Posted on 02/17/2022 2:39:39 PM PST by Aquamarine
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing tough opposition in Parliament as he battles to maintain his emergency powers in a crackdown on Freedom Convoy protesters.
On Thursday, legislation upholding Trudeau's declaration under the Emergencies Act was presented in Parliament, where Conservative and Bloc Québécois MPs voiced fierce opposition.
However, the left-leaning New Democrats said they would reluctantly support Trudeau's minority Liberal government, virtually ensuring passage of the measure upholding his emergency powers in the House of Commons. Together the two parties hold 184 seats out of 338 in the lower chamber.
Under law, any use of the Emergencies Act must be brought before Parliament within seven days for approval.
Debate began Thursday and will continue, according to the Act, 'without interruption' until the vote is called, which is expected to occur as soon as Friday. Canada's largely ceremonial Senate will also consider the matter on Friday.
As debate raged in Parliament, police poured into downtown Ottawa on Thursday in what truckers feared was a prelude to a crackdown on their protest over vaccine mandates, which has paralyzed the streets of the capital for nearly three weeks.
Ottawa's Interim Police Chief Steve Bell said at a press conference on Thursday that checkpoints are being established to lock down the city's core and prevent additional protesters from joining the demonstration. He said protesters currently camped out at the demonstration are free to leave, and encouraged them to do so.
Addressing the House, Trudeau pleaded with legislators to support his extraordinary powers, which have enabled him to summarily freeze bank accounts and crypto wallets tied to the protests in a bid to cut off funding for the movement.
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Canada is getting flushed down the Liberal toilet
Ottawa police just arrested Christopher Barber (convoy organizer).
...there’s video on twitter showing the arrest under Ottawa.
The only violence will come from the government when they release the Police
Not just Canada but all of civilized humanity. WhatâÂÂs the end? Accept absolute oppression? Nope. Win a revolution? Nope. Find a practical solution? Nope. Bad people turn good? Hell no!
No way out of this. A real cliffhanger.
Back the Blue /s oh, look - there’s the cops ready to lick spittle before anyone else gets to
So it would seem that there is only one shot at the Emergency Act not passing... and that is if enough in the NDP rank and file go against how Singh has told them to vote.
“get out now!!”
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One man with courage makes a majority.
- Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)
It might take that to snap the ordinary Canadian out of their stupor.
Yes. I don’t rule it out, without knowing anything about Canada.
It’s the first time laws are suspended because a road is blocked. They don’t have brains.
It is a very dangerous idea for banks to make people nervous about their access to their assets.....Trudeau did to the Emergencies Act exactly what Democrat politicians here in the US did to impeachment: ......Abused and weaponized its exceptional application for ‘purely political power purposes’, and in so doing, diluted it of any meaning whatsoever, while undermining democracy itself.
"They", the ones suspending the laws, have plenty of brains. They have grabbed power, and they have no intention of giving it up.
As been said.....”If it’s just a ‘small, fringe minority’ why did Trudeau need the Emergencies Act to deal with it?”.....
You created a little monster 🤪
“They”, the ones suspending the laws, have plenty of brains.
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I think a few weeks or months will clarify whether that’s true.
Two guys wearing swastikas... so the Constitution is suspended.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the two clowns wearing swastikas were provocateurs of the Canadian government. Same games are played down here in the old USA. Treachery everywhere. The elites who govern want subjects, not citizens. Where have I heard that before?
I pray for a peaceful continuation of the protests.
However, this insane power grab by Trudeau and subsequent violation of natural rights and human rights might tip this thing beyond peaceful resistance.
This is tyranny plain and simple. And the people of every nation has a duty to resist and overthrow tyrannical governments.
I guarantee you this thing is being watched by the leftists in our country and they’re licking their chops in anticipation of doing it here.
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I think a few weeks or months will clarify whether that’s true.
Lots of very smart people fail.
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