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Notes on the Occupation 6: As best as I can figure
Working out what to think about … all this … in real time. It is most accurate to say that the Ottawa protest is a far-right movement calling for the overthrow of the Canadian government, installing itself in power. That … Continue reading
Posted in Ottawa Occupation
Tagged Canada-US relations, Emergencies Act, FluTruxKlan
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Notes on the Occupation 5: Border blockades and survival instincts
Working out what to think about … all this … in real time. We’re into Week Three of the Ottawa Occupation, which has now metastasized into protests blocking border crossings across the country. These blockades include, most importantly, the Windsor-Detroit … Continue reading
Posted in Ottawa Occupation
Tagged Ambassador Bridge, Canada-US relations, Freedom Convoy
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Notes on the Occupation 4: Thinking about Freedom
Working out what to think about … all this … in real time. Gary Mason has a good column in the Globe and Mail today arguing that the alt-right has co-opted the language of freedom in a way that undermines … Continue reading
Posted in Ottawa Occupation
Tagged FluTruxKlan, freedom, internet freedom
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Notes on the Occupation 3: A radicalized Conservative party as chaos agent
Posting these in order to work through my thinking on what is clearly becoming something that will go down in the history books, for good or ill. Writing in the Toronto Star, Canada’s most insightful political columnist, Chantal Hébert, warns … Continue reading
Posted in Ottawa Occupation
Tagged Conservative Party of Canada, FluTruxKlan, Freedom Convoy, Trumpism
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Notes on the Occupation 2: Canada’s luck begins to run out
Writing these to help figure out my thinking on what is clearly becoming something that will go down in the history books, for good or ill. Canadians are both very fortunate, and very unfortunate, that Justin Trudeau has been our … Continue reading
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Tagged FluTruxKlan, government capacity, Justin Trudeau
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