Protest - Revolt

Feb. 9, 2022

Canada’s unions have fought for generations for the right to protest. This is a cornerstone of our democratic system. But what we have witnessed on the streets of Canada’s capital over the past thirteen days is something different altogether. This is not a protest, it is an occupation by an angry mob trying to disguise itself as a peaceful protest

Feb. 8, 2022

Who is really behind the far-right occupation of Canada’s national capital?

Ottawa is under siege, but who is really behind the occupation?

The siege began as a so-called “Freedom Convoy” of truckers disgruntled about public health rules for those crossing the US-Canada border.

Or so Canadians were told.

Feb. 8, 2022

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s public safety minister said Monday that U.S. officials should stay out of his country’s domestic affairs, joining other Canadian leaders in pushing back against prominent Republicans who offered support for the protests of COVID-19 restrictions that have besieged downtown Ottawa for more than a week.

Feb. 7, 2022

All that is at stake here is our freedom. Not a juvenile notion of freedom — but freedom from the tyranny of hatred.

Perhaps the most disturbing thing about the ongoing events in Ottawa is not the lawlessness but the failure of law enforcement to police it.

Feb. 2, 2022

Defeating the growth of the far-right means acknowledging real grievances and countering their narrative with an inclusive left-wing populism

Three years ago, the last time a large group of truckers rolled into Ottawa, I found myself on Parliament Hill locked in a standoff.

Feb. 4, 2022