We pay MPs, and government officials big money to come up with solutions, if they can't figure out a solution to a problem that minor we are not getting our money's worth out of them.
Guns. Yes. Are you really putting that flag on par with the Nazi flag?
We may not have freedom of "protest" but we have freedom of peaceful assembly which covers this.
Given Bonokoski's hit piece above, I'm not sure. There was a time, not that long ago, Sun Media plugged itself as one of the few that wouldn't take grants, so I have no idea what happened. I seldom look much, seriously, at newspapers and news magazines any more. I only pay as much attention as needed in order to post an article I have an opinion on. Not doing so, is a cardinal sin around here. If you have an opinion, people yell for your source, when you give it, it's discounted because someone looks for a biased web site that says they are too far right/left. It really doesn't seem to matter who bribes who, every outlet no matter the direction, will spin the story for their advantage and to gain numbers, which means cash for shareholders. And really, truth in media runs a distant race to the competition for readership. It is all slanted to varying degrees, to a direction that will boost influence and customers. We only hear or read what we like, what makes us feel good or what meets our agenda. Instead of reasoned discussion, or just plain acceptance that someone doesn't hold your same opinion, anything outside our bubble immediately becomes fodder for scorn, derision and labels. You have to nullify and destroy counter opinion. It's a sign of our times and conditioning. We watch news makers attack each other with a zeal that would make Joan of Arc squeamish. We watch major corporations cancel small, insignificant, harmless ordinary people that do nothing more than state or stick to their belief. There's so much more to write about this point, but it won't change anything. We are creatures of the world and the influences around us. Government and big tech/media are responsible for the us v. them attitude we now hold. They treat everyone as morons and feel the need to constantly correct us and vilify those that don't fall into their edicts and demands. I mean, really, you have this great monstrosity of influence, money, politics and a bent for making the world over in his own image. Yet FarceBook will go out of it's way to come down with both feet of it's electronic near monopoly on poor Joe, who might just be a minimum wage earner doing menial tasks to get by. But Zuck will hammer the poor schmuk and throw him in FB jail because he comes home frustrated at the world around him and posts a meme he finds funny. Then the bogus fact police and algorithms hunt him down like a prize bull that has broken through the fence.Including Postmedia/National Post/Sun media, which have never exactly been ... boosters for Team Red?
I don’t know, who was running the law enforcement in those areas?
Does it matter? Police chiefs in this country seem to pick and choose who they want to arrest at demonstrations.
It does. Sloly has no say on what Winnipeg police do or what the RCMP Calidonia detachment does
No, not at all. My point earlier was in regards to various governments that were or were not gaslighting protestors. GoC is using a Nazi flag and Confederate flags to justify its gaslighting the entire protest. Other situations, arguably far more volitile, where actual guns were openly carried, didn’t see PMJT blanket accusing Canadian First Nations as being a dangerous, disrespectful fringe of Canadian society.
…other than apparently not trying to identify Nazi flag guy, or Confederate flag guys or person-selling-Star-of-David-buttons…
And why would the police spend any effort on that?
Of course not, everyone is cheerleading.
Because the PM has used those actions to assert that the protesters are an illegitimate fringe of Canadian society, and for which the Ottawa Police Chief has stated an injunction is necessary to remove them, and that he sees the Army as something he would consider as necessary to clear them.
Sure.
so the PM trying to make or score political points means that the police chief should take action?Because the PM has used those actions to assert that the protesters are an illegitimate fringe of Canadian society, and for which the Ottawa Police Chief has stated an injunction is necessary to remove them, and that he sees the Army as something he would consider as necessary to clear them.
Otherwise, it’s people honking outside of Ottawa City By-Law controlled hours for noise/disturbance and OHTA traffic violations.
But I’m glad you asked the question, because it allows a branch of critical thought:
“If carrying a Nazi or Confederate flag isn’t grounds for a police investigation (to ascertain whether such actions were against the CCC, or subordinate legislations at federal, provincial or municipal level), then why is that enough for the PM to dismiss any or all of the protesters?”
