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Trudeau to use emergency powers across Canada

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Thank you Truckers! No more vax passports in Toronto or Ottawa!

The restrictions have been lifting gradually already. Truckers had NOTHING to do with it. Doing a rain dance while it is raining and then saying you caused it is ridiculous.

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The restrictions have been lifting gradually already. Truckers had NOTHING to do with it.

Also ridiculous, making a point irrelevant of the protestors demands.

Pandemic restrictions have been far stricter in Canada than in the U.S., but Canadians have largely supported them. The vast majority of Canadians are vaccinated, and the COVID-19 death rate is one-third that of the United States.

You can always count on the MSM to twist the facts. 300+ million in the US vs 38+ million in Canada, and the “COVID-19 death rate is one-third that of the United States” and that’s with “stricter” restrictions. Houston, we have a problem.

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The restrictions have been lifting gradually already. Truckers had NOTHING to do with it. 

Also ridiculous, making a point irrelevant of the protestors demands.

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I did that by reading the paragraph directly after the one bb quoted. The one where the very same Doug Ford stated that the truckers had nothing to do with this decision.

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Hello Fizzbit, having trouble reading, the "death rate", meaning the number of deaths per capita, so it doesn't matter the population, the stricter rules in Canada have prevented more deaths, not like in the good old USA.

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Enough of this stupid crap! Do these CoVidiots really want to get sick and die? Do they even care about who they will encounter on their driving jobs? They've been disrupting traffic, other peoples' business, making noise and acting like brats. They've been desecrating Ottawa and its artworks and monuments. They've not been acting peacefully, they've been acting like a bunch of loquacious, obnoxious, immature loudmouths with 6th grade mentalities. They're being a total nuisance and a bunch of bellicose imbeciles and just being a pain in the ass to most Canadians.

If towing these trucks away will restore order and stop this nonsense, then do so! Nobody has the right to endanger others, nobody has the right to be a Typhoid Mary. This has gone on too long and these yo-yos are just causing problems. Note that some of them are carrying Trump and Nazi flags which indicates the evils behind some of these demonstrations. Of course the antichrist Trump applauds and cheers these cretins, he's never up to any good - ever.

It's time to clear the streets and take out the trash. Stop the madness. Enough of this stupid crap!

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Good on you truckers ! Keep it peaceful and don't let them marginalize you by the calling you a "minority"

People all over the world have had enough of the Covid MADNESS!

Time for a return to sanity now we know that Omicron is no worse than the Flu!

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@MarkX

He’s just getting his daily dig at the MSM.

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Authorities seized 13 long guns, handguns, sets of body armor, a machete, a large quantity of ammunition and high-capacity magazines.

Good police work in finding these weapons and arresting those who took them to the protest. Truly scary to think what may have happened.

Well done to the vast majority of Canadians in getting vaxxed and doing the best they can to protect their communities. For me, the last paragraph says it all:

Pandemic restrictions have been far stricter in Canada than in the U.S., but Canadians have largely supported them. The vast majority of Canadians are vaccinated, and the COVID-19 death rate is one-third that of the United States.

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I respect they're choice to not get vaccinated. And they should respect the law. If they don't want a vaccination, don't expect to get entry into other countries.

But I guess when you are afraid of a safe vaccine and have no fear about a virus that has killed 6 million, I guess you wouldn't get this logic.

Time to clear the streets and seize the trucks.

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It doesn't matter if it is called the "fluffy bunny rabbit" act, Canada is now under martial law, led by Justin Trudeau. Good luck Canada.

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Police said a small group within the protest was said to have a “willingness to use force against the police if any attempts were made to disrupt the blockade.” Authorities seized 13 long guns, handguns, sets of body armor, a machete, a large quantity of ammunition and high-capacity magazines. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney also said protesters in a tractor and a heavy-duty truck tried to ram a police vehicle at Coutts on Sunday night and fled.

So much for the "peaceful freedom fighters" narrative....these far-rightists are as violent and dangerous as the rest....

“Let me very clear: We are moving in this direction because it is safe to do so. Today’s announcement is not because of what’s happening in Ottawa or Windsor but despite it,” Ford said.

So the result of this week of blocked streets and closed factories was nothing....except a lot of angry Canadians and Americans at the selfish actions of a few deluded far rightists...

“It’s stressful. I feel angry at what’s happening. This isn’t Canada. This does not represent us,” Colleen Sinclair, a counter-protester who lives in Ottawa.

Sinclair said all demonstrators have had their say and need to move on — with police force, if necessary.

“They’re occupiers,” she said. “This is domestic terrorism and we want you out of our city. Go home.”

Well stated...

So the only "winners" of this event were the far-right media, who treated these protests as some "cause celebre"...which is not surprising given they obsessed over Kyle Rittenhouse who killed two people and seriously wounded another...

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*Enough of this stupid crap! **Do these CoVidiots really want to get sick and die? *

If they’re all vaccinated then there’s nothing to worry about.

Do they even care about who they will encounter on their driving jobs?

They care but they don’t want the government controlling their lives anymore, none of us do.

This happens in any protest on all political sides.

They've not been acting peacefully, no one was shot or killed or beaten up or terrorized.

*If towing these trucks away will restore order and stop this nonsense, then *do so!

All they need to do is park their trucks legally and then not move them or refuse to go to work, if they get fired, good luck finding New drivers, it would take them months to get them up to speed. There’s always a way to continue the fight.

Note that some of them are carrying Trump and Nazi flags which indicates the evils behind some of these demonstrations.

Carrying Trump flag doesn’t make a person evil, carrying a Biden doesn’t make you peaceful, however carrying a Nazi flag is disturbing.

Of course the antichrist Trump applauds and cheers these cretins, he's never up to any good - ever. 

Trump is not an anti-Christ, it’s not even about Trump, but whether you are Trump, American or Canadian or anyone else on the planet you have the right to cheer on the fight for these truckers wanting to push their government to end the Draconian mandates. Freedom is a valuable and priceless thing.

*It's time to clear the streets and take out the trash. Stop the madness. *Enough of this stupid crap!

Clear the streets, follow the law, but don’t give up the fight!

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a certain kind of person, if the federal government proceeds with this, who will be further inflamed

"a certain kind of person", the person who said this must be well aware of how wack some individuals in the Qanon right have gone ,and must be concerned how much further wack they might be willing to go. What will the next far right cause be? What 'freedom will they go batshite for next? It's wrorrying but not surprising that among these 'my-rights trump yours' sorts are gun nuts, too.

Authorities seized 13 long guns, handguns, sets of body armor, a machete, a large quantity of ammunition and high-capacity magazines.

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If they’re all vaccinated then there’s nothing to worry about.

You're opposed to vaccinations, though.

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Canadians are notorious for making loads of petty rules and then getting angry when others won't go along with them. Worked with more than a few of them in Japan who were notorious pains in the derriere in this regard, even among Japanese people. I'ts not surprising their country is now in a giant mess and turning on itself.

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The more the elites try to plant the foot on the necks of the common man the angrier the common man will get. This is just the beginning.

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This is the biggest, greatest, most severe test Trudeau has faced,” said Wesley Wark, a University of Ottawa professor and national security expert.

It definitely is, a few thousand bigots have taken a million residents hostage.

The city is unsafe for minorities and anyone not willing to show support to the bigots!!!

An emergency is required to drive away these fascists!!!

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It is interesting how all the money for the protest came from outside Canada, and how these truckers aren't protesting that fact they are still required to be vaccinated by the USA government to enter.

So if the mandate is lifted the only truckers that would not be required to be vaccinated entering and leaving Canada would be USA citizens that are truckers.

Canadian truckers are required under USA law to be vaccinated as of January 22 2022.

So these fools are being tricked, Canadian truckers will still require the vaccine and USA truckers will not if Canada changes position

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Where has he been for the last two weeks? If he believes strongly what he is doing is best for all Canadians, he would face them.

But he is a tyrant that is riding on Daddy's coattails and is easily manipulated and is scared of his own shadow.

Some Canadian police have already announced publicly they are tiring of enforcing mandates that are purely political.

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As usual, Jordan Peterson nails it (and nails the illiberal abuses of the Trudeau junta)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRSyLI15ZCw

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Jackboot Justin is going to have trouble removing all those trucks when the tow-truck drivers continue refusing to comply. The world's eyes are on Canada - governments hoping he doesn't fold, as it'll make their mandates harder to maintain, while protestors around the world are gaining courage as they see the Canadian truckers stand up to the cowardly Ken doll and back him into a corner.

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BurakuminDesToday  08:36 am JST

Authorities seized 13 long guns, handguns, sets of body armor, a machete, a large quantity of ammunition and high-capacity magazines.

Good police work in finding these weapons and arresting those who took them to the protest. Truly scary to think what may have happened.

Well done to the vast majority of Canadians in getting vaxxed and doing the best they can to protect their communities. For me, the last paragraph says it all:

*Pandemic restrictions have been far stricter in Canada than in the U.S., but Canadians have largely supported them. The vast majority of Canadians are vaccinated, and the COVID-19 death rate is *one-third that of the United States.

Canada has had a PM who didn't lie about or deny the pandemic. Trudeau didn't incite violence against the provincial governments. He didn't incite race hate crimes either. There are Black Canadians (mostly in the eastern provinces), Chinese Canadians, Canadians of Arabic and India subcontinent descent, IOW a mixed bag just like the US. Trudeau didn't start racial strife, he didn't lip off with juvenile 'kung flu' jokes, he didn't pop off the sassy chops with lies and BS. He took the coronavirus seriously and the death rate has been lowered thanks to him and the Canadian public taking responsibility. Just like his grandfather did with that FLQ crisis in the 70s.

Notice that some of these truckers are from the US, carrying US flags, Trump flags, Nazi flags. Dumpster Don is trying to spread his social and political disease into the Great White North and weapons have been found on this scum. What does that tell ya? They are terrorists inspired by the antichrist traitor.

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Of course that covered communist saves his power with use of emergency rulings. If he wouldn’t be entangled by Alaska in the West he would already have united with the Russians and formed a northern front line. Sounds wicked and hypothetical? Yes, but you should consider to pray for that not happening too.

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Emergency powers, wow. Wasnt that the former War Act?

Once Joe Biden wakes up, someone should ask him: Does he support Trudea or the people of Canada?

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Sven Asai

Of course that covered communist saves his power with use of emergency rulings. If he wouldn’t be entangled by Alaska in the West he would already have united with the Russians

No, rather with mainland China, where most of his authoritarian inspirations seem to come from. Russia is pretty free.

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But he is a tyrant that is riding on Daddy's coattails

This is the funniest stuff, a "tyrant" while the people of Ottawa and other cities are saying he is weak for not ending this earlier,

So if we are to believe the truckers and their supporters, he is a week tyrant that hasn't done anything to stop them,.

Oh and no he isn't his father PET would have ended this in 24 hours by calling in the military just like he did during the FLQ situation.

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Antiquesaving

This is the funniest stuff, a "tyrant" while the people of Ottawa and other cities are saying he is weak for not ending this earlier,

Which "people" would that be? Did you see real livestreams from the event, rather than the selected snippets in the MSM? This is about the most peaceful protest you have ever seen anywhere. And what they want is simply go back to the live before overreaching restrictions, and not a revolution.

Contrary to that, take closer look at those "counterpotests" that the MSM likes to cover, and count the red Communist flags. Quite amazing.

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