BY KEVIN DOWNEY JR. | P J MEDIA
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Photo/Domenico Stinellis
Canada’s Princess Justin Trudeau skipped the firehoses
and went straight to trampling peaceful protestors with horses, including an
elderly woman with a walker. Other protestors moved in to help the two people
trampled but were pushed back by police officers with batons and wearing riot gear.
Another police officer reportedly beat a trucker with the butt of a rifle.
Police, some armed with semi-automatic rifles, have begun
arresting some of the entirely peaceful protesters. Roughly 100 people were
arrested on Friday, many of whom had linked their arms and were singing “O
Canada,” their national anthem. Some were thrown to the ground and had their
hands zip-tied behind them.
Here is the woman who was trampled by Trudeau’s
stormtroopers:
Trudeau has also threatened to seize the bank accounts of
people protesting in Ottawa, the nation’s capital. Cops set up roughly 100
checkpoints to keep people from joining the protestors already there.
The Ottawa Freedom Convoy protestors have been more than
peaceful, they’ve been playful, setting up bounce houses for the kids and even a hot
tub for adults, as well as playing hockey and BBQing.
The police-led violence comes as no surprise. Police
around the world have used violence to quell protests from people tired of
COVID-related oppression. Australian police were even videotaped choking one
young girl and pepper-spraying another.
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We’ve been covering the horrific choices that Canadian
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made in dealing with the peaceful
#FreedomTrucker protests against dehumanizing government covid mandates and
measures.
His embrace of fascism to counter a peaceful protest
borders on the lunatic. From seizing bank accounts, even pets, to sending
police in to act as his personal violent goon squads, Trudeau is a complete
disgrace.
Reports of people being trampled by mounted police,
vehicle windows being smashed by armed police, and police beating protesters in
the streets are streaming out of Ottawa and shocking the free world.
The images and video coming out of Canada are horrifying.
You know it’s bad when the New York Times accurately
reported (at first) the violent thug response to (actually) peaceful
protesters.
Canadian police officers advanced on trucks sometimes at
gunpoint, smashing truck windows and arresting protesters in front of the
country’s Parliament building, an aggressive escalation in the government’s
effort to finally end the protests that have roiled the nation’s capital for
three weeks.
Officers in riot gear, brandishing batons and rifles,
pushed to regain the area around Parliament, expanding an operation that began
on Friday to remove parked trucks that have blocked the city’s downtown core.
In the heart of the encampment, the police pushed people
back with batons, and toppled over a table displaying dubious information about
vaccine injury. They advanced methodically truck by truck, shoving protesters
back, some people getting pushed over by the police, as demonstrators shouted,
“Shame on you!”
. . . . The protests had been by and large nonviolent,
evoking the atmosphere of a carnival. But they ensnarled traffic across the
capital, disrupted business and annoyed residents with incessant honking.
Organizers inflated bouncy castles in the street, and people brought small children
and dogs. D.J.s spun music from flatbed trucks-turned stages. At one point
people soaked in a hot tub erected in front of the Parliament building.
. . . . “It’s horrific,” said Dagny Pawlak, a spokeswoman
for the truckers, said in a text message on Saturday. “A dark moment in
Canadian history.” She added: “Never in my life would I have believed anyone if
they told me that our own P.M. would refuse dialogue and choose violence
against peaceful protesters instead.”
. . . . On Friday, B.J. Dichter, a spokesman for the
convoy, wrote on Twitter that it was time for protesters to leave, saying that
the police had smashed the windows of one driver’s truck. But some of those who
remained near the Parliament building said they had no plans to go home yet, even
as law enforcement closed in.
“We can’t stop them,” said Mike Marsh, 48, nodding in the
direction of the police. “All we can do is slow them down.”
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BY SPENCERFERNANDO
Photo – YouTube
Canadians
are proud of our nation as a free and democratic place. Trudeau’s attack on
Canada’s foundation of freedom and democracy is generating a significant
backlash.
A new poll by Mainstreet Research shows a growing
backlash against Justin Trudeau and the Liberals following their decision to
inflame tensions, refuse to meet with protestors, and invoke the Emergencies
Act.
Last month, the Liberals and Conservatives were tied in
the polls.
Both parties were at 29% among decided & leaning
voters. The NDP was at 17%, and the PPC was at 13%. The Bloc had 6%, and the
Greens were at 3%.
When combining the Liberal & NDP votes, 46% of
Canadians said they were voting for ‘progressive’ parties (assuming the
Liberals can be called progressive at all), while the CPC & PPC
combined were at 42%.
But now, the latest Mainstreet Research survey –
conducted between February 16-17 (thus taking place after the Liberals
imposed the Emergencies Act) – shows the situation has changed
dramatically, and Canada has moved to the right.
The Liberals are up 2 points, now at 31%. But the
backlash against the Emergencies Act has consolidated support for the
Conservatives, who are up 10 points to 39%.
Since replacing Erin O’Toole with Candice Bergen – who is
taking a hardline in terms of opposing restrictions & mandates – and who
publicly supported the Truckers, the CPC now leads the Liberals by 8 points.
The NDP appears to be paying a price for their support of
the Emergencies Act (something they can still reverse), as they
have fallen to 15%.
Now, here’s where it gets interesting.
A nation moving to the right
As I said above, last month the combined left-wing vote
was 4 points ahead of the combined right-wing vote.
Now, the combined right-wing vote is 45%, while the
left-wing vote has stayed stagnant at 46%.
The nation is now split right down the middle
between right & left, which would be a surprise to the many establishment
pundits who constantly claim Canada is a progressive-dominated country.
The results are even more dramatic when we consider the
change since the election to now.
The combined Liberal-NDP vote on election day was 51%,
while the combined CPC-PPC vote was 39%. At the time, the CPC wasn’t even fully
against restrictions as they are now.
Since then, the left is down 6 points, and the right is
up 6 points, a net swing of 12 points.
So, if we are defining opposition to restrictions as
‘right,’ and support for restrictions as ‘left,’ Canada has clearly moved more
in the pro-freedom, right-wing direction.
Now, let’s consider the Bloc.
The Bloc is a mix of different aspects of the political
spectrum, often left-wing on many economic measures, while being nationalistic
and in favour of the devolution of power from the federal government to
provincial jurisdictions.
Notably, they have announced that they oppose
the Emergencies Act.
Combined, the CPC, PPC, and Bloc now comprise 51% of the
country, a majority.
When looking at other aspects of the poll, this makes
sense.
Liberals trail among all groups except
triple-vaxxed Canadians
Among Canadians who have one dose of a vaccine, the
Liberals trail the Conservatives by 23 points.
Among Canadians who have two doses of a vaccine, the
Liberals trail the Conservatives by 36 points.
Among Canadians who have not been vaccinated, the
Liberals trail the Conservatives by 54 points.
The Liberals lead only among Canadians who have received
two doses, and a booster shot, where they lead the Conservatives by 16 points.
It’s notable that even in the one group among which the
Liberals lead, they have the smallest lead.
Canadians divided on Emergencies Act
Justin Trudeau has repeatedly made the false claim that
‘Canadians are united’. When he says that, he is attempting to claim that 90%
of Canadians having at least one dose of a vaccine somehow equals support for
his actions.
Yet, as we saw above, the Liberals trail among Canadians
with one dose, and two doses.
And when it comes to the Emergencies Act, Canadians are
heavily divided.
Among those who feel the strongest about it, opposition
slightly outstrips support.
39% strongly oppose the government invoking the
Emergencies Act, while 38% strongly support it.
Among those with more muted feelings, 13% somewhat
support it, and 5% somewhat oppose it.
4% say they aren’t sure.
There is a huge gender gap on the question, with 53% of
men opposing the act, while 59% of women support it.
Further divisions break out among age groups, with a
majority of Canadians aged 18-34 and 35-49 opposing the Emergencies Act, while
a majority of Canadians 50 and above support it.
Support for protests much higher than
government and establishment media will admit
As we’ve seen in recent days, the government and
establishment media has attempted to make people think that the protests have
been nothing but a foreign funded extremist movement.
Yet, the actual facts show otherwise.
According to the Mainstreet Research survey, 30% of
Canadians strongly support the truckers protests, while 13% somewhat support
it. 41% strongly oppose it, while 11% somewhat oppose it. 5% say they aren’t
sure of their opinion.
43% of the country supporting the protests means many millions
of Canadians support it, completely countering the narrative being pushed by
the Trudeau government.
It also means that the attempts by the Liberal government
to demonize the protests are actually an attempt to demonize all those who
disagree with the Trudeau Liberals.
And as noted in previous surveys, a majority of Canadians
between the age of 18-34 support the truckers protests, showing a significant
political realignment among young Canadians as they increasingly identify with
right-wing sentiment and opposition to restrictions.
Majority want restrictions to end
Let’s consider this fact:
Following the protests, there are far fewer restrictions
in Canadian provinces than there were before.
Restrictions are being lifted in many parts of the
country, and nearly every provincial government has either ended restrictions,
or laid out a timetable for ending restrictions relatively soon.
That’s a huge sign of success.
The only level of government that has really opposed
lifting restrictions has been Justin Trudeau and the Liberals.
Not only did they fail to remove restrictions, but they
talked about imposing an interprovincial vaccine mandate on truckers, in what
was obviously an attempt to further inflame and escalate the situation.
So, where do Canadians stand on this?
A clear majority want restrictions lifted.
The Mainstreet poll asked ‘which of the following
statements is closer to your view?’ “It is time to bring an end
to COVID-19-related restrictions”, or “We should keep
COVID-19-related restrictions in place for the time being.”
55% say it is time to end restrictions, compared to just
36% who want restrictions to remain in place.
This explains why the Conservatives are surging.
The Liberals have taken a few points from the NDP,
consolidating the authoritarian left. But the Conservatives have surged, as the
backlash against Trudeau’s refusal to lift restrictions, and his imposition of
authoritarian power grows.
This is what a backlash looks like. Canadians looked
around and saw the CPC opposing Trudeau’s authoritarian power-grab, and support
for the CPC surged.
That’s why all of us who value freedom need to keep
speaking out against what Justin Trudeau is doing.
His actions are deeply anti-Canadian, and completely
antithetical to our nation’s heritage of freedom.
With the backlash against Trudeau growing, advocating for
our rights & freedoms in a positive and peaceful way is the path forward to
preserving our country.
