some people...


33 posted on 02/10/2022 6:06:43 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: ifinnegan

He might have a point, the hugging WAS getting out of hand.


34 posted on 02/10/2022 6:08:43 PM PST by notted
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To: ifinnegan

I think this: Ottawa is the capitol of canada; therefore the citizens are gov’t employee liberals. They are sissy and prissy like Trudeau.

These trucks come to town honking and partying and enjoying together with their children. It is obvious the truckers planned this out with tents for food, families, etc etc.

The sissy citizens so afraid hearing all the noise. Their children crying as they watch their parents so upset. I can understand their complaints of the honking 24/7 thus court order.


35 posted on 02/10/2022 6:22:56 PM PST by Karoo
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To: Karoo

I don’t agree with the honking - it wasn’t necessary to do that through the night. They could have done it for a minute or so at noon, or something like that.

And I also don’t agree that every ‘gov’t employee’ is a ‘sissy priss’, in that country or any other.

I’d bet that a lot of them are out there dancing and enjoying the music tonight.


36 posted on 02/10/2022 6:26:12 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: ifinnegan

Lol. The hot tubs and bouncy houses ... the went into a tizzy.


37 posted on 02/10/2022 7:18:46 PM PST by Donnafrflorida (Thru Him all things are possible.)
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To: jcon40

That is too simple for a Totalitarian Freak like Trudeau.

He don’t want anything to “work”, he wants to tell everyone what they must do.

Totalitarian Evil.


38 posted on 02/10/2022 7:22:01 PM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: fwdude

The Hill is a leftist rag and I will never read thier propoganda.


39 posted on 02/11/2022 5:10:03 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: frank ballenger

Well, a good portion of BLM is composed of leftist woke white university kids. They’ll have a decend following in white Canada.


40 posted on 02/11/2022 6:45:45 AM PST by fwdude (If a fraudulent election falls in the woods and no judge is around to hear it, did it fall?)
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