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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.

It appears nobody wants to say. Isn't that cause for concern ?

I don't get it. Why all the smoke and mirrors around the real purpose of this new protest ? Doesn't attracting a bunch of people to gather under a banner of unspecified dissatisfaction and resentment sound like a powder keg ?

Your truth. Important distinction there. God has as many faces are there are people who contemplate his existence, each has their own truth.

It was the only thing on the checklist before "dot your i's" showed up ?

Yes it is, just not quite the rosy picture Boomer was painting.

Sorry. I broke forum protocol, didn't I ?