Freedom Convoy protests [Split from All things 2019-nCoV]

[Haggis]

Is this his "just watch me!" moment ?

I was thinking the same thing and I hope not.

 

[OldSolduer]

I have no doubt there Americans are forcing our hand.

Oh well, I only pray there is no violence. We don't need to turn these people into martyrs.

Not only that they are Canadian for the most part. Let’s keep that in mind.

As an observation where were all the mayors when BLM et al protests were ongoing? I may have missed them.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Not only that they are Canadian for the most part. Let’s keep that in mind.

As an observation where were all the mayors when BLM et al protests were ongoing? I may have missed them.

I think the BLM protests in Canada were actually dispersed much quicker than this one has been let to go on.

 

[Altair]

I think the BLM protests in Canada were actually dispersed much quick than this one has been let to go on.

nor were they costing the economy a quarter of a billion dollars a day in trade.

 

[Remius]

Not only that they are Canadian for the most part. Let’s keep that in mind.

As an observation where were all the mayors when BLM et al protests were ongoing? I may have missed them.

The BLM protests were pretty tame.

I think only Montreal had issues of vandalism and the police took action three hours into it. Declared it illegal and started making arrests. Premier Legault and the mayor Montreal at the time denounced the actions.

Ottawa non violent BLM protest shutting down a key intersection was stopped three days in. All were arrested (and subsequently released)

Toronto and Vancouver had no issues.

I may have missed something though but those ones off hand.

 

[The Bread Guy]

So the government(s) is(are) keeping information from the public. You don’t see that as having any impact at all to citizens’ trust?

So you're good to go with governments sharing tactical response details with the public?

 

[Halifax Tar]

So you're good to go with governments sharing tactical response details with the public?

I mean we already share troop and ship movement ? Lol

 

[The Bread Guy]

I mean we already share troop and ship movement ? Lol

Loose finger tips on social media sink ships, right?

 

[Altair]

The BLM protests were pretty tame.

I think only Montreal had issues of vandalism and the police took action three hours into it. Declared it illegal and started making arrests. Premier Legault and the mayor Montreal at the time denounced the actions.

Ottawa non violent BLM protest shutting down a key intersection was stopped three days in. All were arrested (and subsequently released)

Toronto and Vancouver had no issues.

I may have missed something though but those ones off hand.

Its rather telling that the convoy occupation/protestors expect special treatment from police when it comes to enforcement.

First nations and POC just expect the cops to bust their heads open for protesting.

 

[Good2Golf]

PM says 'everything' on the table to end blockades following Biden call

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that 'everything'—with the exception of deploying the Canadian Armed Forces—is currently on the table to bring the ongoing protests and blockades set up across the country to an end. Trudeau declined to get into specifics about just how or when the...

www.ctvnews.ca

Sounds like the Americans will not let our government kick the can down the road on this one, they want action.

Oh, so it’s not just the City of Ottawa’s problem anymore?

So you're good to go with governments sharing tactical response details with the public?

There is reasonable balance to be had. I get primarily from Chief Sloly that things are so bad, that asking for ‘the Army’ still remains on his wish list, but I personally think that there’s room to provide more than just how many tickets we issued and protestors arrested…because without any more, the extreme handwringing from Chief Sloly about potentially (finally?) asking about calling in the Army makes many wonder if there’s an Oka brewing…?

I do not think the info flow is balanced yet. I’m being expected to ‘trust us’ says government, but between the municipal floundering and the federal gaslighting, there’s not much there.

To date, Doug Ford, contrary to many prognosticators, he’s actually shown a modicum of grip on things after Tactical/municipal floundering and predominantly an endless vapid word salad coming out of federal politicians.

 

[Jarnhamar]

PM says 'everything' on the table to end blockades following Biden call

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that 'everything'—with the exception of deploying the Canadian Armed Forces—is currently on the table to bring the ongoing protests and blockades set up across the country to an end. Trudeau declined to get into specifics about just how or when the...

www.ctvnews.ca

Sounds like the Americans will not let our government kick the can down the road on this one, they want action.

I want to remind everyone that politicians don't direct police in a democratic society,

but sometimes they give the attorney general a little nudge.

 

[The Bread Guy]

but sometimes they give the attorney general a little nudge.

Some (at least allegedly) have in the past, indeed ...

 

[Brad Sallows]

Is this his "just watch me!" moment ?

Only if he made the decision largely by himself. Otherwise, it is a "US: Jump; Trudeau: How high?" moment.

 

[Brad Sallows]

nor were they costing the economy a quarter of a billion dollars a day in trade.

So it's like a longshoreman's strike and we should settle by meeting their demands quickly?

 

[Brad Sallows]

First nations and POC just expect the cops to bust their heads open for protesting.

Yeah, those are the ones they remember and talk about for the media. They don't talk so much about the ones where they are allowed to protest for weeks and months at a stretch.

 

[Altair]

So it's like a longshoreman's strike and we should settle by meeting their demands quickly?

Not in the slightest.

This is less of a strike and more of a tantrum.

This does not need to be entertained in the slightest. Which is why there are no negotiations with the PM or any of the premiers. Just enforcement.

 

[MilEME09]

Injunction to end Windsor border protest granted following Ontario court hearing

An injunction to remove protesters blocking traffic to the Ambassador Bridge International border crossing in Windsor, Ont. has been granted following an Ontario Superior Court of Justice hearing on Friday.

windsor.ctvnews.ca

Injunction to go into effect at 7pm. We shall see if anything actually happens at 7:01.

 

[Haggis]

Yeah, those are the ones they remember and talk about for the media. They don't talk so much about the ones where they are allowed to protest for weeks and months at a stretch.

Cashedonia?

 

[Jarnhamar]

Not in the slightest.

This is less of a strike and more of a tantrum.

This does not need to be entertained in the slightest. Which is why there are no negotiations with the PM or any of the premiers. Just enforcement.

"On farmer protest, PM Trudeau commended efforts of the Government of India to choose the path of dialogue as befitting a democracy,"

One of those classic rules for thee moments.

 

[PMedMoe]

An article from 30 Jan is an interesting read.

The so-called Freedom Convoy was never about truckers, or border mandates