By the time you read this, the truckers’ protest in Ottawa may be over. But many questions remain. Police on Friday and Saturday pushed demonstrators away from Parliament Hill. I watched a lot of it as it was happening, as many of the demonstrators were streaming the actions live. It seemed like a typically Candian […]
You don’t expect to hear the words “secret court hearing” when it is the Canadian legal system being discussed. For those who believe in the fundamental principles of justice it is a little unnerving. Those behind the class action lawsuit against the truckers’ convoy that has parked in downtown Ottawa for more than theree weeks […]
I came across this sign while walking through the truckers’ protest in downtown Ottawa. I had to look twice to make sure I understood. As far as I can tell, someone is trying to sell a snowbank on the side of the road. Can that really be the case? I doubt there were any takers. […]
I took a detour from my usual route Wednesday and walked through a couple of blocks of the ongoing truckers protest in downtown Ottawa, Freedom Convoy 2022. I figured it might be my last chance to obsereve first-hand. Police were suggesting that they might actually start to take action to remove some demonstrators and trucks […]
It is not often that Canada’s Official Opposition hands the government and easy victory. They did that this week – and the government missed it. I can only presume that they are so locked into their ways that they can’t see a gift when it is given to them. The Conservative Party sponsored a motion […]
Canada is now under martial law for the first time in more than 50 years. Except it isn’t. The government has invoked the Emergencies Act, however the Prime minister has said he is not calling in the military to deal with the truckers’ protest or suspending anyone’s civil liberties. Needless to say, this has many […]
They played the Super Bowl last night. Surprisingly I found myself watching. Not for the game, but for the commercials. I generally find four-down footbal boring, though I will admit it has gotten more interesting in recent years with a greater emphasis on passing. Still I don’t watch the regular season, and I pretty much […]
I can’t remember if I have shared this image before – it’s been sitting on my computer for a couple of years. It seemed like a good reminder this morning, especially as I think on all the things I “must” get done in the coming week. Everything somehow seems urgent some days, yet at the […]
When I was a teenager, I was shown how best to sit on the pavement as I was waiting to be arrested. The idea was to minimize harm as the police were carting me away. I’ve been thinking about the concept of civil disobedience in the wake of the ongoing truckers’ protest that has paralyzed […]
I was sitting down to edit today’s post about the ongoing trucker protest in Ottawa when my fingers rebelled. “Enough of this,” they screamed. “Why can’t we be funny on Friday?” Who am I to argue with my fingers? Hopefully today’s cartoons actually are funny.
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