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sabotabbyFord and his dastardly crew have surrendered to both the #FluTruxKlan and covid. Having seen Denmark's covid rates shoot sky high after they lifted all restrictions, our provincial government looked at the chart and said, "welp, I bet we can beat that death toll." In case you're wondering, they haven't brought back PCR tests or contact tracing, haven't lowered class sizes or improved ventilation in schools, nor have they provided students with n95 masks. They've just decided that a high amount of death and disability is acceptable now.
I'm sure the fascist occupiers of Ottawa are rejoicing. Though. They haven't left.
Meanwhile, Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act in order to deal with the continuing fascist occupations in Ottawa and at the border. That headline suggests that this is the first time ever, which is not strictly speaking true. It's just that the better known version of it, the War Measures Act, was rebranded after Trudeau's father used it to crack down on the FLQ during the October Crisis. It's basically the same thing with some of the more authoritarian options removed, and subject to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
In 10th grade, I wrote an essay arguing that the use of the War Measures Act by Trudeau the First was state overreach and a violation of the rights of ordinary Quebecois, many of whom were arrested and detained for no good reason, and that the FLQ was not a significant enough threat to justify said brutality. I still basically agree with that. I think it's substantially more justified in order to head off a coup, especially since the responsible levels of government are not doing anything, but it's stupid strategically. For one, the military and police that would exercise these new powers on the ground are largely in sympathy with the fascists. For another, the fascists' entire argument hinges on Trudeau the Second being a tyrant, so using tyrannical powers to crack down on them is really not going to be a good look.
This is the world's stupidest coup.
I'm sure the fascist occupiers of Ottawa are rejoicing. Though. They haven't left.
Meanwhile, Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act in order to deal with the continuing fascist occupations in Ottawa and at the border. That headline suggests that this is the first time ever, which is not strictly speaking true. It's just that the better known version of it, the War Measures Act, was rebranded after Trudeau's father used it to crack down on the FLQ during the October Crisis. It's basically the same thing with some of the more authoritarian options removed, and subject to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
In 10th grade, I wrote an essay arguing that the use of the War Measures Act by Trudeau the First was state overreach and a violation of the rights of ordinary Quebecois, many of whom were arrested and detained for no good reason, and that the FLQ was not a significant enough threat to justify said brutality. I still basically agree with that. I think it's substantially more justified in order to head off a coup, especially since the responsible levels of government are not doing anything, but it's stupid strategically. For one, the military and police that would exercise these new powers on the ground are largely in sympathy with the fascists. For another, the fascists' entire argument hinges on Trudeau the Second being a tyrant, so using tyrannical powers to crack down on them is really not going to be a good look.
This is the world's stupidest coup.
