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0 points908B64B1972y ago0 comments

The freedom convoy and it's repression with suspension of constitutional rights (because that's a thing over there?) and bank accounts arbitrarily frozen did get a little bit of attention in the American medias.

> the insidious Québécois plots to annex Prince Edward Island

I know it's a joke, but the people of Prince Edward Island would most likely welcome it. Economically that would be a huge boost. Not sure Québec would enjoy it however.

Perhaps they should look at annexing Labrador?

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HyperSane2y ago

> The freedom convoy and it's repression with suspension of constitutional rights

This was needed because the convoy of morons was seriously damaging people's quality of life and the local police did not do their job. The police in other towns DID do their job and blocked the trucks. You should be mad at the cops who just sat by and watched the convoy of morons roll in with their thumbs up their butt.

concordDance2y ago

What exactly is allowed in a protest is quite a thorny issue.

Here in the UK there are environmental protestors gluing themselves to the streets and I have quite mixed feelings about them.

A protest that does not inconvenience anyone is very easy to ignore.

908B64B197OP2y ago

You can see here how wild and inconvenient these protests were. The bouncy castle and hot tub were a big public nuisance!

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74pbbhCZng

[1] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hzfwaSVIvoA

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the_why_of_y2y ago

Indeed their acts of terrorism were not reported by international media.

For example, during the occupation of residential areas of the capital they created deafening noise around the clock that was measured indoors (windows closed) at levels causing permanent hearing damage after minutes of exposure, with police doing nothing to stop them.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30434168

mthoms2y ago

Bank accounts were not "arbitrarily frozen". This is total nonsense.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/banks-were-only-asked-t...

canjobear2y ago

Not arbitrarily: the freezing was targeted against political protestors.

HyperSane2y ago

They were going pretty damn far beyond "protesting" they were trespassing/loitering/squatting.

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908B64B197OP2y ago

That sounds straight out of Russia or China.

LudwigNagasena2y ago

Your article seems to support the idea that bank accounts were arbitrarily frozen.

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0 points908B64B1972y ago0 comments

> the insidious Québécois plots to annex Prince Edward Island

I know it's a joke, but the people of Prince Edward Island would most likely welcome it. Economically that would be a huge boost. Not sure Québec would enjoy it however.

Perhaps they should look at annexing Labrador?

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HyperSane2y ago

> The freedom convoy and it's repression with suspension of constitutional rights

concordDance2y ago

What exactly is allowed in a protest is quite a thorny issue.

Here in the UK there are environmental protestors gluing themselves to the streets and I have quite mixed feelings about them.

A protest that does not inconvenience anyone is very easy to ignore.

908B64B197OP2y ago

You can see here how wild and inconvenient these protests were. The bouncy castle and hot tub were a big public nuisance!

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74pbbhCZng

[1] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hzfwaSVIvoA

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the_why_of_y2y ago

Indeed their acts of terrorism were not reported by international media.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30434168

mthoms2y ago

Bank accounts were not "arbitrarily frozen". This is total nonsense.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/banks-were-only-asked-t...

canjobear2y ago

Not arbitrarily: the freezing was targeted against political protestors.

HyperSane2y ago

They were going pretty damn far beyond "protesting" they were trespassing/loitering/squatting.

2 more replies

908B64B197OP2y ago

That sounds straight out of Russia or China.

LudwigNagasena2y ago

Your article seems to support the idea that bank accounts were arbitrarily frozen.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse