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A Win For The Truckers
It is too late to make a difference, but it does set a precedent for the future. The federal government is appealing of course, not just because of the precedent but because the court ruling makes the Prime Minister and his Cabinet look bad. On Tuesday the Federal court ruled that the Trudeau government’s use […]
The Trial
After 18 months, the trial has finally begun for two of the organizers of 2022’s Freedom Convoy that shut down downtown Ottawa for three weeks. It is going to be interesting to watch. Probably everyone has an opinion on the Convoy, but that’s not what the trial is about. Those on trial have been charged […]
The No Surprises Report
The Rouleau Commission says that Canada’s federal government was right to impose the Emergencies Act to end the Freedom Convoy a year ago. To many this will come as a surprise, but I had expected it. I don’t feel the government was actually faced with a situation where the security of the nation was threatened […]
The Big Day
We’ll find out at noon EST. But a year later, does anyone care whether the government was justified in invoking the Emergencies Act in face of the Freedom Convoy? Justice Paul Rouleau held a series of hearings in the fall of 2022, as required by law, as to whether conditions warranted the mass suspension of […]
Memories of 2022
More from the Freedom Convoy, first posted last February. 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 observe first-hand. Police were suggesting that they might actually start […]
Insurrection – Canadian Style
The weekend in 2022 the truck rolled into downtown Ottawa. The Freedom Convoy would occupy the city core for three weeks, causing considerable disruption and a collective official shrug. There are anniversary demonstrations this weekend, but there will be no trucks parked in the Parliamentary precinct – the authorities have learned from last year’s protest. […]
Another Year Ends…
I feel as if I should be marking the end of 2022 here somehow, but I am not sure exactly how. For many people it has been a year best forgotten quickly. The COVID -19 pandemic seems to drag on, though at least the panic part seems to have died down as we have come […]
No Trucks
They’re back! Well, not really. And certainly not like before. For months, organizers of the Freedom Convoy that paralyzed downtown Ottawa last winter have been calling for a July 1 return to Parliament Hill to protest government policies. Some residents have expressed concerns that their lives will once again be disrupted. That isn’t going to happen. […]
The Bikers Are Coming
News reports say there is a protest planned for downtown Ottawa this weekend. Motorcycles not trucks this time. Police have told the organizers that protest vehicles are not permitted downtown at the moment. The bikers say they are coming anyway. Do you see a potential conflict here? I’m not going to comment on the cause. Indeed, […]
They’re Gone!
Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa, Wednesday afternoon. Not a truck in sight. Not many cars either – access is being strictly controlled. To celebrate the empty street, the Prime Minister revoked his previous invocation of the Emergencies Act. Apparently the “emergency” has ended, though nothing has changed since Monday when the motion passed in the […]
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