No one is saying demonstrations and protests can’t happen. But shutting down trade routes, border crossings, businesses, etc because you’re having a little temper tantrum… unacceptable.
These same people all through the Harper era here in Canada, and through the Trump era in the US went on and on about how protestors to anything should be arrested or even beaten up by police and/or shot. They said the government was democratically elected so everyone has to follow it and if they don’t like it leave the country or win the next election… but now that the government isn’t the one they support they throw tantrum after tantrum.
Like masks? Because these are the same people that were protesting masks and every single other measure during this pandemic. The same people who were blocking ER entrances at hospitals earlier in the pandemic. They are demanding all measures to end. Measures that have widespread, majority support in this country, in the first place, and in the second are instituted by provincial governments, not federal. While i disagree with vaccine mandates and think it’s time some of the other restrictions are lifted, I understand that the parties who all support strong pandemic related measures received over ~60% of the vote in our election just months ago. Being forced to wear a cloth mask when inside businesses is not an infringement of your rights. Nor are businesses operating at reduced capacity for a time. We have fire related capacity restrictions for all businesses and public buildings. These are Covid related restrictions. It’s really no different, except these are temporary. I dislike many of these things, but that doesn’t mean I get to join the rest of the minority who agree and obstruct business and democratically elected government until I get my way. Or attempt to force the government to resign with illegal blockades and mob behaviour.
Just like I don’t get to force the government to stop all logging of the tiny percentage of ancient growth forest we have left, just because I disagree with it going on. We should be managing forests with silviculture and sustainably logging second growth now imo. But my opinion there only becomes relevant when the majority agree and support this.
The hypocrisy on both sides here is unbelievable imo, but after all the rage and vitriol from Canadian conservatives about recent protests that affected the bottom line of corporations and people’s jobs, it’s sickening to watch them turn around and jump into the very same behaviour without batting an eyelash. Lol