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Just when I think I'm out on attending judicial inquiries into nat'l security..they pull me back in. How many more theatrical sessions will Cdns endure before action is taken on FI, domestic terrorism+extremism? Inquiries stop when gov'ts move b/y a simulacrum of action
#cdnpoli
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@MichaelKempa1
: Trudeau the showman arrives at the foreign interference inquiry. But will Trudeau the statesman ever show up?
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1/6 In case people think my statements that there are dark, anti-democratic elements hiding behind ordinary protestors at the
#ottawasiege
are the wild imaginings of a mad social scientist, I offer a small sample of anonymized emails+ voicemails I have received only this weekend:
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Note, this is a small sample implying the use of violence to bring about a situation where they control the courts- +this is what they have planned for a middle-performing social sciences professor who occasionally discusses law+ policing in public forums. These are not truckers
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The organizers of
#OttawaOccupation
hide their agenda for destructive politics behind honourable
#truckers
+vaccine mandate misdirection. Canada will not be fooled: I challenge you to present your ideas through democratic channels
#cdnpoli
#onpoli
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2A/6 "You are no longer a citizen. You're an Enemy Combatant. That's how you'll be treated. You're right about one thing, the reverberation aspect, but you're wrong about the Truckers going back to Ottawa, they're the least of your worries..."
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2B/6...The ones you should worry about don't go to protests, don't go on facebook or twitter. When the truckers go home, these more sadistic types will certainly go looking for trouble, and it'll be with pieces of sh** like you.
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3/6 You are Whjite (sic) self-loather traitor for speaking anything against the Freedom Convoy. You will be remembered!
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4/6: You think you stand for something. When we win this, you will be put on trial for treason. This will not be your last appearance on TV.
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5/6: VM: We know where you live, watch your step, son.
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"The so-called “freedom convoy+ the despicable display of hate lead by the political Right+ shamefully encouraged by elected conservative politicians does not reflect the values of Teamsters Canada...+...has served to delegitimize the real concerns of most truck drivers today."
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I'm informed that the
@ottawacity
court injunction has been successful, +trucks are being towed from the edges of protest. Tow companies have been encouraged to comply under threat of revocation of licenses. The thinner the crowd, the more effective the
#EmergenciesAct
will be.
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@regina_bateson
Yes, with women they usually go full misogyny -- with men, it is more "we will put you on trial... Hitler.. Nuremburg" material.
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This has not been the legal situation since the early 20th century in the West. The courts emphasize parental responsibilities and children's rights in weighing parents' rights for decision making; Legally, children are your responsibility and privilege, not your property.
MY children belong to ME, they developed and grew inside of ME,
I raise them to work hard,
I raise them to be honest. loving and kind,
I raise them according to MY values and beliefs. They do NOT belong to teachers, government institutions or unions.
They belong to ME!
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Actually, the courts recognise children's rights and speak of parental responsibilities, as children have not legally been considered property in the West for...about a century.
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@JustinPicheh
I think the point is the children in the malls in Canada have nothing to do with atrocities in Israel-Palestine -- direct protest elsewhere.
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I can't believe this has to be said, but: Hamas is not a resistance movement. Like Hezbollah, Hamas is a terrorist organisation committed to annihilation of Israel. Hamas does not pursue any Palestinian free state that borders Israel/shares a capital (i.e., two-state solution).
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When people aggressively ask why I am wearing a mask at the shops, I find the following stops people dead in their tracks: “Trust me, my friend…you do not want what I’ve got. Six feet, please!”…….
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#Toronto
+
#OttawaOccupation
are political rallies disguised as protests, united a fragmented, angry base+ raising resources to fund a radical, divisive politics. Canadians must get used to this form of populism that has ties to the United States. Bad position for
@OttawaPolice
!
Could ongoing protests in Ottawa change what future demonstrations look like in Canada? Experts
@MichaelKempa1
and
@krodger2
discuss the police response and what the protesters stand to win — and lose — by hunkering down in the nation’s capital.
#cdnpoli
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Our political leadership has been silent on addressing the social cleavages within our own society, and how we figure in to a newly unstable global order where slogans no longer cut it. The next decade will be utterly transformational.
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Canadians deserve a full explanation about what caused - and what went wrong in responding to- the
#OttawaOccupation
+
#AmbassadorBridgeBlockade
. Do not limit any inquiry to what the
@OttawaPolice
did right and wrong.
#cdnpoli
#onpoli
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By the end of the inquiry, Canadians are going to be shocked by the depth of foreign interference in our society, and the degree to which CSIS warnings have been ignored for partisan and trade reasons
#cdnpoli
This story deserves more attention than it has been getting. It's frankly scandalous.
Indian Consulate networks targeting Sikhs in Vancouver continued 'unabated' when Ottawa gutted CSIS probe in 2017: top secret record
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Please save your insights for the
#inquiry
-- and be prepared to explain why you backed an occupation that the Ottawa courts, municipal, provincial and federal governments deemed illegal.
BREAKING: Trudeau backs down. Will drop Emergencies Act. Thank you to all who fought this abuse of power.
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Every regulatory, civil, regular police and extraordinary democratic tool must continue be used to separate legitimate protestors from underlying elements with bad intentions for democracy.
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@LeeHunter
I applaud the community spirit of democracy. I am deeply disturbed that the State has left this work to citizens.
#inquiry
necessary to explain how it got to this.
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#Ottawa
’s streets are clear - What happens next to restore safety + execute justice? RCMP, CSIS will pursue groups after Ottawa protests, criminologist says via
@YouTube
@CBCNews
#cdnpoli
#ottawaseige
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This is a red herring. Absolutely nobody has suggested that
#CSIS
ought to determine candidates. As in invocation of
#emergenciesact
-- CSIS advises gov't, and then gov't must account for the ways in which they act or disregard CSIS' advice.
PM Trudeau's National Security Advisor Jody Thomas responds to alleged leaks of CSIS documents, calling it "very concerning."
#cdnpoli
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@stphnmaher
@fordnation
is taking policing in opposite direction recommended by Mass Casualty Commission +Public Order Emergency Commission: To provide a "pipeline" of high-callibre police+community safety officers, make post secondary training more accessible; don't lower the bar
#cdnpoli
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Thank-you for the support! The point to drive home is, if dark forces hiding behind protestors are so worked up about a pipsqueak Prof who discusses the law, what do they intend for the actual pillars of democracy: Elected reps, judges+ journos who weild actual power+ influence?
1/6 In case people think my statements that there are dark, anti-democratic elements hiding behind ordinary protestors at the
#ottawasiege
are the wild imaginings of a mad social scientist, I offer a small sample of anonymized emails+ voicemails I have received only this weekend:
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...And we got into the current jam having been lulled by so much success into taking our democratic institutions for granted. The good news is, we have rallied + will pass this emergency -- and then make use of good lessons learned to progress in vigilance.
Hard to believe the scenes from downtown Ottawa. But having lived in fragile states, we should be thankful that our institutions work. Peace, order and good government sounds boring but most people on this planet would take it. We just can't take it for granted. ❤️🇨🇦
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Calling for genocide is an individual illegal act, which the police have a duty to investigate, arrest, prosecute. Once a significant proportion of the crowd joins in the chant, the protest itself becomes illegal, which the police have an obligation to shut down
#cdnpoli
Anti-Israel protestors march in Mississauga. Among their chants is a call for the genocide of the Jewish people.
Footage by
@BethBaisch
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A thrill to be included amongst the few with a sneak peak at the
@POECommission
report. I will be sure not to step on any professional journalists' toes.. because everybody hates a tourist!
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With ongoing
#policing
success at
#OccupationOttawa
, many wonder: What are the next steps? Let's walk through how moving from
#protest
to
#emergecy
to
#policing
to the
#courts
+
#inquiry
gets
#Canada
back on track
@CBCTheNational
@ianhanomansing
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@PaulChampLaw
@ElanaMcdougall
Well done, and sincere thanks: Another pillar of democracy is mobilized.
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I mean...the Province kinda has to say that, no? Otherwise, its a full admission that both Rouleau and Mosely were correct that Ontario allowed a legal protest to spiral out of control by failing to use the ordinary laws on the books
#freedomconvoy
#EmergenciesAct
Ontario's support for Ottawa triggering the Emergencies Act to end the convoy blockade remains unwavering despite a federal court ruling it was unconstitutional, says the deputy premier.
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Burned through
@POECommission
report. As predicted, every legal+political threshold met for invocation of
#emergenciesact
; sensible repeat suggestions to reform policing, intelligence, gov't coordination. Commish added directions for remaking fed'lism + EA itself. Pieces coming.
A thrill to be included amongst the few with a sneak peak at the
@POECommission
report. I will be sure not to step on any professional journalists' toes.. because everybody hates a tourist!
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I am a little confused why folks are shocked that travel plans - especially flights - are to be disrupted due to bad weather over the Holidays...ummm....this almost ALWAYS happens and is the price you pay for travelling in winter over the busiest travel week of the year!
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Loblaws' head Galen Weston shocked to discover that ordinary plebs find it offensive that he would rather throw food in the garbage than allow subsistence-earners to buy-and-cook-it-while-it-is-still-legal-to-do-so at half-price!
#memoriesofnourishment
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Every legal means must be mobilised to ensure radical political groups present their ideas to the people clearly through democratic channels -- Canadians will not be fooled
#cdnpoli
#AmbassadorBridgeBlockade
#AmbassadorBridge
And here is a message of hope we all must listen, and continue to act
Let's show the world that
#Canada
knows how to
#StopOccupation
and that governments and civil society know the value of
#democracy
#CanadaStrong
#OttawaStrong
#WindsorStrong
#cdnmedia
#cdnpolitics
#cdnpoli
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Bring back civics classes from an early age — and the basics of law.
“Freedom, freedom” the Convoy protesters chanted, unaware of the constitutional limits as defined by the Canadian Charter of Rights.
By
@peterzimonjic
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Former Ottawa police chief Sloly to break silence on 'Freedom Convoy'
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I started off pretty pleased with the appointment, but, my views are also being changed on the subject. I am persuaded that GGs should not later be mobilised to examine politically charged issues.
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If only there had been some means of presenting one's case to the POEC in order to help guide their analysis and conclusions!
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he does not agree with a finding of the Public Order Emergency Commission that was critical of his government's actions during the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa.
#ottnews
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Canadians face fall of contronting disturbing truths about our institutions. We have the democratic muscle to win a long political contest w/extremists: stay calm, shed arrogance+ maintain will
#emergenciesact
#freecomconvoy
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Absolutely essential step -- every regulatory and legal tool must be mobilised in service of ending occupation and extorion.
@fordnation
@JustinTrudeau
@TorontoPolice
@PaulCalandra
@OmarAlghabra
@BillBlair
ACT swiftly.
#TakeAwayLicenses
#NursesStandWithYOU
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If you are equating the convoy occupiers with the people of Ukraine, you have seriosly lost the plot.
@MichaelKempa1
Hopefully Putin doesn’t go Justin Trudeau on his ass for supporting the truckers and people providing support to whom he perceives as terrorists. Hopefully your tweet is not tracked by them and they ever get control and pull you over and ask for your id. Or freeze assets.
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Parliament did the right thing by upholding the
#EmergenciesAct
on Monday, which provides an element of support for any legal challenges going forward. It is now the right thing to end it. All citizens, keep your eyes on that
#inquiry
and make sure it's a good one!
Breaking:
@JustinTrudeau
says order is restored and the blockades are over. Within 60 days an inquiry will be struck to look at invocation of Emergencies Act. But he now is ending and revoking the Emergencies Act
#cdnpoli
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The enemies of democracy are not the smiling people dancing+ bbq'ing in front of Parliament. Hiding behind them are people such as these w/bad intentions. Protestors must separate from these forces+ make their arguments democratically
#EmergenciesAct
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Now we are cooking with gas.
NEW - a White House official says members of the Biden administration held a series of high level calls with their Canadian counterparts, urging them to use their federal powers to end the blockades, offering the full support of the Department of Homeland Security.
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A little heat between myself+
@cancivlib
on the propriety of invoking the
#EmergenciesAct
mid-way trough
@checkupcbc
today -- I say yes, they say no -- though I do appreciate their role+ we debate civilly + w/out any honking!
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Regarding
#ottawaoccupation
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#AmbassadorBridgeBlockade
... "The police bungled it...(but) the political leadership+ the security apparatus of this country are really the forces to blame. Nobody was prepared for this challenge to our national security."
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The Million Person March - like the
#freedomconvoy
- has many layers. Beneath thousands expressing concern for children are hundreds of extremists taking their cues from USA, opposing state authority and the secularity of public institutions
#cdnpoli
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Intelligence report flagged possible ‘violent revenge’ after Ottawa protest shutdown via
@torontostar
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Extraordinary development w/in a day of
#EmergenciesAct
. The public deserves answers on how
@OttawaPolice
did not or could not address
#ottawaoccupation
. I will be issuing hypotheses to guide the
#inquiry
via media over next 24 hours + posting here.
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Phew, as soon as Christmas passes, I feel so much lighter. Christmas is the darkest anchor of the year: everything from the previous year grinds down to a halt in a form of relentless anti-climax. As soon as it passes, the skies open up and everything is about renewal +progress.
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'Freedom Convoy' donations have been frozen by the courts -- could be awarded to
#OttawaSiege
residents as part of damages via class action lawsuit via
@ctvottawa
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Popular opinion isn't always the barometer of justice. Many once popular views are now abhorrent, including opposition to: Abolition of slavery/ integration; women's suffrage; allowing same sex couples to marry/adopt. I will spare you the cliché F. Scott Fitgerald quote
#cdnpoli
-An Angus Reid poll in August found that 78% Canadians favoured policies that would require parental consent to allow kids under 16 self-identity as another gender.
-Latest poll shows 52% of Canadians are not on board with legal reforms upholding the principle of gender
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Please save your insights for the
#inquiry
-- and be prepared to explain why you asked for Federal aid at Coutts and then condemned it when it was later provided/offered.
1/ There never was an emergency that required these extra-judicial powers.
What a humiliation for those who were defending the indefensible 5 minutes ago.
Alberta intends to proceed with an application for judicial review of the EA invocation to address this abuse of power.
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Got the Covid... Basically had an inflammatory response (fever, aches, chills) from 3-8am + feeling better during the day. I interpret that as immune response from previous vaccines. I know it was those filthy little urchin undergrads in my Intro Course! F's for everybody! 😀
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It takes a special type of cowardice to invade a private space, throw on a balaclava, and make big threats when you are surrounded by numbers and innocent families out shopping -- where you know you can't be touched w/o mass escalation
#mallrevolutionaries
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@TheRealKeean
I am sort of wondering... How does it impinge on anyone's freedom to wear a mask in the waiting room or triage/surgery theatres of a hospital? Were you planning on busking in these venues?
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The
#EmergenciesAct
is no blunt instrument, w/ financial levers+ regulatory powers that help prior to force. Key is the Act kicks off an
#inquiry
into emergency's causes, so that political+ security system can be repaired for future
@JustinTrudeau
#cdnpoli
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Coming at 7:08pm for an update on
@JustinTrudeau
's ending of the
#EmergenciesAct
on
@CTVnews
-- Canadians are too smart for the meaningless partisan talking points; let's get down to analytic business with the
#inquiry
#ottawa
#cdnpoi
#onpoli
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The life of a professor is usually a hum-drum affair of grading, admissions files, and archives. However, once in a while, the world needs what you know a lot about, and you get to do a cool thing
@POECommission
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Whatever your opinions about the Israeli state may be, the fact of the matter is in Canada, it is illegal to intimidate the owners of a business based on their enthicity, and to prevent the use of their property for its intended commercial purposes for the same reasons.
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@BruceAHeyman
Thank you for speaking up, Ambassador. American citizens are faster to recognise the
#ottawaoccupation
for what it is -- political extremism -- as the tactics of disruption+ extortion are w/in your nation's frame of experience. Canada is removing the conceptual blinders.
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Reminder that free speech (ie. freedom of expression) doesn't mean speech w/o consequence: It means you don't face criminal prosecution for expression of beliefs; but, there properly remain all manner of professional+civil standards to regulate public utterances/writings
#cdnpoli
#Breaking
: York university demands student union boards resign following Palestine statement
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Hopping on
@PnPCBC
in 2 minutes... let's talk
#OttawaOccupation
. The police are on the move!
#cdnpoli
#onpoli
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@PaulChampLaw
I'm preparing a piece for the Walrus, correcting this imbalance - filing is 14 November. Opening the 6000 word piece with a clear view of the impact of the
#freedomconvoy
upon the community. Let's get the facts out that were not received by the
@POECommission
- mkempa
@uottawa
.ca
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The civil response to the crisis in
#Ottawa
is no longer adequate - a request for military intervention must now be made. The
@OttawaPolice
are overpowered + citizens are not able to go about daily essentials
@JimWatsonOttawa
@fordnation
@JustinTrudeau
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Much confusion that Charter's "freedom of expression/assembly" allow occupation of space to communicate any message. Incorrect: Nobody can intimidate proprietors/customers of a business based on ethnicity. That is textbook hate-motivated intimidation (+possibly mischief)
#cdnpoli
Stop antisemitism. Stop hate.
Businesses like Cafe Landwer work hard to serve the community. They don’t discriminate and deserve not to be discriminated against. Hate and rage never solved anything. Stop.
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I would not limit the inquiry to the response of the
@ottawapolice
. I would broaden it into the causes and security responses to the occupation of the city of
#Ottawaoccupation
and
#AmbassadorBridgeBlockade
-- with Ottawa policing as one major chapter.
When I asked them this week about the possibility of a public inquiry into
@OttawaPolice
's handing of the situation
@marcomendicino
and
@BillBlair
didn't seem opposed-- saying serious reflection needs to happen and lessons learned
#Cdnpoli
#Onpoli
#Ottawa
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“I would point out there's a long, long history of police organizations..underestimating the threat posed by either white nationalist groups, far-right political movements, domestic terrorists in that sense"-Kempa
#FreedomConvoy2022
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15 vehicles towed, dozens of tickets issued as rally marks one-year anniversary of 'Freedom Convoy' in Ottawa
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The Moderna shot was approved weeks ago. Why should it take over a month for the vaccination to be widely available? I would find it valuable for being back in the classroom now, before the weather gets cooler and the students and faculty get sicker.
Good afternoon, Ottawa.
Like many of you, we're eagerly awaiting the arrival of the latest COVID-19 vaccines which target the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant.
We don't have them in our clinics yet, but when they are available we will absolutely let you know. Likely many times. (1/4)
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Let's get into why eliminating post-secondary requirement for new police puts Ontario out of step w/MCC vision for future of community safety (+ also, oddly, w/
@fordnation
's own "new" policing legislation) on CBC
@PnPCBC
630p w/
@DavidWCochrane
@fordnation
is taking policing in opposite direction recommended by Mass Casualty Commission +Public Order Emergency Commission: To provide a "pipeline" of high-callibre police+community safety officers, make post secondary training more accessible; don't lower the bar
#cdnpoli
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Excellent choice -- I had not felt a judge would be the right direction; a legal scholar w/bipartisan credibility armed w/knowledge of how gov't works is ideal
#cdnpoli
Prime Minister announces Former Governor General David Johnston will be appointed as Special Rapporteur to investigate foreign interference.
He was appointed GG by former PM Stephen Harper in 2010-2017.
Prior to that president of the UWaterloo and a law professor
#cdnpoli
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We currently live in a world where
@Schwarzenegger
and certain late night talk show hosts like
@Trevornoah
make more sense than political leaders and so-called intellectuals.
I ignored this earlier (why listen to Arnold?) but just watched it and was surprised at how powerful it was. Here’s hoping this message and others get through.
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@_MarkSutcliffe
The belief that this is a legitimate exercise of democratic practice is perhaps what is most scary -- the norms have shifted that far for that many people.
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"Far Right movements value colonising police services. Where they may not succeed, they try organised crime groups. Then they try religious organisations. Far Right movements go wherever they see an opportunity to expand." w/
@ChmlBillKelly
#freedomconvoy
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The
#darkpolitics
of
#ottawa
#policing
continues to unravel. Spoiler: These are issues that plague policing systems across Canada that have been forced to the surface in Ottawa by the pressures of the
#FreedomConvoyCanada2022
. Rational inquiry + policy response is needed
#cdnpoli
All three provincial appointees to the
@ottawapolice
service board have resigned, according to the Solicitor-General's office. This after
@QPbriefing
reported that member Robert Swaita attended the truck protest in Ottawa. This is a mess.
#OttNews
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The democratic institutions and will of citizens is strong in Canada: Canadians will not be fooled.
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Coming up on
@CBCNews
-- let's talk the status of
#policing
#OccupationOttawa
. Analysis through the day on CBC around 9:10am; 12pm; 5pm; 9pm (keep an eye on updates).
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What is the
#Freedomconvoy
movement now? Fragmented +competing for remaining "gold dust," it has returned to its historic position: An anti-expert, anti-goverment movement in search of a focused cause
@CBCTheNational
@davidcommon
#cdnpoli
via
@YouTube
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The partisan sparring over the ending of the
#EmergenciesAct
has all the heat and substance of a set of professional wrestling promotional interviews from the 1990s. Elected representatives, please drop the Rowdy Roddy Piper routine, and save your best points for the
#inquiry
.
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I'm confused. I thought the freedom movement embraced the "traditional values" of immigrants on questions of gender identity in schools? But also opposed immigration?
“Save the Children Convoy” organizer ‘Freedom George’ put out a video this morning claiming Canada has been “infiltrated and invaded” by immigrants.
He claims “mass immigration” is part of a plot to impose “martial law” and suggests kids must be protected from ensuing violence.
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@_MarkSutcliffe
get on board with
@cmckenney
+
@Bob_Chiarelli
: ALL mayoral candidates should support waiting to hire a new chief. QUESTION TO ALL CANDIDATES: Will you take your seat on the Police Services Board? via
@citynewsottawa
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Loving email these days: I totally understand that opponents of democracy who are occupying
#Ottawa
and extorting the people of Canada find me annoying — but why did they draw me as
@JohnCleese
?
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It is easier to rebuild physical capital than reassemble scrambled intellectual capital -- we are in for a long haul in combating society's divisions. Particularly good one today from
@acoyne
My latest: The blockades are merely the symptom. The disease is disinformation.
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This is a text-book case of where assembly/expression crosses the line into criminal intimidation w/a hate motivation of the proprietors of a business because of their ethnicity.
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Strong list of measures from
@PeterMacKay
: This was never just Ukraine's fight — Canada is vulnerable to Russia in the North via
@nationalpost
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@grahamctv
Fair comment based on precedent: politicians avoiding taking any action on policing + security matters is most often a means of avoiding responsibility for errors/bad outcomes. However, avoiding duties/wilful blindness makes them responsible by negligence
#freedomconvoy
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@PierrePoilievre
In what way is supporting a terror occupation of
#Ottawa
returning control over the life-course to citizens? Remove this contamination of your campaign to be taken seriously as a potential Prime Minister.
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@judyatrinh
The potential role of the Police Services Board in the collapse of policing
#OttawaSiege
must also be investigated: Did the Board properly oversee former Chief Peter Sloly+ ensure proper plans were in place for the convoy? see: Morden Report
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I am sort of wondering... How does it impinge on anyone's freedom to wear a mask in the waiting room or triage/surgery theatres of a hospital? Were you planning on busking in these venues?
BREAKING: Ottawa to force residents to mask up in hospitals because of an alleged resurgence of the Wuhan Virus.
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The State can do business with vaccine skeptics: The friendly face of this protest are citizens too. Those behind the scenes, manipulating the Canadians you see here, to destablise our democracy are a different story. In these large crowds, we have only a small number of enemies.
@JLeiper
@canteach
@OttawaPolice
...Michael Kempa, UofO Criminology prof on CBC just now, has the correct analysis: there are 2 faces to the Ottawa seige: a large 'friendly' crowd in the downtown, and a more insidious set of command & nerve centers bunkered at 2 or more locations 1-2kms outside of downtown...
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Consequences for protesters -- The legal prosecution and institutional reform fallout of the
#ottawaseige
will last for 2 or 3 years
#cdnpoli
#EmergenciesAct
#onpoli
via
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"A rebel without a clue." -- Tom Petty.
Me and the lady will drive my V6 Jeep to the store that still gives out plastic bags. Then drink alcohol while cooking red meat on her gas stove. We're not bothering you, don't bother us.
#LeaveUsAlone
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@mattyglesias
I am going to say it: This bothers me. If you are going to go w/o tie (I almost always drop the tie), for the love of god, you can't do it with a white dress shirt under a solid colour suit: either white shirt w/ checkered jacket over solid pants; or full suit with paterned shirt
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