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Something has been bugging me. Lots of people want to hang the blame for high inflation on the government "printing money", like all the pandemic relief that went out to Canadians. I'm wondering why inflation keeps climbing even after all the pandemic support was phased out. Coincidentally...

If you look at the "center" of Canada in terms of population, the point where as many people live to the west as live to the east, the center of the country is going to somewhere on the western fringes of the Greater Toronto Area.

The parking tickets should come as no surprise, one of the focal points of law enforcement this weekend was to forestall any possibility of another occupation and they made it plain from the onset that there would be plenty of "no stopping" areas. Apparently the handful of arrests on Friday...

There is certainly no shortage of those streams, is there reason to believe that their coverage is any more objective than the larger sources ? I have heard repeated mention on how things got a little ugly on Rideau Street last night when a small convoy of vehicles made their way into an area...

So any opinion that doesn't march in lockstep with yours is misrepresentation ?

Simple enough, delete "court" and insert "legal authority" if the semantics are that important to you.

All of this information is readily available for anyone with an internet connection and a genuine interest in actually knowing what they are talking about. Why would you trust me to do your homework for you ?

Certainly a matter of perspective there. The protesters showed zero respect for authority in any form, and there is indication that some of those same provocateurs are in attendance this weekend.

The mayor of Ottawa declared a state of emergency on February 6th. That effectively criminalized disruptive acts like blocking roads and border crossings.

Initially yes, but that disappeared with the Ambassador Bridge blockade. Two thirds of Canadians support Emergencies Act So you have a legally empowered policieman saying "Move!" and pushing against you, and you push back. You are hardly the innocent party.

As the occupation progressed peaceful Canadians packed up and went home. Those that were left were there to resist and obstruct.

In the case of the Freedom Convoy, they were enforcing court orders to end the occupation.

Was anything else going to work? Maybe appeal to their sense of right and wrong ? Three weeks that bullshit went on. Like it or not the majority of Canadians said "enough is enough" and supported the Emergencies Act.

An oft-repeated "fact" that forms the core of the truckers' position. The protesters made it clear from the onset that there was going to be no pleasing them unless the Prime Minister stepped down, and that they had little respect for authority in any form. Who in their right mind is going to...

The protesters were ordered to leave, they didn't. You expect the cops, who's job it was to clear the streets, to just stand there and "respect their space" ? There are indications that the same sort of crap is going on this weekend, with protesters taunting and confronting cops hoping to...

Exactly. Much of the problem last time around came from delay in police reacting at a level commensurate with the emotional level of the protesters, allowing them to become "entrenched".

Cops have vowed to keep a tight lid on things over the weekend, promising zero tolerance on bylaw infractions. Towings have been due to parking in restricted areas from what I have read.

I looked in on a number of different live feeds coming out of downtown Ottawa yesterday and they all look the same: lots of aimless wandering, shouts of "freedom", and yelling at cops. It looked to be a lame attempt at Freedom Convoy 2 but definitely lacked the energy and purpose of the...

I'm a little apprehensive of the potential for less-than-courteous confrontation here. As far as a stated purpose for the rally all I can find is the veterans' aspect around the war memorial, something vague about "returning dignity" to the site. It's concerning that the organizer Neil Sheard...

My spidey sense is tingling.